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Country music ultimately comes down to an acoustic guitar. That's where almost every song starts, and being able to play a solid acoustic rhythm guitar part for a Country song is more valuable than any other skill you can acquire in this world. If you get really good at it, you don't even need a band. And then if you have a band you'll make it sound that much better by providing a solid foundation with your acoustic guitar playing. So in this chapter we're going to dig in to some more advanced concepts for playing acoustic guitar in a country context. In this first tutorial we'll dig into some more advanced right hand work. Let's get started!
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1: The Acoustic Behind it All
Advanced Country Strumming Patterns
- Expanding The Acoustic Foundation
- Acoustic Gear and Tone
- Right Hand Rhythmic Variation
- Adding Ghost Notes
- Playing Loud Vs. Soft
- Advanced Strumming Practice Tune
Advanced Melody Lines
- Bass Lines and Fills to Lead The Way
- Acoustic Gear and Tone
- Half Step Bass Note
- The Classic Bluegrass Lick with Just One Note
- The Classic Bluegrass Lick with a Few More Notes
- The Bluesy Version of the Classic Bluegrass Lick
- Alternative Walk Down's and Walk Up's
- Melody Lines Practice Tune
More Advanced Country Chords
- Spicing Up The Stew
- Acoustic Gear and Tone
- Using Dominant 7 Chords to Lead The Way On Up
- Slash Chords – IV/5
- Adding More Slash Chords
- Drop D Tuning
- Advanced Chord Practice Tune
Travis-Picking - Laying The Foundation
- Ditch The Pick and Dig In!
- Acoustic Gear and Tone
- The Thumb Foundation
- Adding a Chord
- Adding an Upbeat
- Adding a Hammer-on
- Travis Picking Practice Tune
Travis-Picking - Building On It
- Poor Man's Piano
- Acoustic Gear and Tone
- Adding The 1-5 Bass
- Adding a IV-Chord
- Applying The Travis Picking To The Barre-Chord
- How To Use Travis-Picking With Other Chords
- Travis Picking Practice Tune
Using a Capo to Adapt the Tools
2: The Electric in Front
Country Shuffle Boogie Riff
- Hills, Hollers and Honky Tonks
- Electric Country Gear and Tone
- Country Shuffle Boogie Riff - Open Position
- Country Shuffle Boogie Riff – I, IV and V
- Adapting The Boogie Riff to Any Key
- Adding Upbeats
- Country Shuffle Practice Tune
Embellishing The Country Shuffle Boogie Riff
- Next Level Boogie Riff
- Electric Country Gear and Tone
- Embellishing The Open Position Boogie Riff
- Embellishing The Boogie Riff in Any Key
- Playing The Boogie Pattern on the Top 3 Strings
- Boogie Riff Embellishment Practice Tune
Next Level Pedal Steel
- Picking Up The Pedal Steel
- Pedal Steel Gear and Tone
- Basic Progression and Pedal Steel Example #1
- Pedal Steel Example #2
- Pedal Steel Example #3
- Pedal Steel Practice Tune
Electric Travis Picking
- Travis Picking with High Voltage
- Electric Travis Picking Gear and Tone
- Electric Travis Picking: Transferring The Basics
- Electric Travis Picking: Building On The Basics
- Electric Travis Picking: Building On The Basics Pt. 2
- Electric Travis Picking Practice Tune
More Travis Picking
- Travis Picking with High Voltage
- Electric Travis Picking Gear and Tone
- Electric Travis Picking: Adding A Simple Melody
- Electric Travis Picking: Expanding The Melody
- Electric Travis Picking: Adding A Tension Note
- Electric Travis Picking: Building On The Basics Pt. 3
- Advanced Travis Picking Practice Tune
Next Level Intros and Outros
3: Covering Country Leads
Takin' Control of the Triads!
- Welcome Back!
- Triad Gear and Tone
- Arpeggiating A Single Triad w/ Slides
- Adding One More Triad
- Adding The Half and Whole Step Below
- Following A Chord Progression
Minor and Major Pentatonics
- The Bitter And The Sweet
- Major/Minor Gear and Tone
- Finding The Minor Pentatonic Pattern
- Creating Tension and Resolving It
- The Classic Country Licks in Minor?
- Combining The Minor Pattern With The Major Pattern
More Double Stoppin'
- Hybrid Heaven!
- Double Stop Gear and Tone
- First New Double Stop Lick
- Another New Double Stop Lick
- The Final Double Stop Lick Of The Day
- Combining all 3 Licks
Horizontal Country Licks
- The Secret Vault of Country Licks!
- Country Lick Gear and Tone
- 6th Intervals On the A and G string
- Your First Horizontal Country Lick
- Improvising With Your New Lick
- Adapting The Lick To The G and E String
- Connecting The Patterns and Triads with The High Lick
- Connecting The Patterns and Triads with The Low Lick
Combining it All (Level 2)
4: More Electric Rhythm Tools
Keeping Time At Faster Tempos
- Running For The Train!
- Combing The New Tricks: Gear and Tone
- Feeling It Half As Fast
- Stripping Down the Tic Toc Pattern
- Held Out Chords
- Adding Walk-ups
- Faster Tempo Practice Tune
Jazzy Chords
- Getting Fancy With It!
- Gear and Tone For The Jazzy Chords
- Adding a 9
- Adding a 13th
- Another Voicing Of a 13th Chord
- Raising The 5 By a Half Step
- Diminished Chord
- Jazzy Chord Practice Tune
Outlaw Ambience
- Laying Back In the Saddle
- Outlaw Ambience Gear and Tone
- Sustained Chords with Reverb and Tremolo
- Adding The Vibrato Bar
- Using Arpeggios
- Single Note Melodies On the Bass Strings
- Outlaw Practice Tune
Hybrid Picking For Rhythm Guitar
5: At The Gig
Traditional Practice Tune
- Till The Cows Come Home
- Gear and Tone
- Traditional Intro
- Traditional Verse Section
- Traditional Chorus Section
- Traditional Solo Section
- Traditional Ending
- Traditional Performance
Country Rock Practice Tune
- Honky Tonk Central
- Country Rock Gear and Tone
- Country Rock Intro
- Country Rock Verse Section
- Country Rock Chorus Section
- Country Rock Solo Section
- Country Rock Ending
- Country Rock Performance
Tex Mex Practice Tune
- Texas and South Of The Border
- Tex Mex Gear and Tone
- Tex Mex Intro
- Tex Mex Verse Section
- Tex Mex Chorus Section
- Tex Mex Acoustic Solo Section
- Tex Mex Performance
Modern Country Rock

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