Country Licks for Wannabes

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What would happen if we forced a true "rocker" to write a country solo? - We would get a country solo for wannabes.

The advantages of such a solo are many, as an unexperienced country guitarist definately needs a different approach than a western veteran.

In this lesson I give you the most common country techniques - from a rock perspective. Don't miss this oportunity - come along and take one step closer to creating your own unique style: by adding country licks into your playing. Some of these are so simple I promise you will get a few tricks under your fingers right away.

Open string licks, banjo rolls, chicken picking, double stops - you have got it all here!

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Chord Progression:

G major is the perfect key for country guitar - as this scale contains all the open strings. Since a lot of the country sound comes from the use of open strings, I suggest you start learning some of the G scale boxes.

Note: There really is no need to learn all the boxes just for the sake of it. Instead, try pick just one and see if you can come up with some licks/improvisation of your own.

|G---|G---|G---|G---|

|G---|G---|C---|C---|

|G---|--F#|Em--|Em--|

|G---|C---|D7---|D7---|

|G---|C---|D7---|D7---|

|Em---|Am---|Em---|B7Em-D7|

|G---|
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1 - G major box shapes
2 - G major pentatonic box shapes

Lesson Questions, Feedback & Comments

voluto	1st September 2007
Member	I'm hooked on playing this! I'm comming from a classical background and I want to play it without useing a pick. In other words, I dont want to leard touse a pick - it's too frustrating to go slow. Do you think I need to use a pick? Will I be able to achieve good picking and strumming and become a rock star without one...? Love your site. I've learned more here in 10 hours than in 20 yrs selftaught...

Kristofer Dahl	1st September 2007
GMC Founder & Rocker	Hey Voluto, welcome and thank you for your kind words, Mark Knopfler does it without a pick. Do what feels comfortable for you!

Kai Muehlenbruch	24th September 2007
Instructor	Kris did it once again...Now I am like holding my belly because I canÂ´t stop laughing the whole lesson thing is really cool ... started noding with the head and then this one hit in the ending...sounding like its a sample cut from "master of puppets" 1.10min ...donÂ´t get me wrong I love it now you put a big smile on my face again Kris SO WEIRD what does it do there exactly?! i donÂ´t get it and oh yeah, awesome techniques in this lesson...you really dig Eric Johnson etc. right? Hats down for Kris! Cheers, Kai

Siggum	8th February 2008
Member	hah, love this lesson..the way you play is awsome and your humor shines through as well

Martin la guitarra	20th February 2008
Member	good, we have to few country lesson tho:(

Carlos Carrillo	6th May 2008
Instructor	awesome!!! good!love this lesson!!!!