Frederik29th December 2011cool, not many of its kind on GMC
Piotr Kaczor29th December 2011Ihhaaaaaaa! What a cool lesson, Ivan!
thefireball29th December 2011Haha yes!! Sounds just like Cash. Hadn't heard him in a while.
Sensible Jones29th December 2011The Man in Black is back!! :-)
Cosmin Lupu29th December 2011Yes! That is the tone and the whole sound!
congrats Ivan!!
Ivan Milenkovic29th December 2011Thanks guys, should be useful for anyone trying to get into this style, and make his strumming tighter
Rockyracoon29th December 2011Im goin down to Jackson :-}
- Ivan Milenkovic29th December 2011
I walk the line
Mudbone29th December 2011Hell yeah!!! Been waiting for this one. Great job
Gabriel Leopardi29th December 2011Great style! I like that rhythm mate! Good job. And beautiful guitar!
Sinisa Cekic29th December 2011Simple and effective ,great job Ivan !
- Ivan Milenkovic29th December 2011
Thanks guys, glad you like it.
Glad you like it Gab, it's a very nice soft 1981 Limited edition Tele, suitable for this vintage vibe 
Daniel Realpe30th December 2011I like it, pioneers in this style!
- alfredsuresh31st December 2011
good lesson
thanx Ivan...... Happy New year to you, Kris
and GMCers - Ivan Milenkovic31st December 2011
Thanks a lot guys, and Happy New Year as well!
Kristofer Dahl3rd January 2012Yeah! Lovely topic and sound Ivan - I could hear Mr Cash's characteristic voice over this in my head.
- ChocolateTeddy7th January 2012
very good
- Ivan Milenkovic7th January 2012
Thanks a lot!
It's a basic lesson, but I hope it will help country beginner strummers
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Country Fusion
Brent Mason, Brad Paisley, James Burton, Jerry Donahue, Don Rich, Danny Gatton, Jonny Hiland, Jim Campilongo, John Scofield, behind the nut, bends, steel guitar bends, chicken picking, octaves, tone control swellsby Chris Shofner - Difficulty4
Swamp Country
Jerry Reed, Tony Joe White, James Burton, steel guitar bends, chicken picking, polk salad annie, amos moses, rockabillyby Chris Shofner - Difficulty5
Fingerstyle Country
fingerstlye, merle travis, chet atkins, llewyn davis, alternating bassby Chris Shofner - Difficulty5
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Country and Western...
Western, Hank Williams, chromatic, synchopated, hammer-ons, pull-offs, double-stops, hollowbody, steel guitar, by Chris Shofner
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Hi GMCers!
"Hello, I'm not Johnny Cash", but I will try to show you how to play like him! Let's cover famous "boom-chaka-boom" train-like rhythm work along side with walking bass line that became the signature of Mr. Cash's style.
Chord Progression:
A-D-E-A ( I - IV - V - I )
For additional lessons on all of these techniques, click on the links bellow for a selection of lessons that cover similar topic: Strumming, Walking Bass, Country Rhythm
Tuning:
* Standard E
* E - A - D - G - B - E
(From thick to thin)
Equipment & Tone Settings:
* 1981 US Limited Edition Fender Telecaster, middle position
* Focusrite OctoPre MKII preamp/converter into E-MU 1212m audio system
* Amplitube 3 Blackface emulation, mild compression, spring reverb, slap back delay
If you have any questions:
* Give feedback (upper-right-corner)
* My Personal Board
* General Forum
Enjoy!/ Ivan
