Swamp Country Lesson

Swamp Country

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  • The "Swamp Country" lesson covers a moody rhythm inspired by the southern Lousiana country sounds of Jerry Reed, Tony Joe White, and James Burton. Watch out for alligators, snakes, swamps, and backwoods Cajuns!

    Techniques included in this lesson:

    Hybrid picking
    Steel guitar style bend
    Double-stops
    Slides
    Hammer-ons
    Trills
    Open string pull-offs

    Key: E

    Chords: E7, G, A7

    Tempo: 105 bpm

    Time Signature: 4/4

    Gear: Tele>Wampler Ego Compressor>Wampler Paisley Drive>Vox AC15

    Scales used in this lesson:

    Bluesy E Pentatonic with Flexible 3rd

    E

    A Pentatonic

    A

    G Major Pentatonic

    G

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