Country lines using chicken picking

One of the things you need to focus on if you want to sound country, is your picking. The low notes will be played with he pick held between the thumb and the index, while the middle and ring finger will play the higher notes.

Time for some tasty Country/Blues style licks. The first piece utilizes a cool string bending technique that simultaneously bends two notes. One up and one down which produces a sound very reminiscent of a Pedal-Steel Guitar lick or a B-String Bender. This technique can be expanded on a lot and we'll look at some similar but more advanced uses of it in a later lesson.

We will study some of the most used licks, scales and techniques. I recorded this solo over a twelve-bar blues progression using the A minor blues scale. This solo is a great exercise to improve your bendings and vibrato as well as to incorporate this kind of licks to your daily playing.

This is my first country lesson where you can find hybrid picking, alternate picking, slides and bendings.

Country licks in all 12 Keys using double stops and chicken & flat picking

A standard country progression packed full of killer riffs, some great improvisation tips and the theory that ties it all together

Crazy country style solo!

This acoustic lesson is in the country/blues style without the use of a pick. To do it right you need to block the rest of the strings. It's an excellent exercise that gives single line melodies a powerful sound.