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.

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

Close-up coverage of the the right hand technique.

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

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!

More close-up coverage of the right hand technique.

This is a etude featuring great open string and double stop licks broken down one by one and explained.