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GUITAR: COUNTRY SONGS FOR BEGINNERS
Country Guitar: Songs for Beginners; Learn to play two famous Country tunes by Country legend Johnny Cash, &quto;I Walk the Line' and 'Folsom Prison Blues.'
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Songs: Developing Rhythm Guitar Technique I Walk the Line: Chords and Strum Pattern Susan Mazer In this lesson I'd like to teach you a classic country tune. Artists in every genre, including rock, have covered Johny Cash tunes. I Walk the Line uses very simple chord changes: A, D, and E. What makes it interesting are the lyrics, the melody and the basslines. I'll show you how to link the chords together using passing tones. We'll also talk about when, why, where , and how to use the capo. Because the strumming pattern and chords should be familiar to you, you'll be singing and playing in no time.
Songs: Chords II Lucky One: Easy Greg Horne Robert Lee Castleman's song 'The Lucky One' earned a Grammy for best country song when it was recorded by Alison Krauss and Union Station. In this lesson, you're going to learn a simplified way to play R.L. Castleman's original version, which will give you a fresh take on the song if you're an Alison Krauss fan. You'll need a guitar and a capo to work through the song with me. At the end of the lesson, you can watch R.L. play his full arrangement in a special exclusive performance.
Songs: Expanding Technical Skills I Folsom Prison Blues: Easy Chords Jeff Bihlman Hey, y'all! Get your pointy-toed shoes and pensive black suit on 'cause today were going to take a look at a musical piece of Americana a la the man in black, Johnny Cash. Much has been made of Johnny's risky show at the now infamous Folsom Prison, yeah it's a real place alright, and nobody was really sure what was going to happen, but it all worked out. We got a live record out of the deal and Johnny Cash became a living legend. So let's take a look at this tune and find out what makes it so great!
Songs: Pentatonic Scales Folsom Prison Blues: Intro and Solo Licks Jeff Bihlman Alright, how you doin' everybody? Welcome to lesson 2 in our ongoing saga of Johnny Cash's Folsom Prison Blues. So far, we looked at the chords and the freight-train groove, but without that signature intro lick it's not quite there right? So, now we're going to check out that cool intro lick and take a look at the solo from the live recording which also contains a pretty signature lick for this song. So grab your axe and let's get rollin'!
Songs: Pentatonic Scales Folsom Prison Blues: Rhythm Guitar Variations Jeff Bihlman Hey everybody, come on in and take a load off. We've pretty much nailed all there is to get in this tune: the chords, the structure, the signature intro and the solo licks, right? So what else is there, you might ask. Well, how about some more adventurous strumming patterns and cool chord variations? Oh yeah, there's a lot you can do to spice up this tune as a guitarist, especially if you're going to be playing it with your band. So come on in and let's have a look at what else we have up our long black sleeve.
Songs: Chords III Restless: Easy Greg Horne 'Restless,' which was written by Robert Lee Castleman and performed by Alison Krauss and Union Station, earned a Grammy in 2006 for best country vocal performance. R.L. Castleman's own original arrangement is a fingerstyle jam in open E-Flat tuning. In this lesson, you'll learn a stripped-down version that will allow you to play this song like it was written, but with simpler chords in standard tuning, although we will have to use a capo at the 3rd fret, and an easy strum pattern. I'm excited to show you this song, so round up a guitar and a capo and we'll get started.
Songs: Chords III Like Red on a Rose: Easy Greg Horne Robert Lee Castleman's song 'Like Red on a Rose' became a country music hit when Alan Jackson recorded it in 2006. Jackson made it the title track of his album, and 'Like Red on a Rose' went on to be nominated for a Grammy for best country song. In this lesson, you'll learn how to play this great song using basic open-position chords and an easy strum pattern. This version is based directly on R.L. Castleman's own original arrangement, which you'll be able to play along with when you finish this lesson.
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