The Beginners Guide to Country Guitar! (EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO GET STARTED)
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- čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
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This video is meant to be a great starting point for anyone looking to get into country guitar! Thanks for checking it out and good luck on your country journey!
-Steve
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0:00 Intro
1:12 What is "Country" Guitar
2:10 Important Techniques to learn
3:58 Do you need a Telecaster?
5:24 Country vs Other Styles
10:32 How to Get a Country Tone
12:39 Prerequisites
13:57 Lick One!
20:03 Lick Two!
22:02 Like and Subscribe🙏 - Hudba
Trying to learn hybrid picking is learning guitar all over again.
Thanks for this amazing introduction in the world of country for beginners…I‘m almost fifty but….why not.
me too! lets go 🥳🤠
Great work Steve and thank you.
Excellent stuff 👍👍
Very good lesson! Thank's man!
Awesome lessons, thank you!
Happy new year .Great lessons.
Great lesson. Thanks for this.
Thanks Steve! Beautifully explained.
Gread video. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thank you! Great job!
Great video, thanks for this.
The playing the changes thing just unlocked the whole mystery. I've always been a rock/punk/art rock-whatever guy and so I just find the key I'm in and write leads with that, but I've been trying to get better at country guitar and just couldn't figure out what the hell I was missing.
Nicely done. Good stuff. Subscribed
Great tutorial!
Dude, thanks a bunch for such an awesome video!!!
Very cool. I'll give it a go, thanks ❤
Thanks mate, this is nice.
Great stuff as usual, awesome talent thank you sir
Great lesson, thank-you 😊
Great job !! Love me some country rippin
Totally dig it!
great stuff
Thankyou. Exactly what ave been wanting to learn and your teaching style is great.
Damn, that tele does sound good!
And the player too, of course
This is an awesome video. Tops.
Thanks for the explanation about playing the changes - that's one of the things I've been wondering about for a long time in my patchwork guitar education
Love it 💥
Thanks for the pointers. Been playing for decades and never really delved into country playing all that much although I do love it and am wanting to learn some of the techniques.
Happy Pickin ‘
Very cool video! I really need to incorporate this into my Steve Miller songs
Thanks for the great stuff man. I have always been a singer acoustic player and have been terrified by the electric guitar. I have always just hired the gun to do the cool stuff. I am finally giving it a go.
Thanks Steve. A great introduction to country guitar. You're a hell of guitar player. Good job.
I loved this lesson - so clear and covered the basics beautifully. Sharing with my nephew who is just learning guitar. This will pull together several concepts I’ve been teaching him. You are a great teacher ! 😎❤️
Good lesson
Thanks for the video series! I've been doing rock and fusion for a long time and wanted to venture into Country guitar, and your videos have been an excellent introduction. Cheers!
Indeed, Great lesson. Learned a lot in the first 5 minuten! Thank You sir
A bad ass lesson. I already knew some of these licks but still learned a few details and that walk down from the 5 back to the 1 was HUGE ! Loved it.
Thanks for the lesson looking forward to see what comes next. 😊
You bet, more to come!!
Great vid, great instructing!
Thank you 🙏
Nice lesson, hopefully more to come!
I’m working on it!
Great lesson - very straight forward and right on point, all amateur's like myself really benefit from this - thx
Thank You.
Looking forward to the upcoming lessons. Thanks for taking the time to share your skills👍
You bet, should be some cool stuff coming out in the next couple months!
Really enjoyed the video, thanks a lot for the cool licks at the end too! Rock on Steve!
Thank you, keep on pickin!
Nice! Well done
Thank you!
What a great lesson, you are a natural, thank you so much
Thank you, glad people are finding it useful!
Superb lesson, been playing 60 years, I got to master country.
Great tutorial Steve! It’s not an easy task teaching to both beginners and accomplished guitar players. I reckon you’ve made a damn fine job of it. Congratulations!
You're a solid teacher bro. Thanks a lot.
Appreciate it!
So good. Been playing as long as the dinosaurs, never tried country. Helpful!
I like the three pick-up black guard Telecaster and the PRS shirt.
Very good lesson again thank you so much
Glad it was useful!
Great Lesson!
Thanks! 😃
Fabulous lesson.
I just subscribed and look forward to spending more time with your teaching.
Awesome, thank you!
Very good lesson - clear and easy to understand. I think you’re a gifted teacher … looking forward to more content from you!!
Thank you! 😃
Thank you great video, and would love more lessons on starting techniques and things to practice
I’m working on some…stay tuned 🤘
Nice arpeggios!
Good lesson, thank you
you bet, thanks for watching!
Great lesson. Loved the snippet of Hot Rod Lincoln 😎
Thank you, it’s a great song!
Country music is no joke man it dose get frustrating an im 68 and you should see my fingers lol ... i belive in buying what ever i kneed i got 5 or 6 amp's 6 guitars and i allways find more i want lol .. and you my friend hit it on the nail CAGED & Triads is Key .. you explaned the changes better than any one i have ever herd thank you so much for that iv gad a guitar dor 45 yr.. i still know nothing... but man im digging its guys like you my friend that help alot thank you
Man, what a great lesson. Exactly what I’ve been needing at this stage of my journey. Thanks so much for posting this. . . Gold.
Glad it was helpful!
Dude, this is killer. Been playing 22 years and the last few, I’ve wanted to learn more of the Brad Paisley type playing. Just scrolling through and this caught my eye. Grabbed my gold top P90 LP and learned your licks in no time. Absolutely killer. I want more!
Hell yeah, bro.
Very good !!!👍🏻
Thank you! 😃
Good stuff, I’ve got my foot into the country territory. Looking forward to more videos in the future!
It’s a fun style to learn/play, got another video coming this weekend!🤞
Great video!
Thank you!
I just discovered your channel, really good content, you have a new subscriber, I love country music. Hello from Spain
right on! welcome to the channel!
You have serious teaching skills, my friend.
I appreciate that!
Good information, I have been a guitar instructor for over 30 years and you explain things well. Thanks for touching on some basic music theory must knows. 1 4 5 in major keys and the like. Simple is good, even for more advanced players.
yes, it's always tough to find a balance here on YT, some guys benefit from things being more spelled out whereas others are a lot more advanced but in a video designed for beginners I figured I should try to break things down a bit!
It's also good to look at lick one as lying squarely within E Major Pentatonic scale position 1
way cool!
Thanks brother, I cut my teeth and have played blues/rock many years and have been (trying to) learn some country chops. The hybrid picking has been the most difficult, as for me it's using pick only. The actual line 16th and 32nd notes stringing together solo chops is not as difficult, the hybrid helps and has been the most challenging. Thanks you're appreciated.
Great video and you are skilled as a teacher. Well done partner
You are very good, the first I have watched you, and won't be the last, cheers
Yea, good teacher with lots of patience. He will make a good father.
thanks much
In all fairness to blues, just playing the minor pentatonic is what an amateur would do. The more professional players always acknowledge the changes and select notes that, when played without any accompaniment will still spell out the chord changes. Nice lesson with good clear explanations.
Yes! You should be able to hear the changes in the improvised lines, even if the bass and accompaniment were to drop out. People obsess over sales, but it's just not about scales, but learning to play the changes. More guitarists looking to deepen their improvising should be learning the Charlie Parker Omnibook front to back.
I agree it can be an amateur thing to do in any genre. Of course, blues musicians don't just play minor pentatonic. They play major pentatonic, combine them, play the changes, and even play more advanced lines that originate from more complex scales. That said, some of the best music is utterly simplistic as well. Sometimes it just takes three chords and the truth as they say.
thanks for lesson
You bet!
I like to use the middle Strat pup and set my amp quite "bright" to get my Tele sound. It's not so brittle.
But my favorite country tone comes from a PRS SE22 with buckers.
I have an Elite Tele but it seldom comes out of its case these days.
In all honesty, the country tone comes from the fingers and a great compressor. Add a little Fender reverb and slapback delay and you've got it.
Back in the day, we didn't push the amp into OD. That's why the Twin was so highly sought after. Tons of headroom.
My grandfather worked as a guitar player for 7 or 8 years in the late '69s, early '70s. He was a guitar player for Sam and Kirk McGee on the "Grand Ol' Opry"... and he never picked up an electric guitar in his life as far as I know.
The fact is, he would probably have laughed your hat right off of your head if he heard you say you have to have an electric guitar to play country music.
Also, have a look at folks like Jerry Reed, Chet Atkins, Waylon Jennings, and Willie Nelson, Mac Davis, etc.
They all were playing country music and "chicken pickin'" long before the 1980s.
Oh, and country and western is descent from Blue Grass, which originated with the Irish, here in the US. It's been around in one form or the other for a very long time.
Thanks, new sub.✌️👍🎸
Appreciate it, welcome to the channel!
I come from southern rock which still feels Blues oriented mixing in a bit more major.
My starting point for country was mixing in triplets on lead and hybrid picking for that percussive rhythm.
Meanwhile always practicing the chord changes and some open note licks.
yeah that's a pretty safe recipe to making things sound more "country" obviously there's a ton of overlap between this genre and southern rock
Great explanations of the elements that make up Country guitar. Good job!!! I play Country, Rock and Blues. I don't use the number system, I understand it but, I don't see the purpose as we already have an easy way of explaining using letters, so why add numbers.
😎😎😎 looking forward to this series....im mostly a rhythm player & lead singer, but gotta learn licks & leads just so we don't add another member.... hoping i can add some licks to my library 🤞🤞
I got the perfect video for ya! Hoping to get it finished up tonight and upload it tomorrow AM 🤘
@@stevetharms awesome! Looking forward to it
I’m trying to broaden my horizons and learn me some chicken pickin partner. Just got a Bob paisley tele. I’m all the gear no idea but trying to make amends. Superb video. Enjoying the licks 🤞🏻 for my journey!
Omg Tele in bridge pickup ice pick to the ear . Make sure your treb and mids are cranked up 😂 .
Very cool teaching style. You should definitely get serious about online teaching. Of course I would sign up in a heartbeat and, I’ve been playing a long time. Just need some direction in Country cause it’s really gotten a lot bigger. Regards Dallas
Thats it i bought a blonde telecaster recently and wish to add country flavor to my playing thanks
Nice, it's worth the effort for sure!
When I'm recording I use acoustic strings on my acoustic but when I'm playing with someone else I use electric strings. It allows me to kick the other instrument volume up a little but not get lost with the brightness you get from electric strings on acoustic. Gives you a better twang and string bending control also. Just my preference. I don't need it recording though bc I can mix and double track to get the brightness up more
The Bakersfield sound has been a good standard for a while.
Great stuff!
Thank you!
Let’s not forget Guthrie Trapp , Daniel Donato, Johnny Hiland, Andy Wood some of the greatest today up beside the King 👑 Brent Mason
Thanks for the great beginner lesson and clear, simple explanation of chicken pickin and 1, 4, 5 progression. Will my PRS McCarty 594 work for this style?
Depending on pickups but generally PRS one of the most versatile guitars in market. Almost every Nashville session man has one in their squad in studio and live!
Is it possible to maybe do a video that outlines your tone how much gain delay reverb etc. I think everyone would find that interesting.
I have that video already!! check out my channel for “how to get country tone”
Okay but I want more twang 😊 AL
I like George Thorogood. He sounds like a crazy guy with a country boy up bringing. I want that. So I want country bending and country rhythm. ❤
GREAT lesson, as a friend, remember that you are playing A Shaped E and D chords. This is nit picky but some will give you a tough time.
So the key is finding the root note of the chord on the G string in the A shape, correct?
Thanks Steve - great content! Do you happen to have relatives that came from Pullman Washington? My family on mom's side are the Harms of Washington State
Interesting…not sure I’m aware of any Harms down in Pullman but certainly could be a distant relative somehow!
Nice lesson Steve! Are you using any reverb or delay? Do you hybrid pick with fingernails or fleshy tips of the fingers?
Yep, I have a slapback delay that I just always leave on! As far as nails go I currently have them cut short
Vox AC30. Just as I suspected!
J’ai une polytune.
Bien entendu elle fait l’accordage « je gratte toutes les cordes » mais si je reprends après corde par corde, on peut l’accorder à aiguille ou stroboscopique.
Personnellement ça me satisfait bien.
Un grand coup des six cordes pour un accordage vite fait entre deux songs …
Un grand coup des six pour accorder grossièrement et le strobo juste après quand j’ai plus de temps.
Steve, nice job! What weight strings do you use?
This guitar I have set up with 9.5’s
The Nashville Tele is a GREAT guitar. Tho, I’ve played country on an Ibanez and have gotten a great snap from a Silver Sky SE.