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In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a slow (and easy) country lead by playing the chord changes. This lesson is designed to show you a different way of playing lead, by focusing on chords and arpeggios instead of scales. This technique works especially well over slow songs where the band stays on each chord for extended periods of time.
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Slow - Walk-Through
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Driving home from work today thinking “I hope it’s a country lesson”, and sure enough. Spot on, Brian, love all your lessons but especially fond of the sweet twangy leads!
Nice country tune . Even slow enough for me. thanks
Nice voicing and reminds me of the Willie Nelson ( with you too for slow country solos) another great lesson ! Still taking my time on the last week lesson and impressed with both slow study , all your lessons are great for good concentration on voicing timing feel! Always fun never boring because they sound so melodic and enjoyable too!
This feels so natural that at the 0:56 mark, I thought you were going to burst out into vocals… then i remembered this was a lesson. Duh!
Wow! REALLY nice Brian!
Hello Brian,
i love your Country lessons in the style of the 60′ s.
Its great for me and easy to play .In german : Danke Brian
and Tack sa mycket in swedish.
Brian,
There are enough helpful tips and practical theory pointers here to make this a really valuable lesson. Thanks!
Gene
Renewed today Brian! Thanks for a great catalog and really like the blues/country lessons.
Thanks Brian
Another great lesson with a lots of good take-a-ways.
Ray P
Another great lesson Brian, thanks this stuff is starting to sink into my little pea brain finally, what fun. I do have one question though and this about you’re tone, what amps do you use? I know you talk about pedals and guitars but I haven’t heard what you plug all that stuff into. I really like what I hear. Thanks Ron
Another one straight to the favorites list.Ihave no idea how you manage this on a weekly basis but it is very much appreciated. Terrific work mate.
Brian, you comment about your steel playing got me thinking: would you consider doing a video sometime on how you record the backing tracks? I think a lot of your members, like me, would like to make their own tracks, but are at a loss as to how to do it. Maybe it could just be an “extra” on your website? Just a thought. Love these sad country tunes, by the way.
Hi Brian thanks for the lesson I haven’t got into this one at all yet but I have just listened to it with Soundslice and think it looks to be very instructive and readily got to grips with.
so thanks again fro the goody. JohnStrat
Brian, this masterpiece needs lyrics, it would make a great song.
David T
Great lesson.
very cool lesson… just got thru part one..wow……!
.love the harmonizing 3rds…and 6’s..etc…very useful and excellent esplanations of why these idea work!
you know we are gonna notice that guitar even tho you say its not about the guitar ””””-but if i remember right—in a prior lesson you said that was a B-bender…anyway its hard not to notice it…very nashville.. and cool looking I think may be ketih richards played one , I read somewhere
I ve only seen one around these parts..I m down South.
Love it Brian! Really feel this one pays back a plethora of learning for a small investment of time!
Love a great CAGED lesson! A great track here Brian
I needed something new, and your country lessons are it, thanks for all your hard work always trying to do the right thing. I love all your other lessons as well, they all have a good sound, something you would like to learn.
I do fairly well with switching between chords A D E C D G Am Em and 1 4 5 ,2 finger power chords, but when i comes to tabs, I get lost and this is do to not knowing the scales or even what key I’m in. I’ll get there I am following the lessons, when i get to F chord I hit a brick wall.
No replies….. where do I go from here?
I do good with switching chords, not the greatest with single notes and following tabs.
I like that guitar….Would like to own one…not an easy one to find for sale!
The lesson is Great!! Lots of Take a ways!!
Terry H.
Great lesson
Brian, I just love this type of lesson. This sort of guitar is my favorite, I think. It’s so simple to play, but so melodic. I particularly love the ‘secret’ of how to play over the 5 chord – your secret little take from BB King. I’ve always struggled of the 5 chord and this just opens it up beautifully! Thanks for another fabulous lesson. Keep ’em coming.
Where’s the ending?
Hi Brian. I was just wondering if maybe sometime you could show us how to play baby please don’t go?
Hey Brian, what happened in the Premium video? The fretboard went right out of camera view for a long time, meaning we couldn’t see what you were playing.
I’m not seeing that at all. Make sure your browser window is opened all the way up
THIS IS A VERY GOOD ENCOURAGING LESSON BRIAN! THANKS A MILLION!!
Finally found time to run through this once. What a beautiful melody line. Made me want to slow dance with the misses. Now I will have to learn it.
Hi Brian,
Loved the pedal in the backing. I’ve got a pedal but find it very difficult and so far I haven’t got much from the “experts” out there. Is ther any chance you could do a pedal course some time? I’d subscribe.
Hi Brian. I’ve been a premium member for about 3 months and EP 291 is the “breakthrough” lesson I’ve been longing for. Now able to play chord based melodies all over the neck! It’s opened up whole new world for me, and putting the CAGED system into play with related melody has given me a much broader understanding of the fretboard and ability to call and respond. So excited.! Thanks so much!
Hi
Can you download be transferred into iPhone music app. If it could- please advise how to go about it. I like to hear the beautiful melody occasionally when I am fee.
Hey Brian,
Love the lessons. First foray into country music. Could you describe your amp/pedal settings to replicate your sound. Wold be most helpful.
Thanks so much.
Brilliant
Brian == I am so happy to be a premium member. I love your lessons and your style of teaching not to mention the technology behind all this material. Keep the country coming and thanks.
Brian….you are the best…great lesson…genius
Funny, I pretty well got the whole thing down, but I’m unsatisfied with my playing of the opening: the transition from the A triad to the A7. I can’t make it sound pretty like you do, Brian. The A sounds choked off when I move to the A7. Wash, rinse, and repeat, I guess
Brian, you have a really natural gift, and play beautifully. As I am a member can I download the (Part 2 – For Premium Members, and the Slow – Walk-Through videos.) To my hard drive.
If so could you please tell me how to do this by e-mail as im not very well up on computer knowledge. My e-mail address is ( [email protected] ). Keep the good work up and God-Bless.