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# Country Guitar Fundamentals

Country music is insanely popular, and Country Guitar stylings are a core part of any well rounded player. This course will take you through the essentials of country guitar guitar playing - which will not only make you a better player - but it's crazy fun!



 \#Chords \#Country \#Lead Guitar \#Rhythm guitar \#Improvising 

 



 ## Curriculum

Section 1

 [  1             Introduction To Country Guitar   Free preview  ](/courses/country-guitar-fundamentals/lessons/introduction-country-guitar)  2             Country Guitar = Major Sounds   Done  Resume    

  3             Open Chords Are Your Friend   Done  Resume    

  4             Nashville Numbers Primer   Done  Resume    

 

 

Section 2

  5             Common Country Chord Progressions   Done  Resume    

  6             Straight Time VS Shuffle Time   Done  Resume    

  7             Cut - 2/4 Time   Done  Resume    

  8             The Boom Chick Rhythm   Done  Resume    

  9             6/8 Ballad   Done  Resume    

  10             Triads Are King   Done  Resume    

 

 

Section 3

  11             Major Pentatonic Scale Approach   Done  Resume    

  12             Country Blues Scale Approach   Done  Resume    

  13             Minor Blues Option   Done  Resume    

  14             Chord Tone Focus   Done  Resume    

 

 

Section 4

  15             Pedal Steel Bends   Done  Resume    

  16             Flat Picking   Done  Resume    

  17             Banjo Rolls And Hybrid Picking   Done  Resume    

  18             Any Chord Can Be Dominant!   Done  Resume    

  19             Double Stops   Done  Resume    

  20             Chickin' Pickin'   Done  Resume    

  21             Country Electric Guitar Tone   Done  Resume    

  22             Final Summary   Done  Resume    

 

 

  

 

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