Elevate Your Country Guitar Sound with Slide Skills
Mon, 01/09/2017 - 4:44pm
Country music is all about creating compositions and lyrics that touch the soul. It draws sounds from many sources, especially the strong, rich vibrato notes produced by guitar slides. This useful technique makes altering pitches an easier task than pressing the strings against the frets of the guitar.
6 Top Country Guitar Songs of All Time
Tue, 12/06/2016 - 5:17pm
Whether plucked, strummed, or chicken-picked, the guitar is easily the most prominent instrument in country music. Country guitar songs are some of the easiest and most fun to learn how to play, and with a little practice, you’ll be picking and grinning right along. To help get you started, here are some of the top country guitar songs of all time.
Hank Williams “Your Cheating Heart”
In the pantheon of country music, few artists have influenced and shaped the guitar more than Hank Williams. “Your Cheating Heart” features Hank’s delicate but powerful strumming which is accentuated by his signature mournful wail.
Country Guitar Lesson on Merle Haggard's "Mama Tried"
Wed, 04/06/2016 - 2:59pm
"Merle Haggard was my favorite of them all. RIP to a true legend. When I go up to the jukebox I without question play Swingin Doors, The Night The Bottle Let Me Down, Just Stay Here And Drink, Honky Tonk Night Time Man, Ramblin Fever, Mama Tried, Silver Wings and they go on and on. Thanks for teaching me how to play real country music!" - Guthrie Trapp
Today we say goodbye to the legendary Merle Haggard, who died today of pneumonia on his 79th birthday. In honor of his great contributions to country guitar playing we have included a lesson on Merle Haggard's classic song “Mama Tried” here below.
"Merle Haggard was my favorite of them all. RIP to a true legend. When I go up to the jukebox I without question play Swingin Doors, The Night The Bottle Let Me Down, Just Stay Here And Drink, Honky Tonk Night Time Man, Ramblin Fever, Mama Tried, Silver Wings and they go on and on. Thanks for teaching me how to play real country music!" - Guthrie Trapp
Today we say goodbye to the legendary Merle Haggard, who died today of pneumonia on his 79th birthday. In honor of his great contributions to country guitar playing we have included a lesson on Merle Haggard's classic song “Mama Tried” here below.
More Videos "From The Vault"
Fri, 03/11/2016 - 12:31pm
Topics: Andreas Oberg, caterina lichtenberg, classical, country, george whitty, guitar, guthrie trapp, jazz, mandolin, Piano
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