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This lesson invites you to play the song, "Open Highway" with the band.
For this playalong, you'll repeat this chord progression 3 times:
/ C / C / C / C /
/ F / F / C / C /
/ F / F / C / C /
/ G / G / C / C /
These Song Projects are meant for you to master, as a way of solidifying your skills. This means you should try to learn to play this song to the point where you could play it independently, without shortcuts or mistakes.
If you can learn to play these Song Projects, you can learn to play zillions of terrific songs!
1: The Rhythm of Country
Country Ground Zero
- Getting Started: Country Strumming!
- Get Strumming! Key of A
- Your Band Awaits You
- The Band Plays a Shuffle
- The Band Plays a Waltz
- Let's Switch to a New Key
- The Band Likes the New Key!
- Shuffle It Up With The Band
- Time for Another Waltz
The Ghosts of Country Present
- Yikes! It's a Ghost!
- Ghost Jam With The Band
- Double Yikes! Two Ghosts!
- Two Ghost Band Jam
- Ghostly Shuffle
- Can Ghosts Waltz?
- Yes! Waltz at Ghost Ranch
Build on the Basics
- Time To Add An Upstroke!
- Country Candy: Alternating Bass
- Play it With the Band
- Shuffle It Up With The Band, Again!
- More Candy: Alternating Bass, New Key
- Aw Gee, Another Shuffle Jam
This Cowboy Rides Again
2: Setting the Stage
Strummer's Goldmine
Country Strummers' Jamboree
- Ready? Major Jam Coming Up
- Open Highway, Tricks of the Trade
- Open Highway, Play With The Band
- Back Home Again, Tricks of the Trade
- Back Home Again, Play With The Band
- Sycamore Road, Tricks of the Trade
- Sycamore Road, Play With The Band
- Closer Every Day, Tricks of the Trade
- Closer Every Day, Play With The Band
Haulin' Rhythm
3: The Barre is Raised
Trick of the Trade
Rural Chokehold
- Choking Barre Chords #1
- Choking Barre Chords #2
- Choking Barre Chords #3
- Choking Barre Chords #4
- Choking Barre Chords #5
- Choking Barre Chords #6
- Choking Barre Chords #7
A Truckload of Power
Power Plus Some
Stage Ready Rhythm
4: Adding Some Picking
In Multiple Keys
- Adding Some Pickin': Key of G
- Adding Some Pickin': Chord Progression in the Key of G
- Adding Some Pickin': Key of A
- Adding Some Pickin': Chord Progression in the Key of A
- Embellishments: Key of C
- Embellishments: Progression in C
- Embellishments: Key of D
- Embellishments: Progression in D
- Embellishments: Key of E
- Embellishments: Progression in E
Single Notes and Riffs
- Barre Chord Embellishments 1
- Barre Chord Embellishments 2
- Barre Chord Embellishments 3
- Barre Chord Embellishments 4
- Progression with Embellishments 4 and 1
- Progression with Embellishments 1 and 2
- Barre Chord Embellishments 5
- Progression with Embellishment 5
Walking Into Chords
- Learning To Walk Into Chords
- In the Key of G
- In the Key of A
- In the Key of E
- In the Key of D
- In the Key of C
- Using Minor Chords
- With Common Progressions in G
- With Common Progressions in C
Broke Down Chords
5: Riff Farm
Fresh From the Chord Farm
Powerful Riffs
Riff Crop
It's All In There
6: Borrowing From the Blues
Sharecropping the Blues
Same Ground, New Garden
Gimme 3 Chords
- Center of the Country
- Blues Form, Country Style
- Bending the Rules
- Blues + Power = Modern Country
- Riffing On the Form
Bluesy, Not Blues
Delta Chicken Pickin'
7: Tone and Equipment
Guitar Setup
Amplifier Setup
- Introduction to Tube Amplifiers
- Tube Amps: Equalization Controls
- Tube Amps: Volume Controls
- Tube Amps: How Volume Effects Tone
- Tube Amps: Settings for Great Country Tone
- Introduction to Solid State Amplifiers
- Solid State Amps: Intro to Multiple Channels
- Solid State Amps: EQ and Drive Controls
- Solid State Amps: Effect of Guitar on Tone
- Solid State Amps: Settings for Country Tone
Effects
- Country Effects: Overdrive
- Country Effects: Compression
- Country Effects: Chorus
- Country Effects: Delay
- Country Effects: Tremolo
- Country Effects: Phaser
- Country Effects: Volume Pedal
Miscellaneous
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