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Now let's combine power chords and barre chords along with a cool rhythm to create a bluesy modern country riff.
You'd find this type of riff (the bluesy feel of the Bb chord) on nearly every modern country artist's album today.
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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