Now that we've explored the most basic version of our country strumming pattern, let's take it one step further. You may have noticed that beats 1 and 3 feel very "heavy". This is where the bass drum typically lands, and these are called the "down beats". You may also have noticed that beats 2 and 4 feel light and that's where the snare drum typically lands. These are called "Back beats". Now let's try to emphasize the "backbeats" in our basic strumming pattern.
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1: The Acoustic Foundation
Basic Country Strumming
- Intro: One-Man Country Band
- Strumming Gear and Tone: Spurs, Picks and Steel Strings
- Strumming All 4
- Accenting 2 and 4
- Adding The Upstroke
- Speeding It Up
- Strumming Pattern Practice Tune
- Strumming Front Porch Practice
Common Country Chords
- Intro: Cowboy Chords!
- Country Chord Gear and Tone
- The First Cousins: G and C
- Bringing It Home: Adding the D
- Partners In Crime: E and A
- The Notorious B7
- Country Chord Practice Tune
- Country Chord Front Porch Practice
Root-Chord Strumming
- Intro: Adding Bass To Your One-Man Band!
- Root-Chord Gear and Tone
- Root-Chord Strumming: E
- Root-Chord Strumming: A
- Root-Chord Strumming: B7
- Root-Chord Strumming: G
- Root-Chord Strumming: C
- Root-Chord Strumming: D
- Root-Chord Practice Tune
- Same Practice Tune: Different Key
Root-5 Strumming
- Sharpest Right Hand In The West!
- Root-5 Gear and Tone
- Root-5 Strumming: E
- Root-5 Strumming: A
- Root-5 Strumming: B7
- Root-5 Strumming: G
- Root-5 Strumming: C
- Root-5 Strumming: D
- Root-5 Practice Tune
- Root-5 Front Porch Practice
Common Chord Progressions
- Intro: Common Chord Combinations
- Country Progressions Gear and Tone
- 8 Bar Country Progression (Ala Jambalaya)
- 8 Bar Country Progression (Ala Hey Good Lookin')
- 12 bar Country Progression (Folsom Prison)
- 16 bar Country Progression (Georgia On a Fast Train)
- Substituting Minor Chords - Part 1
- Substituting Minor Chords - Part 2
Intros and Outros
2: Electric Rhythm Tools – Vol 1.
2 and 4 Barre Chords in Country
- Behind Barre Chords
- Gear and Tone: Electric Twang!
- Barre Chords 6th String Root
- Barre Chords 5th String Root
- Common Country Chord Progression #1
- Common Country Chord Progression #2
- Common Country Chord Progression #3
- Common Country Chord Progression #4
Root/5 Barre Chords In Country
- Bouncing Barre Chords
- Bouncing Barre Chords Gear and Tone
- Barre Chords: Separating The 6th String Root
- Barre Chords: Separating The 5th String Root
- Barre Chords: Finding The 5 (6th String Root)
- Barre Chords: Finding The 5 (5th String Root)
- Barre Chords: Root/5 Practice Tune
Tic Toc Part 1
- Jump On The Tic Toc Train
- Tic Toc Tone!
- Tic Toc - Stripping Down The 6th String Root
- Tic Toc - Stripping Down The 5th String Root
- Tic Toc Practice Tune #1
- Tic Toc Practice Tune #2
Tic Toc Part 2
- Tic Toc Train Taking Off!
- Open Chord Tic Toc Tone
- Tic Toc - Open E-Chord
- Tic Toc - Open A-Chord
- Tic Toc - Open B7-Chord
- Tic Toc - Open G-Chord
- Tic Toc - Open C-Chord
- Tic Toc - Open D-Chord
- Open Chord Tic Toc Practice Tune
Basic Triads In Country
- Boiling Down The Full Chords
- Country Triad Tone
- Dissecting The 6th String Barre Chord
- Dissecting The 5th String Barre Chord
- Adding a Flat 7 - Making It Bluesy
- Adding An Alternating Triad - Honky Tonk Style
- Country Triad Practice Tune
Electric Intros and Outros
3: Country Lead Tools – Vol 1.
Triads, Triads and Triads!
- Cutting Straight To The Chords
- Gear and Tone: Electric Lead Twang
- Triad #1
- Triad #1 - Making It Your Own
- Triad #1 - Following I-, IV- and V
- Triad #1 - Arpeggiating
- Triad #1 - Arpeggiating and Making it Your Own
- Triad #2
- Combining Triad #1 and Triad #2!
On The Pentatonic Trail
- Single Note Stride
- Gear and Tone: Electric Lead Pentatonic Twang
- Major Pentatonic - Top 3 Strings
- Major Pentatonic - Top 3 Strings - Making It Your Own
- Major Pentatonic - D-, G- and B-Strings
- Major Pentatonic - A-, D- and G-Strings
- Major Pentatonic - Bottom 3 Strings
- Changing The Key
When the Blues Scale Becomes Country
- The Magic Note
- Gear and Tone: Electric Lead Twang
- Magic Note On The G-string
- Magic Note On The A-string
- Magic Notes On The B-string
- Using The Full Pattern With The New Notes
- Changing The Key
Standard Country Licks Vol 1.
- Musical Sentences
- Gear and Tone: Electric Lead Licks 1
- Basic Country Lick #1
- Basic Country Lick #1 - Making It Your Own
- Basic Country Lick #2
- Basic Country Lick #3
- Combining All 3 Licks
- Coming Up With Licks
Combining It All
4: Electric Rhythm Tools – Vol 2.
Adding Melody Lines
- Welcome: Rhythm and Lead Overlapping
- Gear and Tone: Melodic Rhythm Tone
- Walk-up Lead-in
- Using Walk-up's in Chord Progression
- Walk-downs!
- Classic Filler Lick
- Melodic Lines Practice Tune!
Arpeggios in Country
- Welcome: Many Pieces To a Pie
- Arpeggio Gear and Tone
- Arpeggiating the A-major Shaped Barre-chord
- Arpeggiating the E-major Shaped Barre-chord
- Arpeggiating the Open Chords
- 6/8 Arpeggiation
Pedal Steel Sounds
- Welcome: When The Lonesome Whistle Blows
- Pedal Steel Tone Gear & Tone!
- Basic Bending Technique
- Adding A Pinkie Note
- Alternative Pedal Steel Lick
- The Tough One: Bends On G-string
- Pedal Steel Practice Tune
Country Chord Licks
- Welcome – Welcome To The Honky Tonks
- Chord Lick Tone!
- Cash'y Chord Lick
- Adding the 6th
- Introducing The Boogie Pattern
- Boogie Pattern – A major shaped Barre Chord
- Boogie Pattern – E major shaped Barre Chord
- Chord Lick Practice Tune!
Country Finger Picking
5: Country Lead Tools – Vol 2.
Half Step Below
- Welcome: The Jazzy Touch
- Half Step Gear and Tone
- Half Step Below - Finding The Notes
- Half Step Below – Let's Try a Lick!
- More Half Steps
- Half Step Below – Let's Try Another Lick!
- Something Old – Something New (Mixing In the Half Step Below Approach)
Chicken Pickin'
- Pluckin' and Pickin'
- Chicken Picking Gear and Tone
- Find The Notes and the Right Hand Technique
- Your First Chicken Picking Lick!
- Improvising With Your First Chicken Picking Lick!
- Another Chicken Picking Lick!
- Improvising With the New Chicken Picking Lick!
Pedal Steel Lead
- Pedal Steel Train Takin' Off
- Pedal Steel Licks Gear and Tone
- Repeating The Pedal Steel Patterns
- Improvising with Pedal Steel Pattern #1
- Improvising with Pedal Steel Pattern #2
- Improvising with Pedal Steel Pattern #3
- Mixing In the Pedal Steel Patterns
Double Stoppin'
- When Two Notes Become One
- Double Stop Gear and Tone
- Double Stops – Chord Tones and Tension Notes
- Your First Double Stop Lick!
- Improvising With Your First Double Stop Lick!
- Extending The Double Stop Lick!
- Improvising With The Extended Double Stop Lick!
Acoustic Lead Playing Vol. 1
- Ditch The Voltage
- Acoustic Lead Gear and Tone
- Acoustic – Transferring the Electric Vocabulary
- Acoustic – Open Position Vocabulary
- Adapting The Classic Country Licks To The Open Position
- Your First Acoustic Lick
- Improvising with Your First Acoustic Lick
- Using a Capo to Change The Key
Acoustic Lead Playing Vol. 2
6: Country Gear and Tone
Twangy Guitars
- Twang Time!
- Telecaster AKA “Tellyâ€
- Stratocaster AKA “Stratâ€
- Jazzy Hollowbody – Gibson 335
- The Bigsby / Vibrato Arm
- Acoustic Guitars – Nylon Vs. Steel Strings
Country Amp
- Firin' Up An Actual Amp!
- Trusty Old Telly
- What's What?!
- Channel 1: Getting A Basic Sound
- Channel 2: Adding Some Reverb and Tremolo
- Channel 2: Adding Overdrive
- Channel 2: Adding Overdrive with Pedal
Slap Back Delay
- Welcome . . . (welcome . . . welcome . . . )
- Basic Delay Knobs
- Slap Back Delay
- Slap Back Delay With Rhythm - Setting The Knobs
- Ambient Washy Delay for Pedal Steel
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