Description
Caren will show you that this song is essentially a 5 chord medium tempo country song. We’re going to learn the boom chuck strumming pattern on acoustic guitar. Feel free to check out the GT country course get help get you up to speed on that skill!
We’re going to use a capo on the 5th fret to play in F major but using C major open chord shapes (C, AM, F, D7, G7).
This song uses a stereotypical chord progression & country song form. We have a mid tempo beat that underpins the lyric and supports the story the song is telling. Ironically, road songs usually describe the singers experience, but for this one he is stays home and his wife hits
the road! Nice switch up on the classic road song. Songwriters take note!
We'll focus on playing accurate chords, and making sure our right hand supports the vocal and sits in nicely with the backing tracks
FORM
intro
verse
verse
chorus
SOLO
verse
verse
chorus
"Wide Open Road" is in the key of F major, played in 4/4 time and at a tempo of 122 BPM.
Lesson Info
