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Country Guitar Solo

Instructor: Rick Graham
Topic: Technique
Style: Country
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    Country Guitar Solo - Full Video Rick Graham
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    Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Advanced Topic: Technique Style: Country

    Excerpt: OK guys, it's time for some serious string twangin' and finger pluckin' in my latest tutorial. You'll find a variety of different techniques in here, from string bending to hybrid picking and much more. The piece is in three distinct sections, the first being the 'intro' part,the second being the 'rhythm' part and the third the 'solo' part. Watch the video ...

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    Country Guitar Solo - Intro Section Rick Graham
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    Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Advanced Topic: Technique Style: Country

    Excerpt: OK, for the intro to this I decided to try to emulate the sound of a banjo with a rolling type of effect. This works very well on the guitar and is not too difficult to replicate. In this case we play a g note at the 5th fret of the 4th string which alternates with the open 3rd string g note and a fifth above that at fret 3 of string 2. To start with it is ...

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    Country Guitar Solo - Rhythm Section Rick Graham
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    Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Intermediate Topic: Technique Style: Country

    Excerpt: Lets now take a look at what I have called the 'rhythm section'. The majority of this section is made up of patterns which have alternating 8th note basslines juxtaposed with a syncopated upper part. If you are new to this style of playing it would be worth checking out some of the recordings made by Chet Atkins who was a master in this style of playing. I...

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    Country Guitar Solo - Solo Section Rick Graham
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    Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Advanced Topic: Technique Style: Country

    Excerpt: It's time for the solo! As always with this style of playing, hybrid picking is a heavily featured technique and there's plenty of it here. I find that I get good results by accentuating the fingerpicked notes by playing them in a very percussive manner. What I tend to do when practicing is to really exaggerate that element and take it to an extreme but th...

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    Country Guitar Solo - Backing Track Rick Graham
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    Instructor: Rick Graham Level: Advanced Topic: Technique Style: Country

    Excerpt: You have all the parts down? Cool, then here's the backing track for you to play along with. As always, make a recording of the solo in whatever format you prefer so that you can show off your skills to everybody at the forums.

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