What Are Double Stops?
Double stops make up a huge part of what country guitar is about. You will hear these in every song on your local country station! So, what is a double stop? Two notes played simultaneously usually with
Double stops make up a huge part of what country guitar is about. You will hear these in every song on your local country station! So, what is a double stop? Two notes played simultaneously usually with
It’s good to have a few licks memorized in your back pocket for some of the more popular keys and chords used in this style. For example 1, I’m thinking about G Mixolydian as a way to
For the last lesson focusing on chord progressions I’d like to go over a standard Blues progression. Now, you may be saying to yourself, “This is a Country Course! Why am I learning a Blues chord progression?”
Here’s another progression that takes many cues from Country music. This time we’re looking at what may be used in a ballad. The E augmented chord is typically placed prior to the “4” chord for chromatic voice
Having a few chord progressions under your belt is a great idea to understand some of the harmony that happens in Country music. The Chords are quite simple and easy to memorize. Take a look at two
For Example 1, I’m using A Mixolydian. Starting with the open G string you can achieve a nice interval jump. Which is cool here because you’re jumping again to the 1st string. A couple muted strings also