How Does Country Guitar Work? ▶︎ The 7 Essential Country Techniques
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- Опубліковано 15 тра 2024
- In this video you'll learn the 7 techniques at the heart of Country Guitar!
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ABOUT STUART
Stuart Ryan began his career as a professional guitarist in 2003 when he won Guitarist Magazine's 'Acoustic Guitarist of The Year'. He has recorded 4 albums for BMG International and has recorded guitar sessions for Amazon Prime Movie Studios soundtracks, Fashion House Ballenciaga and many more. He has written 10 bestselling guitar method books (all available on Amazon) and spent 15 years as Head of Guitar at The British Institute of Modern Music (BIMM). Stuart has been the acoustic guitar columnist for Guitar Techniques magazine since 2004. Get in touch to discuss recording sessions or one to one lessons via Skype/Zoom.
The irony of having a Brit teaching country guitar. And really well. Cheers man. This is great!
Surprised at a British teaching country guitar 😅 really!! where do you think Abert lee was born 😊
Ray Flacke
@@dermotgillespie5138What percentage of professional Country pickers are not American?
A lot of Americans teaching blues based styles expect you to have the sound aurally ingrained. It becomes valuable to have someone outside that system explain it.
Uh Albert Lee?! He was a legend
Hi, I’m an old guy who has been in rock/blues bands. I love country and appreciate you taking time to make these techniques more easily understood. You play flawlessly, too. Wonderful, sir. Thanks again.
I’m a guitarist. Always played rock and pop. But I never played country. But after watching this video I have realized there is soooo much for me to learn. Thank you for this wonderful video. I’m literally a beginner again 😅
Man if you own a Tele you’ve got let it go country now and again.
Never liked country music, but country guitar is really cool 👍
@@4stevio are teles good for country?
Danny Gatton, Roy Buchanan? gee whiz! Incredible stuff!.
@@jackieandthesheetmetals I believe SS (no humbucker) Telecasters are an excellent choice for country, especially if the pickups are not high output impedence.
Great playing and great instruction, also I love the look of that tele. Omg it's a work of art.
I've been playing since I was 5 years old. I've worked on everything from rock, blues rock, jazz, R&B, to disco. The hardest thing I've ever worked on is " chicken pickin' ". All of lives we teach ourselves to let every note ring clear and to hit it cleanly. In Chicken Pickin', every 2 or 3 notes is muted. It really takes a while to get a handle on it. Great lesson!
Great to see you out there helping players Stuart. Jules
Thank you for your very useful country guitar playing lessons, I'm looking forward to learning more through your videos.😊
You forgot to mention that you need a Telecaster with ash tray and brass saddles as well. 😁
Excellent tutorial! Short and direct. Well done!
Thanks Stuart, I'm a fairly advanced intermediate and this video really filled in some gaps in my country playing which I started later in my guitar life. Keep it coming. Ron
Such great guitar tips and techniques. I’m going to be implementing this stuff into my practice.
Thanks a mil for this great video. I love your amazing playing too.
This is so valuable! I have been at this style for decades, but this adds a lot to my creative options. Thank you!
Great video, I especially loved the open string section, very well explained.
Incredible video as always! I've learned more watching your surf guitar and country guitar videos in the last 20 minutes than I have in the last 2 years with rhythm and technique!
Great practical examples for more advanced players who want to add more country to their playing.
Sincere thanks for keeping our music alive.
My grandparents had a small club in Silver Springs,Nv back in the 60's 70's. They had a house band of older retired musicians who played Reno for years. Slim the guitar player taught me "Chicken Picken " and other tricks. His wife Kathy looked and sounded like Loretta Lynn. Good memories!
Thank you, great video and really appreciate the tabs
Hi Stuart, Thanks for this! I am in the midst of putting fills on a song I just recorded and this has been helpful. Most of it Ialready knew, but I also learned a lot. You make a great teacher and are obviously a very good picker as well!
This is an amazing video. Straight forward and easy to follow.
Great lesson. Thanks, Stuart!
Great stuff Stuart, thanks!
I can incorporate these licks into my traditional British folk band, goes quite well, Steeleye Span, Fairport Convention, Pentangle, that sort of thing.
Best wishes from England!
Always eager to hear some good ole country music .........from a dude with a british accent.
Go on: Show us what some authentic country guitarist taught you.
Great lesson
Thanks for sharing your skills 👍
marvellous stuff. whilst here I was encouraged to buy your soul rhythm book so plenty of fun to be had whilst I create my own musical mayhem. thank you
Fantastic, more of a prog and hard rock guy but always admired Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed and Brad Paisley. This helped tremendously in breaking down some of those techniques and they're incredibly fun to try and master.
Terrific lesson !
Excellent. Very clearly presented and extremely useful techniques.
Fantastic video really help me in my search … well done great stuff love it ❤️
Very nice lesson...well explained and played ! Thx 😎
This is the best class I’ve seen about country music ever!! Thank you so much
Very helpful.
Been playing a while and found 2 new techniques.
Thanks you very much.
Peace🙏
Great Video. I always thought the chicken picking was with the right hand ( a sort of hybrid) which was why I couldn't do it.
Now, thanks to you, I can.
Thank-you.
Great stuff!
Cool stuff! You nailed the really signature country licks!
A really great lesson, Stuart. You are a great talent in so many aspects of guitar. It would be interesting to see something on adapting the bends for acoustic guitar. As a banjo player, I would just mention, in addition, that the classic banjo forward roll is not TIM, TIM, TI, but is TIM repeated against the bar lines so your thumb is on beat 1 of every 4th bar - Earl's major contribution, and what gives bluegrass its drive. Works the same way for TMI (the backward roll). The other classic banjo licks are not grouped in 3s, but are more like regular guitar fingerpicking. The open string lick also comes in part from banjo, so called 'melodic' banjo as introduced by Bobby Thompson and Bill Keith. I would really recommend anyone serious about banjo rolls to get a beginner bluegrass banjo tutorial, even if you never play the banjo. Earl's book is great, and Pete Wernick has loads of stuff out there, a lot of which is free. Cheers and thanks again.
This is great. Thanks for sharing this big group of techniques as a country hit list. Good luck with the book and channel!
man alive !! your awesome !!
Well done mate......
love the lesson genius I am take it little by little
Very good perfect teaching.thanks
Yah ol gotta own a telecaster 🎸, 👍😂😅thank you for sharing 🎸👍
Tips to become a considerable country player in a nutshell❤️
Awesome video!!!
This great stuff 🙂
This is gold
Great lesson!
those frets are huge!
Very Good- I forget some of these----- Thank You Train Wreck II
Really great video thanks
Play the D cowboy chord up an octave. add the pinky to make it the sus4. hit that and bend that first finger up a tone. Hit that again but play just the major chord. now slide down to the 9th fret and play the same shape, hit that once, then last hit you play the sus4 while bending the first finger on the G string up to finish the lick. Its a total of five chord strikes w/bends and or w/added 4th.
master class ! Great
Excellent! Just wanted to mention pre-bends too. Very country-sounding when used effectively!
Liking the guitar !
Didn't know Stuart Ryan had his own YT channel!? He's a stonkin' guitar player and I've got a lot of his articles in magazines like Guitar Techniques and the DVDs they put out several years ago.
Great overview
Great lesson! subbed
Very thorough lesson on the essential country guitar techniques. Nice work.
Thank you.
Thanks Frank!
Great tips and ready to expand to other levels. Thank you!
Thank you Bruno, glad it helped! All the best, Stuart
This is good stuff. I'm trying to play 'fingerstyle' guitar, so I'm always interested in these specific technique videos.
Exxcellent, really. Thanks a LOT!!!
Yeehaa! All good stuff mate. I love playing country guitar :)
Country stuff explained in beautiful RP English. The wonders of the internet. And very well explained as well.
I'm from TN but have always preferred blues, however, there's no doubt that blues and country have crossed tracks many times, even rock/country. I can strum chords and keep up with most country songs and being exposed to country all my life the rhythms in country come pretty naturally but the lead parts are difficult for me.
Really enjoyed this Stuart - thank you. Made a lot of things come into focus and I'm a novice. First time using tab too which which helps a lot as a beginner.
Thanks for watching Tim, glad it helped! Best wishes, Stuart
Nice tips; and great playing, as always!
Thanks for watching Luis!
You play country so well you should have a Kentucky accent! Damn! 😊 (Thanks!)
I recently started doing steel style bends also on the D string. Slightly different fingering, and more push needed on the thicker string. You also need to use the little and 3rd finger on the upper 2 strings, rather than the little finger on both. I've always used little+3rd finger on all the upper 2 strings, 'cos I'm often holding that bend (+ the lower of the upper 2 strings), and playing another line over it on just the top string, using the little + 1st finger.
Stu, that tele though!
Ok! I'm subbed. This is a gold mine. I'm shopping your book. Please keep up this channel forever!
Thank you! More on the way!
Excellent lesson, thanks!
My pleasure!
Amazing video mate..you nailed it in one video for my money..brilliant teacher if ever there was one !
Thanks for watching Mike, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Best wishes, Stuart
Awesome lesson. Thanks
Thanks Scott! All the best, Stuart
You mentioned Albert Lee a few times - I've always loved his playing on Clapton's "Just One Night" live album, recorded in '78 or so, and spent some time learning his tasty solo in "If I Don't Be There By Morning"....
Albert is such a great player! Thanks for watching!
Just subscribed and liked 👍
Fender Tele , awesome for Country!
I like your guitar.
Wow, I'm a lifetime musician, and that was fantastic! You have Demystified a boatload of stuff for me!
Thank you, glad it helped!
Love all your videos, Sir.
Glad you like them Sukalyan, stay well!
Thank you for these great ideas! It’s like going to school again @ 73 years old! 🎸
Thanks for watching, glad it helped!
Greeting from the USA! Just ordered your book! Looking forward to it! Cheers!
Thank you and sorry for late reply, just getting over the dreaded Covid!
@@StuartRyanMusic No woories at all! Glad you got over it!! Book should be here on the 11th. Looking forward to it!
I could see you wearing a big Stetson living in Nashville...thx Stuart!
Ha ha! Nashville is FULL of monster players, it's the last place any professional guitar player should want to move to really!
Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
I love the style here I go I'm going to learn it your student
Thanks for watching!
Dude. You’re an absolute Hoss
Best of best
Brilliant…. Subscribed :)
Nice
great breakdown of basic country playing...
Thanks Steve! All the best, Stuart
Great video
Thanks for watching Tyler! All the best, Stuart
Great vid. I’m not a fan of relic’d guitars but that Tele is a thing of beauty
Thanks for watching - this Tele really is a great one, nice big neck profile too! All the best, Stuart
Well thanks , back to the woodshed for me cause I ain't quite country yet ..
Beautiful old Tele. What year? You have a great method of spelling your techniques out.
Hi Ryan, could you please give me a tip on some practise exercises on how to learn this style of fingerpicking. My fingers seem soft and ineffective for this at the moment and I never really got the hang of travis picking either…always been a plectrum player.
8. Slap-back delay and room reverb hides my mistakes. Thanks for this. Good lesson.
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Great video with some good info and very authentic tone. I don't know about calling it modern though. More like the 90's. Don't worry, I still think the 90's was just a couple years ago too!
Do you have any video showing how to step by step learn the open string lick and chicken picking lick? Also do you happen to have any video that teaches how to spice up country songs in D, G, E and A?
I’m very interested in pedal steel bends . I haven’t quite managed the technique yet. I’ll keep on until I get it .
After watching this, I am realizing I sort of already play this style... And I'm in an indie rock band.
Like a lot of folks here I play a mostly blues based rock music, with the occasional dip into country fuelled by bands like Drive By Truckers and Blackberry Smoke - I always find that country guitar makes me want to to go down a step or two in string gauge - I play 10 - 46 on everything, but some of these repeated bends against a double stop just put my hand in such an unusual position that I feel like I struggle, but then my hybrid picking technique goes to pieces against the lighter strings. Any suggestions on which way to fix this - beef up my bends (to be clear - I'm good for minor 3rd, even occasional maj 3rd bends in "proper" playing) or refine my finger feel? This is such a good video by the way - I can't believe that the YT alogorithm has never shown your channel to me before now.
Absolutely wonderful, thanks a ton.
When you were doing the triplets with the snap, were you muting the string like when chicken pickin'?
Many thanks again. 😎🎙🎸✅
Hi Julian, I think I must have been there - most of it is subconscious these days so sorry if I missed it out! All the best, Stuart