The Complete Country Guitar Method Compilation_ Three Books in One

390 Pages·2019·96.086 MB·English

by  Levi Clay

The Complete Country Guitar Method
Compilation
Three Books in One! - Master Country Guitar Licks, Techniques & Soloing

BY LEVI CLAY

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Contents
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Foreword

Country Guitar for Beginners
Part One: Chords and Rhythm Guitar
Chapter One: Country Chord Refresher
Chapter Two: Basic Strumming and Playing Songs
Chapter Three: Western Swing Rhythm
Chapter Four: Hybrid Picking Riffs
Part Two: Scales, Arpeggios and Lead Guitar
Chapter Five: Country Scale Primer
Chapter Six: CAGED Positions
Chapter Seven: 3rds & 6ths Interval Licks
Chapter Eight: String Bending Skills
Chapter Nine: Pop Track
Chapter Ten: Rockabilly Track
Chapter Eleven: Outlaw Track
Conclusion

Country Guitar Soloing Techniques
Introduction
Chapter One: Triads
Chapter Two: Major Pentatonic Scales
Chapter Three: Together Again
Chapter Four: Alternate Picking Skills
Chapter Five: Slurs
Chapter Six: Hybrid Picking
Chapter Seven: Banjo Rolls
Chapter Eight: Open Strings
Chapter Nine: Bending Tricks
Chapter Ten: Hot Dang Twang
Conclusion

Country Guitar Heroes - 100 Country Licks for Guitar
Introduction
Chapter One: How to Learn These Licks
Chapter Two: Albert Lee
Chapter Three: Brad Paisley
Chapter Four: Brent Mason
Chapter Five: Buck Owens/Don Rich
Chapter Six: Chet Atkins
Chapter Seven: Danny Gatton
Chapter Eight: Eldon Shamblin
Chapter Nine: Glen Campbell
Chapter Ten: Hank Garland
Chapter Eleven: James Burton
Chapter Twelve: Jerry Donahue
Chapter Thirteen: Jerry Reed
Chapter Fourteen: Jimmy Bryant
Chapter Fifteen: Johnny Hiland
Chapter Sixteen: Keith Urban
Chapter Seventeen: Redd Volkaert
Chapter Eighteen: Roy Nichols
Chapter Nineteen: Steve Wariner
Chapter Twenty: Vince Gill
Chapter Twenty-One: Whit Smith
Chapter Twenty-Two: Transposing Licks
Chapter Twenty-Three: Changing Context
Chapter Twenty-Four: Country Rock Solo
Chapter Twenty-Five: Country Boogie Solo
Conclusion

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Foreword
Welcome to the Complete Country Guitar Method Compilation, and thanks
for taking the time to check it out, you ’ re on the way to country guitar
mastery!

This book is all about creating a one-stop shop to take you from beginner to
advanced country guitarist quickly, and efficiently. There ’ s a distinct lack of
country guitar instructional books available, so I ’ ve compiled three of my
best-selling books into one great value package.

This compilation contains Country Guitar for Beginners, Country Guitar
Soloing Techniques, and Country Guitar Heroes: 100 Licks for Country
Guitar.

This compilation will give you everything need, no matter what level you are
playing at.

You will:

Get a fundamental understanding of chords and rhythm guitar in various
sub-genres of country music.
Learn the theory that connects chords, arpeggios, and scales, and how
these are used in country music
Understand the phrasing tricks used by country guitar players that don ’t
rely on playing fast to sound good
Get a solid understanding of the CAGED system and how it ’ s used for
chords, scales, arpeggios and for playing over chord changes.
Develop the techniques needed to improve speed and accuracy,
including alternate picking, hybrid picking, slurs, banjo rolls, double
stops, and more.
Learn hundreds of real-life licks inspired by the genres most
distinguished players
Master multiple tracks composed for each book, each with their own
backing tracks for fun and exciting practice.

While the book has been organized to suit a beginner player who will
begin at page one, you can also quickly dig into the chapters that cover
the material that interests you.

The material is structured to provide you with the theoretical tools you ’ ll
need to play the style and introduce you to basic soloing concepts (Country
Guitar for Beginners), develop the technique needed to play the genre at a
high level (Country Guitar Soloing Techniques), and finally present you with
authentic vocabulary used by the greats (Country Guitar Heroes: 100 Licks
for Country Guitar).

About each book:

Country Guitar for Beginners

Country guitar is a genre rich in history, which more people are turning to in
2017. As with studying any music, the best way to sound authentic is to
understand and pay tribute to its roots.

Country Guitar for Beginners covers The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers,
right through to cowboys like Hank Williams, Western swingers like Eldon
Shamblin and outlaws like Merle Haggard

You ’ll learn the chords needed to play each style and the correct approaches
to rhythm guitar. You ’ll understand how to develop this knowledge into
scales, solos, and licks.

Finally, you ’ ll look at three tracks composed in a pop, rockabilly, and
outlaw setting. You will learn the rhythm parts and solos, and practice them
with the supplied backing tracks.

Country Guitar Soloing Techniques

Country Guitar Soloing Techniques arms you with expert technique to help
you play in the style of Brent Mason, Albert Lee, and Johnny Hiland.

There ’s an emphasis on the CAGED system and understanding of harmony,
however, the bulk of the book develops your alternate picking technique,
cross picking, hybrid picking, banjo rolls, slurs, double stops, and more.

Included is a full track titled Hot Dang Twang that uses each concept
covered, and features two full solos that test your guitar technique.

Country Guitar Heroes: 100 Licks for Country Guitar

Now you’ve built the skills to play country guitar, the final step is to get to
grips with some real-world vocabulary and licks

Music is a language, and being able to communicate with other musicians or
listeners means being able to speak to them using words they will recognize.

Country Guitar Heroes teaches you 100 licks in the style of 20 of the best
players in the genre. Each one of these licks is broken down and explained
theoretically so you ’ll be able to develop them further and combine them at
will.

Finally, I ’ ve included a selection of solos that use these licks exclusively,
but transposed and adapted them to work in a new context. This is where
you ’ll learn to turn other people ’ s licks into your own unique language.

There ’s a lot of content, and will provide you with years of study... but
practice makes perfect, so grab your guitar and get ready to twang!

Levi

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