Play Country Guitar

Learning how to play the country guitar is an exciting and fun experience, especially when the moment comes when you can play for your friends, family and others. Understanding the basics of playing the country guitar will help you rise to the next level quickly.

Instructions

1. Understand the sounds of the Blues pentatonic scale and the bends you can make. The blues guitar sounds are very similar to the country guitar sounds and should be mastered before moving on to country guitar. Learn the blues pentatonic scale and the major chords that go with it.

2. Learn how to do bends, add in some jazz anticipations and other non-traditional sounds and you have the makings of country guitar sounds. It is important to make sure you know how to do the different techniques well before playing around with them.

3. Listen to some country guitar licks played by giants like country rockers the Allman Brothers, rock and blues icon Eric Clapton and blues and R&B legend BB King. Also listen to country guitarists/singers Vince Gill and Lyle Lovett to hear a more modern country sound that is folksy and bluesy. While they are all slightly different styles of music, the country guitar sounds are similar in all of their music. Listen to the guitar sounds and the flow in their songs, then try to reproduce it on your own guitar.

4. Practice the sounds and techniques you have learned. Play along with a country guitar player to hear the likeness between yours and theirs. This will help you play better and learn by ear better and faster, as well. Record yourself playing, then play it back to hear what it sounds like for the audience.