Learn to Play Rockabilly Guitar
Rockabilly, like jazz, draws guitarists from a wide range of influences and backgrounds. Players from all styles such as Rock and Roll, Country, Swing, Jazz and Blues have all contributed to genre's history. Because of its diverse background, Rockabilly has a lot to offer any guitarist who is eager to learn. Blistering solos, hard-driving grooves, funky chord solos: Rockabilly has it all. With a guitar, amp and a few effects pedals you can quickly be on your way to becoming the next Duane Eddy or Brian Setzer.
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Instructions
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Plug your guitar into the distortion pedal and then the delay pedal before plugging it into the amp. Adjust the settings on both pedals until you reach a tone quality you like.
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Learn the Minor and Major blues scales. These are the most common scales to use when soloing in the Rockabilly style.
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Learn to play major and minor chords on the top four strings which will allow you to emulate the style of players like Duane Eddy and Brian Setzer.
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Learn dominant 7th and 9th barre chords. These chords are found in many Rockabilly songs and can be used to both accompany and create improvised solos.
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Learn one of your favorite Rockabilly songs, it is always easier to learn a song you are familiar. Many great books and websites contain lead sheets to hundreds of Rockabilly tunes.
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Tips & Warnings
Studying with a private teacher will be helpful when learning to play Rockabilly. Jamming along with your favorite recordings is a great way to improve your playing and tone.
Resources
- Photo Credit www.stockvault.net
