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Country

Boom-chick rhythm, hybrid picking and twang.

Level 1 · from Stage 2Player

Boom-chick

  • Bass note and strum pattern
  • Bass runs between chords
  • Three-chord country songs

Milestone: Play a country song with bass runs.

Needs: Open chords & capo, Four-chord songs · about 8 hours

Level 2 · from Stage 6Player

Twang

  • Hybrid picking
  • Major pentatonic plus the ♭3
  • Double stops in 6ths

Milestone: Play a country solo with hybrid picking.

Needs: Bends & vibrato, CAGED & the blues scale and Level 1 · about 12 hours

Level 3 · from Stage 8Pro

Chicken picking

  • Chicken picking and snaps
  • Pedal-steel-style bends
  • Fast runs

Milestone: Play a fast country solo cleanly.

Needs: Sweeps, tapping & hybrid picking and Level 2 · about 16 hours

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Hear it, try it

A typical country phrase and a backing track to play along with. Everyone can use these, on any plan.

Major blues run (G)
110 BPM
e|-----------3--------------------|
B|--------3-----5--3--------------|
G|-3--h4--------------4--2--------|
D|--------------------------5-----|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Backing track
Tempo
112 BPM
1GI
2GI
3CIV
4CIV
5DV
6DV
7GI
8GI
Feel: straight · 8 bars, loops
Target notes: G → B (3) · C → E (3) · D → F♯ (3)
What you’ll work on

Harmony: I–IV–V, secondary dominants (II7, VI7), boom-chick rhythm.

Scales: Major pentatonic, major blues (major pentatonic + ♭3), Mixolydian.

Technique: Hybrid picking, chicken picking (muted plucks), pedal-steel-style bends against held notes, double stops in 6ths.

Players to listen to

Chet Atkins, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Vince Gill, Brad Paisley.

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