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Acoustic Chord Connections & Fills (Patreon)

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2026-10-17 14:00:01

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2026-10

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I'm currently in Italy, having just completed a fantastic week-long guitar workshop, with another one to come next week. But fear not, I managed to get a couple of videos filmed in advance, the first of which is this lesson on ways to make your basic cowboy chord progressions sound a bit more interesting. I start with a simple bass note and strum approach in 3/4 time, then gradually adds single-note connections between chords, hammer-ons, walk-ups and double-stop fills. The video is based around a country-style chord study, but the ideas and techniques I discuss would work well across a whole range of different styles.

I hope you find it interesting. Tab is attached below. Have a great rest of your weekend and speak soon!

-Adrian

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Acoustic Guitar Chord Connections and Fills | A Country Waltz Study

In this lesson we're working on a country waltz rhythm guitar study in the key of G. It starts simply, with bass notes and strums in 3/4 time using open-position chords, then gradually adds single-note connections between chords and fills. Essential stuff for all acoustic players. This is useful acoustic vocabulary in a traditional country setting, and it would work equally well in Rolling Stones/Neil Young and alternative country styles. The ideas can also be adapted to songs in 4/4. I cover things like: - The chord progression and Nashville numbers - A simple bass note and strum approach, with swing - Single-note connections between chords - Hammer-ons, walk-ups and walk-downs - Double-stop fills in the style of soul and R&B guitar - Fills built from chord shapes - Adapting these ideas to other songs and time feels Gear used: Guitar: Martin OO15M Tab is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/anyonecanplayguitar More lessons and courses: https://courses.anyonecanplayguitar.co.uk https://anyonecanplayguitar.co.uk 00:00 About the lesson 02:18 The basic chord progression 04:33 The chords in Nashville numbers 06:37 Bass notes & Strumming 10:11 Adding basic chord connections 12:45 G chord variations 15:03 Walk down from G to Em 16:30 C chord fill ideas 17:40 G fill idea 19:10 B7 variation 20:05 Alternate D7 voicing 20:30 Major pentatonic fill 21:15 D chord fill 21:50 Double stop E minor fill 22:10 3rds fill 22:52 Turnaround idea 23:49 Gear used in this video