Authenic, Old Timey Country Bluegrass Chord Study! (Patreon)

Country Blues Open Chord Embellishments, Runs & Riffs! Old-Timey Bluegrass Guitar Lesson!

Access all lesson materials by becoming a Patreon member; https://patreon.com/AlexFarranGuitar If Patreon isn’t your bag, you can purchase this lesson alone here; https://smogfalls.gumroad.com/l/tjrkwv Book in for a private Zoom lesson to level up your playing, or find new inspiration!.. just choose a slot at the link below; https://tidycal.com/alexfarranguitar/guitarlesson Open chords, (also referred to as "Cowboy Chords"), are often all too quickly dismissed by advancing guitarists, but in this lesson we learn to appreciate those old friends in a new light. Using an old Bluegrass classic as our model chord progression, we start with the basics on how to really get the feel and tone right, using a mixture of picking and strumming. It is essential that your chords are crisp and clear with no muffled notes. We then decorate these chords with classic runs and embellishments, things that really bring a song to life! As I often say, it's crucial that you take pride in your rhythm playing and really serve the song. Hopefully you'll come away from this lesson with a handful of new ideas for spicing up those lovely open, "cowboy" chords! ⏱️TIMESTAMPS⏱️ 00:00 - Performance 01:00 - Brief 01:55 - Intro breakdown 02:43 - Strumming style 04:02 - Lesson Materials 04:19 - And we resume.. 04:45 - The Various Scales at Hand! 06:48 - Verses 08:48 - Chorus 09:30 - A chord trick! 09:59 - E6 Rockabilly style! 10:59 - Blues turnaround as an ending 11:55 - De-brief 12:24 - Transposing to other keys 12:48 - Gear Talk! 13:23 - What’s your fave acoustic guitar? 14:03 - Sign-off! Related videos to check out.. Unaccompanied Fingerstyle Delta Blues; https://youtu.be/09qZcCuf15k?si=KQ5ZIyW9t-k0oCwc Country Delta Blues - Authentic Chords for a 12 Bar; https://youtu.be/3MMY8Wq5_Ho Nobody Knows You When You’re Down & Out; chords lesson; https://youtu.be/03UcutkhlTQ Nobody Knows You; triad based soloing lesson; https://youtu.be/tMkPKBm0QV4 -------------------- Sunbear "Farran Five" tele pickups; https://www.sunbearpickups.com/telecaster-pickups/lava1d28qt9czpmsd7mhh7atkh09nf?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabZQ9xFvlQdXvHLVgD10yhTA1C3Ob-NvJBdfgj77agYFSTtyHL3onjCWT4_aem_SxdVxGs7Ys1K8tL2qrq6tg -------------------- Gear used in this video; Martin OM21 acoustic guitar John Pearse Phosphor Bronze 12-53 strings Bluechip STP60 pick O.P.R 4038 Ribbon Mic Neve 1073dpx Preamp/EQ Universal Audio Apollo x8p (gen 2) Logic Pro Universal Audio plugins Sony ZVE-10 camera Neewer Desktop Tripod Final Cut Pro Thanks for watching! Alex :) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexfarranguitar/ Buy me a coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/alexfarran #guitarplayer #acousticguitar #guitartips #bluesguitar #blues #guitar #guitarist #guitarlesson #guitarchords #guitarra #guitartutorial #bluegrass #chords #countrymusic #deltablues