"Sweet Dreams" - Country Lead Guitar Etude. Twang, Twang and More Twang! (Patreon)

Sweet Dreams - Twangy Country Soloing (Triads, Steel Bends & Vintage Tone)

Access all lesson materials by becoming a Patreon at the link below for just a small monthly fee!.. https://patreon.com/AlexFarranGuitar If Patreon isn’t your bag, you can purchase the materials for this lesson alone, directly at the link below; https://smogfalls.gumroad.com/l/cxoaum 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 Action packed and as twangy as it gets, this country lead guitar study on the changes to “Sweet Dreams” covers all of the ground you need for that authentic, vintage country soul guitar sound. I’ve thrown the kitchen sink at this one: triads, steel guitar bends, double stops, sixths, bluegrass-isms and even a couple of volume swells.. but of course we keep things melodic, soulful and tasteful.. never cluttered, as we draw inspiration from every corner of the classic country spectrum. And as always, stick around til the end for gear talk and recommended listening 👌🏻 ⏱️TIMESTAMPS⏱️ 00:00 - Performance 01:48 - Introduction 02:18 - The Chord Changes 03:25 - Harmonic Analysis 03:44 - Lesson Materials 04:22 - Triad Based Steel Bends 06:39 - A7 - The Outlaw sus4! 07:14 - A7 doublestops 08:36 - Blues Scale on Dominant chords 10:25 - Hybrid Picking! 11:06 - Classic Triad hammer-on 11:40 - Roy Buchanan quote 12:24 - Categorised by Function! 13:03 - Major double stops + chromaticism + double string bends! 14:16 - A7 Gospel lick 15:48 - Banjo roll 16:07 - Beautiful Major 6th Voicing 17:00 - Campilongo V-I 17:36 - Mexican infusion 18:10 - Motown lick 18:25 - Steel Bend City! 19:47 - Chicken Picking 20:00 - Blues Double-stops 20:33 - If 6 was 9! 21:11 - Looper Practice! 21:53 - Volume Swells + More Bends! 23:25 - Harmonics + Behind the nut bends! 24:04 - Bluegrass lick 24:47 - Signature country lick 25:58 - Closing with minimalism + Jerry Reed-isms! 27:20 - Broad summary of concepts covered 28:54 - Tone Talk! 29:49 - Sign-off! Other videos to check out; Sleepwalk Study: https://youtu.be/xSUoSJJGxfQ Blues Arpeggios lesson: https://youtu.be/Xgvlyi-81Wo?si=euleryWT8dXiVWG8 Mixolydian Scale Blues Fusion Study: https://youtu.be/kg2dFTK3AlI?si=l-Nex07QFVl8PHJB Pentatonic & Blues Scale licks: https://youtu.be/L2YN3XBcd8c?si=_OKB8Hx3ClxTJD8e Country Steel Bends + Volume Swells: https://youtu.be/ccnLxlQRki4?si=wM9o9JFVIEjNNsrU “Crazy Arms” Country Lead Guitar Study: https://youtu.be/fypk4pFwovg?si=0kDGghQ2S76jd3GX Bluegrass & Old-Timey Acoustic Chords: https://youtu.be/XE_1J-rzdDU?si=sx6wABsK2OMi-m2d Gear used in this video; Nachocaster #5485 Lazy J20 amp Greer Lightspeed Pedal (used as a clean boost) Strymon Flint (reverb pedal) Royer R121 Microphone Neve 1073DPX Mic Pre Universal Audio OX - amp top box Universal Audio Apollo 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 #GuitarSolo #guitarcover #sleepwalk #GuitarPractice #LeadGuitar #GuitarTips #guitartutorial #telecaster #countrymusic #surf #rockGuitar #GuitarSkills #fender #labamba #ritchievalens