An Incredible Country Solo from One Simple Lick | Guitar Lesson

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  • Опубликовано: 6 май 2016
  • In this video I look at how you might build a country-style solo by developing a single lick through a chord progression. A really useful thing to try if you're struggling getting from licks to more fully realised musical statements. Tab/music right here: www.anyonecanplayguitar.co.uk/...
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  • @luthiervandros
    @luthiervandros 3 года назад +84

    “I love a good lick as much as the next man” and other phrases you can’t add as a header to your resume.

  • @medicussapiens
    @medicussapiens 3 года назад +12

    This lick is based on the major pentatonic scale with an added minor third. This scale goes by the name of “country scale”, “soul scale”, “blue major scale”, “blues scale in major”, among others. The lick can also be used in jazz, pop and just about any style of popular music and on any instrument. Thanks much for the great tutorial.

  • @hartland749
    @hartland749 7 лет назад +7

    Finally someone who will actually share an idea and break it down where anyone can understand. Thank you and much respect my friend.

  • @electricdon1
    @electricdon1 7 лет назад +167

    Top guy. No ego.

    • @colinlyne
      @colinlyne 3 года назад +5

      Yes, a pleasant teacher.

    • @dermot51
      @dermot51 3 года назад +4

      Fantastic guitarist and teacher

    • @gusraymond9562
      @gusraymond9562 Год назад +3

      Having a balanced Ego surely helps one become open to learning without waving one's Phallus about

    • @user-jl9kw9gn3m
      @user-jl9kw9gn3m 26 дней назад

      @@gusraymond9562 🚀👍

  • @VelezBiH
    @VelezBiH 4 года назад +17

    It took me 15 min to get this solo going, man i am on fire with these country licks love it! Please bring more of this! Even the wife approves, i got the "sounds great" complement tonight! :D

  • @redwhiteblue9866
    @redwhiteblue9866 4 года назад +4

    Heavy rock guitarist, just moved to middle of nowhere. Local musicians are all country, so just joined a country band (can hardly believe it myself). Your videos are helping bring me up to speed so to speak. Thanks for what you do.

  • @RJ-lf8ex
    @RJ-lf8ex 4 года назад +107

    I had to watch this multiple times to ensure you weren't faking it.
    Dude, your playing is as precise and clean as I've ever seen. And the tone and sound you have going in this video is superb. I will be learning this solo and my goal is to play it as remarkably as you do! Great job, thank you so much for posting this.

    • @deeraygarcia1
      @deeraygarcia1 4 года назад +6

      Great Teacher and Player

    • @keithport6913
      @keithport6913 4 года назад +4

      Always a fender for country Gibson for rock

    • @kurtcobain8316
      @kurtcobain8316 3 года назад +8

      @@keithport6913 Fender for rock also...

    • @stockholm1752
      @stockholm1752 3 года назад +13

      @@keithport6913 Telecasters can do anything.

    • @saltyassassin
      @saltyassassin 3 года назад +1

      @@stockholm1752 yup. John 5 and Jim Root both play teles. Jimmy Page played one on Led Zeppelin I

  • @jimwilson3241
    @jimwilson3241 5 лет назад +4

    I'm 69 and still learning the Guitar. I've always Sang lead for a Band but still learning everything I can! Thanks, Mr. Wilson

  • @dooleyfan
    @dooleyfan 5 лет назад +13

    I’ve been playing for almost 40 years and I’m just getting started playing country. This was incredibly helpful! Thanks for posting!

  • @Warped53
    @Warped53 7 лет назад +20

    This is definitely one THE best country guitar lessons on the entire internet

  • @byrdz2313
    @byrdz2313 5 лет назад +5

    Just wonderful. A Brit making me feel proud to be American...and I'm a Canadian of Italian descent. No matter how "cliche", this lick sounds so dam good. You're a natural musician and instructor. Keep 'em coming.

  • @ClarkeOnGuitar
    @ClarkeOnGuitar 7 лет назад +13

    As a long time rock player, these country licks are bit of a step into the unknown for me. great lesson and you have a great way of explaining things in a very musical way. Great job. Thank you! Subbed!

  • @pietropsalm7177
    @pietropsalm7177 7 лет назад +24

    This is a nifty piece of playing to have in the toolbox. Dig your whole presentation and so grateful you supply the tabs, too.
    thanks again.

    • @w.j.mildfelt4547
      @w.j.mildfelt4547 Год назад

      Adrian so glDI picked you back up in utube haven't seen you in awhile and missed your lessons and accent

  • @bobsaturday4273
    @bobsaturday4273 7 лет назад +4

    Howdy Adrian Anyone , you certainly can play guitar !
    Seriously , thanks for your patience at being a good teacher ,
    the gratitude from us your YT students is im-mesureable

  • @musicmandrew
    @musicmandrew 7 лет назад +8

    I've been teaching guitar since 1980 and own a music school in New Orleans. I think you have done a great job with this lesson! Keep on spreading the licks!

  • @fukhue8226
    @fukhue8226 Год назад +2

    I have run across this fine fellow before. Very good Guitar Player and Instructor. 100% Perfect Tone for this style of playing. And that was from a guy in the U.K. playing a very Hard Core 1960's American Nashville Style Country Melody. Very simple but very well done! Shows how good he really is.

  • @randybrackett6450
    @randybrackett6450 7 лет назад +10

    God bless you man!
    Your my new guitar hero.
    I absolutely love this kind of guitar playing.
    I'm much more of a rhythm / acoustic finger picker but want to learn country lead and have been really struggling.
    Thanks so much.....I'm a fan!!

  • @rexieb3
    @rexieb3 7 лет назад +5

    Wow, beautiful lick! Thanks for sharing it with the class. I've never played country but now I want to try after hearing you play it so nicely.

  • @greenvelvet
    @greenvelvet 3 года назад +2

    This channel has definitely warmed me up to country.
    A genre I probably would have never given second thought to but I really love them melodic sensibilities and the rhythmic feel of it

  • @paulfinger6975
    @paulfinger6975 7 лет назад +2

    Just great. I am an old guitar player who gave it up for years, this gave me hope I can get my chops back.
    Please keep them coming

  • @rafaelramos2731
    @rafaelramos2731 7 лет назад +13

    Beautiful solo to learn and good manner of educating guitarists. Thanks.

  • @pr0pman
    @pr0pman 7 лет назад +3

    Thank you!!! Great lesson and loved it that you reference numbers and the scale position :-) It was so easy to learn. Lot of folks try to teach here ... loved the way you approached teaching this. Please keep them coming.

  • @Goaneasy
    @Goaneasy 3 года назад +2

    Thank you for connecting the dots to a simple solo. Been looking for something like this a long time. Keep them coming.

  • @stephenpeter63
    @stephenpeter63 6 лет назад +1

    thanks Adrian - lovely little solo that just about teaches everything you need to know to play country licks endlessly. Well chosen solo, well played and well explained/taught. Much gratitude from someone who has been trying to crack the code of country guitar playing for a decade. Have watched hundreds of RUclips videos, bought umpteen dvds but your video has given me a massive slingshot in the right direction.

  • @davemacculloch9879
    @davemacculloch9879 3 года назад +3

    Thanks Adrian! excellent lessons mate, no shortcuts, no fluff and very tasty licks. Unreal!

  • @chasptrs.4922
    @chasptrs.4922 7 лет назад +4

    I agree with others, neatly done - clear and easy to follow, thxs keep it rolling.

  • @stevescontriano860
    @stevescontriano860 3 года назад +2

    Adrian. I really like watching you on your videos. There’re simple straightforward and no messing around. I consider myself a rhythm guitar garage musician. I’m trying to learn the fretboard and your videos are really helpful. Thank you so much my friend

  • @agh2815
    @agh2815 7 лет назад +2

    Thanks Adrian. That was a big help to me. I thought you put it over real well. It's helped me to start to get a flow with lead licks and not sound like you're just running through the scales

  • @thereallottski
    @thereallottski 8 лет назад +8

    Excellent lesson. Great instructor. Thanks so much.

  • @TheFlipthis1967
    @TheFlipthis1967 5 лет назад +4

    One of the best online tutors out there, excellent

  • @bertclark5046
    @bertclark5046 8 лет назад

    Marvelous tutorial! The basics are here for many other solos. Your presentations are well explained in a great deadpan way. Thank you, Bert Clark

  • @pkbrown58
    @pkbrown58 5 лет назад

    Great tutorial! You're giving a born-in-the-wool blues player an entrance into country! I appreciate your walking through the whole lick in a student-friendly manner. Cheers, mate!

  • @matinee310
    @matinee310 7 лет назад +6

    What a brilliant teacher!

  • @noushin5420
    @noushin5420 8 лет назад +5

    Great tutorial, thanks for sharing your talent both as a musician and a teacher, brilliant.

  • @bradh6185
    @bradh6185 5 лет назад +1

    I'm a long time rock player learning country. After watching numerous teachers on RUclips, you and Doug Seven are my two guys.

  • @kenorlob3728
    @kenorlob3728 3 года назад +2

    Just wanted to add another compliment. This is a great lesson and as others have said, your technique and your tone are just excellent! I've been tweaking my EQ ever since I started practicing this one. I've picked up on a few of your other lessons also and they are all excellent! Thank you so much for putting in the effort to do these!!

  • @robertbigler7743
    @robertbigler7743 5 лет назад +7

    Thanks so much for the awesome lesson! Finding this was the best Christmas gift I got this year! Come on across the Atlantic... Texas needs guitar players like you!

  • @drutten17
    @drutten17 7 лет назад +19

    very good teacher keep up the good work

  • @randyfeguer7779
    @randyfeguer7779 8 лет назад +1

    So far all of your videos are pretty good specially this one. Looking forward to more great stuff. Thanks

  • @JohnLee-iw1fn
    @JohnLee-iw1fn 7 лет назад +1

    After using your videos for 1 week, I was able to transform my playing to something that is passable as a country playa.Keep more licks coming!!!

    • @JohnLee-iw1fn
      @JohnLee-iw1fn 7 лет назад

      Your videos are really easy to follow: straight to the point and uncluttered.

  • @Coverswithchords1
    @Coverswithchords1 5 лет назад +3

    It's so cool, thanks to this tutorial I'm playing stuff I never dreamed I could play.

  • @cbarryslough
    @cbarryslough 8 лет назад +34

    You kick a great deal of ass. Greetings from across the pond.

  • @CapnJam1
    @CapnJam1 7 лет назад

    Wow, I learned more from this lesson than a I have from a multitude of other peoples lessons combined. This has really opened up a better understanding of turnarounds and moving up and down the scales. Thank you!

  • @aimfuldrifter
    @aimfuldrifter 7 лет назад +1

    This video has made me very happy due to the positive vibe of that lick :) You're doing a great job Adrian. Have a great day.

  • @zororosario
    @zororosario 7 лет назад +5

    I'm Impressed!

  • @harrylazard
    @harrylazard 8 лет назад +44

    Cool, this lick is called a "G" run in Bluegrass attributed to Lester Flatt. I tried using similarly as you do to learn the neck but your arrangement sounds a whole lot better than mine. thanks! I learned a lot today.

    • @kimhumphrey2476
      @kimhumphrey2476 5 лет назад +2

      swap the E for an F natural you get the Del McCourey run.

    • @garygerkin9988
      @garygerkin9988 5 лет назад +2

      We always just called it a Flat run in my Bluegrass circle

    • @wickedlee664
      @wickedlee664 2 года назад

      Yeah… i learned it so I could mimic a banjo sound for a record my band did years ago.

  • @fvcostanzo
    @fvcostanzo 3 года назад +1

    minor/major 3rd interplay is the heart of each phrase, played across each chord - simple and sweet.

  • @cmcapps1963
    @cmcapps1963 7 месяцев назад +1

    I know this is an old video, but just wanted to express my gratitude. I'm starting to try to branch out into bluegrass improvisation and the concepts in this video are helping me immensely. I'm a mediocre guitarist but an experienced high school teacher (English, History, Government, and Science) and I recognize just how skilled you are as an educator as well as a player.

  • @TooFarWest1
    @TooFarWest1 8 лет назад +4

    You're saving me money on guitar lessons, thanks!

  • @jpc_337
    @jpc_337 8 лет назад +796

    "I love a good lick as much as the next man."

    • @KimCyunHi
      @KimCyunHi 8 лет назад +28

      Who doesn't! ;-)

    • @kat834
      @kat834 7 лет назад +27

      my wife likes a good lick... will it make her sing better? LMAO

    • @corrinclark661
      @corrinclark661 7 лет назад +3

      kat834 b

    • @Maryonpark
      @Maryonpark 7 лет назад +22

      Love the way he kept a straight face there, quality! lol

    • @38Achilles
      @38Achilles 7 лет назад +34

      That aint no straight face.

  • @jeffstahl1664
    @jeffstahl1664 Год назад

    Really enjoy your instruction; on this lesson and others. You break down the licks in "learn-able" chucks and demo them well... clear and concise. I became a Patreon supporter of you, because of your style.

  • @t0dd707
    @t0dd707 7 лет назад +3

    Thank you. Terrific lesson. You are an excellent teacher and a real talent.

  • @mikerayburn
    @mikerayburn 7 лет назад +5

    Very helpful and well done. Thanks!

  • @DavidGoldZodiac
    @DavidGoldZodiac 8 лет назад +28

    Finally, someone connected all of that for me...tnx!

  • @MAP448
    @MAP448 Год назад

    I love the keys of G, C & D because I can recognize everything much better & be able to utilize open strings. This is such a wonderful example of just that. Thanks so much.

  • @ChristianRossMusic
    @ChristianRossMusic 7 лет назад

    Great stuff! Really inspired me to dive into some country leads. I appreciate what you're doing. Thanks and I look forward to learning more from you.

  • @mpaz48mo
    @mpaz48mo 7 лет назад +4

    Love your videos.

  • @HalJikaKick
    @HalJikaKick 7 лет назад +4

    This made ma happy.
    Thank you

  • @cliftonjarvis8010
    @cliftonjarvis8010 2 года назад

    I watched you teaching this awhile ago and I always come back to this,thanks very much.

  • @leoncates8370
    @leoncates8370 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks so much, I"ve been playing your solo for three days in a row, just now getting it down. I'll be transferring it to the keys of E and A and be playing your licks for the rest of my life : )

  • @Bronziebeard
    @Bronziebeard 8 лет назад +14

    "I love a good lick as the next man..." brilliant, keep it up

    • @budandbean1
      @budandbean1 8 лет назад +3

      Rollin on the floor, laughing my arse oft... That was just too funny, thanks for making my evening here guys!

  • @tecnolover2642
    @tecnolover2642 7 лет назад +7

    Nice solo and lesson!. BTW that lick is called the Lester Flatt G run. Its probably the most known lick in bluegrass music.

    • @PIANOSTYLE100
      @PIANOSTYLE100 6 лет назад

      tecnolover2642 yes it's is and used so many ways.

  • @rickwahrlich6259
    @rickwahrlich6259 5 лет назад +1

    This is a fantastic lesson. Thanks I just recently found you trying to learn some country licks. Great job. 🎸

  • @iainwhite3476
    @iainwhite3476 7 лет назад +2

    Great lesson very well explained, simple but very effective, lovely cascading lick in fours at the end with double stop 👍

  • @TotalHealthTurnAround
    @TotalHealthTurnAround 7 лет назад +8

    Hello, my Brother across the Pond!
    First of all, thank you for the multiple considerations YOU put together to make such a nice presentation of these awesome County guitar licks. Thanks so much for this great viewer friendly presentation!
    Jim

  • @ShiftingDrifter
    @ShiftingDrifter 7 лет назад +14

    A true guitarist capable of saying, "I love a good 'lick' as much as the next man," and able to express it purely in the context of guitar playing without any vocal inflection implying a Freudian slip or intentional under-lying reference to cunnilingus.

  • @KUDGHAT1
    @KUDGHAT1 2 года назад +1

    Maan just got one word for U.... ur a super teacher and the tempo u can play in with that super clarity and continuously teaching us the left hand tricks n variations.... well.... U r just super for a guy like my level... God bless U !

  • @blankblank4642
    @blankblank4642 4 года назад +1

    Sweet, how clean and sparkly is that, thanks.

  • @gunnslinger7774
    @gunnslinger7774 7 лет назад +14

    97 dislikes... I guess no good deed goes unpunished... Great video... awesome playing.. defenately worth learning note for note... love the diminished chord... thank you from the USA...

  • @BudSummers
    @BudSummers 7 лет назад +4

    Good lesson

  • @AaronAubreyPhoto
    @AaronAubreyPhoto 4 года назад +1

    Great playing, and great lesson.. this lick is super fun to play!!
    I'm surprised I haven't seen one comment about how freaking amazing that tone is!!!

  • @robertgurka4415
    @robertgurka4415 4 года назад

    Love this lesson Tom. It's just what this beginner has been looking for! Thanks!

  • @MrMacsagitarius
    @MrMacsagitarius 7 лет назад +7

    Your amp sounds so country style. I also got the Super Champ XD. What voice are you using here? 1? What's the set up are you using on this video? It sounds awesome!

  • @Fizzgig57
    @Fizzgig57 7 лет назад +21

    I too like a good lick and I think you did a nice job explaining it. thanks for the post.

  • @Jimhowhern28
    @Jimhowhern28 3 года назад +1

    Great guitarist, good licks and a great lesson, will surely help my guitar playing.

  • @robdonell3301
    @robdonell3301 7 лет назад

    This helps SO much as I have been mainly rock, blues, classical and jazz.

  • @charliecroker8486
    @charliecroker8486 8 лет назад +3

    This is great stuff, thanks. And, I'm still laughing at your hilarious comment at the beginning of this video!

  • @Antrobrebb
    @Antrobrebb 7 лет назад +8

    LMAO ; I love a good lick as much as the next man. ;-) Nice lesson too.

  • @sagsupply2009
    @sagsupply2009 7 лет назад +1

    I loved that cw solo...so cool....and totally inspired me to learn it....thanks so much....

  • @musket-hc1fc
    @musket-hc1fc 7 лет назад +2

    Excellent teaching and playing! You have a warm, pleasant manner about you that enhances your teaching and playing.

  • @jimferguson7503
    @jimferguson7503 7 лет назад +5

    Great lesson Adrian. Very well explained and easy to follow; plus the additional TAB sheet on your website. Recently discovered your videos but I will surely return many times. I made reply comments to PeterDad60. "What a disrespectful moron he is"!!

  • @brankoj62
    @brankoj62 7 лет назад +3

    Very cool,thank you man,nice playing,fuckin awesome solo,best regards

  • @jwsorrell
    @jwsorrell 3 года назад

    What a good player you are. Thanks for the country lesson. I loved it.

  • @telboy1966manu
    @telboy1966manu 3 года назад

    You're a really excellent guitarist and teacher, these lessons are fantastic, thank you!!

  • @rockyroll8402
    @rockyroll8402 7 лет назад +19

    Nice job. I didn't know that people from the U.K. liked country music

    • @alberthulse8005
      @alberthulse8005 5 лет назад +1

      Ricky scaggs

    • @pj72
      @pj72 5 лет назад +5

      The west of Scotland love A little bit Country.

    • @eekamoose
      @eekamoose 5 лет назад +7

      We like BOTH kinds of music: country AND western... :P

    • @berryj.greene7090
      @berryj.greene7090 5 лет назад +6

      Oh yeah we do! US develops the instruments and the style and we run with it as fast as we can. We have some really good exponents but it remains American and all credit is given to Uncle Sam's people. You have some really great exponents. Who wouldn't like Hank, Johnny, Kris, Ernest, Dolly, Rita, George, Merle, Riba, Patsy...… how long have you got.....?! All fantastic.

    • @andrewtucker94
      @andrewtucker94 4 года назад +2

      We don't

  • @chrisrussell101ify
    @chrisrussell101ify 3 года назад +5

    Is there a way to get hold of the backing track for this lesson? I do like the way you teach. It's simple and straightforward.

    • @doglifehub
      @doglifehub 3 года назад

      If you have Spotify or Amazon music, there are loads of backing tracks on them. Lots on RUclips, too.

    • @yousifosman415
      @yousifosman415 3 года назад +1

      In his discription

  • @danqodusk8140
    @danqodusk8140 5 месяцев назад

    Very well executed and explained! Great simple material to build on.

  • @EzyDzy85
    @EzyDzy85 8 лет назад +3

    Love that ending lick!

    • @infraprods
      @infraprods 4 года назад

      Is it a happy ending lick?

    • @boochi1994
      @boochi1994 3 года назад

      It’s from yackety axe by Chet Atkins and mark Knophler

  • @redwalrustmnc5256
    @redwalrustmnc5256 7 лет назад +5

    Just subbed. Great lesson! What chord/scale combo makes a song sound "country"?

    • @PF4531
      @PF4531 7 лет назад

      Red Walrus b

    • @seansixfive
      @seansixfive 7 лет назад +1

      Any 1 4 5 combination. Use the major pentatonic scale of each chord and you're good to go.

    • @redwalrustmnc5256
      @redwalrustmnc5256 7 лет назад

      thx

    • @jharsch3453
      @jharsch3453 7 лет назад +2

      practice too! country doesn't deviate too far away from major and minor pentatonics, play according to the chord being played, not the key

  • @Brayden329
    @Brayden329 3 года назад

    Thank you! My dad is a big classic country fan. I'm excited to get some practice on this one and maybe I can surprise him with it sometime.

  • @williamjones544
    @williamjones544 5 лет назад

    Love it - thanks for taking the time to help us guitar lovers.

  • @cltman8218
    @cltman8218 8 лет назад +5

    damn your good good teacher

  • @fenderblues1744
    @fenderblues1744 6 лет назад +53

    I keep going into the Benny Hill show tune with this, where he run all those girls around.

    • @johnwatson9803
      @johnwatson9803 4 года назад +10

      Benny loved a good lick.

    • @alexlox1015
      @alexlox1015 4 года назад +2

      @@johnwatson9803 lmfao!

    • @saltyassassin
      @saltyassassin 3 года назад

      😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @moeb434
      @moeb434 3 года назад

      Benny was the funniest politically incorrect little rascal ever.

    • @bobbystruggle3658
      @bobbystruggle3658 3 года назад

      @@johnwatson9803 Just as much as the next man surely.

  • @PIANOSTYLE100
    @PIANOSTYLE100 4 года назад

    1972 all my lead was sounding like the blues on guitar. Accidentally played a 6 not a b7 and gone was the blues sound. I like do songs like Jerry Reed's breakdown. Free pdf tab abounds on the net. Lots of cool open string licks
    on his songs. Love this video. Nice backing track. I use lots of country bluegrass licks in my piano... Yes.. All that arpeggio practice does pay off.

  • @xyzcesar
    @xyzcesar 2 года назад +1

    Esse garoto é um gênio! Sempre que vejo algum vídeo dele tenho essa mesma impressão. Desejo muito sucesso para ele!

  • @2drsdan
    @2drsdan 7 лет назад +5

    So when you do a pull-off or hammer-on is that counted as 1, or 1 and.?
    thanks, good stuff.

  • @rabbitohsrule121
    @rabbitohsrule121 4 года назад +7

    Awesome lesson with many inroads into country improvisation, the 467 dislikes must of come from some very confused people.

    • @rkb2092
      @rkb2092 4 года назад +1

      Yup! I don't understand the need to dislike something so "harmless". Doesn't speak well for people.

  • @twopremiers1801
    @twopremiers1801 4 года назад +2

    Where were you when I started playing guitar 65 years ago. I have left this a bit late. Spirit willing ,body not.Keep up the good work,good luck.

  • @danacanevaro529
    @danacanevaro529 7 лет назад +2

    Greetings from Canada. Very nice tune, Thanks for this it will be a challenge for me but, well worth the effort. Well taught also

  • @bloomen61
    @bloomen61 8 лет назад +19

    When I learned this lick long time ago it was just called "the G run"

    • @sundaydiver
      @sundaydiver 3 года назад +1

      Haha, yup. I think many in the electric country guitar crowd may not know that this lick comes from bluegrass. The classic Lester Flatt G-run, the first lick any bluegrass guitarist learns. Which of course doesn't take anything away from this great lesson.