05 Country LEAD GUITAR use doublestops ALLMAN BROTHERS style – 12:08 min

Country LEAD GUITAR use doublestops ALLMAN BROTHERS style – 12:08 min

In this lesson Jeff Ross teaches some country lead guitar using doublestops that give a real Allman Brothers type of tone. Doublestops are simply two notes played at once and when you use certain intervals together from the major pentatonic scale you can get that twin guitar attack sound of the Allman brothers. Jeff breaks it all down here lick by lick with up close shots of the neck – add to your playing arsenal – enjoy! 

  • Category: Country
  • Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
  • Total Time: 12:8 min
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41 More Country PEDAL STEEL licks for electric guitar part 4 – 12:12 min

More Country PEDAL STEEL licks for electric guitar part 4 – 12:12 min

In this lesson Jeff Ross continues in this series with more country pedal licks for electric guitar. These licks are based in the style of John Huey. John was a huge country pedal steel player in the 60s with a very distinctive sound and tone. Here Jeff takes an intro and plays over a 4511 Nashville change in the key of A and works in licks in this style. Check it out as Jeff breaks it all down and goes over the technique and licks piece by piece. 

  • Category: Country
  • Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
  • Total Time: 12:12 min
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36 GEAR and TOOLS needed to play country pedal steel licks on electric guitar – 12:53 min

GEAR and TOOLS needed to play country pedal steel licks on electric guitar – 12:53 min

In this lesson Jeff Ross teaches all about the gear needed to get the proper sounds to play country pedal steel licks on electric guitar. He goes over the best types of guitars to use, amps and settings, string gauge, guitar set ups, tremelo bars, effects, volume pedals and controls, and why these pieces of gear are necessary to get these tones. As well as he goes over what gear leads to more frustration when playing this style – so we want to make it as easy and less frustrating as possible to play this style of music.

  • Category: Country
  • Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
  • Total Time: 12:53 min
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40 Country Pedal Steel licks continued – pt 3 – 9:07 min

Country Pedal Steel licks continued – pt 3 – 9:07 min

In this lesson Jeff Ross continues with teaching part 3 of pedal steel licks for electric guitar. Jeff continues in the key of A and you will learn some licks for a lead in for a basic I-IV-V country progression. Over the course of this three-part series you want to nail down these techniques of bending notes within a chord and get creative with these licks and try in different keys and put your own spin on them. 

  • Category: Country
  • Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
  • Total Time: 9:7 min
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39 More COUNTRY PEDAL STEEL licks on electric guitar – pt2 – 12:51 min

More COUNTRY PEDAL STEEL licks on electric guitar – pt2 – 12:51 min

IN this lesson Jeff Ross continues with teaching pedal steel licks for electric guitar. See the previous lesson for part one in this series on pedal steel licks. In this lesson we are in the key of A and you will learn some into and turnaround licks in the pedal steel style. This is a very cool technique where you are bending a note or notes within a chord and swelling the volume to get that pedal steel sound. 

  • Category: Country
  • Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
  • Total Time: 12:51 min
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08 Country open string licks very BANJO like – 6:57 min

Country open string licks very BANJO like – 6:57 min

In this lesson Jeff Ross teaches some open string country licks that give a very Banjo like tone. This lesson is taught in the key of F and the licks are fairly straight forward once you get the pattern and movement between the fretted and open strings. Lots of fun and great tone when you get these licks played up to speed – enjoy! 

  • Category: Country
  • Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
  • Total Time: 6:57 min
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38 Playing COUNTRY PEDAL STEEL licks on electric guitar – 12:15 min

Playing COUNTRY PEDAL STEEL licks on electric guitar – 12:15 min

In this lesson Jeff Ross Teaches the techniques of getting a country pedal steel sound on electric guitar. This is a killer technique where you will be bending notes within chord shapes to get that pedal steel tone. Jeff takes you through the techniques will application examples of this very unique technique – enjoy! 

  • Category: Country
  • Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
  • Total Time: 12:15 min
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04 Lesson on some COUNTRY lead guitar BLUEGRASS LICKS – 8:18 min

Lesson on some COUNTRY lead guitar BLUEGRASS LICKS – 8:18 minutes

In this lesson Marty teaches some standard country/bluegrass licks for lead guitar. Its nice to look at all different styles of music and try diffent things to help inspire new ideas and get the creativity going. Marty demonstrates these licks in the key of G. Have fun with these licks and give them a try with an open mind…and open ears.

  • Category: Country
  • Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
  • Total Time: 8:18 min
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29 Cool slide licks and rhythm in E minor tuning – something new and different – 7:27 min

Cool slide licks and rhythm in E minor tuning – something new and different – 7:27 min
In this lesson Jeff Ross teaches some silky smooth bluesy electric slide guitar. Here you will learn some new ideas for blues slide guitar in a different tuning. Tune your guitar to E minor tuning so when you strike the strings it rings out to a Em chord. The tuning is from low to high E, B, E, G, B,  E – strike the strings and it sounds an Em chord – cool tuning and different – give it a try. New tunings really open the floodgates to new ideas and a whole new palette of sounds. Jeff first shows you the rhythm and you can play it with just one finger or use the slide as he demonstrates. Jeff then demonstrates some lick ideas in minor pentatonic. Put your own spin on these licks and make them your own. Experiment with this tuning and other alternate tunings for great new sounds.
  • Category: Slide guitar
  • Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
  • Total Time: 7:27 min
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09 Easy acoustic blues slide guitar rhythm & lick ideas – 12:43 min

Easy acoustic blues slide guitar rhythm & licks lesson ideas – 12:43 min

In this lesson Dave Nassie teaches some easy and fun acoustic slide blues guitar. This lesson is in standard tuning and Dave first off teaches the scales he will be using throughout this lesson – learn a few positions of the Pentatonic scale as Dave demonstrates and if you are not sure of these positions be sure and check them out written out on paper in the written lessons section of the site. Dave then gets into the technique of slide playing and what works for him – be sure and know that you can get creative with it and do what works and sounds best to you. Dave then starts off with some really easy slide licks and vibrato to get you warmed up. Dave builds the licks from there. Be sure to mix up the notes and rhythms and use this lesson as a jump off point – put your own spin on these ideas and make them your own – and most of all – have fun with them!!

  • Category: Slide guitar
  • Instructor: NextLevelGuitar
  • Total Time: 12:43 min
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