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Have you been hankering to sound like your favorite Country artists of today? Well, Nathan Whitney has got you covered! In his course, Modern Country Rhythm, Nathan breaks down all the crucial aspects of modern Country guitar and how we can use them in our playing. From cowboy chords to chicken pickin', Nathan leaves no stone on that old dirt road unturned.
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In this course, Nathan will take us on an exploration through modern Country. We start by checking out triad and suss chords. Then, we move into the Nashville Number System and Cowboy Chords. After that, we'll take a look at modern chicken pickin' and even pop and EDM. Finally, Nathan will help us to put it all together and show us how to discover the intent of the song we are playing and how to make it shine!
In this first lesson, Nathan goes over everything we can expect to learn in this course.
5:18 Runtime
3.5 Difficulty
To start us off, Nathan shows us how to play triads up and down the neck.
18:27 Runtime
2.5 Difficulty
Now we'll take a look at sus chord color and why it's important.
12:03 Runtime
In this lesson, Nathan will introduce us to the Nashville Number System which is a very user-friendly system of transcription that relies on the use of chords and scale degrees to decipher chord progressions quickly and easily!
18:42 Runtime
2.0 Difficulty
Nathan breaks down how to use barre chords and power chords and shows us how to use them.
15:05 Runtime
Here, we will take our pentatonic scales an use them up and own the neck.
16:49 Runtime
3.0 Difficulty
Nathan explains cowboy chords and how we can learn to lock in the groove.
11:04 Runtime
Now, we will learn about the G run and why it is important to modern Country music.
10:41 Runtime
In this lesson, Nathan shows us arpeggios and how to use them.
6:01 Runtime
Now it's time to explore the working man rhythm and how to use it appropriately.
11:16 Runtime
Let's dive into some modern chicken pickin' and see how it is played.
12:45 Runtime
In this lesson, Nathan shows us when to use single-note lines and how to stay out of the way of the bass player.
5:11 Runtime
Here, we continue to learn about single note lines and how to use them correctly.
8:26 Runtime
Double stops can be used in a variety of ways, and in this lesson, Nathan shows us how.
10:09 Runtime
It's time to get a little funky! Here, we explore the subtle funkiness of the 7th and 9th chords.
12:44 Runtime
In this lesson, Nathan breaks down the play styles of Hendrix and Mayer and why they are so important to the modern country sound.
8:55 Runtime
Now it's time to see how modern country has influenced pop and EDM and how to use that in our playing.
9:49 Runtime
Let's explore the drop D voicing and how it can be used to buff up our playing.
12:05 Runtime
Here, Nathan shows us how to use octaves to outline chords.
8:43 Runtime
4.0 Difficulty
It's time to get a bit of a buzz on... A buzz to our sound, that is.
4:45 Runtime
Let's take a look at 4's and 5's and when we should use them in our playing.
Nathan breaks down "the riff" and how it should be used.
7:16 Runtime
Now it's time to start putting it all together. In this lesson, we start by asking what is the intent of the song?
5:44 Runtime
Moving into the next section of putting it together, we begin to ask ourselves, "AM I the hook?"
8:53 Runtime
Nathan helps us to understand why the lyrics of a song matter and how our intent should reflect that.
8:50 Runtime
Now it's time to compliment the other parts of the song with our playing- especially the lyrics.
5:55 Runtime
Here, we take a hard look at the bridge and whether we should be playing or... Not?
8:33 Runtime
Now we pull all the pieces together to try out a song and check out what we have learned.
18:23 Runtime
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Let's Start. Together.
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