In this comprehensive study, Joe Carr presents all the major country guitar styles in tablature and standard music notation. Beginning with basic chords and strum patterns, this book/CD combination covers flatpicking, fingerpicking and the major country lead styles including Rockabilly, Swing and modern electric. Special sections explain The Nashville Number System, string bending and beginning lead guitar. More experienced players will find a wealth of new material in the sections on lead, scales and chords, crosspicking, harmony and even a tele-style banjo imitation! Accompanying CD includes all music.

CONTENTS

ACOUSTIC FLATPICKING
Tuning
Choosing a Flatpick
Holding the Pick
Right-Hand Position
Pick Direction
Fingerpicking
Basic Chords and Bass Notes
Basic Country Rhythm
4/4 Boom-Chuck
3/4 Time
Alternating Bass Notes
Hammer-Ons
Pull-Offs
Walk-Ups and Walk-Downs
Bass Runs
Putting It All Together
Bass Lead - "Under the Double Eagle"
Carter Style Lead with Hammer-Ons
Flatpicking Rules
Turkey in the Straw 1 - Quarter Notes
Turkey in the Straw 2 - All Eighth Notes
Turkey in the Straw 3 - Performance
Bass Run Boogie
Circle of Fifths Boogie
"Soldier's Joy"
Advanced Flatpicking Lead - "Tom and Jerry"
"Tony Rice" Style - "TR Blues"
Crosspicking
"Hard Ain't It Hard" basic version
"Hard Ain't It Hard" crosspick version

FINGERPICKING
Country/Folk Style Fingerpicking Patters
Getting Your Fingers Moving - "Spanish Fandango"
Building Travis Style
Travis Style
"Travis Blues"
Scotty Moore Style

UNDERSTANDING THE NASHVILLE NUMBER SYSTEM

BEGINNING LEAD
Triads
Lead Notes in Triad Shapes
Using Lead Shapes in a 1 4 5 Progression
Connecting Lead Shapes
Pentatonic Scales - major
Major Penatonic Solo
Pentatonic Scales - minor
Minor Pentatonic Solo
Sliding Pentatonic Scales
Basic Lead Scale Patterns
Complete Scales
Major Scale Solo
Harmony in Thirds
Thirds Solo
Harmony in 6ths

ROCKABILLY AND ROCK N' ROLL
Classic Rock and Roll Rhythm
Rock Rhythm
Rockabilly Lead

SWING
Swing Chords
Swing Strum
Four-Note Chord Progression
Three-Note Chords
Three-Note Chord Progressions

MODERN COUNTRY
Modern Country Lead Guitar
"Hammer-On" Steel Imitation
Basic Bends
Whole-Step Bends
Whole-Step Exercise
Two String Bends
Three String Bends
Releases
Bend and Release Combinations
Putting It All Together
Banjo Imitation
Echo Trick

CONCLUSION

APPENDICES
Appendix 1 - Capo Use
Appendix 2 - Ear Training
Appendix 3 - Shape Chart
Appendix 4 - Major Scales