In this lead guitar lesson, I’m going to share three essential country lead guitar tips with you. Most guitar players already know shapes for their major pentatonic, minor pentatonic, and blues scales but many don’t really know how to use them beyond a simple rock context. The tips I’m going to give you here will help you to start using these scales to really make your leads sound more country. There is a lead lick for each little concept to help you understand and apply all three concepts. There is also an MP3 jam track to make practicing these ideas more fun. We will be in the key of A major for this entire lesson. If you don’t know the scales below yet, take some time to check out the diagrams and get familiar with them. If you are new to lead guitar you might want to go through The Lead Guitar Quick-Start Series here on .
The first tip I have for you is to “Bend The Two Up To The Three”. By that I mean that you can bend the 2nd scale degree of a major pentatonic scale up to the 3rd scale degree to get a really country sound. Check out the video for an example of how this sounds and then download the pdf to try lick #1.
Tip number two is to “Mix Up Your Major And Minor Pentatonic Scales”. When you do this three notable things happen. You get a minor third in the minor pentatonic scale, a major third in the major pentatonic scale, and minor seventh in the minor pentatonic scale. These intervals can create a really country sound. Bending the minor third up to the major third is a lot like bending the two up to the three. It’s just a signature country sound. Having the lowered seventh in the minor pentatonic scale, along with all of the notes in the major pentatonic scale, gives you kind of a dominant 7th feel. Again, very country sounding.
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The first step to using tip number two is to simply get used to switching back and forth between your major pentatonic and minor pentatonic scales. Pull up the jam track and try playing back and forth between an A major pentatonic scale and an A minor pentatonic scale. Going back and forth between them can give you a really whining major sound that is present in a lot of country music.
Another way to think about tip number two is to use the relative minor blues scale for what every major key or major chord you are playing over. For example: If we are in the key of A major, the relative minor for A major is F# minor. You can simply use an F# blues scale over the A major groove in the jam track. Here is what is happening and why this sounds good. The flat 5 note of the relative minor blues scale is the lowered 3rd of the parent major scale. In this case the C note is the flat 5 of the F# blues scale and it is also the lowered 3rd of the A major pentatonic scale. Give it a try. Pull up the jam track and switch between your A major pentatonic scale and the F# blues scale.
The last tip I have for your country guitar playing is to “Experiment With Your Blues Scale”. By that I mean to use the corresponding blues scale to the major chord your are playing over. In our example we would use an A blues scale over the A major groove in the jam track. This can be quite bluesy sounding, but depending on the context of the tune you are playing over it might be desirable. Pull up the jam track and experiment with this.
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This can be a lot to digest if you are new to this kind of playing. Take it one concept at a time and work on that one thing for a few days or weeks in your practice time. Once you have a good handle on the first concept you can add in the second and then the third. Have fun and use this opportunity to experiment and find your country lead guitar voice.Country music has seen a growth in popularity in recent years, even in the rock community. It’s not the same “Cowboys” only approach that used to be the case. There’s nothing wrong with that kind of country music, of course, but today’s country music is getting more accessible.
On a musical level, there’s a lot less distance between country music and pop rock than there used to be, with a common bonding ground called the blues. The scales used in country music are the same scales used in other genres as well. Country guitar scales begin with major scales. The major scale is the foundation and starting point for country music just like it is in so other genres. A lot of country flavor can be rung out of the old standby. Of the major scales available, G, C, A, and F are popular keys. There’s no statistics for this, but if you check out a wide selection of country music song, for some reason you’ll find these keys used frequently.
The blues scale is another scale used frequently in country music. Like other genres of music, the blues is a key source of inspiration for country guitar players. The blues scale is an altered form of the major scale. While there are a couple of variations on the blues scale, the one I’m talking about is a six note scale with a raised (sharped 4th) and a lowered (flatted 5th).
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Pentatonic scales are also used as country guitar scales. There are two types of pentatonic scales, the major and minor. The major pentatonic scale has five notes with this set of intervals: 1-1-1 ½ -1-1 ½. Starting on any note and playing these intervals will give you the notes in the pentatonic scale for the key named after your starting (root) note.
The intervals for the minor pentatonic are: 1 ½ -1 -1–1 ½ -1. The interval pattern is just another way of saying formula. Like the major pentatonic, applying this series of intervals to any starting note will give you the minor pentatonic scale in the same key as your starting, or root, note.
There aren’t any hard and fast rules about country guitar scales. You can play what you want. Experimentation is the mother of invention. Still, if you want to play country guitar scales that have been used in both traditional and contemporary country music settings for decades, the scales presented here are the foundational scales of the genre.
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Pentatonic scales are also used as country guitar scales. There are two types of pentatonic scales, the major and minor. The major pentatonic scale has five notes with this set of intervals: 1-1-1 ½ -1-1 ½. Starting on any note and playing these intervals will give you the notes in the pentatonic scale for the key named after your starting (root) note.
The intervals for the minor pentatonic are: 1 ½ -1 -1–1 ½ -1. The interval pattern is just another way of saying formula. Like the major pentatonic, applying this series of intervals to any starting note will give you the minor pentatonic scale in the same key as your starting, or root, note.
There aren’t any hard and fast rules about country guitar scales. You can play what you want. Experimentation is the mother of invention. Still, if you want to play country guitar scales that have been used in both traditional and contemporary country music settings for decades, the scales presented here are the foundational scales of the genre.
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