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30 Burnin' Country Licks You MUST Know
Country Guitar Licks in the Style of Brent Mason, Albert Lee, Jerry Reed and More
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To solo fluently in any style you have to acquire a vocabulary of licks and their phrasing in that style to be able to improvise authentically. This is especially true for country guitar, where it's not only important which notes to play but also how to phrase those notes. No other style of popular music demands as much technical mastery of right and left-hand techniques and that's why so many blues, jazz, and even rock guitarists borrow and steal licks from the masters of country guitar.
In this collection of 30 Burnin' Country Licks, master country guitarist, Lars Schurse fills your vocabulary with versatile licks inspired by legendary players including Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert, Albert Lee, Jerry Reed, and Johnny Hiland to name just a few.
”This collection of my favorite go-to licks and moves contains a lot of the techniques, phrasing concepts and pro tips that I've learned over the last 20 years of playing country. As you begin to understand the underlying concepts of these 30 licks, you'll then be able to extract them and create your own signature set of licks. Many of these licks are key specific and you'll learn how to address all the challenges of a specific key, especially the ones used in electric Country soloing: A, G, C, and D. Most of these licks are played medium- and up-tempo. Some are played in a more bluesy vain, others use the major pentatonic scales.”
All of the licks are presented over a rhythm track and then broken down note-by-note, technique-by-technique. Every lick is played three times at regular speed, followed by three times at a slower pace. This ensures that you can pick up every nuance of every single technique within the lick. As a bonus, Lars added two full-length solos that contain several of the 30 Burnin' Country Licks, so you can see them in action.
Lars will explain and demonstrate all of the key concepts and approaches along the way. You’ll get standard notation and tabs for all of the licks. Plus, you’ll be able to use TrueFire’s learning tools to sync the tab and notation to the video lesson. You can also loop or slow down the videos so that you can work with the lessons at your own pace. All of the backing tracks are included to work with on your own as well.
Grab your guitar and let’s ‘burn’ with Lars Schurse!
In this collection of 30 Burnin' Country Licks, master country guitarist, Lars Schurse fills your vocabulary with versatile licks inspired by legendary players including Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert, Albert Lee, Jerry Reed, and Johnny Hiland to name just a few.
”This collection of my favorite go-to licks and moves contains a lot of the techniques, phrasing concepts and pro tips that I've learned over the last 20 years of playing country. As you begin to understand the underlying concepts of these 30 licks, you'll then be able to extract them and create your own signature set of licks. Many of these licks are key specific and you'll learn how to address all the challenges of a specific key, especially the ones used in electric Country soloing: A, G, C, and D. Most of these licks are played medium- and up-tempo. Some are played in a more bluesy vain, others use the major pentatonic scales.”
All of the licks are presented over a rhythm track and then broken down note-by-note, technique-by-technique. Every lick is played three times at regular speed, followed by three times at a slower pace. This ensures that you can pick up every nuance of every single technique within the lick. As a bonus, Lars added two full-length solos that contain several of the 30 Burnin' Country Licks, so you can see them in action.
Lars will explain and demonstrate all of the key concepts and approaches along the way. You’ll get standard notation and tabs for all of the licks. Plus, you’ll be able to use TrueFire’s learning tools to sync the tab and notation to the video lesson. You can also loop or slow down the videos so that you can work with the lessons at your own pace. All of the backing tracks are included to work with on your own as well.
Grab your guitar and let’s ‘burn’ with Lars Schurse!
What you'll learn
- Perform pedal steel-style bending techniques
- Execute pre-bends and release bends accurately
- See a practical example of lick connection using licks 8, 16, 2, and 20
- Learn how to connect multiple licks into a cohesive solo phrase
- Develop skills in creating smooth transitions between different licks
Release date: 11/14/2019 • 1h 26m runtime
Sample lessons
From Blues to Country
Lick 1
Repetitive Compulsion
Lick 7
At the Barn Dance
Lick 10
Reed Jerry's Lick
Lick 20
What's included
33 lessons • 32 charts • 32 Jam Tracks
30 Burnin' Country Licks You MUST Know
Hi, I'm Lars Schurse. Welcome to 30 Burnin' Country Licks You MUST Know.
To become a fluent player in a style, you don't just learn the useful scales and arpeggios - you also have to aquire a vocabulary. In doing this, you'll get a feeling for the phrasing of the genre and will be able to improvise authentically in that style. This is especially true for country guitar, where it's not only important which notes to play but also how to play that note. Is it fretted regularly? Are you using open strings or a bent note? Or, should you use pedal steel bending, hybrid picking or even behind the nut bending?
In this course, I put together 30 licks of the great country pickers, such as Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert, Albert Lee, Jerry Reed and Johnny Hiland. But most importantly, you'll acquire a vocabulary that will help you to become a fluent country guitar player. All these licks come with backing tracks, tabs and some extra information. Let's get busy!
To become a fluent player in a style, you don't just learn the useful scales and arpeggios - you also have to aquire a vocabulary. In doing this, you'll get a feeling for the phrasing of the genre and will be able to improvise authentically in that style. This is especially true for country guitar, where it's not only important which notes to play but also how to play that note. Is it fretted regularly? Are you using open strings or a bent note? Or, should you use pedal steel bending, hybrid picking or even behind the nut bending?
In this course, I put together 30 licks of the great country pickers, such as Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert, Albert Lee, Jerry Reed and Johnny Hiland. But most importantly, you'll acquire a vocabulary that will help you to become a fluent country guitar player. All these licks come with backing tracks, tabs and some extra information. Let's get busy!
From Blues to Country
Lick 1 is called "From Blues to Country". It's an A7 lick that I heard in Brent Mason's playing. It uses the A blues scale with an added major third. Let's check it out.
Noodlin'
Lick 2 is called "Noodlin'". It connects 3 postions and combines open string ideas with bendings and slides, played over an A7 chord.
Been Caught Steelin'
Lick 3 is called "Been Caught Steelin'''. It covers a lot of ground on the fretboard and combines pedal steel bendings and double stops, all played over an A dominant chord.
From Minor to Major
Lick 4 is called "From Minor to Major". It's played over an A7 chord, starting with the blues scale with an added major 3rd. It ends with the major pentatonic with the flat seventh added.
South of the Mountain
Lick 5 is called "South of the Mountain" and is played over an A dominant chord. It's a lick I learned from listening to Steve Pitico. Here the blue notes are added to the Mixolydian scale.
Double Stop It
Lick 6 is called "Double Stop It" and is played over an A dominant chord. It combines double stops in 4th and 3rd intervals taken from the Mixolydian scale with the added blue notes.
+ 26 more lessons
Reviews
15 results
Habehabe
Verified buyer
04/02/23
High Quality Licks by a Great Teacher
This is the second course I purchased from Lars Schurse and it is indeed the real deal to prop up your country style chops. For me it is advanced level and I need to spend time to improve my hybrid picking skills but the quality of the licks is impressive and for me worth the effort to do so. I like also that Lars explains the licks in detail including the harmonic relationships of the individual notes played in context. Also, as mentioned in other comments as well, I highly appreciate that Lars made the effort to provide two solo examples that apply a selection of licks over two different backing tracks in A and G, respectively. For me these are very helpful examples and a cool segue to move from individual licks to musical statements over typical harmonic clichés. I love it.
MikeMcCullough
Verified buyer
11/13/22
Great set of licks.
This is an excellent workout for country guitar players. A very usable set of licks that will even work at slower speeds that what Lars plays them at.
fogerty
Verified buyer
10/26/22
Fantastic material and great teacher.
ChrisFox91
Verified buyer
12/10/21
Yeehaw. Excellent course
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