Before you start your first country guitar lesson, you might want to explore your options. A lot of people think that country guitar music revolves around the acoustic guitar, but many of those people have not listened to much country music in their lives.
Today, many beginner’s guitar lessons, even in the country genre, may start out with some basic steps in learning the electric guitar. While you will still find a lot of acoustic played in country music, the new wave in country popularized by people like Garth Brooks and Shania Twain is all the rage in the genre today. Don’t believe me? Check out the latest offerings from teen country hit Taylor Swift!
Some of the biggest names in country music are also highly accomplished electric guitar players, and I do mean HIGHLY accomplished. I stood in amazement at a Travis Tritt concert two years ago, where the famed country outlaw shredded song after song, playing solo after solo and bringing the crowd to their feet. You’d never know it from watching his videos or listening to his albums, but the man belongs right up there with the guitar legends of rock.
Tritt’s not alone either; check out what people like Brad Paisley and Oz’s own Keith Urban can do with an axe in their hands! It just goes to show that country is not just about one style of guitar; if you want to be the person who adds that edge, put some electric in your country today.
photo credit: Stuart Chalmers
Thanks for a awesome post and interesting comments. I found this post while surfing for some free lyrics. Thanks for sharing this story.
I found this post while surfing the net song lyrics. Thanks for sharing will come back regularly.