Welcome to Country
With
Tommy WebbTommy introduces country guitar, the bright twangy tone it relies on and players like Brad Paisley and Brent Mason worth checking out.
What's in the course
30 lessons (0h 55m) · 1 free
01. Melody using G note
3:33
02. Melody using G note (performance)
0:57
03. Melody using dotted half note
2:14
04. Melody using dotted half note (performance)
0:53
05. Melody using A note
3:59
06. Melody using A note (performance)
0:53
07. Road To Nashville bars 5-8
2:49
08. Road To Nashville bars 5-8 (performance)
1:04
01. Riff using F# note
3:47
02. Riff using F# note (performance)
0:47
03. Riff using a key signature
2:00
04. Riff using a key signature (performance)
0:51
05. Riff combining power chords and single notes
2:07
06. Riff combining power chords and single notes (performance)
0:49
07. Lead Boots bars 13-16
3:07
08. Lead Boots bars 13-16 (performance)
0:56
Lesson transcript
all the way down. This setup gives a real twangy sound. You might have heard the country twang, and it sounds a bit like this:
"Quite harsh, quite brittle. We don't want anything mellow. We're going for that harsh, harsh kind of sound for this style."
Guitar Style
It's common in country to use both electric and acoustic guitars. Country guitarists are renowned as some of the fastest players in any style.
Recommended Artists
Some country guitarists to check out include:
- Brad Paisley
- Brent Mason
- Various Nashville session guitarists
You can go on YouTube and search for these artists to enhance your familiarity with the style.
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30 lessons
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Meet your guru
Meet your guru
Tommy Webb is a London-based guitarist who completed a BA(Hons) Degree in guitar at the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, studying under Sandy Beales (One Direction, Wheatus) and Nicolas Meier (Jeff Beck). His own playing moves freely across rock, pop, indie, hip-hop, country and metal - the exact ground his guitar methods cover.
Tommy has worked with a wide range of artists and bands across the country, including Jarki Monno and Indira May, sharing stages and sessions with guitarists Paul Murray (Jess Glynne, Zak Abel) and Adam Chetwood (Paolo Nutini, Mark Ronson), and drummers Alex Woodward (Black Honey), Luke Robinson and “Bambi Music” (N-Dubz, Lethal Bizzle, Wretch 32, Tinie Tempah).
On stage, he has performed at the Jazz Cafe opening for soul singer Jocelyn Brown, plus venues and festivals including Ronnie Scott's, Troy Bar, The Watford Colosseum, Camden Assembly, Kensington Roof Gardens, Notting Hill Arts Club, Meraki Festival and Sundown Festival.
On record and radio, Tommy has played live sessions for BBC Three Counties Introducing, Vibe FM and Pulse 88, with tracks featured on BBC Radio 1 and Radio 2. He has recorded at studios including South Lanes Brighton, Hempstead Road and Titan Studios with producers such as Steph Carter (Gallows, Lyoness) and TMS / Froe Barnes (Lewis Capaldi, Dua Lipa).
In his guitar methods, Tommy passes all of that working-musician know-how on to you - teaching the techniques, tones and feel behind real styles, from rock and pop to indie, hip-hop, country and metal, so you can play the music you actually love.
