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Hey friends! New lesson here, where I’ll show you how to play a solo acoustic version of Tennessee Whiskey by Chris Stapleton. This one has a simple structure (it only uses A and B-minor), but there’s so much fun to be had by adding small riffs between these two chords. In my lesson I’ll start with the basics (basic chord shapes & 3 strumming options) – and then I’ll get into some more advanced stuff, including chord variations and a few ways you can combine lead fills with your strumming.
- 0:00 Preview & lesson overview
- 1:47 Chord shapes needed (basics)
- 3:29 Chord progression for entire song
- 4:42 Strumming patterns (3 options)
- 11:02 Advanced: Modifying the A & B-minor chords
- 15:45 Advanced: Combining lead riffs w/ strumming
My other lessons for this song
Practicing A-Bm with a Backing track (Lesson #195)
Here’s a video backing track of A-major and B-minor, which is helpful to practice the guitar parts (rhythm or lead) used in this song. For additional guidance, view my post for lesson #195 which includes a video tutorial and download links (for the PDF with tabs, plus jam track audio file).
Spicing up a 2-chord song (Lesson #191)
Here’s another tutorial that teaches you how to play this in the key of G (using the chords G and A-minor), to get a similar sound but through different riffs and licks. If you can’t play barre chords comfortable, I recommend giving this one a watch. For additional guidance, view my post for lesson #191 which includes the PDF download (with tabs).
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