8 Note Country Scale Guitar Lesson

In this video, I will break down how to use the 8 note country scale as a tool to solo over country chord progressions. I show how to play the scale and some licks I use out of it frequently. I do go somewhat fast (I had way too many cups of coffee this morning), so if it's too fast for you, try slowing the speed of the video to .75 in the settings. As always, have fun!
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[@jaspitts9267]

Great use of the Minor Bebop scale (1-2-b3-3-4-5-6-b7) . Dominant Bebop it another useful one (1-2-3-4-5-6-b7-7)..

[@danherring5676]

Looks like a young Bernie Leadon, sounds like Johnny Hiland. Very nice video. Appreciate your efforts.

[@ryanmct1892]

Man, this has instantly unlocked a new door for me. Thank you.

[@JoeJesseMagician]

Great lesson. The riffing at the end really helps tie it all together.

[@leeclawson5346]

Dude!!- Amazing!!- Bless Your Heart!!!- in other Words=Thanks!

[@DeafyDeaferson]

The sound I've been hearing in my head. This is very helpful.

[@guskalogeros9021]

EXACTLY what I was thinking myself. I’m going to be reviewing this video lots.

[@guskalogeros9021]

Mike, I discovered this video 10 months ago and I revisit it often. AMAZING video. I would LOVE more videos like this or maybe even a series of them. Cheers brother

[@stevengrinold7631]

This is a great lesson for someone who has played blues/rock/jazz for a long time and is trying to get more into country playing! Thanks and I've subscribed to your channel

[@NeoxX317]

Man I love this format ! Quick and efficient, learning a lot from you and not boring !! Thanks you

[@tomfoolery2082]

Yeah this is something I cld stay busy with for a while . Thks

[@Jethlin2020]

Hi Mike, just found your channel and love the lesson. Really appreciate it and looking forward to more awesome videos. Thanks man.

[@hearpalhere]

Man, your bending intonation is insanely good! Really inspiring, thank you for another great lesson!

[@kieselstein61]

awesonme Mike great lesson !!!

[@mrunit7261]

You are the only one I've found that is willing to share this.......Thanks!

[@dannyramirez128]

Right to the point Great lesson Lots of playing and minimal talking about all the things everyone else does Loved the lesson.

[@j11smith]

Very impressive... Only people that already know what you're doing could learn licks from this but nice playing.

[@user-zg3qh1ed5t]

Just started getting into country.I am going to start here.I learned the major scale in G and I have a telecaster and a "63" fender vibro champ.GREAT PLACE TO START.thanks great playing.

[@geraldleroy1980]

Great lesson. Thanks!!

[@tomwindsor8718]

Great Lesson. Your style of teaching is perfect for my level. Awesome player too. Thank you

[@AverageHuman7026]

@ 8:20 is where I really started to grasp it all after watching everything previous. Thanks for running through the chords like that! You’re a good teacher Mister!

[@celticgodsoriginal]

Nice.....love those bends in the scales....as an old blues player, ive been needing this

[@wait4it188]

Awesome video love to see more of this same teaching style

[@Capt-Cran]

Great video sir!! ... thank you for sharing ...

[@ThomasGlennSmithMusic]

Best guitar lesson for someone who can already play a lttle. Great ideas we can get to! Thanks!!

[@burtfranksenbeans1276]

Appreciate your willingness and ability to share these licks so well. You really pack a lot of great and useful content in a short time. Great playin' my friend.

[@gazicj]

helpful--thank you. great chickin pickin

[@danwhite7678]

That was a great little video. Awesome dude!

[@jwsorrell]

I really enjoyed this one. Thank you!

[@johnpandolfino8663]

Great lesson 👌👏👍 Dickie Betts uses that ascending lick....

[@BillORights1]

Sounds good, right out of Nashville 🎸

[@christophertaylor5403]

Bad ass

[@supervideo1963]

This young man is on to something, sounds good!!!

[@PatDeJongeSoundwise]

Thank you man! you saved me! I have a live session gig next weekend where the singer wants to do one 'country' style song. This approach does the trick! Thanks again!

[@caleshtcincredibles]

Great lesson ! Subscribed

[@pimhoff]

My fingers haven't moved that fast in 40 years, if ever. 😂 Awesome.

[@guitarhvac]

Man… I’ve watched TONS of guitar videos for YEARS… mostly county. I have never heard of this scale you speak of….. but it’s the sound for sure!….. Why have I never heard of this?…. Has anyone else, or one of the “big secrets?….. Learned something else new this weekend on YT also…. For blues…. Check out stacking double stops with Minor pentatonic if you’ve never heard of it! 😮…. Where have I been??

[@guitarhvac]

Well crap, looking at it again…. Like he said it’s just the mixolydian scale with the added flat 3rd….. still, it has a distinct sound to me….. crazy how closely related EVERYTHING is on guitar.

[@Sam-Isfeld]

Thank you. This video UNLOCKED this style for me. I was always trying to do it in straight major scale and something was never right. Thank you for this.

[@davidivanjosephsalonia4566]

Excellent, thank you so much. I'll probably try learn that tomorrow and then try and incorporate it down the Pub after, or at an open mic we'd. "Passing" your immovable Spirit of Peace and joy on through guitar. And even raise innumerable sunsets for good measure. Thanks. With Gratitude.Dave🙏

[@davidivanjosephsalonia4566]

*Wednesday

[@Poppaneedsanap]

10 minutes of pure gold

[@gtrjay55]

I needed this, thanks for posting. God bless Rock on 🙏🎶❗👀🎶

[@eduardoardanuylourenco7028]

Very nice lesson! 👊🏼🤘🏼👊🏼🤘🏼

[@roknfnrol]

Thx dude, I basically live in this 8 note scale. Great ideas here!

[@mikedonovan7776]

You awesome my man ...

[@KathyPickel]

Great video, thanks

[@kingtrombone72]

thanks mike this lesson is just what LORD JESUS Ordered Through YOU ...im ON MY WAY NOW!!!!......Thanks elmo

[@stuartosborne3013]

Thanks Fella Great tool kit of ideas to get the Country sound. Simple when you know how as you say it’s that sound from G up to the Top E is the country sound 👍👍

[@edmoss2020]

Great stuff, thanks

[@haroldsargent979]

cool

[@paolosantovito2598]

You are the best! TY.

[@scottcutrer223]

Great lesson and presented in a very informative way. Just exactly what I needed!!!

[@charlesfoltana2973]

i think it's most usefull lesson i've watched

[@martinmcevoy4376]

Very cool and useful! I think Jerry uses that scale as well! Thanks!

[@clarkstokes7080]

This is an awesome advanced lesson (not for beginners) thanks for the lesson.

[@dwise3651]

Fun stuff-thanks

[@vince1229]

Nice to see someone who frets country with four fingers. Trying to see what a three finger player is doing can be a challenge.

[@rainfieldmusic]

Pretty sweet stuff

[@brucemillar]

Great stuff! I’ve always loved this style so I thought I’d give it a crack. Having a ball so far, but loads off work ahead. Thanks for the lesson Mike. Cheers mate.

[@mauriziocremon3992]

Thanks for the lesson

[@gabrielarrigone3933]

Muchas gracias Maestro por compartir !!! Viva el sonido clean de telecaster !!! Saludos desde Argentina

[@lorenvguitar614]

Great information, thanks you got that country sound for sure.

[@cytwoelk4285]

These are great lessons and I get a lot of value of of your videos. I like how you don't dawdle on the note-by-note explanations and keep it a little more global in your explanations. Thanks for putting these out, glad the algorithm brought be your page on my path to chicken pickin!'

[@aliveandwell2078]

That’s bad ass! I’m inspired. I’ve been a casual player for 30+ and haven’t dabbled in the twang thang. The closets I’ve got to twang is that country bend in the intro to honked Tonk woman by the Stone. I’m excited to learn these cool licks. Know I have an excuse to get a Tele!

[@javtah]

Cool lesson, thanks!

[@johnduffin6437]

Fantastic. Thank you

[@aronhallam6449]

Great lesson, thanks

[@elavationchild]

That is an amazing sounding Tele, forget the lick, nothing but tone and sustain!

[@allenleitch1783]

LOVE IT. thank you Mike

[@legebakken1]

Nice job Sir Thank you !

[@blindcanseemusic]

thanks

[@larryschueneman4418]

Great lesson! One thing I would like to point out though is, you called the pentatonic scale this is based around, E minor pentatonic. It really is the G major pentatonic scale since you’re playing in the key of G. Em and G major are the same scale pattern, only the root notes are different. Em is the relative minor of G.

[@brettfenex]

Great stuff! Thanks!

[@fenderstringbender7066]

Thank you Mike. Great lesson! God bless

[@edchicoman]

Great stuff straight forward ..!

[@JohnnyBgood548]

Great lesson! Great skills too!

[@David-xp4hk]

Hey Mike! Really good lesson! I was wondering if you have a website where you give or upload lessons. I would definitely join! 🙏🏻

[@blackdog2378]

PLEASE give tabs! Thanks! I'm extremely interested in learning all these licks! ❤

[@Stringmeester]

Great stnuff Mike! Thanks!

[@chrisfarrugia5397]

Cool clip ! Thanks Mike !

[@mcbranson]

Wow thank you 😅

[@markn9959]

Great lesson, have been playing a long time and still managed to pick up some new ideas. I like that you play these licks up to speed and cover the basics at a slower pace. For those complaining about Mike playing these too fast, you have to play many of these ideas up to speed so they are in context for what they would sound like in a song. Play them too slow and they don't sound good or like the Country licks you are here to learn about. Slow the video down if it is too fast. I appreciate this video gets right into it and covers a lot of ground in only 10 minutes. Much Appreciated.

[@robboriff]

Love this cheers man

[@jrgoldman9683]

That Is so cool. Thank you so much.

[@yamieblues568]

Thx man! This is so cool!

[@donaldwalker6353]

Yes very helpful thank you

[@guitar1013]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@richardlippi8438]

Good lesson for intermediate players.

[@BryanClark-gk6ie]

Good for beginners as well. Wish he'd show some for advanced players.

[@DavidRamos-nz4bh]

Great lesson , do more please.

[@jasongeres8789]

that is so good thank you

[@ajpuckett5888]

This is great, thank you!

[@scotpetri7630]

Chromantix. Niiiicceee

[@peppers776]

Oh stop that! Great chops and Ty! ✨🏆✨ Subscibed and liked!!!

[@moderndaygrinch]

Thanks hombre

[@billpugh58]

Yeah nice playing. Now I have to go to another channel to learn

[@patrickmcswiggan3703]

Wow, super helpful!!

[@napnap609]

I guess this is a lesson for very advanced players, but not really a lesson as much as it's a display of some great playing.

[@johnnygreenway3579]

Agree, as a beginner I can't do this. Too fast.

[@AkosTothHotClub]

Great lesson. It is actally a mix of G major blues and G minor blues scale?

[@MikeKhalil]

More or less!

[@charlesbaker3876]

Stock LSL pickups? I’m thinking about getting another tbone

[@philliproberts-bx6ec]

What one pedal do need to get that tone i have a fender deluxe tone master.

[@joshuaflores1990]

Can you just run through the notes? I dunno what a flat 7th, 6th major this or that root. Just the name of the note, the string its on, and the fret?

[@bathrobeman66]

Yor def should learn ur intervals

[@PavelDatsyuk-ui4qv]

​@@bathrobeman66give me a break lmao

[@thetruthchannel349]

you've got great attacks man