Country lead from chord shapes - Country lead guitar lesson with pedal steel licks - EP462

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn a country style lead that follows the chord changes by attaching licks to chord shapes. Also includes several cool pedal steel licks.
To view the Part 2 video, download the TAB, and the MP3 jam tracks to practice, visit: www.activemelo...

[@George-fh9zm]

This is one of the most important lessons that explains so clearly how to play around the chords and create the big sound we all want. You have the ability to teach the guitar in a very comprehensive way. You remind me of a calculus teacher I had that was able to make complex topics easy to understand. There is no one better at teaching guitar than you.

[@The-End-Of-The-Line]

Well put, I completely agree!

[@1shinyhog]

Dude... I'm 53yo and been playing the same boring three chord classic country on an acoustic my whole life... I just bought a Squier Classic Vibe 60's and this video right here is gonna get me on my glorious & fun journey to playing more complex things... But not TOO complex! 😂 Thx for all you've posted over the years, dude. I appreciatcha... 👍

[@jeremybailey175]

I've just bought a squire affinity tele after like 25 yrs thinking about it lol, I love it. Ive had an epiphone 335 all that time and hardly touched it. Should have bought the tele years ago, they're so comfortable to play arnt they.

[@guitarswhiskeyandgolf]

I will say it again on the surface some may say oh that's not that hard to play. But try to play it as well and as cleanly as Brian and you quickly learn it takes alot of skill to play as clean as Brian does. These lessons are filled with great ideas for licks, chord shapes, chromatic movements, bends and melody. Great stuff

[@denisechetty4019]

🎸👍🤠

[@MikeEss1000]

Agreed.

[@Andrew-wb2zq]

Staying in major scales is freaking hard after you’ve spent years playing blues minor stuff

[@dermotfeeney5822]

Linking the caged system, triads, knowing the actual notes with the scales ie pentatonic major or minor… that is connecting the dots !!! Thank you

[@note4note858]

keep up the twangy country. I love it.

[@samv5810]

Learnt it and nailed it. If Brian made this a song and it would be a chart topper! Best is Brian!!!

[@flannel-4-eva546]

Man, Brian, that is some tasty playin'! Since I've been watching your videos, you have helped me connect so many dots! Your instruction is the best out there. Thank you!

[@grillingido3941]

💯‼👊😎

[@harleyryder777]

Totally agree

[@rigmormortis164]

Thank God for Brian...so us mere mortals can learn something🙏💚

[@johnsee7269]

Wow! One of the best you've ever done Brian! Simple enough for me to play and complex enough to be interesting. Perfect! 🎸 🤘

[@guskalogeros9021]

Well said!! Great lesson

[@gaborbolla]

"Hopefully you've picked up a little bit..." I've picked up a lot. Your lessons are really helping me to connect the dots and are well edited. When I wake up Saturday (in The Netherlands) there is a new great lesson waiting for me. You make it easy 😉

[@pkbrown58]

A gold mine here. Great instruction, to boot.

[@jimsmith1959]

Very nice Brian.. would like to see s, more traditional country

[@Saladzingers]

This is amazing - lightbulbs going off like the Met gala! You get so much out of basic theory, and helps so much to point out all the ways these licks fit into chords and CAGED. How to do a lot with a little. Brilliant.

[@bonzo1928]

I really enjoyed that one! Great to have the explanations at where it all comes from!

[@handsolo1546]

Your a brilliant musician and teacher. I tried one of your lessons years ago when i was first learning guitar, it was on robert johnson country blues acoustic. I was way over my head when i was trying it, but i am glad i found it when i did. Some of those riffs are the bedrock for my acoustic playing now. Country blues is the best!

[@silvanobevere3728]

Weeks ago I was strucked by Andy wood (and E.J. licks!) then Brent Manson and eventually searching for a tutorial I came across one of yours (6 years back) and this one today morning traveling on the bus! You are the best sharing some tricky licks That killer one I am going to swap the daily guitar for the strat hoping I am not getting tendininoitis (I just tried I am 63 y.o.) my elbow starts aching rigth now... going to stop and find the right gauge/guitar suit for this tough style (I knew other country licks fro the past) and used to play lot of blues but I want to play country either from now on I am so grateful to you thank god I found your channel ❤🎸🍀

[@GaZonk100]

as far as pain goes, an athletic 'burn' is ok, but the instant it gets sharp and kind of sickening STOP...put it away for a day and warm up first

[@jag12822]

One of your best vids yet! Thanks Brian for so much help over the years.

[@pridgenwatkins2867]

Sweet! I'll be spending time with this lesson! Thank you.

[@CA10Z]

A very good approach with definition and function. Been doing this for forty years. Thank you for the post.

[@Daytripper51]

This lesson is GOLD! ....So many great embellishments!

[@nunnovyerbiznes1505]

I just now happened upon this channel and within seconds of hearing the intro I hit the subscribe button. Super tasteful phrasing, note choice, articulation, and nice guitar tone too. I'm a rock, blues, metal, reggae, punk, guitar player who has relocated to a region where country is king and if I was going to play here, it was gonna have to be country. Ive managed to get by for a year now mixing the country chops I've learned with my usual style as I've been exploring country guitar and I can see this channel will be most helpful in that capacity. Thanks.

[@jeffro.]

Yeah, but it's not. "country channel." This is just one example of the music he teaches.

[@chickenwire123]

This is a very good lesson! So much theory that can be used and it sounds great. It's easy to instantly apply to your playing.

[@jasondukebaird]

That explanation of how the pedal steel lick comes from the pentatonic scale is awesome, I never made that connection, I always had to sound it out to know where the right spot to play it was.

[@johnnyharmon1385]

My hats off to you on this one. Old country Bryan. Your a teacher.

[@denisechetty4019]

That's exactly Chetty's style🤠🎸😇. I love the steel pedal licks all over the neck and useful embellishments. Great ending 😄🤠🎸.

[@GaZonk100]

'Active Melody', yess! finally, you've come around again; I had forgotten the name, but now it's burned in

[@mlienert7]

Love the country stuff Brian. You explain music well 🤠🇦🇺

[@subodhsdhakal2441]

I haven't come across any tutor who explains so clearly the theory of guitar?Namaste from नेपाल (Nepal).

[@GuitarJoLa]

Your lessons just keep getting better and better, Brian! The intro was right on, fantastic lesson - I learn so much just from watching you explain stuff. 🤠👍💕

[@tableken9143]

Me too jola

[@sdfswords]

A great demo, Brian, ticks off a lot of country boxes. Excellent breakdown on pedal steel pushes. Most importantly, shows the usefulness of using chord changes as landing zones when playing leads. If players absorb that one concept, they'll progress quickly.

[@telekaster19991]

Good stuff! Probably the most unusual tele I've ever seen with a P90 and a bucker.

[@nuclearhotel2172]

WONDERFUL! Thank you. Exactly what I needed to connect the licks to the chords.

[@gilbertocruz1683]

This dude has all the cool licks 😀👍

[@TheDietje]

Sounds like: "You're still on my mind..." Fun playing. Thanks.!

[@MattYenko1]

Bought a Tele recently, and I'm feeling like learning something different (country guitar). This is a very useful video, full of tasty phrasing for musicians of any level. Amazing work there, Brian. Thanks a lot.

[@sallymac1510]

Classy, a fully fledged country arrangement that sounds irresistible. Gotta learn it. Challenging, yes! but in a hungry way, it’s a winner. 👏

[@murrayw72]

That’s a wicked lesson!!! Thank you!

[@scottmagri6306]

What an amazingly clear, fun and accessible lesson! Thank you!

[@waynesulatyski2430]

Heartache by the numbers is what I hear in this. Love it brian!

[@Dlee966]

Don't know how I missed this one!! Awesome

[@davidheilman1613]

Does this lesson ever bring back some dusty memories of the early to mid 1960's! buck Owens etc. Those Steel Licks, back when Country was really Country. All that Moldy Oldy, Moaner Groaner stuff. Porter Wagoner wearing their rhinestone and Sequin covered coats jackets and Shirts. Ernest Tubb, anyone else remember that guy? But, a great lesson here bending some Strings to get that Sound.

[@frankortega4280]

Some mighty fine country lead guitar playing Brian. Sweet Steel guitar-like bends.

[@johnnymcnoodle27]

Superb lessons, and this one is fab. Thanks Brian .

[@kevinhicks9386]

You're a rockstar for this tutorial sir !!! Thank you

[@ElvisPereira-ex9dy]

Lotta Jerry Garcia sounding licks in here. The intro to "Tennessee Jed" comes to mind . Great lesson Brian!

[@bendavies2129]

Its an excellent lesson that has theory and everything else in it Essential stuff for me.

[@hortyist1]

Dude, these lessons are just plain fun ! thank you, much appreciated !

[@johnulrich5572]

What a great lesson. Nice arrangement with slick bends.

[@timemerson2691]

You Nashville cats, play clean as country water. Thanks Brian 😊

[@guitarswhiskeyandgolf]

The other interesting aspect of what Brian does is you can approach multiple ways. You can try to learn it note for note with the exact fingerings he uses or you can take the concepts and use it to improvise to the track in the spirit of what he is doing so it's player choice. I tend to do both try to learn it note for note but then also stray and play it different ways

[@russellbradford314]

Excellent presentation, way to connect the dots for us. This helps me and probably many others . Thanks for sharing this, you are a great Player.

[@blkleblanc]

Such a thing of beauty!

[@gibfen1235]

Very good instructor.

[@lloydskidmore]

My next one to learn, really sounds good, a lot of material, and licks , for my bag.

[@josephbrotherton7578]

I am so glad that I am a premium member. We’ve just had a baby, so unfortunately I haven’t been able to play for a month or two, but excited to learn this as soon as I can! Great lessons as always Brian. X

[@flashg1160]

This guy is so good.

[@GRBAquatics]

So Very Cool, Thankyou. Sorry to be commenting so late on this Video but it is The Most effective and inspirational Lesson I have ever had. Man, I am having so Much fun trying to 'master' it, but even if it gets a bit beyond me it leads me into solo's etc that to me are amazing, hahaha. Interestingly when I started playing/practicing this Lesson on a Tele it all Changed so much for the better although was awesome on other guitars too, of course. Thankyou so much. All the Best. Cheers from Australia

[@thomasd9237]

Awesome sounds 👍👍

[@611E11THST]

Great lesson! I love those pedal steel bends. 👍

[@stevelarsen4526]

Hey Brian, great stuff!👍😊🎸

[@thomasmartinscott]

Another excellent Lesson, Brian!

[@stuartmc6956]

Many Thanks, much appreciated!

[@mraggrovator]

Great teaching method love the tabs.Excellent playing.

[@theroadrunners7703]

Very nice! It really reminds me of Buck Owens and Don Rich playing 'Foolin around' with Tom Brumley's Steel playing. Love this style.

[@ldf399]

This lesson is gold

[@dannymcmince]

Wonderful lesson...thank you so much!

[@krisskross6135]

Thanks Brian! Amazing

[@arunaround5191]

Thank you great Riffs !!!!

[@cgdoublezerorc]

Yes! This!! Can't wait to try this on my Tele at home. 00

[@raypaice7746]

Brian, I thoroughly enjoyed EP462 and learning the pedal steel licks. Never knew those type licks existed on guitar. Thanks as always enjoy the lessons

[@tableken9143]

As usual strong difficult enough to get stronger better,and sounding very cool, in a word super. I wish you will keep going on. Thanks for your work..from Switzerland

[@eddoucet2978]

Nice concepts, well explained. Thanks.

[@georgeomaha3696]

Bravo Mr Brian! Thank'U

[@arifmemovic3383]

I came for a guitar lesson, but i'd almost rather just hear you play!

[@1974xaviers]

Excellent lesson...as usual par excellence 👍👌🙏

[@joesteffe6155]

Man this is so good of lesson . I just cant believe that i have been doing some of this for a long time Thanks Guy

[@scottgupton4582]

Nice! Liking the p90 for the bridge pickup in a Tele

[@seanraz]

Great lesson. I really like your way of playing country (on this and other vids of yours).

[@mikemorris2159]

Thanks for a great lesson !

[@williamdarico2369]

Your playing is amazing!

[@mlienert7]

G'day Brian from way down South. Love your Country stuff. Do you reckon you might be able to teach us wannabee muso's a bit of a "chicken pickin', barn burning solo" to slot into some of the other tasty treats you've already taught us. Just a thought Brian. Have a top Christmas and New year from Australia 🤠👍🇦🇺

[@hectortraveso4294]

Wonderfull , thank you, for this lesión.

[@scottkline461]

Well done...Great lessons!

[@zeboogieburitto]

Holy smokes this is a good one!

[@markp2132]

Just enrolled, Premium member, would like to learn country licks style😁

[@Junterhack]

Great lesson!

[@davidatyson]

Excellent lesson!

[@jaybleu8941]

I’m sorry if the answer to this is somewhere in 150+ comments… but I’m very curious about that Tele PU combo. Is that factory, or aftermarket? Love the P90 HB combo. Sounds fantastic! 🤙🏼

[@Timanator]

Soo good and fun!

[@elgonm289]

I really love Brian's guitar ..anyone know the name of the guitar..Guess it's not fender made??

[@detrenullermnd9973]

Great stuff, Brian👊

[@ambroseharper8316]

Lovely 😍

[@BTP40]

Love this !

[@Danny-mn8nm]

Great run to learn , it sounds great, but not to nit pick, but why are you grabbing that 3rd string bend on the 10th fret, when it's written on the 9th? I guess you can do it both ways, as long as you end in the right place, but the bend sounds better to my ears from the 9th fret.

[@kalemlekie6991]

7ns and 9nrs very cool !!!!

[@1974xaviers]

He is a genius

[@maryannedwards5424]

Yea Brian!! Mary Ann

[@timaddison707]

great lesson!! love it.

[@MathiasShaw637]

Ah, good old beer drinking music. Thank you.

[@wjmildfelt9369]

That what I want to play!!!!