country roads

I have posted this instructional tutorial video in three parts. You may click on a time stamp below to go directly to that part.
Verse: 00:45
Chorus 7:43
Bridge: 13:56
As always, if you would like to go directly to me playing it uninterrupted with guitar chord notations, click here: 23:23
"Take Me Home, Country Roads" is a song written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver about West Virginia. In March 2014, it became one of four official state anthems of West Virginia, and is a favorite among bluegrass enthusiasts.
On this video I teach the break -- measure by measure, phrase by phrase, using on-screen tablature, then I put it together -- slowly at first, then faster toward the end, adding rhythm guitar audio overlay and on-screen chord prompts.
Free downloadable tab sheets (PDF) and play-along tracks (MP3) for this and many other tunes are available at my website, www.littlerockbanjo.com.
Hope you enjoy.
I have posted this teaching video for instructional purposes only and, in my opinion, it constitutes fair use:
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Bill, i have played music most of my life & worked in bands playing guitar or bass but had lost a lot of my passion for music until a friend bought me a banjo & i started learning your arrangements...I just want to say thanks for inspiring me and after 7 weeks and many hours every day, i can now play the Ballad of Jed, Foggy Mountain Breakdown part 1 & 2, and the verse & chorus of Country Roads (which is a lovely arrangement)...Thanks for giving me my love of music back...

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Thank you for your video lessons. This one is great too. I’ve learned a lot from your lessons. I love the slow breakdown and the tabs are always a plus for me.

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This is brilliant and so well set out. Thank you so much!

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Best lesson on KZbin for this song on banjo.

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Reminds me of III time out's version. Good stuff!

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Could you do an tutorial on how to play earls breakdown? No lessons for it anywhere. Thanks!

[@MrTomarkins]

Hi bill, fantastic lessons, I wonder could I purchase the backing track of country roads from you, would be great if I could get it from you, enjoying your fabulous lessons here in Ireland, thank you so much, Tom arkins, 👍

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Will you be bringing out the guitar part? I have a little blue grass band and I can’t really learn any where else lol

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Thank you bill, great video - how can I get a download of the tab ??

[@sparks2999]

Hi Bill - Thanks for this lesson. I downloaded the tab and was trying to make my own backing track with Band in a Box using your chord progression show at the bottom of the page 2. I don't understand the "/" marks is that referencing a measure or a beat? If I use them as measures the chords a drawn out too long for the melody.

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27:22

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found the tab !!

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This is standard tuning correct?

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Correct

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What thumb pick are you using?

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