How to Play COUNTRY DOUBLE STOPS

Double stops are an essential part of the "country" sound. This video covers how I think about and use this technique in my playing. I wish I had a video like this 5 years ago when I was really diving into country guitar so hopefully you all find this helpful!
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-Steve
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0:00 Intro
0:59 How to pick a double stop
3:09 The Double Stop Scale (Major)
4:58 Mixolydian Scale Shape
6:46 Mixolydian lick
7:14 Double stops with chord shapes
8:50 Inspirations
9:31 Intro Double Stop Lick
12:22 Playing the Changes!
13:50 LIKE and SUBSCRIBE!!!

[@lowercase3635]

This guy is the best country electric tutor on KZbin imo.

[@smoothpicker]

Im an old chord strummer looking to learn some leads like these to expand my abilities. This tutorial has really given me some inspiration to practice and you make it achievable for someone new to lead like myself. Thanks a ton! New sub here!

[@tommc49]

Well done. This is the best explanation of double stops I have seen. Thanks for posing.

[@stevetharms]

Awesome, glad you were able to make sense of it!

[@jamesd533]

These lessons are incredibly helpful. Thank you very much Steve!

[@stevetharms]

Glad to hear it, you’re welcome!

[@lnhanson]

I learned so much from this one lesson! Thank you!

[@stevetharms]

You're so welcome! Glad you found it useful.

[@cellulose6322]

Finally someone who can make double stops sound good!

[@jimwarner2600]

Thanks, Steve... That was the breakthrough I needed. It was in front of my face the whole time but I never connected the dots.

[@TheBlakem]

What a great lesson and great teacher!

[@jef9747]

Fantastic lesson - the best - and great to mention Brent and Johnny

[@MrWilkat1]

Thanks for the tips--I've only gotten into Country music more in the last few years and I'd hear all this great stuff and wonder where it came from--well explained and I learned a few new things here! You just taught an old dog new tricks LOL! I've used double stops often in Rock and Blues for many years so this is new fun!

[@stevetharms]

right on, there's always more to learn on this instrument!

[@brucehelppie6119]

great lesson, steve. this is some of the secret sauce for country guitar.

[@stevetharms]

Indeed it is!

[@jaredstanfield267]

I’ve been looking for a video like this one forever. Thanks for your hard work in putting this together!

[@stevetharms]

Yessir, glad you found it useful!

[@markdouglas1994]

Most helpful country music guitar lessons I have found.

[@stevetharms]

That’s awesome, glad to help!

[@RickGuitarPRS]

Thanks for posting Steve. Great tuition, clear explanations and diagrams.

[@judwatkins9478]

Like other viewers here, I'm finding this video filling a real need in my playing. It fills a gap in country guitar that many other teachers don't cover. Thank you!

[@normanddaviau8787]

Thank for your great course and explanation always clear great teaching

[@stevetharms]

You bet, so glad you are finding this stuff useful 🤘

[@billtharp3374]

Thanks for explaining how the b7 works into country for this. The explanation I needed!

[@stevetharms]

Yep, don’t sleep on the flat 7! Once you start to recognize it you hear it all the time in country and blues as well. It’s part of the minor pentatonic scale so as you’re playing that scale you can make a point to land on the flat 7 there as well

[@kyleradigan4687]

Thanks for the words of encouragement at the end. Been workin' on this stuff for awhile, especially connecting chords.

[@jasong4879]

This really helped me understand those country runs I always hear and had no idea how they did it. Thanks

[@db5837]

Like everyone here I found this lesson the key to understanding and immediately getting that country double stop technique. Great lesson!

[@imunchienandalusia]

fantastic, i've always been a heavy metal guy but just got into playing my telecaster so this is hitting the spot. This stuff is so fun and so musical. Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@stevetharms]

You bet, glad you're enjoying playing this style

[@ed11800578]

Outstanding instruction... outstanding teacher! Thank you!

[@dallastoto3189]

Very useful material! Thanks for sharing. Thanks

[@MrCarlos1335]

GOOD JOB, WELL DONE

[@brentgilbert4208]

Looking forward to learning that lick, and making it smooth. Great lesson!

[@NovaRedBaron]

Great lesson. Not just for country. This lesson can be adapted to other styles as well. Well done!!! Thank You.

[@gavett]

Now THIS is worth getting excited about learning!!!! 🔥☄

[@michaelfitzpatrick6307]

Ty...for sharing..... Your Knowledge.... Im really into Albert Collins....and His finger pickin on Tele...and wanna learn chiken pickin..

[@stevetharms]

Do it, it’s well worth the time and effort!

[@WayneChurchill-zd3pm]

Thank you thank you

[@stephengrillos]

great lesson, clear and well articulated (and killer playing). Thanks!

[@Staygoldfarms]

This is gold. So glad I found your channel.

[@danpost4755]

Brent and Johnny. Two of my favorite players

[@kriswrobel2175]

Wow, thanks so much for posting. Those licks and style of playing soooooo tasty.

[@scooterfoust4361]

Great lesson, thank you much! I love double stops, and this gives me more to explore and incorporate. Subscribed.

[@domdos2264]

Excellent lesson. Thank you. Could do with further double stop lessons from you, certainly will add to my soloing. Again thanks.

[@stevetharms]

I’ll try to keep them coming 🤘

[@john6316]

well made lesson Steve. Clear explanation and really helpful tabs. Many thanks. Keep up the great work.

[@stevetharms]

Thank you, Glad it was helpful!

[@ranger5697]

Excellent tutorial Steve. Thank you for this

[@stevetharms]

You bet, glad it was helpful!

[@bobfurlani3314]

Well done. Great info for woodshedding 🤙

[@stevetharms]

Thank you, Happy playing 🤘

[@user-ev9qw3om1g]

Beautiful guitar and sounds great.

[@wait4it188]

Great lesson exactly I've been looking ! I hear this in every thing always trying to figure what is going on there lol. Excellent finally seeing how to get this sound thank you sir! Wow this is the stuff I've been looking for that nobody shows much 👍

[@stevetharms]

Glad to help!

[@guskalogeros9021]

Hands down the best double stop video I’ve seen. You got my subscription!!!!!

[@stevetharms]

Thank you, welcome aboard!!

[@quikdon]

Such a great lesson, thank you brother

[@TheBorrito]

Best tutorial ever. Straight to it. Thanks for the tips!

[@stevetharms]

🙏

[@Wash-id1nl]

Great lesson. Thank you!

[@GimmieCookie]

Awesome! Thanks (4th vid I watched and finally a comprehensive lesson)

[@brians5791]

Excellent

[@jamesduthoy6873]

very clear and informative. helpful good lesson

[@p.errant5452]

Awesome lesson. Thanks, man. I'll be watching this one a few times.

[@stevetharms]

Thank you!

[@juliusserrano5217]

Awesome lesson! Thanx a LOT! 😎

[@kimberlygoolsby-db7ql]

Great job and great lesson

[@JohnnyP23]

Your channel is my a new favorite man! Love the sound the talent and the educational stuff here! From. An Old blues and rock guy working on adding in some country licks and tricks

[@stevetharms]

Glad you found the channel and glad you’re finding it useful, thanks for sticking around! 🤘

[@freddylive4181]

Very enlightening video .. Thank You Steve.

[@stevetharms]

You bet! 🙏

[@slimeylimey]

Very nice and concise sir. Subscribed. 👍

[@JasonCaron-qv3cp]

Sorry I am so late to find your vids- You are an awesome teacher and I am really enjoying your content. Please keep it coming. Steve "do no" Harms!

[@simonjensen5480]

It has been a long search for a lesson like this! Thank you

[@stevetharms]

I try to make videos that I would have loved to have when I first started! 🤘

[@stephenrivera4382]

Very clearly explained! Thank you!

[@stevetharms]

Glad it made sense!

[@russcali4138]

excellent video

[@OtRatsaphong]

Great lesson! 👍 Thank you 🙏🏼 Have always wondered about how to make the chicken pickin’ sound. Must agree with the others. This is the most comprehensive intro to double stops I’ve come across on KZbin. Subscribed.

[@ClaiborneBassard]

Yeah dude this video is great! Thanks for making it

[@stevetharms]

You bet!

[@mikewinkler9124]

Definitely have a need for the picking style u used.. can't wait to sit and try,,,thanks.....mike 66 still at it

[@Ezguitarpick]

Great show and tell. Thank ya!

[@stevetharms]

You bet!

[@busterstutts9849]

Thank you This is pure gold

[@stevetharms]

🙏 Thanks!!

[@JBGWAlain]

Great lesson

[@stevetharms]

Glad you liked it!

[@thomasfulton1956]

Thank You so Much

[@genebrenner855]

Nice one!

[@deke61sg]

Great lesson. That was huge. Show me more of that double stop madness. Very cool.

[@stevetharms]

I’ll have to start working on a part 2!

[@judwatkins9478]

Great addition to any picker's stash of licks!

[@stevetharms]

It sure is!

[@CncObsession]

Excellent lesson, will practice the techniques.

[@stevetharms]

Best of luck!

[@Pash300]

Great lesson!! Many thanks

[@stevetharms]

You got it!

[@tom12ta]

Good stuff...thanks 🍺🍺🍺😉🤘💚🙏

[@chazmichael7967]

That shape of the G and bar shape is an A7 arpeggio, I'm sure you already knew that just for anyone watching. It's crazy how much of country is actually the right hand technique because I know a decent amount of theory but I don't play with a pick so I can get that snap with the high strings but that ghost note which is so essential is really hard as of right now....I also never play that fast lol. Great video, clearing up some questions I had about technique as well as cementing some theory.

[@paulb1280]

Bravo!

[@Medic6581]

Dude. You Rock. Thank you

[@stevetharms]

I try lol, thanks!!

[@jimhouse9961]

Wow, very informative. Thank you sir, subscribed!

[@stevetharms]

Thanks for the sub!

[@kalemlekie6991]

Brother , you are on fire !

[@stevetharms]

I appreciate that!

[@songwriterautodidacte9853]

Thank you very much. Very usefull one. Will surely subscribe

[@stevetharms]

Appreciate it!

[@martymooney8099]

Great content Sir excellent breakdown of these types of examples... 🤘🤘✌️🖖

[@stevetharms]

Glad you like them!

[@TS-so2xi]

Great stuff man

[@stevetharms]

Thank you!

[@syx9986]

Thank you so much!

[@stevetharms]

You bet!

[@samuelraymond8834]

Thanks man!

[@stevetharms]

You bet!

[@MrDanteminelli]

😀very good!

[@Hans-prahl]

Nice! Sounds like u been goin thru the Nashville chops and western style guitar hot licks video as well as the Johnny Hiland truefire course:)

[@stevetharms]

If there’s an online telecaster course I’ve probably studied it 😂

[@Blinkerd00d]

To get that chicken pickin' sound even more- you can run a compressor pedal with higher output and lowish sensitivity.

[@malgid5711]

Interesting

[@nsv-pd9bd]

Chicken pickin with an octave fuzz is so dope

[@malgid5711]

@@nsv-pd9bd copy

[@nsv-pd9bd]

@@malgid5711 if it sounds good why not copy lol

[@frankstephenson1746]

I’m a blues/rock guy most of the time. I was wondering how the country guys were navigating that sound/style. And once again goes back to just a piece of triad and of course the good ol major scale. Thanks for the video.

[@craigwolf4908]

Im a rock guy,but these lessons r great.

[@MsLuke56]

Nice job brother

[@stevetharms]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@eohippusone]

The Beatles (George!) used country double stops often.

[@Texas1836Band]

Love your lessons but could I make a suggestion? Could you do more of your lessons in the key of G and D? While I know A is a pretty popular key in classic country music, G is by far the most commonly used key and D is fairly common as well, especially down here in Texas, where we are still making country music. Nashville, not so much 😢 That way we can go straight into using these techniques and not have to start off with transposing these to the aforementioned keys. Just a suggestion, Thanks

[@lloydloar1]

Great lesson! Would you mind sharing your amp and pedal (and settings) combinations?

[@stevetharms]

I just made a video on that exact thing! kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHXFXp55bcqVl6csi=ZmdyqaTLif3ioNSq

[@berardinolamura7508]

SUPER, SUPER, SUPER.......

[@markr8326]

Hi Steve ,great lesson! where do we sign up for you're lessons with tabs backing tracks etc ?

[@stevetharms]

Hey thanks for asking, at this point unfortunately I don’t have any other platform for sharing this content…I’ve been considering setting up something else but haven’t gotten around to it yet

[@Sammywhat]

Great lesson, Steve!! Wow!! Quick request, and I'm sorry if anyone here has already asked it... can you please share your signal chain? I hear a comp and delay? Maybe a little reverb? Or is that strictly the delay? And if you wouldn't mind... what do you set your delay to? Msec and mix if possible?? I know that's a weird request, but I believe a lot of what we are "hearing" comes from this setup as well as the note choices. Thanks again for the lesson!! Liked, Subbed and Shared!! 🙏

[@stevetharms]

Thanks for the comment! I have a video on my channel where I go into my whole signal chain for this tone! (Look on my channel for “How to get country tone”) as far as delay goes I normally want it a little over half as loud and anywhere from 120 to 150 milliseconds

[@Sammywhat]

Thank you, Steve! I will certainly check your other videos in short order! I'm big fan of Guthrie Trapp and Tom Bukovac, and I see them doing stuff like this all the time, however, you have been kind enough to share this little secret with the rest of us!! I look forward to more for sure!! Cheers!!

[@SamEKingataol]

great lesson- what gauge strings do you have on your Tele?

[@stevetharms]

I use 10-46s

[@byron92870]

Great Lesson! Thank you. Could you make a PDF available? (new subscriber)

[@stevetharms]

I’ve been working on that, at this point I don’t have a platform to share files on. If you’re on Instagram you can message me on there with an email address but probably not a good idea to post it on here 😂

[@Timlin937]

I paused and took a screenshot of each messure I wanted. You could try that if he never gets around to it.

[@shannonmowatt3428]

do you have pdf for these? this lesson was awesome

[@stevetharms]

I don’t have one available at this point, sorry.

[@taxitwat1]

Im brand new to playing country lead guitar ive always played basic rhythm guitar what would you suggest to start with

[@stevetharms]

I have some other videos on my channel with some more beginner level country lessons, I think those would be a great place to start!

[@user-fc9od4cr2t]

Great video, thank you.. Maybe it's just me.. But I can't make out what you're doing with the "low string" technique at 2.43.. You say " I hope you can see what I'm doing" but I can't, sorry..

[@rolomolo3839]

Es pec ta cu lar, suscripto, gracias.

[@TeleCS]

Awesome lesson mate! Is that an ac15 or ac10?

[@stevetharms]

thank you! its an AC15 I have on the side there, audio for the video was coming through a helix.

[@TeleCS]

Thanks mate 👌🏻

[@TeleCS]

@@stevetharms I used to have the 15 but for home use it was too loud so I’m thinking of getting the ac10. What’s your thoughts?

[@Sonar37]

Hey Steve what gauge strings are you using?

[@stevetharms]

I have some of my teles set up with 9.5’s and some with 10’s.

[@lamper2]

Sounds like the whole key to Billy Bremner and ROCKPILE is on this video. 9:49 You said this was an A shape but isn't it a C shape? if not someone clue me in