Learn to play Tennessee Whiskey by Chris Stapleton on guitar.
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“Tennessee Whiskey” is a country song written by Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove, which was originally recorded by American country music artist David Allan Coe in 1981. American singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton recorded an R&B-influenced cover of the song for his debut studio album Traveller released in 2015.
This song has just two chords; A major and B minor. As the B minor chord is tricky for some, an easier option is use a capo at the 2nd fret and play the chords G major and A minor, which I teach in the video.
We’ll also look at the simple lead line, which I teach towards the end of the video!
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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.
Video timestamps: –
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