Hey everyone! Welcome to my "Tennessee Whiskey" Easy Guitar Lesson + Tutorial - Rhythm & Lead Riff! This easy 2 chord song for guitar is great for beginners. We will improve chord switching and practice rhythm to improve your basic guitar skills, using a real song!

I'm going to show you 3 things in this lesson:

1) How to play the song using basic chord shapes (requires a Capo at the 2nd fret)

2) How to play the lead guitar part

3) How to play the song WITHOUT a capo (requires the use of a BARRE CHORD)

This easy guitar song for beginners was written by Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove. Originally performed by David Allan Coe. George Jones' version is also notable.

"Tennessee Whiskey" Sheet Music/TAB no longer available due to copyright issues, but I have something even better!
► FULL PLAY-THROUGH (entire song, start to finish) available on my Patreon page:
https://www.patreon.com/posts/tennessee-full-58833624

If you're just getting started you might need some extra help. I have 2 resources for that:

If you find yourself struggling with the very basics (chord shapes + strumming with a steady rhythm), you'll want to check out my Complete Beginner's Course. More information here: https://goodguitarist.com/beginner-guitar-course/

And there's my 2 eBooks (which are free for all subscribers!) - You can use them to help you build a solid foundation: chords, switching, progressions, riffs, techniques, TAB reading... everything it takes to be a "good guitarist." You can find them here: http://goodguitarist.com/learn-rhythm-guitar/ -- http://goodguitarist.com/learn-lead-guitar/

We start off by learning 2 chord shapes: G and Am. We strum through them to practice switching, and then learn a simple strumming pattern. This one is in 3/4 time, so we count it out "1 + 2 + 3 +" - make sure you take it slow and work it out just like we talk about in the lesson. Once you have it down, we put it together with the chords and play through the verse. Be sure to check out my Tennessee Whiskey Chords PDF (link above) if you need help with the chord shapes!

Next we learn the lead guitar part, which is pretty simple but requires the use of SLIDES. I recommend practicing slides from the 2nd to 4th fret (and back) on the A string, OVER and over again.

After putting the lead guitar part together, we finally learn how to play this song without using a capo. This means using the Bm barre chord. I go over a good way to visualize it, and then go over a few tips for making sure you don't hurt your wrist and can properly develop the right technique to play it.

I recommend going through my barre chord miniseries (free on my site - http://goodguitarist.com/basic-barre-chords/)

Finally, as an added bonus, I show you how to play a nifty rhythm guitar embellishment that spices up the tune a little bit - just in case the rest was a bit too easy for you ;)

Enjoy the lesson, I'll see you soon!
-James

TABLE OF CONTENTS

0:00 - INTRO
2:13 - EASY CHORDS & SWITCHING PRACTICE
3:55 - STRUMMING PATTERN
5:42 - EASY PLAY-ALONG
7:08 - LEAD GUITAR RIFF
10:46 - INTERMEDIATE VERSION CHORDS
12:40 - EMBELLISHMENT ON A CHORD
14:42 - INTERMEDIATE PLAY-ALONG

Tennessee Whiskey Lyrics

Used to spend my nights out in a barroom
Liquor was the only love I've known
But you rescued me from reachin' for the bottom
And brought me back from being too far gone

You're as smooth as Tennessee whiskey
You're as sweet as strawberry wine
You're as warm as a glass of brandy
And honey, I stay stoned on your love all the time

I've looked for love in all the same old places
Found the bottom of a bottle's always dry
But when you poured out your heart I didn't waste it
'Cause there's nothing like your love to get me high

You're as smooth as Tennessee whiskey
You're as sweet as strawberry wine
You're as warm as a glass of brandy
And honey, I stay stoned on your love all the time

You're as smooth as Tennessee whiskey
You're as sweet as strawberry wine
You're as warm as a glass of brandy
And honey, I stay stoned on your love all the time

You're as smooth as Tennessee whiskey
Tennessee whiskey
Tennessee whiskey

You're as smooth as Tennessee whiskey
Tennessee whiskey
Tennessee whiskey

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