￥Rockabilly is considered the older brother of rock and roll: It draws from the American songbook and incorporates Appalachia, country, blues, and even old pop tunes from the 30’s and 40’s. It takes songs from these genres, drives the tempos, and is played with an irreverent attitude. It’s a true melting pot of what was happening musically, breaking down cultural barriers and changing how the guitar was played.

 

This Rhythm Edition of the Rockabilly Guitar Survival Guide by Jason Loughlin will take you through all the necessary concepts and techniques to play rhythm guitar in this style. The course is broken up into two sections: In the first section, Jason will run down the scales, chord shapes, strumming techniques, etc. that give rockabilly its signature character. Then in the second section, you’ll work through 12 performance studies that put all these new concepts into musical context, inspired by some of the quintessential rockabilly tunes: