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SONG TITLE:
NATCHEZ TRACE
GENRE:
COUNTRY
TEMPO:
105 BPM
KEY:
A MAJOR
TECH FEATURES:
HYBRID PICKING
OPEN-STRING LICKS
COUNTRY BENDS
COMPOSER:
PERSONNEL:
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GLEN PARTRIDGE
KIT MORGAN (GTR)
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OVERVIEW
Natchez Trace is a country guitar piece inspired by
Albert Lee, Brad Paisley and Brent Mason. It features
pedal steel style country bends, hybrid picking, string
skipping and open-string licks among its techniques.
STYLE FOCUS
Country guitar can be challenging and players
within this style use a number of tricks that may be
new to you. A key element is hybrid picking. This
involves plucking one string with your pick while
playing another with the middle finger of your
picking hand. This can take place on two adjacent
strings or, more commonly, on non-adjacent strings
(e.g. you might strike the low E string with your pick
while playing the G string with your middle finger).
A clean playing technique is essential because country
players often use open strings that ring out against the
other notes to emulate the sound of a banjo.
THE BIGGER PICTURE
Elvis and Gram Parsons sideman James Burton
and singer Jerry Reed were two high profile guitarists
who employed hybrid picking, pedal steel type bends
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Walkthrough
Amp Settings
Equalisation
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GAIN
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BASS
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MIDDLE
Reverb
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TREBLE
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DRY WET
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downstroke
A == annular
M = middle
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Fingers:
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