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These acoustic Americana guitar lessons are from Cathy Fink’s 30 Acoustic Americana Guitar Licks You MUST Know course in which she explores 30 acoustic guitar licks every guitar player interested in Americana should learn in depth. Check out the full course for more acoustic Americana guitar lessons like these!

Acoustic Americana Guitar Lick #1: Easy G Vamp

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Our first lick is called “Easy G Vamp”. Instead of going from G to C, try out this lick to make it sound more interesting.

Acoustic Americana Guitar Lick #4: Lucky Girl Lick

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I named this lick after a song I wrote that used it, “Lucky Girl”. It uses an interesting D7 with the F# in the bass, generally played with the thumb.

Acoustic Americana Guitar Lick #14: Slidin’

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The use of drones on the D’s in the bass and bending a few strings makes this a tasty lick.

Acoustic Americana Guitar Lick #15: Tonyland One

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Tony Rice brought so much innovation and new sounds to bluegrass, country, and folk – all part of Americana. Let’s look at one of his classic licks.

Acoustic Americana Guitar Lick #24: Cascading G to Am

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I learned this lick playing back up on French Canadian fiddle tunes, but have found it useful in just about every genre and definitely have used it in several original songs.

Acoustic Americana Guitar Lick #28: The Lester Two

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Fingerpicking or flatpicking, you need this lick for country, bluegrass, and sometimes even blues music.

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