Category: Country
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Oklahoma Hills — Clawhammer
“Oklahoma Hills” is a song written by Woody Guthrie and his cousin, Jack Guthrie, that celebrates the beauty and spirit of the Oklahoma landscape, and it’s the official folk song for the State of Oklahoma. It expresses a deep connection to the state’s hills and natural surroundings, with the narrator longing to return to these…
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Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy — Strum-Along
Co-written by Buck Owens and Don Rich, this was one of the year’s most popular Christmas songs when it first came out in 1965. It later became a hit for Garth Brooks and Brad Paisley, and has been recorded by many other artists over the years. It’s just 3 simple chords and I recorded it…
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Color of the Blues — Travis Picking
Co-written by George Jones and Lawton Williams, Color of the Blues was a Top 10 country hit by George Jones in 1958. It’s since been recorded by other artists including John Prine and Elvis Costello. I played fingerstyle on the video but a nice slow strum sounds good as well so play it the way…
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I Forgot to Remember to Forget — Strum-Along
Elvis Presley’s recording of I Forgot to Remember to Forget was one of his early hits, recorded on July 11, 1955, at Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee. Written by Stan Kesler and Charlie Feathers, the song was a country ballad that showcased Presley’s ability to blend country and rhythm & blues influences. It was released…
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For the Good Times — Fingerstyle
The song For the Good Times was originally written by Kris Kristofferson and became a major hit for Ray Price in 1970. His version topped the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and crossed over to the Billboard Hot 100. Other notable artists who had success with the song include: I played the verses fingerstyle and…
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She Thinks I Still Care — Strum-Along
This classic country song written by Dickey Lee and Steve Duffy became a #1 hit on Billboard’s US Hot Country Songs chart in 1962 for George Jones, and also #1 for Anne Murray in 1974 as “He Thinks I Still Care.” It’s been recorded by dozens of others including Elvis Presley, Glen Campbell, Connie Francis,…
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Are You Lonesome Tonight — Strumming and Fingerstyle
Are You Lonesome Tonight was written in 1926 and has been recorded by many artists over the years, but it’s most closely associated with Elvis Presley, who made it a #1 hit back in 1960. Some recordings (including Elvis’) feature a spoken bridge also included in the original 1927 sheet music. For this chords &…
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If I Were You — Strum-Along
Collin Raye recorded this song written by John Hobbs and Chris Farren. It peaked at #4 on the country charts back in the mid 1990s. I like Collin Raye’s music a lot and this is one of my favorites. Strum along in 4/4 time.
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Crazy — Travis Picking
Written by Willie Nelson in 1961, “Crazy” became Patsy Cline’s signature song. By 1996, the Amusement and Music Operators Association named it the #1 most-played song on jukeboxes. Rolling Stone has ranked it as one of the Top 100 songs of all time. For my tutorial, I played it in the Travis Picking style in…
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The End of the World — Fingerstyle
“The End of the World” became a massive hit for Skeeter Davis in 1963. To date, it’s the only song to ever reach the Top 10 on four different Billboard charts (#2 on the Billboard Hot 100, #2 on Billboard’s Hot Country Singles chart, #1 on Billboard’s Easy Listening Chart, and #4 on Billboard’s Hot…
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