Is there a formula/theory for writing country licks/riffs, and where can I find it?
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11Go fishing frequently, patronize outdoor parties in rural locations, drink heavily, spend days driving a pickup truck, and most of all, hope that your woman cheats on you and leaves you for someone else. Then pick up a guitar, but be sure never to use more than three chords in one song.– user1044Mar 18, 2014 at 19:21
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6I have to disagree with you Wheat, I think it has to have a train, someone in jail, and a gun, but the rest sounds right like your woman cheating on you.– filzillaMar 18, 2014 at 23:05
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Your comments are hilarious Wheat, and filzilla, though filzilla's sounds more like a gunslinger ballad than a country song! :)– MrTheBardMar 5, 2015 at 16:12
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It's the same formula/theory to write any music: listen to it. Listen to as much as you can and get it in your head. I have been trying to write and improvise solos on guitar for country and it is really difficult coming from a rock background. Country guitarist use reverse bends, major pentatonics and play with the chord changes targeting notes of those chords in the songs. So I had to really listen hard and practice starting with Johnny Cash guitar licks.
The other thing they really like to do is hybrid picking, to get all those major sixth double stops, etc. If you learn that technique, it'll be a whole lot easier to sound like a country virtuoso.