Double Stops For 1-4-5 In A Major For Guitar - Country Style 

Thank you so much. For years I've practiced all of the fundamentals and just couldn't put them all together seamlessly. Your videos help me do that. I've learned the chords, learned that arpeggios, learned the scales, learned the triads, learned CAGED etc. Your videos are helping me put them all together. You are correct by not showing the detailed fingerings. People should learn the fundamentals then come check out these videos. If they need you to show the fingerings that's because they haven't put the time in. Thanks for keeping it at a level that shows how you think and how to stitch it all together. If you were to break it down even further you would just be wasting a lot of people's time. Thank you so much for not doing that and in fact doing the exact opposite and really focusing my time. If it's something unusual, I'm thinking Uncle Larry type chords here, then of course show the fingerings. I think you're striking a perfect balance. Love your videos keep it up!

Don’t start shit, and there will not be any shit. NO DISRESPECTING THIS MAN, PERIOD. His music feeds my soul.

Imagine the incredible self-loathing of the individual who leaves a negative comment on a channel that just tries to make you a better guitarist. Just gotta feel bad for those people.

For guitarists complaining about this channel, come back in 5 years. You’ll be glad you did.

I’ll tell ya, if people are complaining you don’t zoom in or tell them exactly what note/fret you’re playing every second they need to go back in time a little and remember what learning this stuff was like before RU-vid and the internet. We as the players need to put some work in! When I was first learning I used to record tv performances on VHS and have my face pressed against the old tube tv trying to figure out what guys were doing, what you’re showing us here is amazing and priceless FOR FREE! Thanks so much for your time and effort it’s greatly appreciated and inspiring to watch

Mind blown! Finally all comes together. Thank you for NOT posting another “put your ring finger on the 4th fret, second string . . .” video up!!

When these older lessons cycle back in to my RU-vid feed, they are ALWAYS worth watching again! Great stuff, Guthrie!! 🎶🎸👍

Brother Trapp, I'm having so much fun learning from you. Such great “ideas” just enough self discovery without the spoon feeding is The Way. Props.

I M ON A HEAVY HEAVY CRAZE OF PLAYING AND INCLUDING CHOPS SOUTHERN ROCK AND ROCK COUNTRY...LISTENING TO YOU AND OTHER COOL DUDES INSPIRE ME ....GOD BLESS YOU!!

These are top notch lessons, for FREE. Just listening to you play is a free lesson for any guitarist. I have learned so much from you. I'm 61 yrs old and am a sideman/guitarist in a few local bands. I have been playing since I was 12. The extra skills I am learning from you has been noticed by my peers. And has gotten me more gigs, requests to sit in, and studio work. You are never too old to learn more and see a different view of things that might open up a world of playing. These videos help so much when you sit in with a band and have to come up with a solo on the fly. I have used the CAGED system for years but I am really seeing the neck better than ever and rarely get lost, so much thanks to you. My advice, for what it is worth, to any of those having trouble or not getting things as fast as they want is to maybe listen and watch the video a couple times without playing. Absorb how G holds the guitar and how his hands are relaxed and efficient. Perhaps then before tackling the specific parts you want to learn and integrate, try to play the backing chords as he is playing to see how it relates to the music he is creating. You be the backup, and learn where he is going, trial by fire if you will. Mind timing, bending in tune, melody and chord structure rather than following the "Tablature" approach to which we all might rely on too much.

You make the average guitar player and even more advanced have to take the time to use the brain to break things down into more details. That helps each player to find their own style doing the work. We each have a different approach to how we do everything. I just stop the video and play back the things that are new to me or that I've not worked on enough. Been at this on and off for 50 years. At some points in time when time allows and I get inspired by someones playing I dive in and start really practicing again. The fingers don't take long to get back to where I may have been. It's the brain that needs the repetitions again. I just started watching your videos from catching you with Brett Papa the other day and your playing is so melodic. I've never had a problem with playing melodically and simply by ear. It was trying to have my brain keep pace with my playing ability. Breaking down your videos I've watched the past few nights have got me back hopefully in a consistent way and practice mode. Will be diving in more each day. Hopefully life and work doesn't pull me away too much. Was waiting until I retired to really get serious again, but maybe this will be the jump start I need.

Hey Guthrie, cheers from Germany. Never mind stupid comments. I learn a lot from you, thanks a lot for that. Love your playing! So beautiful.

CAGED system is finally starting to make sense to me thanks to how much you push us to focus on it.. cant thank you enough, good sir!

I so wish I was closer to Nashville right now. I hope you kids know, Guthrie is a G.O.A.T in the making. Peace.

Please know Mr GT just how grateful we are for taking the time to share your musical knowledge for FREE!. We all need to remember you make your living playing and teaching. As the saying goes, don't look a gift horse in the mouth. So, ANYTHING you share is just a bit of manna from Nashville Heaven so-to-speak. Now, us kids need to just go do our homework!

So happy you are deleting all the negative stuff !!! Keep up the great work !

Thanks for stressing the caged thing. After 44 years of playing , it all makes perfect sense now. I cannot unsee it. I even spend about 15 minutes of playing time naming each note . Thanks Guthrie very much. I'm no Danny Gatton . Lol

Guthrie, You’re the GOAT at teaching this kind of stuff- try not to let the haters get you down, brother!

Man - I’ve gotta tell you , your dedication, your sharing attitude, and work ethic, your musical perspective, your tone and phrasing nuggets. Damn , We’re gonna have to start calling you Saint G . Much gratitude Mr Trapp

That guitar sounds just perfect every time you play it. No guitar you own has better tone. Great playing and great lesson as always. Thanks

Perfect pacing and presentation for me at least. We can always pause, rewind, and watch again at slower speed if needed. It's the concepts that are important, not being spoonfed fret numbers. Awesome work!

And of course the opening riffs are nothing short of a master class in double stops and faux steel bends. Guthrie, you are a gem!

Learning that scale on the B & G string up and down the neck is Extremely helpful.

First minute and 15 seconds is GOLD! I’ll be transcribing that soon.

wow .. I ve played hard rock for 30+ yrs in bands .. Country players are so musical .. I love it and aspire to be able to play it .. You sir, are an inspiration. If anybody is dumb enough to make a negative comment .. Thats ignorant and ridiculous.. Keep up the phenomenal instruction.. I feel fortunate to have stumbled across your channel .. You and Andy Wood .. My favourites

Oh boy dont know about trying to play this stuff , but i could just sit hear and watch you doing that all day man great video . bet yu thought i was going to say and watch the river flow .

Only positive things to say about you GT, this lesson adds volumes to my guitar repertoire. Thank you

I don’t comment much . But want you to know I appreciate the hell out of you and guys like Tom

I think it's great you challenge folks instead of spoon feeding them the licks. If you put in the time and learn the fundamentals you can create your own licks, how cool is that!!! Anyway new sub here!

I'm a long time basic chord strummer, and at first I thought this was all hopelessly beyond me. But watching you play in the vids is just so enjoyable I've kept watching, and I think my brain has gradually started to grasp how I can build lead licks off the basic chord shapes I've always known, if I get comfortable using them up the full length of the neck. I'm sure it's all obvious to advanced players, but to me it's a nice, if gradual, learning breakthrough on an instrument I've been messing with for 50 years. You've got a great way of putting it together. Thanks.

Can only say thankyou even though that is not a big enough word for everything you generously give us in sharing your time and seemingly limitless knowledge on the instrument we all love.

Thank you Guthrie! God bless!

the intro was fabulous! just crazy ... i'm a recovering metal guy who is just learning hybrid picking and my jaw is on the floor

Without doubt THE most engaging and inspiring channel for guitarists who want to try and up their game, like me. Really appreciated!

It was only a few years ago that I could barely grasp whatnyou were talking about. Now, for the most part I can pretty much follow in real time. Yeah, I've worked hard and put in the hours, but having a guru to lead me down the path of guitar goodness has made it so much easier. Can't thank you enough!

You are a truly blessed musician. Thanks for the picking. I'm trying to learn left-handed strung right handed.

Wow every time I watch you GT it’s like another rut is busted for my guitar journey thanks for putting in the time to share your passion

Guthrie so glad you dont bog us down with the actual notes you are playing these ideas are what I need Thanks for what you do my man

Nice! Over 55k subs. Congrats. You deserve it. I think you have best guitar channel on youtube. And you have paid your dues as a musician. Your a freak of nature. No one can play with your intensity and endurance. Udaman.

I often listen to your episodes when I don't have a guitar with me. I don't really play country, but I just like to listen to your approach. Thank you.

Thank you for all you do. I am a self taught guitarist, these videos help me learn and give me ideas of how to practice what I do know.

The way one teaches either works or doesn’t so much for different brains , you really seem to resonate with me , thanks so much ❤❤❤

I learn something every time. And I've been playing half a century. Thanks Guthrie.

Hang on tight to the good vibes, Guthrie. We all love you for ‘em, man. 😉

You the man Guthrie I never understood the guitar as well till I got into your lessons, my most recommended to anyone I meet. Thank you!

ignore the haters you’re doing us all a huge favour sharing your vast knowledge , i bought your course, learned a lot i recommend it, thanks again, keep rockin

I have been following you for years, at this point it feels like you are a good friend. My wife works with autistic and special children. Kindness is her mantra. The world always can use more of it! Keep putting it out there. We try to do it every day. Peace ☮️

I love the pace of the videos! It’s perfect intermediate to advance lessons. If anyone is having trouble following then slow mo the videos or only some of the video is for them

I love how he doesn’t show us where he puts his fingers (notes). That is so time consuming. This lesson would take other teachers hours to teach. Great stuff!!

Love how you mentioned you're more like a "consultant" here. Not aiming in to specific notes but explaining the concepts. That's really helping me sort through 30 years of practicing the fundamentals but not always sure how to weave it all together. Thank you so much for taking the time to explain practical, usable approaches to weild and apply the tools I've studied for years. Now, off to the tip jar link🤙Mahalo!

I love your videos. I am blind and therefore unable to see what’s going on on the screen however I am able to hear what you’re doing and I am able to then figure it out on my guitar neck. Great job thank you so much for doing these videos

I love the tactic of teaching ideas to grow off of and not just teaching notes and licks. Keep it goin!

Thanks for another great lesson GT! As many others have stated, your teaching style and difficulty level is so perfect for where im needing to go as a player. I think your lessons are geared towards those who are already good players and know the theory and fundamentals of music and guitar, but may just need some solid concepts to break through playing plateaus and play more comfortably outside of the routine pentatonic phrases. Please don't dare "dumb down" anything you teach. There are plenty of (too many) guitar teachers on youtube already who just teach licks and show note for note with tabs. This teaches nothing but memorizing specific licks. Your teaching is refreshing and unlocks everything, and is exactly what I and your other loyal followers are looking for. Thanks again for everything and please keep doing what you do! I'm hoping to make a trip from Memphis very soon to catch a live trio show!

As an advanced player it is easy to follow without any further explanations. If people struggle to understand they should take some lessons to learn the basics. Thanks for the cool licks.

Hell yessss!! Thanks, Guthrie! Enjoying your trio performances, too...

Made your feta dip when you talked about it a year ago.. it’s a hit

OMG, you said in a previous post this stuff makes your hands hurt, it has the same effect on me and I'm only watching you, I so love this stuff, what a player, just amazing.

Much love. Thanks for all the posts and the life tidbit. 🙌 good soul.

I’m right there with everyone else. Learned scales, blues soloing but very generic. I always thought of the caged as very beginner, boy was I completely wrong. I saw a video with you and Papastache and changed my entire outlook on playing. Thank you! Btw your playing blew me away. The words Guthrie Trapp are a big part of my guitar talk.

I love the way you demonstrate the importance of recognizing the chords first. I am "usually" playing metal, or hard rock, but my first love was always country. You demonstrate things in a way no rocker ever has, and watching them is like starting learning with a book that has the first couple of chapters torn out. You put those chapters back in, giving that solid foundation needed to truly understand the basics. Everybody should learn to walk before we learn to dance, and you bring these important steps into the main limelight, which is EXACTLY where they should be !!!! I love your channel, and I am a regular follower. Thank you so much !!!

Hanging with you in Bon Secour with your folks is on my bucket list

Thank you! Love your playing AND teaching style. So awesome when a great player can break down what they are thinking and explain it so well!

Understanding the forms and corresponding scales plus knowing the notes on the neck will help you see what's going on in these videos but you have to put the effort in the right place to get there folks, it a journey. 10,000 hours is no joke

Guthrie. I just love that custom RP tele you've been using. It looks and sounds awesome. Thanks for mapping these out for us brother. God bless.

Oh yeah. I need this lesson! Thanks as always Guthrie!

I'm a Metal guitar player (mostly), but LOVE these chordal, triad ideas! So useful in any genre...can't wait to throw them in my Blues trickbag! Thanks,G.T.

You always amaze me with your playing.. even back 22 years ago at Rum Boogie's in Memphis

One of the best country guitar lessons i've had because i can use it right away and it makes music.Thanks a lot .cheers from France

I really dig all the effort you put onto making things as easy to understand as possible. I got a lot of catching up to do. So glad to be a part of this community.

Somebody's been practicing today! 😜 Brilliant upload, Guthrie!! Wow! LOVE this stuff!! Thank you, sir! 🙏

Friends....if you slow down the video to 50% speed it makes a HUGE difference watching Guthrie playing these super tasty chops at a lower speed. I was able to figure out most of the riffs at the lower speed and cool thing is the notes do not change pitch when you lower the speed. I love this playing so much I decided today to contact him for private zoom lessons. He is without a doubt the one of the very best teachers and players on YT. Way to go Guthrie. You rock brotherman🤘

This channel is finally exploding...so well deserved Guthrie...You are a national treasure my friend

Many pieces in this musical puzzle and you are helping me to find and place them more easily. TY Guthrie.

Lessons on how to conceptualize guitar licks. Man, that's straight guitar gold right there!! I have been playing many years and it's funny how some things I practiced stuck or in many cases didn't. What you are doing here is next level in terms of showing in practical terms what makes up a use case for the things one has learnt. I wish I had come across your channel sooner. Thanks and cheers

Cool way of demonstrating, the presentation. Right on.

“I’m gonna try not to suck.” Lmao. Good info. And yes, a video or two on amp settings, pedal use, etc would be great, too!

For anyone wanting more from these videos, please keep in mind that they are free teasers for his Artist Works curriculum and private lessons. He has to earn a living. He continues to be super gracious with all the info he shares free of charge. Let's try to focus on being thankful for that and pay the man if you want to go further.

‘I’m going to try not to suck”, maaaaan, that is NOT possible. Dang! Some seriously tasty chicken pickin’ there, amazing! Thanks as always. ❤️ and you say you’re just starting, wow! Could it get any better? Cor. Off to practise a load more for me ! You are a legend 😍

So many great useable ideas here...all for free too. Thank you. 🙏

Really cool for a Saturday morning. I played last night to mixed reaction. I need to get a little better. Thanks...just the way you describe. Good. Very good.

OK...Ive watched you a lot but your playing at the first part of this video made me want to throw my guitar in the Ocean after 50 years of playing, I dont see anyway I would ever get even close to that.....what can I say but WOW your the man !

Thank you for sharing your time and talent.

That’s my kind of shredding. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. Appreciate you buddy.

Wow this has been on the tip of my fingers for ten years and couldn’t quite figure it out until now. Thanks

As always, an absolutely stellar vid. Guthrie hit the nail on the head when he used the word consulting. I watched handfuls and handfuls of his videos and then scheduled a private lesson. In one hour he gave me a map of exactly what I need to do to improve my playing. Do yourself a favor and book a private lesson. You will not regret it.

Those were some serious opening Country Twangy Chops. If I learn any Country Chops it would be those. I'm inspired. Thanks 👍🏻

Just want to say, you're a legend. We appreciate you! The guys we all love didn't have someone telling em the fingers/notes. They used their ears! That's what made em the guys we love!

Thank you Guthrie Trapp.!! I’m late to this style of playing but you make it less difficult to get my head around. Got you on loop 🙂👍

Thank you so much, I am 71 and that's what I was looking for. Your very kind to share

just found you thru Marty Music, exactly what I needed to find. Thx Much

i love the format of your videos. thank you. please don't change its like i get to just hang out with you and take in your stream of consciousness while you play.

Thank You! Guthrie so much!

"Southern Alabama mean streak" ... love it! And thanks for all the great tips. will be checking into Artist Works soon.

Really good, practical stuff. The statement "playing over the chords while playing out of the chords" is the perfect summary of all the licks you presented here. Very well done.

Can’t thank you enough for these lessons every one of em is gold ! My playing has gone to another level and it’s mostly because of your channel ! I’m incorporating these double stops in my blues impro and it sounds amazing ! Thank you

Thanks Guthrie. We don't need different camera angles. We can see where your hands are, we can HEAR what you're playing. Only reason I put tab on my channel is that because of the strokes I had, as I work out riffs and solos, they help me remember what I'm doing. My short term memory was affected so I have trouble making new memories. But I learned everything I have there by ear. Most of the stuff was from people I never saw play live. So you're doing us a huge favor because we don't have to work out every single hand position from scratch, thank you!

Hi Guthrie, Fantastic Lesson as always, so very grateful for your contributions. I just wanted to say how much I love working through your Artist Works curriculum such incredibly rich and knowledgeable content. My guitar playing has improved considerably and I gotta say I feel so much more freer and more confident when I pick up the guitar these days than I did 3 years ago before coming across your content. I hadn’t played in our band for 6 months and then recently caught up for a jam and the boys were quite taken with the strides I had made. I hadn’t really realised until that jam how much improvement I had been making...all due to you, I mean I have been playing for over 30 years yet in the last 3 years improved considerably. Thanks man from me too you, and I know there’s a lotta other cats out there that are diggin’ your grooves. Keep up the great work, we’d all be walking the lost highway without you. Cheers Marty from Melbourne🇦🇺

"South Alabama mean streak". I love it!! I really enjoyed your playing on the river you posted yesterday.

I love they way you teach and explain it all

If someone had said to me in my younger days that I would have such a blast practicing country licks then I wouldn't have believed them! Top notch stuff Guthrie, much appreciated!