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Point your pedals towards the Lone Star state as Paul Franklin explores the classic sounds of
Texas Country steel guitar!

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ABOUT THE COURSE

THE VOCABULARY:
Paul takes the classic late-50’s to mid-60’s E9 steel guitar vocabulary created and developed by Buddy Emmons, Jimmy Day, and many other legends and filters them through his own musicality.

THE LICKS:
Paul breaks down and teaches the notes and positions of the intros and solos. He covers the musicianship, picking dynamics, pedal and bar techniques and practical theory behind the moves.

THE LESSONS:
Paul demonstrates the phrases at tempo over custom backing tracks, then teaches it slowly, note-by-note. How they work, when to apply them, why he chose to play them over a chord sequence.

21 Lessons - 4.5 hrs of Instruction

GROOVES

Shuffles
Ballads
Honky-Tonk

TECHNIQUES

Pull-offs
Rakes
Banjo Rolls

EXPRESSION

Volume Pedal
Picking Dynamics
Half-pedals

THE FEATURED SONGS

CLIPS FROM THE COURSE INTRO

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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

THE LICKS:

Paul breaks down and teaches the notes and positions of the intros and solos, the musicianship, picking dynamics, pedal and bar techniques and practical theory behind the moves.

He covers how they work, when to apply them, why he chose to play them over a chord sequence. All of these concepts and ideas can be applied to any given chord sequence! Paul breaks them down into one and two bar phrases that you can adapt, reassemble . . . and use in your own music.

THE VOCABULARY:

Paul takes the classic late-50’s to mid-60’s steel guitar vocabulary created by Buddy Emmons, Jimmy Day, Jerry Byrd, Pete Drake, Bobby Garrett and many other legends and filters them through his own musicality. This course is a library of vintage sounds updated to fit the modern era, showing the timeless nature of playing musically appropriate phrases and ideas.

THE TECHNIQUES:

Tuning Compensators
Bar Slants
Chimes
Hammer-ons and Pull-offs
Half-pedals
Counterpoint
Vibrato

Volume Swells
Pedal Squeezes
Timing Slides & Pedal Moves
Paul’s Copedent & Work-arounds
Rhythmic Syncopations
Modern Chord Voicings
And Much More . . . !

HOW YOU WILL LEARN

THE TRACKS:

TEXAS COUNTRY includes professional backing tracks in the same tempo and key of the record for you to practice with. Once you have mastered the moves by practicing them slowly to a metronome, you can play along with the tracks and get the sound of the record.

SWEET MEMORIES SOLO SAMPLE TRACK

YOUR OLD LOVE LETTERS INTRO SAMPLE TRACK

THE TUNES:

Songs include a choice sampling of Price’s deeper catalog tracks from legendary songwriters like Willie Nelson, Mickey Newberry, Hank Cochran, Mel Tillis, Bobby Bare, Marty Robbins and Hank Williams, recorded with the same feels and styles of his biggest hits.

From the beautiful ballad "You Wouldn’t Know Love" to the Bluegrass vibe of "Weary Blues" to the uptempo shuffle feels of "Kissing Your Picture" and "Walkin’ Slow", TEXAS COUNTRY will fill up your Licks and Tricks bag with Classic Country ideas you can use anywhere.

THE ALBUM:

We strongly recommend listening to the Grammy-nominated "Sweet Memories" album to hear Vince and Paul’s playing in context. Not only is the entire record a steel guitar showcase, it’s a masterclass in arrangement, complementary playing, supporting the song and the singer, and tasteful bass, drums and guitar playing.

A-team Nashville players involved include Tom Bukovac (electric guitar), Dennis Crouch (bass), Stuart Duncan (fiddle), Steve Gibson (electric guitar), John Jarvis (piano), Greg Morrow (drums), Wendy Moten (harmony vocals), the late Michael Rhodes (electric bass), Jerry Roe (drums), Derek Wells (electric guitar), and Andrea Zonn (harmony vocals).

THE GEAR:
PAUL’S PREMIER GUITAR RIG RUNDOWN (opens video in new tab)

THE ALBUM REVIEWS:
"The legacy of Ray Price is rendered alive and bursting with appeal . . . "
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LIFETIME ENROLLMENT

2 PAY of $130

1 PAY of $259