Drinking Problem! That’s no problem for me! I love it – this song by Midland that is. Drinking Problem is a real old school tune right out of the Honkey Tonk tradition. It has everything I like in a Country song. Great vocals and lyrics about loss fixed by booze. An excellent groove only found in Country music. Nice, easy, but tasty riffs. It’s the perfect song for a joint that has 48 choices of draft beer and a sawdust floor on which to spill it. So good. Drinking Problem broke this band nation wide.
These videos serve as lessons on how I play this bunch of Pop, Rock, and Reggae songs – sometimes as a single guitarist playing the only guitar part, though that’s rare. And sometimes if there is more than one guitar part, then trying to find the single good path through the tune. I complete one pass, demonstrating different Rhythm parts, styles, and techniques. There is no talking. No discussion. No note-for-note explanations. As such, for clarity, my guitar is supposed to be louder in the mix than it would ever be in a live setting. But, if you really want to hear what I hear, do what I do and put on a good pair headphones with great bass response! It’s worth it.
Why this is important to Rhythm Guitar:
It’s an excellent introduction to Country music riffing. There are a bunch of them – all easy. But, the timing takes a bit of effort here. And it’s all really rather tasty – slow! So that works for my hand speed. I think I might be pretty close to perfect here.
But, not quite…
#echohead #rhythmguitar #powerpop
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