These are the 10 country guitar licks you need to learn first

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Whether you’re keen on the genre or not, country plays host to some of the greatest guitarists of all time, so getting a few of its classic licks under your fingers is a Very Good Thing.

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To make it easy for you, YouTube whiz and MusicRadar contributor Jim Lill has shared a handy video naming the 10 country guitar licks you should learn first, which you can watch above.

His picks span everything from Luther Perkins’ leads on Johnny Cash’s Folsom Prison Blues, right up to Chris Stapleton’s 2015 hit Nobody To Blame.

If you’re interested in hearing more from Jim, check out his articles on essential gear for country guitar.

Michael Astley-Brown
Michael Astley-Brown

Mike has been Editor-in-Chief of GuitarWorld.com since 2019, and an offset fiend and recovering pedal addict for far longer. He has a master's degree in journalism from Cardiff University, and 15 years' experience writing and editing for guitar publications including MusicRadar, Total Guitar and Guitarist, as well as 20 years of recording and live experience in original and function bands. During his career, he has interviewed the likes of John Frusciante, Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Matt Bellamy, Kirk Hammett, Jerry Cantrell, Joe Satriani, Tom DeLonge, Radiohead's Ed O'Brien, Polyphia, Tosin Abasi, Yvette Young and many more. His writing also appears in the The Cambridge Companion to the Electric Guitar. In his free time, you'll find him making progressive instrumental rock as Maebe.