Country#
17 grooves. Pick one with groove: country (or another name below) in the song or a section.
| Groove | Amp | Swing | Bass | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
country |
twang | 0 | rootfifth | straight boom-chick, alternating bass and brush strum on 2 and 4 |
country/shuffle |
twang | 0.7 | walk | swung boom-chick, Texas / honky-tonk style |
country/train |
twang 🔁 | 0 | rootfifth | muted eighth-note chug on the train beat (Johnny Cash boom-chicka-boom) |
country/twostep |
twang | 0.3 | rootfifth | alternating bass, chop and upstroke, a touch of swing |
country/ballad |
clean | 0 | slow | long open chords and light strums |
country/bluegrass |
clean | 0 | rootfifth | alternating thumb and fast strums, barely-there drums |
country/outlaw |
twang | 0.2 | eighths | muted eighth-note strums (Waylon Jennings style) |
country/rock |
crunch 🎧 | 0 | rootfifth | bass on one and open chords in crunch, double-tracked guitars |
country/cajun |
twang | 0 | rootfifth | root and fifth on the downbeat, strong chord on the offbeat |
country/travis |
clean | 0 | rootfifth | alternating thumb and muted trebles on the offbeat |
country/pop |
crunch 🎧 | 0 | eighths | sixteenth-note open chords, light crunch, double-tracked |
country/western |
clean | 1 | two | quarter-note comping with jazz voicings (Bob Wills style) |
country/gallop |
twang | 0 | eighths | muted galloping strums over the toms (Ghost Riders style) |
country/brush |
clean | 0.5 | rootfifth | bass, chop and muted offbeat |
country/chickin |
twang 🔁 | 0 | rootfifth | muted sixteenth-note chops with accents, slapback |
country/boogie |
twang | 0.5 | walk | 5-6 boogie over country drums ('50s) |
country/stomp |
crunch | 0 | quarters | quarter-note open chords, four-on-the-floor kick and full snare |