Learn To Play Country Guitar
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Billy the Kid is a country song co-written and performed by American artist Billy Dean. Released in May 1992 as the third single from his 1991 album also titled "Billy Dean," this song quickly gained popularity within the country music scene.

It spent a noteworthy twenty weeks on the Hot Country Songs chart in 1992, ultimately peaking at an impressive number four. The B-Side of the single featured a track titled "Simple Things." The song's poignant lyrics and catchy melody, co-written by Billy Dean and Paul Nelson, resonated with listeners, contributing to its chart success.

The accompanying music video for "Billy the Kid," directed by Bill Young and premiered in May 1992, adds a visual dimension to the song's narrative. Notably, at the beginning of the video, the music from Dean's preceding song, "Only the Wind," sets the tone. This strategic musical choice creates a seamless connection between the artist's works, inviting fans to reminisce about his earlier releases.

This one I play with drop D tuning playing a root down root up down up and repeat rhythm pattern. No lead but a few riffs required with the chords D, G and A.

Only Here For A Little While is one of Billy Dean's early hits. The song was released in 1990 as part of his debut studio album titled "Young Man."

The album also featured other notable tracks like "Somewhere in My Broken Heart." "Only Here For A Little While" reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, marking a successful entry into the country music scene for Billy Dean.

The song's upbeat tempo and catchy melody resonated with country music fans, contributing to Dean's early success.

The chords you'll need here are D, G, E, A7, A, B7 and a Gb in standard tuning. For rhythm play a root down root up down up and repeat pattern and some lead is required in this one.

Somewhere In My Broken Heart is one of Billy Dean's most successful and well-known songs. It was released in 1991 as a single from his second studio album, also titled "Billy Dean." The song climbed to number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

"Somewhere In My Broken Heart" earned Dean several accolades, including the Academy of Country Music's Song of the Year and Single of the Year awards in 1992. The heartfelt ballad showcases Dean's emotive vocals and songwriting prowess.

The song's music video, often featuring poignant imagery to complement the emotional theme, contributed to its popularity on country music television channels. "Somewhere In My Broken Heart" remains a significant piece of Billy Dean's discography and is remembered as one of his signature songs.

This one can be played in standard tuning with a root up down up and repeat pattern or arpeggio 2 notes then down up and repeat. Some lead required with the chords C, Em, F, Gsus, G, Am, E and a G7.

Gettin' You Home is from the Chris Young album "The Man I Want To Be" which was released in the fall of 2009.

The song went to #1 in the US.

Played in standard tuning with a root down up root up down up and repeat rhythm pattern with a few riffs. The chords here are Am, D, G, C, G6.

My Outlaw Ways is a track on Creed Fisher's 2020 album called "The Wild Ones".

No indication that the song was ever released as a single.

This one played with a capo 1st fret in standard tuning and some lead required. Play a down down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern and will work with some arpeggio as well. For chords play an Em, Dsus2, Cmaj7 and a D.

Take Me Away is a track from Hayes Carll's 2nd album "Little Rock", which came out back in 2005.

This song was never released as a single.

This one I play with a capo 1st fret in standard tuning and a root down up root up down up and repeat rhythm pattern. Some lead with the chords D, G, C and Em.

Born To Love You is one of four singles from Mark's 1993 album Mark Collie. This one reached #6 on the US country chart.

A bit of steel guitar lead here in standard tuning with the chords G, Em, C and a D. You can play either an arpeggio rhythm consisting of a 1-2-3 up down up down up and repeat that or play a down down up down down down up rhythm pattern. I play the 1st pattern in the verse and the 2nd one in the chorus.

Drinking Days can be found on the 2014 album Home. This song was released as a single but failed to chart.

The song only has the chords G, Am, D and a D7 and I'm playing this one with a capo on the 2nd fret. The rhythm you'll need is basic root down up down up down up pattern found in many country songs and there is no lead picking required here.

Girls From Texas was a duet performed with fellow Texas artist Lyle Lovett and can be found on the 2014 album Home. The song however failed to reach the charts. Two other singles from the album also did not make it onto the country charts.

This one has a bit of a swing to it as you might expect when you combine Girls and Texas into a song. I play this one with a capo on the 2nd fret using the chords C, G6, Am, Am/G, F, D7, G, Fm and a C7.

You'll want to play a down up stop up pattern as you move through this song and there is a place for a bit of lead guitar picking.

Take Me Out To The Dancehall is also from the 2001 studio album Three Days. This track was never released as a single.

The rhythm pattern for this song played in standard tuning is root down up down up down up and repeat. There is a bit of lead playing blended into the rhythm for this one and a few riffs.

The chords are G, C, D, D/Gb and an Am.

Texas On My Mind is from a collaboration album by Pat Green and fellow Texan artist Cory Morrow called Songs We Wish We'd Written and was released in 2001. The song did make it to #60 on the US Country chart.

For this one in standard tuning you'll use a down down up down up down up pattern and repeat with some chops throughout the song. And there is some picking to fill this one out.

The chords you'll need are G, C, D, D/Gb, Em, A7 and a D.

Whiskey hails from the 2001 album entitled Three Days. The album had 13 tracks on it but this particular song was never released as a single.

This one you can play in standard tuning using the chords D, Em, G, A7 and a D/Gb.

The rhythm follows a familiar pattern which is root down up down up down up and repeat. There are a few riffs and a bit of picking in this song.

Beer Can't Fix was a a 2020 single release from the album "Center Point Road".

The song was a #1 hit in both Canada and the US.

This one has some lead played in standard tuning with a down down up down up down up down up rhythm pattern with the chords Am7, G, D and an Em.