Country Music Guitar Tabs

From LoveToKnow Guitar

Are you interested in finding country music guitar tabs? Country music is one of the most popular music forms out there. Whether you can't live without CMT or just know a good song when you hear it, country music can become a big part of your life. Keep reading for some places where you can find the best country music guitar tabs as well as a little background on the country style.

Country Music

Country music is often thought to be a simple, acoustic guitar driven song telling a sad, lonely story. However, the style has roots in many larger musical styles such as folk, gospel, blues and Celtic music forms. The term is primarily a creation of the United States, particularly in the South. Other common names for country music include "Western" and "Southern" songs.

Popular Country Music Artists

Some of the most popular country music artists of yesterday and today include:

Toby Keith
Tim McGraw
The Dixie Chicks
Hank Williams
Carrie Underwood
Dolly Parton
Loretta Lynn
Rascal Flatts
Vince Gill
Emmylou Harris
Tammy Wynette
Patsy Cline
Johnny Cash
Keith Urban
Taylor Swift

If you are interested in seeing which country artists are at the top of the charts, you can look at Billboard Top Country Albums chart or their Hot Country Songs listing to see whose on top this week!

Country Music Guitar Tabs Online

There are a lot of great sites on the Internet that allow you to find the country tabs for the songs you love. Some great sites include:

Country-Tabs.net: This site features tabs from some of today's most popular artists. You can also occasionally find guitar chords and lyrics.
AllCountrytabs.com is another great resource for country music tabs. The site is updated often to be sure that they have the greatest variety of both new and old country classics.
While Ultimate-guitar.com is a website where you can find tabs by many different artists (not just from country stars), the site features such a large amount of tablature that it's easy to get lost! The only flaw with Ultimate Guitar is that browsing through their large database can sometimes feel tedious. It's probably best to visit this site when you are looking for a few specific songs.
Another site that features select country song tabs is Download-sheet-music.com. The site features a handful of songs for printing.

Country Guitar Music Tab Books

Common guitar sellers (such as Guitar Center or Sam Ash) and most larger book retailers (such as Amazon.com, Borders or Barnes and Noble) have books of tabs that customers can purchase. These books are great sources of learning for players for three reasons:

You can take the book wherever you go. If you want to play Clint Black in the park or Willie Nelson in your bedroom, a book of tab gives you this freedom.
As most printed books of tab are licensed, you can rest assure that you are getting the most accurate information possible.
Many country tab books also feature chords and lyrics to make playing the songs as easy as possible. A few of the more popular books even come with CDs to help you on your way!