
Guitar Lesson: Western Swing Rhythm Essentials
Learn the rhythm guitar techniques used in Western Swing music in this video lesson.

Learn the rhythm guitar techniques used in Western Swing music in this video lesson.

Western swing developed quickly in the 1930s and ’40s from a number of influences: Western life and cowboy culture, various and diverse forms of blues and gospel music, Dixieland jazz and swing, and an all-but-forgotten form of entertainment in traveling tent shows and vaudeville theatre.