Alabama Guitar Songs Vol 2
More Legendary Country Hits to Play
Keep the country vibes going with Volume 2 of our Alabama guitar lesson series.
This set includes even more fan favorites, like “Mountain Music,” “Song of the South,” and “When We Make Love.”
These songs showcase the band's unique blend of Southern storytelling and catchy melodies — all adapted for acoustic guitar with chords, rhythm guidance, and demo videos.
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Alabama Guitar Songs List Vol 2
1. Love In The First Degree2.Mountain Music
3. Old Flame
4. Roll On 18 Wheeler
5. Song Of The South
6. Take A Little Trip
7. Take Me Down
8. The Closer You Get
9. When We Make Love
1. Love In The First Degree - Learn To Play On Guitar
Love In The First Degree was a #1 hit on the country charts and crossed over to #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart back in Oct 1981.
It can be found the bands album "Feels So Right".
Chords And Strumming
Another one in standard tuning but with a capo 1st fret, I play a down down up down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern with no lead. For chords play a G, C/G, Cm, Fmaj7 , Em, Dsus, D, Bm, Am7 and a C.
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2. Mountain Music - Learn To Play On Guitar
Mountain Music was another hit when this one reached the airwaves in early 1982 and took Randy Owen 3 years to complete. Not many songs feature the other two members of the band but in this song, Randy trades off with Teddy and Jeff in the 3rd verse where they each sing a line.
It can be found on the "Mountain Music" album.
Chords And Strumming
Play this one with a capo 2nd fret in standard tuning and use a shuffle strum or you can use a root down up down up down up and repeat pattern for rhythm with some lead required. For chords you'll need a G, Fsus2/D, C/G, F, D, C, Am and a D7.
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3. Old Flame - Learn To Play On Guitar
Old Flame was one of those songs not written by Alabama. Donny Lowery and Mac McAnally wrote this one but Alabama knows a great song when they hear one, and took this one to #1 in Canada and the US in 1981.
This one is also on the "Feels So Right" album.
Chords And Strumming
I play a capo third fret here in standard tuning with the chords D, Bm, G, A7, Gbm, Em, E7 and an A7/A#. Some lead required with a capo 3rd fret and a root down up root up down up and repeat rhythm pattern.
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4. Roll On (18 Wheeler) - Learn To Play On Guitar
Roll On 18 Wheeler is another song recorded by Alabama but not written by them. Dave Loggins, 2nd cousin to Kenny Loggins wrote this one and he has many songs recorded by other well known country artists. Alabama had another #1 in both Canada and the US in early 1984.
This track can be found on their album of the same name.
Chords And Strumming
I play down strokes and then a root up down up and repeat rhythm pattern in this one in standard tuning and no lead. For chords play a E, A, Gbm, B7, Dbm, Abm, F, A#, Dm, Gn, C and a C7.
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5. Song Of The South - Learn To Play On Guitar
Song Of The South, a Bob McDill song, between 1980 and 1988 was recorded by Bobby Bare, Johnny Russell, and Tom T Hall with Earl Scruggs. It wasn't until 1988 when Alabama put their magic onto the song did it hit #1 on the country charts.
The music video was filmed in the community of Temperance Hall, TN and the track hails from their album "Southern Star".
Chords And Strumming
You can play a capo 2nd fret here with some fiddle riffs for picking and the three chords G, C and D. For the most part you'll simply chop the verses with a single down stroke as you play thru this one. The choruses you can play a bit more rhythm by using a down down up down down up pattern.
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6. Take A Little Trip - Learn To Play On Guitar
Take A Little Trip is another song not written by Alabama but reached #2 in the US and Canada when it was released in the summer of 1992.
The song is off of their "American Pride" album.
Chords And Strumming
Play the chords A, G, D and E in this one with some lead required in standard tuning. I play down strokes with a rock and roll vibe for rhythm in this tune.
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7. Take Me Down - Learn To Play On Guitar
Take Me Down had a problem for country radio. In 1982 country music radio wasn't a fan of long album recordings so 1 min 10 sec had to be cut off of this song's album version. But it still made it to #1 in Canada and the US.
It can be found on the "Mountain Music" album.
Chords And Strumming
This song has a bit of a choppy strum pattern with licks and riffs embedded within the rhythm and some lead in standard tuning. The chords are C, F, G, Dm, Am, Em, Fmaj7, Cmaj7 and an E7.
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8. The Closer You Get - Learn To Play On Guitar
The Closer You Get was another song written by two members of the group Exile which Alabama recorded and of course had a #1 hit with when it was released in 1983.
Country singer Don King and Rita Coolidge also covered this number which hails from the bands album of the same name.
Chords And Strumming
Play this number in standard tuning and no lead required with the chords G, F, C, D, Em, Bm, Am and a Dsus.
Once you get this one off the ground is a simple down up stop up down up stop up ... repeat. You may notice I tend to throw in a little quick shuffle between some of the chord changes.
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9. When We Make Love - Learn To Play On Guitar
When We Make Love was released in the spring of 1984 from the album "Roll On" and became their 13th straight #1 song.
The song also peaked at #1 in Canada.
Chords And Strumming
The chords you'll need here are C, G6, Am, Dsus, D, G, Em, D/Gb and an Am7 but no lead. For rhythm play a down down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern in standard tuning.
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Whether you're revisiting Alabama’s classics or learning them for the first time, this second volume offers a great mix of soulful tunes and energetic tracks. Add these songs to your setlist and bring a little Southern charm to your next jam session.
And if you haven’t already, don’t forget to check out Volume 1.
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