White Horse – Easy Guitar Lesson (Chris Stapleton) No Capo, Chords, Riff & Solo

🎸 White Horse – Chris Stapleton | Complete Guitar Lesson (No Capo Required!) Welcome back — I’m Jason Carey! Today we’re taking a full deep-dive into White Horse by Chris Stapleton. This version is designed to help ANY early-intermediate guitarist play the entire song using simple bar chords, root-5 and root-6 shapes, and an easy breakdown of the intro, riff, verse, chorus, and the solo motif. If you’re a fan of Chris Stapleton’s playing — or you just saw the new White Horse official video — this lesson gives you everything you need to add this song to your repertoire today. ⸻ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:03 Guitar demo 00:10 Welcome / Overview 00:17 No-capo version explanation 00:24 Chord shapes (root-5 minor, root-6 major, root-5 major) 00:36 What you’ll learn in this full lesson 00:46 C♯m chord + pinky extension 01:15 The riff (Position 2 & 4 versions) 01:30 Pickup notes options 01:52 Riff cycle into pickup 02:07 A → E → B → C♯m section 02:20 Stop-time rhythm explained 02:45 Turnaround progression 03:03 Back into riff 03:21 Solo section breakdown 03:37 Pentatonic shape + hammer-ons 03:50 Slide sequences 04:06 12–11 lick 04:20 Wrapping up the solo 04:35 Jam section 05:15 Final thoughts 05:27 “Happy Picking” ⸻ 🎵 What You’ll Learn • The entire song with no capo • How to navigate the C♯ minor bar chord with confidence • Two ways to play the main riff (positions 2 and 4) • Easy breakdown of the verse + chorus progressions • The stop-time rhythm that gives the song its punch • A playable, melodic solo motif you can use for improvisation ⸻ 🎧 Gear Used Acoustic by Scott Conley (Bourgeois Guitars) ⸻ 🌟 If You Enjoyed This Lesson… 🔥 Get my full playlist of country & Americana guitar lessons    • Classic Americana Guitar Tutorials   🎁 Free 5×5 Guitar Binder download https://jasoncareyguitar.com/ 🎬 Watch my other Stapleton-style licks & tutorials    • Chris Stapleton Guitar Lessons   ⸻ 🤝 Support the Channel 💬 Leave a comment — it helps more than you think! 👍 Like the video 🔔 Subscribe + hit the bell Consider joining channel members to support lesson creation    / @jasoncareyguitar   And until we meet again… Happy Picking! — Jason Carey Guitar