A honky tonk rhythm section RealStyle that will have you dancing in no time! Two electric guitars are featured, playing different rhythms in a similar register. Both have a slightly crunchy tone with a bit of clean twang shining through. The pop electric bass plays half notes with some embelishments for variety. Acoustic guitar strumming is panned center and made slightly darker to fill out the mid-range of the mix. NashvilleEven8^ RealDrums are also used.

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_ALLNITE All Night Rock 'n' Roll Boogie PLAY DEMO All night rock 'n' roll boogie featuring a background pop harmonica playing long and held notes. Acoustic piano plays a simple and consistent eighth-note boogie pattern. Slightly overdriven electric guitars play low and high parts. Electric bass plays a simple alternating half note pattern and RockHardModernEv8^ RealDrums play their second variation, with closed hihat in the A section and open hihat in the B section.

_ATDAWN At Dawn Baritone Gtr Country PLAY DEMO A slow country even-16ths RealStyle featuring spaghetti western baritone electric guitar and modern background pedal steel. Regular and high-strung acoustic guitars strum 16th notes and are panned to the far left and right. Electric bass plays in a simple yet effective pop 16ths style. NashvilleEven16^ RealDrums keep time, playing the fifth variation.

_AUSTIN Austin Dreamy Country Eighths PLAY DEMO This dreamy country RealStyle features a melodic background electric guitar playing simple riffs with a dreamy tone. A string quartet is used softly in the mix to create fullness. Two acoustic guitars are panned left and right - a 12-string on the left and a 6-string on the right. Pop electric bass plays a simple half note pattern with imbelishment. RockNorthernBallad RealDrums are also included, using a unique drum sound with lots of bottom mic on the snare drum.

_BADLAND Badland Baritone Rockabilly PLAY DEMO A "badland" country style with rockabilly acoustic bass and a matching baritone guitar. Matching acoustic guitars are panned left and right, playing a low and a high part. BluesRockSlowEv^ RealDrums play their fourth variation, keeping a steady and simple rhythm.

_BAYOU Bayou Banjo and Pedal Steel Pop PLAY DEMO This style is a hybrid between bluegrass and modern country pop. A modern pedal steel and banjo are featured, and both are panned center. Two pop acoustic guitars strum the same pattern in different registers and help create a stereo effect. Jazz funk electric bass plays a syncopated eighth-note pattern and NashvilleEven8^ RealDrums keep time with a steady eighth-note rhythm.

_BOXCAR Boxcar Baritone Country Folk PLAY DEMO This country folk RealStyle features a deep baritone electric guitar playing chords and simple melodies. Strumming mandolin and fingerpicking 12-string acoustic guitar provide a steady rhythmic accompaniment, along with a hard rock electric bass and NashvilleEven8^ RealDrums. The drums are playing in the eighth variation, with snare/hihat in the A section and snare/ride in the B section.

_BUBBLES Bubbles Modern Country Pop PLAY DEMO Dreamy 16ths modern pedal steel is featured in this pop country RealStyle. Acoustic and electric pop modern groove guitars are panned hard left and right for a produced stereo effect, and a held electric guitar is panned center for extra brightness. Jazz funk electric bass is matched with RockNorthern^ RealDrums for a simple yet engaging rhythm. The RealDrums are playing their fourth variation with hihat in the A section and ride in the B section.

_BUTANE Butane Heavy Texas Rock PLAY DEMO A classic Texas rock RealStyle with a heavy rhythm section. Texas rock chop and crisp guitars are panned hard left and right, and EQ'd for tonal balance. Power pop electric bass is used because of its scooped sound with a trebly belch. The drums were made by combining BluesRockEv^ RealDrums (first variation) with a four-on-the-floor drum loop.

_CABOOSE Caboose Train Picking Country PLAY DEMO This train picking country RealStyle has several even-16ths instruments paired with even-8ths RealDrums and pop pedal steel. Mandolin and fiddle chops are panned left and right, emphasizing the offbeat. Acoustic guitar strums briskly, alternating between a syncopated rhythm and a train rhythm. Acoustic rockabilly plays an alternating one-five pattern with slaps between notes.

_CANTEEN Canteen Funky Country Rhythm PLAY DEMO A swing 16 funky country pop crossover rhythm section with two electric guitars that add a funky rhythmic feel. A background pedal steel plays softly to add to the mix. NashCrossovrSw16^ RealDrums are used, playing the tenth variation (which adds a pushed kick on beat two).

_CRACKLE Crackle Campfire Acoustic Guitar PLAY DEMO This simple campfire acoustic guitar RealStyle uses two acoustic guitars, one fingerpicking and one strumming. They are EQ'd brightly and panned significantly to the left and right. Bongo drums add to the campfire atmosphere and a subtle held acoustic bass plays held low notes.

_DAISIES Daisies Bluegrass Pop PLAY DEMO This RealStyle takes bluegrass mandolin and high-strung guitar and combines them with modern pedal steel. A pop half-notes electric bass brings a poppy feel, along with the PopPromiseEv16^ RealDrums and the electronic drum loop.

_DEPUTY Deputy Honky Tonk Rhythm PLAY DEMO A honky tonk rhythm section RealStyle that will have you dancing in no time! Two electric guitars are featured, playing different rhythms in a similar register. Both have a slightly crunchy tone with a bit of clean twang shining through. The pop electric bass plays half notes with some embelishments for variety. Acoustic guitar strumming is panned center and made slightly darker to fill out the mid-range of the mix. NashvilleEven8^ RealDrums are also used.

_DIESEL Diesel Baritone Southern Rock PLAY DEMO This heavy southern rock style features a background baritone electric guitar that has a heavy tremolo effect. Two thrash guitars (regular and hollow) are panned for a stereo effect. A bright 12-string electric guitar strums in the background to fill out the mix. Southern rock electric bass and RealDrums are used together for a hard-hitting rhythmic foundation.

_HARVEST Harvest Bent Note Country PLAY DEMO A classic medium-tempo country RealStyle that features a bright bent-note acoustic piano. This piano is joined by a strumming acoustic guitar and a background pedal steel guitar. An arpeggiating electric bass and NashvilleSwing8^ drums take care of the rhythm. The second variation is used for the RealDrums.

_HAYBALE Hay Bale 12-8 Country w Piano PLAY DEMO This is a classic 12-8 country RealStyle that features a bright acoustic country bent-note piano. Clean electric guitar balances the sound of the piano with a simple rhythm pattern with emphasis on the quarter notes. An electric country swing bass arpeggiates with a quarter note rhythm. Acoustic guitar strums a basic eighth-note pattern and BluesRock128^ RealDrums play their third variation, which includes side stick and hihat in the A section, and snare/ride in the B section.

_HAYLOFT Hayloft Country Swing PLAY DEMO This classic country RealStyle features a half-time background pedal steel playing held single notes and double stops. Country swing electric guitar also plays a very minimal and held part while the acoustic guitar strums steady, swung eighth notes. The bass plays quarter note arpeggios in the classic country style.

_HITCHIN Hitching Country Waltz PLAY DEMO A country RealStyle that can be interpreted as a fast waltz or a slow 12/8 groove. Modern pedal steel plays long held notes that connect in a slightly melodic way. Two twangy rhythm electric guitars play similar parts that combine arpeggiating and held chords. Acoustic guitar strums non-invasively and adds to the ambiance. Electric hard rock waltz bass plays held notes and NashvilleWaltzSw^ RealDrums play a waltz or 12/8 pattern depending on your interpretation.

_HOTROD Hot Rod Rockabilly Pop PLAY DEMO A medium tempo rockabilly pop style with lots of energy. Two syncopated sixteenth-note acoustic guitars are panned left and right. A layered beat is made with PopPromiseEv16^ RealDrums playing their fourth variation and a house drum loop. Country blues rock electric guitar plays syncopated shots. A rockabilly acoustic bass plays a traditional rockabilly rhythm.

_ICEDTEA Iced Tea Sw16 Country Pop PLAY DEMO A slow swung-16ths pop country RealStyle featuring a modern country crossover pedal steel. Panned left and right are two fingerpicking acoustic guitars playing high and low parts. The pop electric bass plays mostly half notes with some syncopated transitions. A layered beat is composed of SmoothJazzCoolSw16^ RealDrums and an electronic drum loop.

_LAWLESS Lawless Country Boogie Swing PLAY DEMO A country boogie swing RealStyle with a complex arrangement of two rhythm electric country boogie guitars, acoustic guitar strumming, and an acoustic country boogie piano. Country swing bass arpeggiates with a quarter note rhythm and BluesRockShuffle^ RealDrums play a heavy rhythm in their second variation, which uses ride cymbal for the B section and a hihat for the A section.

_LEAVING Leaving Slow Country Waltz PLAY DEMO A classic slow country waltz with two fingerpicking acoustic guitars playing high and low parts. A country waltz rhythm pedal steel plays soft melodies in the background. The country waltz acoustic bass and NashClassicWaltzSw^ RealDrums keep time with simple yet appropriate playing. The first variation is used for the RealDrums, which includes hihat/side stick in the verse and ride/snare in the chorus.

_LEMNADE Lemonade Pop Fingerpicking PLAY DEMO This is a pop fingerpicking RealStyle that features two swung-16ths acoustic guitars playing high and low fingerpicking parts. A PopHalfNotesSync electric bass is also included, playing a simple eighth-note syncopated pattern. The drums are a combination of SmoothJazzCoolSw16^ RealDrums and an even-eighths drum loop.

_MARSHAL Marshal Honky Tonk w Piano PLAY DEMO An even-8ths honky tonk RealStyle that includes five RealTracks and RealDrums and features the "HonkyTonkJohn" acoustic piano. Pop electric bass plays a basic half note pattern with eighth-note transitions. NashvilleEven8^ RealDrums play variation eight, which has open hi-hat in the A section and ride cymbal in the B section. Two electric guitars are panned fairly far to the left in right to make room for the piano, playing classic, twangy honky tonk rhythm guitar parts.

_MOONLIT Moonlit Electronic Country PLAY DEMO This "moonlit" electronic country RealStyle has a late-night dramatic and dancy feel. Country elements like modern pedal steel and two fingerpicking guitars are present. These instruments are combined with a pop synth bass that plays steady 16th notes in octaves. The drum beat is a hybrid between the NashvilleBrushesBalladPushEv16 RealDrums and a chill out drum loop.

_MUSICSQ Music Square Nashville Swing PLAY DEMO Nashville fingerpicking acoustic guitar is featured in this RealStyle. The fingerpicking guitars play complimentary parts and are panned wide for a stereo effect. A country swing electric guitar is panned center and set back in the mix for an ambient effect. Country swing electric bass plays quarter-note arpeggios for a classic country sound, and NashvilleShuffle^ RealDrums keep time with sidestick in the A section and full snare hits in the B section.

_OLDBARN Old Barn 12-8 Country PLAY DEMO This classic 12/8 country RealStyle is faithful to the classic country sound of the 1960s. It features a background pedal steel that plays long, held single notes and double stops. Two acoustic guitars are used - one strumming steady with a swung eighth-note rhythm and one playing melodic fingerpicking. Pop electric bass has a simple rhythm that uses mostly half notes with triplet eighth-note transitions. CountryShuffle128^ RealDrums keep time, playing their first variation which has side stick in the A section and full snare in the B section.

_PATROL Patrol Fast Country Boogie PLAY DEMO A fast country boogie RealStyle with two twangy rhythm electric guitars: Guitar, Electric, Rhythm CountryBoogieGrittyTwang Sw 140 and Guitar, Electric, Rhythm TexasBoogieShuffle Sw 140. A background pedal steel is also featured, adding a fullness to the mix. Country boogie electric bass plays a root-five pattern and NashvilleSwing8^ RealDrums play their first variation.

_PUNCHY Punchy Country Rock PLAY DEMO Punchy and driving country rock featuring a pop pedal steel playing simple but effective melodies. Pop 16ths acoustic guitar is used with a soul 60s electric guitar that plays steady eighth notes. The electric guitar has a mostly-clean tone with a tiny bit of breakup. The electric bass plays steady eighth-notes for the most part, and the BluesRockFunky16ths^ RealDrums have accents on the quarter note while maintaining a sixteenth-note rhythm with the cymbals.

_RUNAWAY Runaway Soundtrack Country PLAY DEMO This RealStyle is a dramatic country ensemble that is best suited for soundtrack uses. Five bowed instruments are featured, including a string quartet (cello, viola, 2 violins) and a separate background country cello. Background pedal steel is also used at a low volume. The rhythm section consists of acoustic guitar strumming, pop electric bass, and BrushesPop7thsSwirl RealDrums.

_SALOON Saloon Funky Resonator Country PLAY DEMO This swing 16 funky country crossover style features the BluesFunkRandy resonator guitar. Two electric guitars add additional rhythmic feel, playing in a pop crossover and northern rock style. A background pedal steel plays softly to add to the mix. NashCrossovrSw16^ RealDrums are used, playing the tenth variation (which adds a push on beat two).

_SHERIFF Sheriff Honky Tonk w Harmonica PLAY DEMO The "sheriff" RealStyle features a six-piece band playing in a classic, twangy honky tonk style. A harmonica soloist is featured but it is set back in the mix so it complements the other instruments instead of overwhelming them. Two rhythm electric guitars, CountryRockRiff and TexasBluesRockStraightBrent, are panned left and right, playing similar but slightly different rhythms. Pop half notes syncopated electric bass keeps time with the NashvilleEven8^ RealDrums, which are set to variation 8, open hi-hat in the A section and ride cymbal in the B section.

_SLEEPER Sleeper Rockabilly Pop w Solo PLAY DEMO Medium rockabilly pop featuring a country blues rock electric guitar soloist. Two acoustic guitars play sixteenth notes with a syncopated rhythm. A layered beat is made with PopPromiseEv16^ RealDrums playing their fourth variation and a house drum loop. A rockabilly acoustic bass alternates between the one and five.

_SMBRERO Sombrero Dreamy Tex Mex Country PLAY DEMO This style uses Tex-Mex electric bass and drums/percussion, and combined them with a dreamy rhythm electric guitar. The guitar plays arpeggios, double stops, and slowly strummed chords that fit the Tex-Mex style very well. Also included are two acoustic guitars, one fingerpicking and one strumming.

_SOALIVE So Alive Pedal Steel Country PLAY DEMO An energetic and bright country pop RealStyle featuring a modern pedal steel and a layered drum beat. The drums include NashvillEven8^ RealDrums playing the sixth variation and a house beat drum loop. Acoustic guitars are panned left and right - one playing lower on the fretboard and one that is high-strung. Pop electric bass is also used.

_SODACAN Soda Can Med Pop Fingerpicking PLAY DEMO This pop folk style features two fingerpicking acoustic guitars panned left and right. The two parts are meant to match each other perfectly, with one guitar playing high notes and the other playing lower notes. A poppy jazz funk electric bass plays syncopated eighth notes and is matched with BluesRockFunky16ths^ RealDrums and a pop drum loop to give a modern and poppy rhythm to the style.

_STREAM Stream Orchestral Folk PLAY DEMO A simple orchestral folk style featuring two fingerpicking acoustic guitars playing with a swing-16 feel. The guitars are panned fairly far left and right. A subtle and soft string quartet fills out the mix with a simple arrangement. Acoustic held bass is used with Nashville2Beat^ RealDrums for the rhythm. The drums are playing their 7th variation, brushes in the A and B section.

_TALGRAS Tall Grass Swing 16 Boom Chick PLAY DEMO The "tall grass" swing-16 fingerpicking style includes two fingerpicking acoustic guitars that are panned left and right. A held acoustic bass plays on the downbeat and Nashville2Beat^ RealDrums play with variation 7, which includes brushes in the A and B section.

_THISTLE Thistle Train Fingerpicking PLAY DEMO This train-beat RealStyle combines a traditional country train rhythm section with a modern background pedal steel. The country section is comprised of bluegrass acoustic bass, CountryTrain drums, and two fingerpicking acoustic guitars playing high and low parts. The pedal steel is turned down low and plays long, held notes that fill out the mix. This song is in the key of E and uses a combination of major/minor triads, dominant chords, and diminished chords. Chord durations range from 2 to 4 beats in length.

_TRACTOR Tractor Fast Country Swing PLAY DEMO A fast country swing style featuring a western swing rhythm pedal steel. An acoustic and an electric guitar are also present - the acoustic focusing on strumming swung eighth notes while the electric plays on the back beat. Acoustic pop bass plays mainly half notes, alternating between the I and V note. CountrySwing RealDrums play a traditional country swing rhythm.

_UNIVERS Universe Pop Country Ballad PLAY DEMO This pop country ballad has a spacey and bright ambiance that makes the mix full and wide sounding. Some of this sound can be attributed to the held horn section and atmosphere pedal steel, which are panned fairly hard to the left and right. Strumming acoustic guitar and picked 12-string acoustic guitar are panned slightly left and right as well. A second pedal steel, the modern dreamy 16ths pedal steel, is panned center. Modern RnB rock bass and NashvilleBrushesBalladPushEv16 RealDrums are also used.

_WAYSIDE Wayside 3 Guitar Train Country PLAY DEMO A double-time train country RealStyle that features three acoustic guitars: southern rock fingerpicking, double-time strumming, and "folk sorrow" rhythm that has heavy accents on the dynamic bass line. A simple acoustic bass is used because it doesn't conflict with the movement of the sorrow guitar, playing only on the downbeat. Modern crossover pedal steel is used in the background for a moody atmosphere. NashTrainEv16^ RealDrums play a double-time rhythm using the first variation which has a busier snare in the B section.