Robin the vid wont play,, is it working ok..
i´d like to see that lick..
hope your well
simon.
Cool Country-Style Lick
John Jorgenson showed me this lick in L.A. a few years back and sometimes I can’t stop using it!
It’s a real country lick and works over any major type chord. The example I’ve shown you in this clip is in the good old country key of G but I also play it in A so you get the gist of how to apply it to different tonalities.
There’s a big bend of a whole tone up on the B string while fretting with your pinky a note on the top E string with a release of the bend and moving the pinky down to another note at the same time. It gives the effect of a pedal steel guitar.
I play it really slowly and up close to the camera so you can see what’s going on. It’s not a Gypsy Jazz lick or even a Jazz lick but what the heck it’s a country lick and turns heads every time!
Leave me a comment or question at the bottom of this page. Cheers.
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11 comments - add yours
simon
November 26, 2009
Menno J.H. van der Reijden
November 26, 2009
great lick from one of the best. Could you add a tune to it so we know where to use it?
david
November 26, 2009
Thanks Robin, LOVE it!!!!!!
Archtop Eddy
November 27, 2009
Fun hee-haw lick Robin. As a tribute to Thanksgiving Day, great to play it as part of 2nd and 4th measures of Turkey in the Straw. (Hey, great to see you here too Menno)
Robin
November 27, 2009
Simon -glad you got it going -would hate for you to miss out!
Robin
November 27, 2009
Menno – You can use the lick over ANY major OR Dom 7th chord -for example
you could practice it over Sweet Georgia Brown moving the lick around when those 7th chords change.For the E7 you would play it on the 7th fret -then A7
starting on the 12th fret (like demonstrated in the vid)
Good luck and talk soon mate!
Jack Buckley
November 27, 2009
Thanks Robin … what a bend that is!
Steve
November 27, 2009
Thanksgiving is the best holiday we have over here. It’s not about war, and it’s a chance to reflect and count our blessings. I’m thankful for you and your generous gifts to us aspiring gypsies. Without your books and play-alongs, I’d probably still be struggling and trying to figure it out. Instead, I’m having a blast playing it. Thanks for the lick — it sounds like it was lifted off the pedal steel. Can’t wait to try it in a jam. All the best to you and yours.
BadHorse
November 27, 2009
nice, the beginning of that lick reminds me of Keith Richards. keep em coming!
Steve Pandolfo
November 27, 2009
Thanks Robin…Great Christmas gift!…hope you have a healthy and happy Christmas and New Year.
Man, I like the way you teach!
There’s a bunch of guitar monsters out there, but just because they can do it doesn’t mean they can teach it.
I can’t count how many times I’ve laid out my money and watched some video
lesson with my mouth open saying: “…..what???”
So many of them just play the lick…..yeah, a LITTLE slowly…but then, that’s it……most of the time they don’t even tell which string….which finger….it’s terrible.
But not you!!!
I watched you on this one, and I had it in a minute!!……not because I’m a hotshot, but because of the way YOU TAUGHT IT!
Thanks again…….keep those books coming!!
(I’m still waiting for Gypsy Jazz Licks Vol. 2……pleeeeeze!)
Best Wishes,
Steve
dan
November 29, 2009
cool lick:) must say again, think its a great site!
