Steal My Licks! - Bonus Jams

Steal My Licks! - Bonus Jams

I don't consider myself a teacher but here are some simplified views of some of the jams I play in case you want to steal some of my licks.... all of which of course I stole from others in the first place. Play along and have fun!

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Steal My Licks! - Bonus Jams
  • Steal My Licks #28

    Here's the main jam on the new Les Paul from this weeks film... many people recognised the Dicky Betts influence and it was indeed the result of an hour or so on youtube trying to learn some of his licks. That they are recognisable when I play them I guess shows how distinctive and influential pl...

  • Steal My Licks #27

    Here's the jam from last weeks Tokai review. The track it remind me of was in fact 'Psi Power' from the 1978 Hawklords album '25 Years On' but it's a familiar progression used in countless songs, and also a brilliant loop to jam over for hours and hours so please join me!

  • Steal My Licks #26

    Here's the jam from the Gretsch G2622 pickup upgrade film a while back... having recycled it for this weeks film I thought it was worth posting here. Can't remember now but I think it's probably inspired by 'dear prudence', the chord progression is C / C7 / F / Fm... play along with me and have fun!

  • Steal My Licks #25

    Here's the jam from the broken ES339 review where the Casino stood in. Gary Clark Jr provided inspiration and this... it's my take on his brilliant 'When My Train Pulls In' (Em / Am / Bm). I love this tune and intend to bring it back for when I play the ES339 this week.

  • Steal My Licks #24

    Here's something for us to remember the fabulous Eastman SB56 as it goes off to a new home this week. This jam (based loosely around Joe Walsh's 'Turn To Stone') perfectly showcases the fabulous harmonics and sustain that live in that guitar. We can't them all but if we could then I would definit...

  • Steal My Licks #23

    Here's one of the John Lee Hooker inspired jams from this weeks Sheraton review. This one is clearly based around the 'boom boom' idea and after my own jamming I have looped the boogie chord progression a few times in case you fancy jamming along. Enjoy!

  • Steal My Licks #22

    Here's the jam as heard on my 'LePape' Steel G Kid from this weeks film. It's inspired by Zappa of course and this one you may recognise as 'Willie The Pimp' - a lovely groove all around G and Am... so play along with me and let's have some SG fun! πŸ˜πŸŽΈπŸ‘Œ

  • Steal My Licks #21

    By request here's the jam of 'Needle and The Spoon' from this weeks film. The intro's pretty straightforward and I learnt it from this tab on youtube: https://youtu.be/LUA5gQrxp1c which is easier than trying to look at where my fingers are! Plenty of other great tutorials online for the chords e...

  • Steal My Licks #20

    Here's the jam from the Pink SG review did anyone notice the loop resemblance to Breathe by 'Pink' Floyd? πŸ€¦β€β™‚οΈ It's a lovely groove to jam over and simply Em & A7 if you want to make your own!

  • Steal My Licks #19

    Here's the play out jam from the Fender Player Telecaster review... this simple A, C, D loop (groove) is inspired by The Stooges 'Loose' from the Fun House Album and like most Stooges it's all about the pocket!

  • Steal My Licks #18

    Here's the play out jam from this weeks film with the Gibson R4. It's just a simple boogie around the E7/A7/B7 progression with soloing firmly planted around Em Pentatonic. After my solo I include a few minutes of the loop on its own so please join me and jam along!

  • Steal My Licks #17

    More Clash inspired looping with a 'Straight To Hell' style Jam in B...

  • Steal My Licks #16

    From the 'Strummer' review here is a longer version of the jam based around a 'Tommy Gun' style loop in A.

  • Steal My Licks #15

    Here's the play-out jam from the Hofner Verythin review. This one is inspired by The Clash's 'Charlie Don't Surf' from the brilliant triple album Sandinista. It's all improvised around the Dmaj Pentatonic scale. Enjoy!

  • Steal My Licks #14

    A few people seem to have liked the play-out jam from this weeks Epiphone Wilshire review so here's an isolated cut of that in case you want to jam along! It's clearly based on 'Jean Genie' with that distinctive E / A powerchord riff, and quite a bit of my interpretation of Ronno's solo at the st...

  • Steal My Licks #13

    This was inspired my one of the amazing Robben Fords 'Chicago Blues' lessons and is a standard I IV V progression with lots' of noodling around the Em pentatonic shapes and no doubt has a few other notes thrown in for colour either intentionally or otherwise!

  • Steal My Licks #12

    Here's the main groove from 'Kick Out The Jams' and here's a link to Wayne Kramer himself showing you how to play the riff properly: https://youtu.be/TwfpU6X6Hr4

  • Steal My Licks #11

    This is the main jam included in 'Les Paul Custom Review' It's played over Am / G / F and my inspiration was The Stooges 'Dirt' but it can equally be 'Stairway to Heaven' or a thousand other songs. Please jam along with me and let's have fun!

  • Steal My Licks #10

    Sometimes all you need is a couple of chords and a groove and off you go!... this loose jam from the Guild Starfire 1 review was inspired by the great Buddy Guy, it's basically E with an A to G vamp and and what it lacks in precision it certainly makes up for in enthusiasm!

  • Steal My Licks #9

    Here is the 'players cut' from the Classic Vibe 60's Jaguar review. This one is inspired by a Johnny Marr track because it's a white Jag and you have to play something by him on a white jag because it is the law. A nice simple Bm / Em / A chord loop and a lovely lick of his creation is then augme...

  • Steal My Licks #8

    Here's the jam from the Les Paul Studio review... inspiration for this one came from The James Gang and a track called 'Ride The Wind' which provided the chord progression and a nice southern rock vibe.

  • Steal My Licks #7

    This scrappy jam started with my thinking about the groove from Cars 'just what I needed' and then morphed into a bit of The Only Ones 'Another Girl' and Human League 'Electric Dreams' with the end result bearing an uncanny resemblance to a little-known song by 90's Canadian comedy trio Corky & T...

  • Steal My Licks #6

    This is clearly me getting away with noodling around a rough and ready version of Joe Walsh's Rocky Mountain Way.... I've added the entire chord sequence for the loop a the start in case you want to make your own.

  • Steal My Licks #5

    Here's a jam heavily based on Zappa's 'Watermelon in Easter Hay' which is just played over open A & E chords but with an interesting 9/4 time signature.... count 1-2-3-4 over the A chord and 1-2-3-4-5 over the E chord, and the slow Arpeggio is easy enough to work out. You should check out both Fr...