Old Stand-by or Generic licks

John Sims · Post by **John Sims** » 11 Jan 2001 7:50 pm

Thanks Fred!

More to come. Send me your e-mail. I have some good stuff

Mine is <c3i@netside.net>

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John Sims · Post by **John Sims** » 12 Jan 2001 6:12 pm

[tab]
E9th tuning

1_____________________________________________________
2_____________________________________________________
3_________10B-10__10~__________10B-10~________10B-10__
4__10-10C_10C-10__10~___10-10C_10C-10~_10-10C_10C-10__
5__10-10C_______________10-10C_________10-10C_________
6_____________________________________________________
7_____________________________________________________
8_____________________________________________________
9_____________________________________________________
10____________________________________________________

[/tab]

This lick with the the b and c pedals is played over the 6m-4-5 in the key of G. Up tempo...

Chuck Hall · Post by **Chuck Hall** » 13 Feb 2001 3:11 pm

Great work folks.

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MCI D10 8/4 and ZumSteel S10
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Dave Van Allen · Post by **Dave Van Allen** » 11 Apr 2003 7:36 am

bumping up a "classic" thread newbies may have missed...

ebb · Post by **ebb** » 11 Apr 2003 3:36 pm

mooney
repeat fast to taste
pedal goes in/out as bar goes back/forth

[tab]
1 _______________
2 _______________
3 _7______5______
4 _7______5______
5 ___7~5A___5A~7_
6 _______________
7 _______________
8 _______________
9 _______________
10_______________
[/tab]

Sonny Jenkins · Post by **Sonny Jenkins** » 18 Apr 2003 2:13 pm

There's some good stuff here for old and young alike. Let's keep it going

John Lockney · Post by **John Lockney** » 13 Mar 2005 1:53 pm

This is a great thread from 2 years ago. Lots of intros, endings, riffs and fills for a newbie to work on.

I've been playing along with songs on CD by grabbing notes out of the chords, it sounds OK but I'd like to add some classic riffs to my "tool-box".

Got any more ?

Phil Sikes · Post by **Phil Sikes** » 14 Mar 2005 9:00 am

Thanks for bringing this one back to life folks. Aa a new (about 2 months) player I have really enjoyed this thread as a way of learning some licks to go along with the chords. Please keep these little tidbits coming along.

Also, thanks to everyone who recommended the Joe Wright Techniques book. Those exercises were just what I needed to get going..

Thanks - Phil

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John Poston · Post by **John Poston** » 14 Apr 2005 12:07 pm

I'm bumping this again since I rediscovered it in a search and it's useful.

Most of these standbys are the for country stuff.

Anyone have any favorite standby rock/blues licks as well?

Sonny Miller · Post by **Sonny Miller** » 16 Apr 2005 8:27 am

When you try the Mooney lick above, use the Bflat lower on the 5 string LKV instead of the A pedal for a different hot lick. I would say this will prabably be one of your best licks once you get it down. Yes, it is still Mooney all the way. Going from fret 3 to fret one is a G lick, and works good going down 2 frets from the open position.
More info from Sonny; moved here
This is like Ebbs lick above except you use your Bflat LKV on it instead of the A pedal.
I tried to explain the Mooney lick to someone and he thought i said to use the LKV in stead of the A pedal. And this is what we ended up with. Quite a good lick! Naturally do it faster as you learn it.

It sounds real good , how about comparing these two good licks. With some feedback from you guys?

Please move this to Sonny Jenkens discussion below. Use it as in the Ebb lick<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Ricky Davis on 16 April 2005 at 09:45 AM.]</p></FONT>

Pat Kelly · Post by **Pat Kelly** » 21 Apr 2005 4:37 am

James Kent · Post by **James Kent** » 21 Apr 2005 6:39 am

Thanks to one and all on this post, just what new steelers crave- stuff that works.
My hat is off!

Jack Latimer · Post by **Jack Latimer** » 21 Apr 2005 1:12 pm

Wow! Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to post the licks over the years. When this post started I didn't own a guitar, but thanks to the posting popping up again I can sure benefit from it today. It's funny just the other day I thought if only I knew a couple of licks that could get me through. It's comforting to know that's how many of you got going as well. From a new player (or someone trying to play), thanks again!

Dave Dube · Post by **Dave Dube** » 2 Sep 2016 5:09 pm

Bump.

Josephus Vroomans · Post by **Josephus Vroomans** » 2 Sep 2016 11:51 pm

Great thread!

Jim Fogarty · Post by **Jim Fogarty** » 6 Sep 2016 7:32 pm

These are all killer.....thanks, guys!

In addition to Dick Sexton's "Beginner Notes", does anyone else know a good source of these bite-sized, standard licks? Happy to buy a book or DVD, too....doesn't have o be free.

As a guy who's a pro player on other axes, just learning PSG, I get a lot out of these.

steve takacs · Post by **steve takacs** » 14 Sep 2016 8:40 am

Jim, try Greg Cutshaw's site. Some gems there. There are some "bite-sized" licks as well as "full meals".

Thanks to guys like Greg, Dick Sexton, Frank Freniere, Jeff Garden, etc. who give us their time and steel guitar knowledge and at no cost, I might add. Steve

Andrew Goulet · Post by **Andrew Goulet** » 21 Dec 2020 6:14 am

I've been working on my fundamentals and picking apart moves to see why they work, and found this thread. Lots of well-worn licks here, and it's very helpful for someone like me with holes in their knowledge. There was some discussion on here about compiling a "lick library", and I like that idea. Not necessarily to encourage thinking in licks or thoughtless imitation, but as a practical way to demonstrate why these licks sound consonant and using that knowledge of pedal and bar moves to write one's own parts.

For example, a beginner might know that you can work the B and C pedals on the open position to play a fill, but might not know why that works. A tab of a classic lick along with a short explanation could begin to connect those dots for someone.

Dirk Edwards · Post by **Dirk Edwards** » 10 Jan 2021 11:50 am

Thanks from The guitarded here in Idaho!

Mike Marsh · Post by **Mike Marsh** » 13 Jan 2021 3:46 pm

This is a great thread, but imagine if everybody added a sample clip of the licks so Newbies to get it with the right phrasing????
Thanks Gents!!!
Mike

Harold Bullard · Post by **Harold Bullard** » 7 Mar 2021 8:29 am

The first 2 licks I ever learned immediately after learning how to put my guitar together, were taught to me by Jeff Newman, circa 1979. During the "bunkhouse" days. One pedals up and one pedals down over any key, 1, 4 & 5 chords and a 4/4 rhythm track. I played these til my fingers hurt. I know there is a lot of guys out there that remember these.

[tab]
2|___________________________________
3|__3B~~3____________________________
4|_________3_______________3~~~~~~3__
5|____________3_________3~~~~~~~~3___
6|_______________3~~3B~~~~~~~~~~3____
7|___________________________________

3|_______________________________________
4|__10~~10___10~~10___10~~~10____________
5|__10~~10A__10~~10A__10A~~10__10A__10A__
6|_____________________________10B__10B__
7|_______________________________________
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Eric Ibarra · Post by **Eric Ibarra** » 1 Jun 2022 8:25 am

3 months into the steel and wanted to see what I could add to the toolbox.

Thank y'all for posting all these years. Can't wait to try these out.

Eric

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