Guitar Licks with Greg Koch
In this must-have Hal Leonard Guitar Method instructional series, guitar master Greg Koch teaches you 50 lead licks and phrases in the style of legendary guitar greats.
Videos
• Introduction (02:27) - Greg welcomes us to the series with a guitar lick, then tunes up before getting into this long list of signature styled guitar licks.
• Jimi Hendrix (02:58) - In this video, Greg focuses on the awesome Jimi Hendrix. Greg shows us a few Licks and helps us understand his interesting sound.
• Albert King (04:33) - Greg talks about one of his all time favorites, Albert King. He had a massive influence on many players including Stevie Ray Vaughan and we learn a couple awesome riffs featuring his tone and style.
• Albert Collins (08:02) - Greg talks about the Master of the Telecaster or the Ice Man, and his big influence on Jimi Hendrix. He again takes us inside the mindset and shows us his signature sound so you can add it to your lick collection.
• Eddie Van Halen (04:37) - This video features the widely influential styles of the rock lick master Eddie Van Halen. We learn a couple licks featuring his awesome tapping and bending techniques.
• Eric Clapton (07:07) - Greg starts us off with a Clapton styled lick, and talks a bit about his signature styles and affects on music today. Greg shows us a couple quick licks and then slows things down to get it right.
• B.B King (06:58) - In this video, Greg shares some licks from a true Blues master, B.B. King.
• Duane Allman (03:49) - In this video, Greg takes a second to talk to us about some of Duane's music and history. We learn a couple licks from Duane and slow them down to learn them from the ground up.
• Jimmy Page (04:50) - Greg talks about the guitarist from Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page. He dissects a couple of his licks and shows us how to model his quick licks and classic Page sound.
• James Burton (05:35) - This video focus on the pickin' pioneer, James Burton. We get an up close look at a couple of his signature licks and a simple way to understand the style he played.
• Albert Lee (05:03) - Greg talks to us about Albert Lee, and how he became obsessed with his playing. We take a look at his signature sound and learn a couple licks, slowing things down and speeding them up.
• Roy Buchanan (04:51) - We learn about the great Roy Buchanan, and a brief history on his sound. Greg shows us a few licks and gets us familiar with how to play Roy's sound.
• Danny Gatton (05:24) - Greg talks about Gatton's awesome signature lap steel sound, and takes us through each note and teaches us how to to master his licks.
• Chet Atkins (04:03) - Greg gives us a great quick history lesson on Chet, and the inspiration and respect he's earned. Greg demonstrates his quick paced sound and shows us how to master his signature sound.
• Jerry Reed (04:11) - This video focuses on the innovative Jerry Reed, and a couple of licks that Greg helps us learn and understand.
• Eric Johnson (04:30) - Inspired by everyone from Jerry Reed to Jimi Hendrix, we have the great Eric Johnson. Greg shows us a couple smooth licks from Eric's collection and slows things down so we can see how to do it.
• Jeff Beck (03:30) - Greg talks about Jeff's long and glorious musical career, and a bit about the licks we'll be learning in this video.
• Django Reinhardt (02:30) - Greg focuses on the great gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt. We take a close look at a few of his licks and slow things down to take a closer look.
• Chuck Berry (02:39) - Greg talks about and demonstrates some guitar licks from legendary rock n' roll guitarist Chuck Berry.
• Charlie Christian (02:23) - In this video, Greg talks about the first electric guitar hero, Charlie Christian. Greg shows us a couple licks from a few of Charlies tunes.
• Joe Pass (02:19) - Greg talks about the legendary figure in jazz guitar history, Joe Pass. Being some of the first licks that Greg ever learned, he shows us his sound and teach us some of his jazzy licks.
• Wes Montgomery (03:24) - We learn about the jazz guitar Master, Wes Montgomery. As one of the most influential players in guitar history, Greg takes us inside a few of his licks so we can understand how to play them.
• Randy Rhoads (03:01) - Greg gives us a quick history lesson on the great Randy Rhoads and lists a few records that he was on. Greg then shows us a few of his signature Licks giving us a simple approach to learning his style.
• Yyngwie Malmsteen (03:12) - Greg talks about the great classical rock guitar pioneer Yyngwie Malmsteen. We take a look at two Yyngwie licks to put in your personal collection.
• Stevie Ray Vaughan (03:22) - We dive into a little Stevie Ray history before learning a couple licks from the widely respected guitar master.
• Conclusion (01:53) - Greg signs off with a couple words and plays one final lick.