20 Licks: Smokin' Southern Rock

Southern rock represents a cocktail of styles based on country, blues and rock, and in this 20 Licks collection, Lew uncovers its gifts with ideas sure to upgrade your chops.

From the telecaster twang of rooting tooting country inspired lines to the more rocking groove filled riffy sections, this release is a way to channel the best Lynyrd Skynyrd, CCR and many more bastians of the genre and translate it into your own playing.

You’ll work on timing, repeating bends, chicken-pickin, muting, double stops and hammer-ons. By using chord tones instead of scales, and the simple application of both major and minor pentatonic means you get a bucket load of licks to learn, and a smoking hot base with which to create your own.

Every lick is played slow to click, allowing you to tap into the basic mechanics as well as the approaches behind them.

This release includes 20 licks played fast and slow, two backing tracks, full tab/notation in PDF and GP format, and an in-depth theory guide.

From the twangy peaks to the rocking depths of country lead playing, this licks collection is packed with approaches that open up a fun style of playing, while providing ideas to make your own.