Steal These Rockabilly Licks and Sound Like a Pro! (WITH TABS)

damianbacci.com In this Rockabilly guitar lesson, I'll be teaching you some pro level Rockabilly licks that will surely impress the audience at your next gig.
Equipment used
1997 Gretsch 6120SSU
Nocturne Mystery Brain BS-301
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:07 Performance
0:28 Overview of Lesson
4:32 Lesson
5:20 Final Thoughts
6:26 Backing Tracks

[@Madmax-rz5hz]

This perfectly illustrates the huge overlap between rockabilly and western swing

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching :)

[@abrigospardos]

Not far from jump blues either.

[@chuckmarmo6244]

Back in the early 90’s I used to frequent a locally owned record shop in Rochester, NY (can’t recall the name, sorry). I went in one time and asked them for rockabilly recommendations and was told instead “if you really want to dive into rockabilly you should start with western swing and jump blues.” I walked out with two of the Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys Tiffany Transcriptions series and a Wynnonie Harris anthology. Life changing moment for my enjoyment of music.

[@AcousticRockerBrazil]

Damian, I freaking love how passionate you are about the style, and the ideas you share are always awesome. A big thanks from Brazil, dude!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much my friend. Cheers :)

[@HEPBbI-B-NORME]

Браво, Маэстро ! Отличная работа ! Благодарю вас за потраченное время и усилия для нас ! Однозначно, сразу Лайк! Берегите себя !

[@saxMD2008]

I am so going to learn this. Thanks Damian!!

[@historicus146]

Great content and Great presentation. Logical and well explained

[@foxyjazzbopper]

Fantastic (as usual) Damien.. thank you sooo much👌👌👌

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much :)

[@jonathonlewis5470]

At 66 im teaching myself with your help.Thankyou.

[@Damianblf]

Glad you're enjoying the videos. Cheers & keep on rockin' my friend :)

[@gtrdoc911]

Another treasure of a lesson. Thanks Damian. You’re the best!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@jimmiv5449]

Great way to start the day with Music.
Thank you.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching :)

[@BlackRaven156]

Great lesson as always!!! Thank you for what you do!

[@Damianblf]

Glad you enjoyed the lesson. Keep on rockin' my friend :)

[@matthewware7548]

Another superb lesson, thank you Damien 👏🎸💯

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much :)

[@user-le3nk6xw6s]

you are awesome thanks

[@stringmantony]

Very nice lesson, Damian. You’re a pleasure to learn from. 👍👍👍

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much :)

[@overlook237]

This is so cool. I mainly play metal and thrash but I love messing about with stuff like Motown and Country. Definitely going to have fun practicing this.

[@fheapes]

Most Excellent!!!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@stevewood3360]

Great lesson! Something fun to practice this week.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Steve :)

[@RobertBeecher]

I was with Brian for a number of years..
25 plus years with his brother

[@Damianblf]

Very cool. Thanks for watching Robert :)

[@badmasiah1]

Thank you so much for this lesson. You have showed us that rockabilly guitar playing can be achievable to all :)

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much for watching. Glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@chini8816]

Great lesson again , gracias

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@martynspooner5822]

Loved it thanks for teaching it

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching :)

[@drspago]

You’ve been an inspiration for me to start playing again,,,just purchased the Brian Setzer smoke 6120 … what a beautiful guitar…

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much and congrats on your new guitar :)

[@MrRatastic]

Love this channel so so much! 🎸 🎼

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching. Cheers and keep on rockin' my friend :)

[@boomerdell]

Great lesson, Damian, and way to bring it to us the way that is all you. Wouldn’t want it any other way.👍🏽

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much :)

[@kellykent131]

When I was a kid, my parents drove me and my sister to Ft. Lauderdale every couple years on vacation , stopping in Mobile and getting on the USS Alabama was always part of the trip. To say that it’s cool is such an understatement. I’m glad you got to visit.

[@Damianblf]

Awesome, it's such a cool ship. I think I've been to it at least 10 times now. :)

[@walterredaelli7507]

Bravissimo Damian. Thanks 🖖🏻🎸

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@mf9309]

Cool stuff! Thanks! Subscribed!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much. I appreciate it :)

[@jimbo33]

Excellent, thanks!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching :)

[@KevinGreen-vx4ok]

Excellent lession and playing and sound you playing is so cool😊

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@blackrainbowfiresword177]

You are a fantastic player and teacher Damian, hip , relaxed and relatable, outstanding work, Cheers mate!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much for the kind words. I really appreciate it :)

[@bernhardnizynski4403]

Great licks!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@hectormirandaavalos3368]

Wow super lesson, thanks

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much :)

[@kathehun6034]

Again big thumbs up bro! Thanx Damian! Greeeeting from erope my friend!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much :)

[@cosgrovepennybaker8169]

Love your 7SECONDS shirt. Always love The Crew. Great lesson, too!

[@Damianblf]

Such a great album. 7 Seconds was a band that I immediately liked when I first heard them back in Jr. High School. Cheers :)

[@markbaird907]

Damian- you’re so freakin cool! Absolutely love everything you do here! Plus always the bonus punk rock t-shirts for the video (7 Seconds is one of my all time favorites). You ROCK!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much Mark. When I first head "The Crew" in the mid 80s I immediately became a fan. :)

[@seanhartman6496]

Another great one, Damien!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you brother :)

[@bingo90210]

Love that 7 seconds tee!!

[@ernief1889]

Fantastic!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@robhonohan4289]

Thank you. I’ve only become aware of you in the last month or two. I really dig how you have these lessons set up in bite size chunks. I enjoy all the material that you cover.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much Rob. I really appreciate it :)

[@robhonohan4289]

@@Damianblf, just a side note Damian, I went to high school with Brian Setzer and in our junior year I talked him into giving me a few lessons.

[@vincentabbott8704]

Just logged this in to my tab book..another great composition from you to all of us..thanks, now to practice over and over...lol

[@Damianblf]

Enjoy the lesson. Keep on rockin' my friend :)

[@rs3018]

Cool thanks!!!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching :)

[@marcohien4137]

Thanks Damian for your wonderful lessons!!! My band suggested to play some Imelda May cover (Mayhem) and the guitar player does some rockabilly style hybrid picking solo. Your lessons help me to get into the "right mood" for this kind of songs. Your videos are so well done - the performance, the slow guide through the licks and the tabs!!! Very generous!! Great work.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much :)

[@kevintaylor8055]

Thanks a lot buddy I'll be adding this to my tool box

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching :)

[@theoscale3577]

Nice stuff thanks

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@pmbiff]

Love these lessons 👍

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Paul :)

[@JellyrollHorton]

Yumpin’ Yiminy, Damian! A year’s worth of lessons in 6 minutes! You always amaze.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much. Glad you enjoyed this one :)

[@BobPerrone]

Great stuff Damien!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Bob :)

[@baccnblack]

Very C😎😎L Damien, nice touch using🎲🎲 !

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@TRHARTAmericanArtist]

Saving to my watch list. Tough to keep up with the uploads. Thanks for all your hard work. I know because my son is a RUclipsr too. 😊

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much. I really appreciate it :)

[@burchypoo70]

Great lesson, great shirt -7 Seconds was my first show back in '85!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you and what a cool first show that must have been. :)

[@jimhutchins2893]

Very cool

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Jim :)

[@RossMooreEnt]

You are awesome!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for the kind words :)

[@bwalk009]

Great video, Damian. I've loved this style for years but never tried to play it, Now I'm in with both feet. I even bought a Gretsch!

[@Damianblf]

Awesome. Glad you're enjoying the lessons :)

[@leonardcanter4596]

Thanks, Damian !! Viewing your videos from Sunny Arecibo, Puerto Rico. Followed your tabs with my. A/E Gretsch G5022CWFE. Good Lessons.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much :)

[@marca7430]

Love the 7 Seconds shirt.
I have a copy of that album I bought in the 80s. Both sides of the album were pressed as side one. I was bummed out when I bought it. But now I think it’s pretty cool.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@Theintruder100]

Thats kool thanks

[@Damianblf]

Glad you enjoyed the lesson :)

[@Dennistcb78]

Hey Damian Sounds very Classic 😎 TCB 😎 Rockabilly Rules 😎 TCB 😎

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Dennis. Cheers :)

[@JakeSpeed1000]

Very nice Damian. Welcome to Alabama!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Scott :)

[@jvalentif]

Good one.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@robertofalconieri5874]

great

[@lorenzodegani2669]

Fantastikkkkk Ok fantastikkkkk unico speciale fantastikkkkk grazie damian

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much. Cheers & keep on rockin' my friend :)

[@ChuckThunder1111]

Very cool! On it

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@CC-qb9sm]

Real nice Damian, Happy Sunday! 🤠

[@Dennistcb78]

😎 TCB 😎 have nice week my Friend 😁

[@CC-qb9sm]

@@Dennistcb78 - You too!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you CC. Cheers & keep on rockin' my friend. :)

[@uncleh5460]

Fun stuff, Daddy-o

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@toekneecastillo9929]

you always have the best shirts

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@SSRT_JubyDuby8742]

Nice one boss 😁
Like deployed 👍
😎🎙🎸✅️

[@Damianblf]

Thank you very much. Keep on rockin' my friend :)

[@steveparkins6854]

sooo coool---its like iced coffee with ice cream 😎😎

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@MartirosHakopianMarHak]

Coooooool ........

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@bluesybruce]

Great lesson Damian, but I am having problems playing the B7 chord shape, 7467, due to my fingers being a tad short. Stretching exercises - or use a different B7 shape?

[@Damianblf]

Thanks for watching. I know it's a bit of a stretch but keep at it. That Freddy King 9th chord voicing sounds so good and it's got a cool distinct sound to it. It's got a lot of flavor. Keep on rockin' my friend. :)

[@darrellwong4048]

Great lesson Damian - do you like the Gretsch w/o the pickguard?

[@Damianblf]

Thank you Darrell. I do like how the guitar looks without it. Back in the 90s I saw Brian Setzer had taken them off and I thought it looked cool without. :)

[@creighton8069]

These would sound good in jazz and Western swing too

[@Damianblf]

Thanks for watching :)

[@annahunt8916]

Your a Star your a star a new suit and a new guitar, I know that you will go far cus your a star..lol

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching :)

[@waynebridger4998]

Im fairly new to rockabilly guitar playing, coming from mainly rock and blues.
My question is, when using a slap back tape echo, how much reverb is used in the amp?
Love your channel

[@Damianblf]

Thanks for watching Wayne. Usually I like to add just a little smidge of reverb to my overall sound when playing Rockabilly. :)

[@waynebridger4998]

@@Damianblf Thankyou, sir.

[@themassive2436]

Haven’t seen anything 7Seconds forever….nice shirt.

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@cajunqueen5125]

👍👍👍

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@daz4627]

Winner, winner, chicken dinner!!

[@Damianblf]

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[@lennolopez8540]

Like!!!!

[@Damianblf]

Thank you my friend :)

[@Oggi7777]

Lovem

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching :)

[@30secondfilmreviews]

Hi Damian I hope you're well! WOndering if you can give a shout out to my colleague Wayne Hickmott who loves your videos and plays them during our shift. Would be much appreciated :)

[@homeofcreation]

If it's worth doing, it's worth doing well.

[@Damianblf]

Thanks for watching. Cheers & keep on rockin' :)

[@vegefranz]

👍🇩🇪

[@Damianblf]

Thank you :)

[@youngmangrand9331]

Why doesn't your Gretsch have a pick guard???

[@Damianblf]

I took it off. I like the way this guitar looks without it. :)

[@jacksmith9788]

Is that a Bifocal Media shirt. If it is it was drawn by my son-in-law. If not it's a bootleg.

[@conerator]

My ring finger doesn’t bend backward like yours

[@Damianblf]

Thank you for watching :)

[@jamespaul4746]

To much jazz for good rockabilly

[@Chevy.331]

let's pretend rockabilly isn't hillbilly jazz