How To Play Dickey Betts' "Impossible Lick!"
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- Опубликовано: 6 апр 2019
- Dickey plays the lick: 0:53
The lick at 1/2 speed: 2:13
The lick at 1/3 speed: 2:49
Lesson begins: 4:07
Ever heard Dickey Betts' solo section in "You Don't Love Me" from Live At Fillmore East? If you have, then you've heard some pretty inspired guitar playing. But there's one lick in particular that has mystified guitarists for decades! If you've ever wanted to learn that lick correctly, you've come to the right place!
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A lot of people have commented that Dickey probably didn't use hybrid picking on this lick, and after taking another listen I think they're probably right. Dickey probably used a flatpick only. And while this was possible with his superhuman right hand, it's beyond my mere mortal skills. I feel like I can approximate it pretty good using the hybrid technique, but by all means, do whatever feels most comfortable for you!
Good video. Let me add my two-cents. On this lick, you use a flatpick and pick "inside" the b and e strings - first down on the E, then up on the b and back down on the e, add the hammer-on notes and you're there . It's a similar idea as some of Alvin Lee's licks faster licks. I show it on the linked video I just made and I also show the variation you can hear Dickey playing on the live recording that no one seems to pick up on, and then finish with a similar lick by Alvin Lee of Ten Years After, showing everyone is influenced by other musicians:
ruclips.net/video/FB3DFJ4vplc/видео.html
Thanks for letting me put in my two cents! have a good one!
Thank you for posting this correction. I was hitting it hard the last few days after giving up last year. But if anyone has the street cred to correct the Master Vintage Woodshed, it is either Dickey himself or Rick McCargar!
Its true.i watched him in a tiny club on Long Island called " My Father's Place"...watched the master with a hawk eye!!))
@Dr Rock Where were you lost at?
I’ve known Dickey since I was 15.... that was 1968... He’s been pretty amazing for the last 51 years. He was the best player I had ever seen at the time.. until I saw Hendrix in September of 1968!
That's cool. How did you know him?
@@rockandrollrabbit I walked up to him when they were on a break and starting asking him questions about his guitar..
Coming back to learn this riff in honor of the legend. RIP Dickey
Same! In my opinion, this is the best guitar solo ever recorded! You can't imagine a better solo than Duane's that ends the first half of this song... Then Dicky Betts just absolutely goes OFF for like 4min!
Thank you for taking the time to share these lessons with others. The lessons are a major help to us trying to learn Allman brothers licks. You are one of the very few that seems to get each lick just like Dickey & Duane played them. From everything I have read about Duane I believe he was a loving and caring person. One that would want people like you to help others. By sharing these licks with others you are helping to keep the music of the Allmans alive. God loves you for this and so does Johnny Rocco from LA, lower alabama that is:-)
You have been an amazing source for accuracy and feel on how all the ABB stuff is done. Thank you so much for spending the time to put it out like this and all your other ABB videos.
Dickey is one of my all-time favorites Up there with THE best of them So glad he got his son to follow in his footsteps Thanks for the Southern rock tip's Keep it up
It's a lick that he liked to play virtually in every solo. One Way Out, Southbound, Blue Sky, this song, just to name a few.
I had the notes and the pattern figured for a while, what I missed was the hybrid picking part. Thanks!
You know what's important.
Thank you for the clearest rock guitar video I've ever seen. I'm a pro (50 years) and many try ..
If you do 100 I'll like all
Possibly the best instruction and analyzation of a riff on the Internet...Excellent!!!
Love the Allman Brothers, I hope I can do it justice and make Dickie proud. Its much simpler than I thought it would be when I first heard him play it. Thanks for the lesson
sweet, ive seen quite a few Skydog videos.......you guys are real good, and the slide on Statesboro blues is like perfect
Heck ya. More Betts stuff. His style is something I've tried to tie into my own playing alot.
Cool deal. Love Allmans. Noticed your band is out of Richmond VA. I grew up there, was married there and have two boys born there. I was down there last week to see the oldest boy's band "Hawk" play at the Canal Club. They’re touring with Ice Nine Kills. Enough this is your life. I’ll always give a Richmond boy good marks. Lots of good talent come outta there over the years.
Barney Fike thanks man!
And the next part after this is pretty insane too. How he slows down the A minor blues riff to complete the solo. You're the best man.
Dude, it's been a year. Please teach the next lick where he slows down first position with some insane licks to end the solo. You're the best.
I didn’t know Josh from deadliest catch played guitar! Rock on...
Lee Brown I don’t know who that is, but he is obviously a very good looking son of a bitch! 😜
Excellent video buddy, Thanks for taking the time
Thanks for ALL your videos ,you have a great spirit and heart.
I like you, dude! You're pretty chill for such a talented guy. Good presentation.
Thanks for adding that flat 5; I knew a heard another note popping up.☘️
I’m back 3 years later. Let’s see if my ears are any better.
I like this riff. Dickey was an excellent guitarist, and you translate his idea very well. I took it a step further, and moved it modally, as well as using a V-I approach back to the minor. If you just flat the first note, the idea is now in Bb mixolydian, which leads nicely back to A blues or A minor. You can alternate the regular first note, with flatting the first note, and the result sounds good to my ears.
azguitar Wow. That’s a cool idea. I’ll give it a try. Thanks for the comment!
I love love love Dickey thanks for breaking it down. I always found it funny that it was referred to as the' impossible lick'. Whoever named it must not have ever heard Mahavishnu. \m/
Long live john McLaughlin
Shakti with McLaughlin, now that’s hard.. improvised too
very nicely done - a real treat, thanks, man!
Sounds very similar to the instrumental break in Heartbreaker by Led Zeppelin.
Yeah it does. Except I think Jimmy played it in the 5th fret box position.
Dickey does it way better of course..
@@michaelcraig9449 lol no
Excellent video. Great content and unique (to me) presentation. You said it was simple (I agree). But it's difficult to execute.
yeah, the two aren't mutually exclusive! thanks for the comment!
So it's a combination of a hammer on pull off and using two picking fingers. I can do both but didn't think about using both tricks at the same time. Much obliged sir.
Well done My Man!!!...I've been one of those mystified guitarists....Maybe you can also do something on the major pedal steel part earlier in the solo...Keep The Brothers' stuff coming!
Respect betts no doubt about it huge a.b. fan i never really noticed that moment but its cool
That's excellent. You're very talented. Maybe we'll cross paths one of these days.
A young Dicky Betts.....
Wow bro. Been working on this for about a month now. Had to slow it down to 30% to figure it out!
loved the star wars insert
Dan Kim I wondered if anyone would catch that. Thanks!
12/16/81 capital theatre
Allman bros. Ramblin man.
He plays that in this video. I literally watch that video after I watched yours about the impossible lick.
Check it out he goes crazy. Wish I could link it
I have been using that lick since around 73 or 74 except I don't use my middle finger. I am a bluegrass shredding flat picker. I mostly use alternate picking but also on occasion do a sweep here and there. I really enjoy playing "You Don't Love Me." I added it to my repertoire in '72. I used to lice in Fredericksburg. I saw you guys about 8 years ago in Richmond. Can't remember exactly though.
David Bennett very cool man! That was long before I joined the band but glad you had a chance to catch the guys. If you ever make it out to another show please come say hi. Cheers, 🎶🍑
"Bluegrass shredding flatpicker"...LOL...I have never heard that fusion = flatpicker/shredder. I started in Bluegrass Bands in Florida mid 1970's and have seen some "Bluegrass shredding flatpickers" ! On the Festival circuit and also opened for Doc & Merle there in 1976....actually I was playing with the opening band, "The Poindexters", they were a family band in Bradenton Florida which I undersand is where Dickie's mom was living. Dickie has place in Sarasota and my family is friends with him. The Poindexters were on Dickie's first solo album "Highway Call". I also opened for Doc & Merle in 1978 in California. Speaking of "bluegrass shredding flatpickers" if you have even seen the RUclips video "From Doc Watson to Carl Miner: the power of Bluegrass crosspicking", Carl was in my band when he was 17/18 years old. I have played out in Fredericksburg a little.....I was in Austin 2013 to 2020. Among other Blues, Rockabilly, Folk groups I did used to play some gigs with The Sieker Band....Rolf Sieker who played in that Bob Schneider's bluegrass massacre band. Guessing maybe you knew them.....they would just hire me as a side player for extra solos, etc. "bluegrass shredding flatpicker"....I will remember that one!
The Skydogs are in Gadsden AL and belong to Brent Sibley ...he has earned the right to the Skydogs name for hosting the Jam for Duane !!!!
Greg Henderson hey thanks for the comment. That’s actually a different band. Our band is called Skydog and we’re from Richmond, VA. Thanks!
Awesome V《☆》Brings back good memories. I went to a SeaLevell concert at the Comic book II in Atlantic beach Jax back in 75 or 76. Greg & Dickey showed up to sit in with Chuck Leavell & his little side gig. To give you an idea of how big the Comic book was " A McDonalds sits there now across from what used to be a Kmart in Neptune beach. Atlantic blvd is the border of Neptune & Atlantic beaches🤠☻🤠
BDOG JR holy shit. I bet that was a hell of a night. 🍑🍄
Hey thanks for the video! I already knew that lick but it's cool to stumble on your channel. I don't think he hybrid picked it but who knows. Lol
Great lesson, could you work up Dickies ' solo on "Statesboro Blues" from Live at Fillmore East
Marc Landes sure we can do that one. I know it pretty well. Play it whenever I sit in with Lee Roy Parnell. Here’s a very old clip of that.
ruclips.net/video/CSteBpYQ_mI/видео.html
Cant do that but a host of other stuff as fast. Dickey is the man tho, ABB is eternal
Good Job ,I gave Bruce Waibel guitar lesson . Bruce played with the Allman Brothers for years and I was his guitar teacher . Later Bruce play bass with the guys . And I did some gigs and what not with them . Cool piece and a good job . Thank you .
wow, cool! I'm pretty sure that's the same guy who played bass in Firehouse with fellow Richmonder Bill Leverty, an amazing guitar player in my town. Thanks for the comment!
@@VirtualWoodshed Yes sir that is correct .
Never really seen Dickey play any notes with his right hand fingers unless he was playing acoustic ...I have watched him play many many times ...since 1976 !!!!
Greg Henderson yeah, several people have commented that and I think you’re right. He probably played this lick with just a flatpick. But that’s hopeless for me so I just use the hybrid picking and it sounds really darn close. 🍑
Is that a Lowe Vintage shirt? If so that’s a few minutes down the road from my stompin grounds! Small world
Indeed it is. Good folks.
@VirtualWoodshed I wonder if he might have played it all with the pick? Sometimes you can clearly hear him playing several c-notes in a row, like: c-c-c-d-c-a. For instance at 2:19 in your vid.That would be hard with hybrid picking, unless he is doing some hammer-ons on the 2nd string 13th fret together with 1st string 8th fret. Just a thought.
TF it’s possible. Just not for me!
Hey do you know how to find that Dickey Betts tone? You know that one that Dickey and Dan Toler had, the quacky type sound? If you do could you make a video about it? Thanks
I sure do. Great idea. Added it to my list. Thanks!
Ok willie....you got the chops and I appreciate the time you give us in these flicks...so where did you score the hat?? I'm in lower po-dunk so I have no resources of my own!!
www.myrnasbootsnbits.com/
@@VirtualWoodshed Thanks man!!!
When I first listened to the Allman Bros.at the Fillmore,I promptly threw my guitar away.😂
Sounds like he throws in the flat 5 at times too, great video
Mark Edgerly yep, I get to that eventually. 😜
Duane said im the famous one but dickey is the talented one
Dickey Betts is criminally underrated even today - for his musical contributions to the Allman Brothers Band. Not just his amazing guitar playing and musicianship, but his composing skills, too.
GeorgiaBoy1961 agreed. Pisses me off to see him excluded from all the so called “top 100” lists. He should be right up there with Duane on all those lists.
GeorgiaBoy1961 and not just his contributions to the ABB. His work with Great Southern was just as legendary.
I agree with all, here is my take on it. We are here all recognizing Dickey's Guitar God talent. As well as speaking of how underrated, or rarely mentioned. My opinion is, Rarely mentioned by those who put Kurt Cobain in Guitar God conversations. I am not knocking KC in any way. Clearly he was an artist that spoke to millions, I haven't nor will do something a fraction of what KC and other have done. But I'm not out of line saying I have chops on the guitar he didn't . Also the Shredder crowd.
" Faster...Faster....Faster..." No soul, feel, emotion. But among Musican Musicians, Dickey is rarely not mentioned. At least where I'm from and live. Way back in the early 90's , when I was learning about and learning from all this music, I would hear Dickey's parts and think it was Duane. Only from hearing so much about Duane. Before I figured out who was playing Slide and all the other variables and what not. In other words, I have always been a Dickey fan. Dickey introduced me to my other 2 Guitar Heros....Warren and Jimmy
Just listened to some Great Southern the other day.... Betts sounded great, as usual, and his compositions were superb, too.
Thank you, thank you, thank you...Did I mention thank you??!! I have literally been scuffling with the tablature on this one for at least a month, trying to pull it off at attack speed with alternate flat picking, which is a challenge at best. Hybrid picking is the key to the kingdom! Did Duane use hybrid picking for some of the repeated phrase/string skips during the first part of his Filmore East Hot Lanta solo? More incorporation of hybrid picking please....and the lid is positively life changing...Carry on, my creative friend!
Gary Hughes well, with a flatpick alone it IS impossible. 😉. Yes, Duane used a ton of hybrid picking, especially on the lick I call the tri-pull. See my 12 Duane Allman Licks video for that one.
@@VirtualWoodshed , yeah, that was the first one I checked out...uber-informative!
I been workin' on this lick for a while. My 'old' doctor and guitarist has been helping me learn it & to get it down fast like Dickey done did! He wanted me to ask you about some good 70s kakaine and hippie chicks in hip-huggers & halter tops bouncing around to see if it might get me to play faster and what not...?
boboala1 I don’t think it would hurt.
Thanks, can't play, love to watch and listen. I'm a 'wine expert' allegedly and don't make wine, so what the heck. I am enthralled by the sound and emotion derived from the next solo in YDLM at 14.20 or so. Start of Duane solo (I hope, that's what I have always assumed) not a ton of notes, just great sound and feel, to me. If will be watchin to see if you demonstrate that minute or two solo. Thanks again.
It’s amazing that there are a gazillion ABB guitar videos on RUclips but not one that teaches the Hammond B3 of Gregg Allman 😒
Earl Heath I’ve noticed that too. If I knew how to play the organ, I would make some videos! 🍄
VirtualWoodshed I’m a long time guitar player that bought a couple of Hammonds (B3 and an A102) a few years ago. I’m a very dedicated ABB fan and am in a band in N.E. North Carolina because of the awesome sound a Hammond adds to a band but I’m not a pro by any means. Gregg had a way with his hands and settings that just made you shake your head in amazement. I sure do miss him and the band.
Phenomenal breakdown. When he was on, Dicky was one of the best petitinic blues guys out there. He bottomed out though. I remember hearing him w that band he was touring w after the AB and that was an all out assault on the sences. Some dismal shit.
Another great job, Woody! When I was learning how to play and was wearing out my vinyl copy of Fillmore East, the two licks that totally baffled me were Duane's pick trilling on Liz Reed and this one by Dickey. I'm not sure if Dickey is hybrid picking or not, but whatever it takes to hit the note! And you are hittin it, brother. Another good one to break down would be the pedal steel type one he does around the open A chord position, bending the G while alternating between the notes being held down on the B and E . It's right after the 12 minute mark on YDLM. I've also heard Dickey use a major pentatonic version of the "impossible lick" in Ramblin Man and Blue Sky. He does variations on it at least 3 times in this smoking version of Ramblin Man ruclips.net/video/8FJZO7KR6Wo/видео.html
I am a big time Dickey fanatic, and I have never seen him hybrid pick fast licks. I believe he did not pick that lick using pick and finger. I just watched several vids of him playing similar fast licks, and there was no hybrid picking. Where did you get that information?
Bebop Tom trial and error, and hours of analyzing it at agonizingly slow tempos. But, you may well be right. Again, I’ve never seen video of him playing this exact lick. I tried it several different ways using just the flatpick, and couldn’t get it up to speed. If you know of a more correct way to do it, by all means, please post it and I’ll be happy to set the record straight and give you credit. Thanks for the comment. Long live Dickey Betts! 🍑
Excellent lesson from an excellent player and teacher. Thank you.🎸
Thanks man, love your vids. Dickie's lick at 10:48 is another one I've always wondered about. It's the quick lick before the three ascending double stop bends. For 48 years I've been wondering what the hell he's doing there ...
Proton Man yes, I know the lick you’re talking about. Another one that is unbelievably simple. I’ll try to do a quickie upload on that one later today.
@@VirtualWoodshed That would be great, whenever ... and thank you!
Proton Man here you go bud
ruclips.net/video/i7dsUtrBJXA/видео.html
wonderful! thank you..any chance you know the chords to "Nancy" ? I have the box set and this one is my favorite!
One of my favorites too! Such an underrated and unrecognized song.
Hi Laurinda, I thought I was the ONLY ONE who even knew this song!
"Nobody knows my name, they don't even give a hang about me a'tall" classic Dickey! Brilliant!
Amen to that! classic! saw him with Great Southern at Saratoga a long time ago..they "hinted" at this song a few times..but no dice! damn it!
Well done. However I would like to have heard the whole lick including the slide up to the A at the beginning, and the bend to the flat 5 before he goes to hammer town. I could be wrong but I think I hear an occasional triplet on the C, which would be almost "impossible" to hybrid pick. A lot of nuances going on isn't there?
Sam Hill Sure is. Yeah, I wanted to do more, but I didn’t want this lesson to be too long. Stay tuned, I promise we’ll get a lot more Allman Brothers lessons in the future. 🎶🍑
Hi Brian. If you were to articulate Duane's main influences/inspiration for his signature slide sound , would Elmore James be high on the list ? Dicky has his own signature melodic major tonality in his sound, who would be be his main influence/s ? thanks for your guidance and advice, Any chance of you teaching "Jessica " down the track ? thanks for your consideration. cheers and thanks, tweed. p.S Been is hospital for 5mths, so have been a bit quiet.
Oh absolutely Duane was hugely influenced by Elmore James. But I think his first slide influence was probably Jesse Ed Davis from Taj Mahal's first band. He also cited Ry Cooder and Mike Bloomfield as influences in various interviews. Dickey's early influences were primarily bluegrass and Western Swing. So guys like Bill Monroe, the Stanley Brothers, Bob Wills and all the cats in the Texas Playboys had a huge impact on Dickey. Dickey has also cited Django Reinhardt as a major influence. Lots of swing in Dickey's playing for sure. Yes, absolutely we'll do a Jessica lesson at some point. I don't know about doing the whole song because that would take three hours, but we'll hit the highlights. Stay tuned!
@@VirtualWoodshed Thanks for that pearl of knowledge. I'll keep listening and playing, to all he players you mentioned. Listening to "You don't love me" right now. Just love the sound. Thanks for having a crack at "Jessica". I'm sure Skydog have the tune in the setlist..cheers
@@VirtualWoodshed Totally agree. Jesse Ed was Duane's biggest slide influence. One listen to Taj Mahal doing Statesboro Blues will attest to that. Duane absorbed JEDs licks and took them to the stratosphere. There is another guy who Dickey credits with teaching him how to play swing. He's a relatively unknown guy, his name escapes right now. Know who I'm talking about, Woody?
Philip Giuliano not right off hand. But they were a number of guys in the Florida scene in the mid 60s who had a big influence on Duane and Dickey both. Duane practically worshipped Jim Sheppley who was a cat around Daytona at the time. No idea if he’s still living.
@@VirtualWoodshed You mean this guy? 😊ruclips.net/video/eLyhM0fj2Tc/видео.html
Oh, and Dave Liles is the guy Dickey credits with showing him swing guitar.
I've played similar things for years (no doubt inspired by "Eat A Peach" as well as too much 80s shred metal), yet it never occurred to me to use hybrid picking for it. Seems obvious in hindsight, but still, mind==blown.
Leah Arrington haha, glad to have helped, Leah. Thanks!
Cool hat! Who made it?
Speaking of Live at the Fillmore and Dickey Betts' licks, how about the one at 2:49 of Stormy Monday.
Michael Cornelius that’s Duane! But yeah we can get that one. Stay tuned.
Just listened and it's definitely dickey playing that lick
gavriel lev nope. Duane is panned soft left and Dickey is panned soft right. Listen close! 🍑🍄
@@VirtualWoodshed just listened with headphones, got confused bc tone is close to dickeys on that lick. Guess gregg was write in saying the only way to truly listen to music is with headphones.
WHat is the lick from the same song, at about 18-19 minutes right at the very end of the song, right after the "Joy to the World'" lick during the finale? I thought that was the Impossible Lick you were going to show. Or is that a Duane lick? Anyway can you post up that one? I thought that one was even more intense and harder to play.
Michael Craig that is Duane. See 3:00 mark in the video below. Thanks.
ruclips.net/video/cfeaRuxcAHI/видео.html
@@VirtualWoodshed THANKS!
Where can I get that hat brother
Haha. Myrna’s Boots n’ Bits, Richmond, VA. Go see Myrna, and she’ll take care of ya.
After Duane played with Derek and the Dominos He said Eric didn't have ANYTHING on dickey
I never thought the ‘EC is God’ thing was more than graffiti. Not to say he did t make great, pioneering music. He did.
Clapton sucks. So many great blues players so much better.. Duane, Rory Gallagher, Stevie Ray, Hendrix, Frank Marino, Gary Moore, tons of them...
@@mr.bluzhound2875 Clepton had some good songs up till the end of Derek and Dominos then he fell off a cliff and sucked from then till now.. He was never an intense great guitarist, just had a few good songs.
Oh balls I'm not the first to point this out. Alvin Lee does something similar (if not faster) on "Going Home" on the Woodstock soundtrack. 40 years ago.
steve k Jimmy Page too
I think they all got it from Freddy King. First place I ever heard it.
Hey this is Dickey Betts . Was wondering how I did that.
Turkee G 😂 you should bring that one back brother! I haven’t heard you do it since 1974! 🍑
He probably would never have realized that he played those exact notes, if they hadn't been recorded... it all comes out of Dickie in a stream-of consciousness
@@VirtualWoodshed Like the gentleman says a stream of consciousness. When we tap the universal and make things we don't even know we are capable of. This band was all about that. That's why I love em
He also used that technique in Blue sky
I can go a hell of a lot faster by never moving my middle finger off the 10th fret A note an incorporating my 3rd finger and pinky to alternately pull off from the 4th and 5th to the 1st string 8th fret C, and mastered the breakneck speed in 2 minutes... if that helps some folks. It might not be and sound exactly like how Dickey did it to us guitar players, but my drummer can't tell any big difference.
Tone Seeker 😂drummers! Ain’t that the truth!
Thanks, this is an excellent breakdown.
Have studied this luck and sounds to me like he is picking and pulling off the 3rd finger note instead of hammering down on it and pulling off-I hear that 3rd finger note being picked.
always tried to flat pick the whole riff-never tried to add a finger in the mix-also hard to keep the riff clean without the G string sounding
mark mc myn yes. I forgot to mention that in the video. Dickey played with the cleanliness and precision of a country player. And he was very careful to not let that G string ring out. Just be careful with your muting and you’ll get it.
mark mc myn thank you for mentioning that. 👍🎶
Ok- but the hat? Where did you git it?
slim jim lol, Myrna’s Boots n’ Bits, Richmond, Va. Go see Myrna and tell her Willie said hello.
You should do a lesson on Toy Caldwell :)
Boston Schroeder I’ll do that. Got any specific requests?
Good lesson .well explaIned. Love D.B. Ps For the next lesson can you show the 46 secret spices used by KFC.
peter kett hmm. I only know 11 of em. You’re on your own for the other 35! 😜
You were right!
I shit myself!
Good call.
I know that shirt. downtown Burlington NC.
humdrummer yes sir. Lowe Vintage. Great guys, killer shop!
Yea Alvin lee ten years after
Major Pentatonic
Coming out of that lick is better than the lick.
Damn. I just can't get it up to speed. I fingers just ain't that fast. Gonna keep workin at it
douginny first, get yourself a good metronome. I use Pro Metronome for iPhone. I think it’s about $5 on the App Store. Next, find the tempo where you can play it perfectly. Practice it at that tempo for 5-10 minutes. This builds muscle memory. Then increase the metronome by 5 BPMs and practice it again for five minutes. Rinse and repeat. If you get to a point where you start making mistakes, go back five clicks and practice some more. Do NOT go to a faster tempo until you’ve totally mastered it at the tempo you’re on. This is how the pros build speed. Before you know it you’ll be playing it like Dickey. 🎶😎
@@VirtualWoodshed OK. Was using the Amazing Slow Downer. But then I learned it from you. Haven't practiced it until last night. (In a band doing other stuff). But went back to it last night with your video and I was frustrated. The Amazing Slow Downer is a great tool. I have the entire solo broken down into 5 sections. Each section is further broken down into digestible licks. I have this lick as Section 5 lick 3** (with two asterisks-before I knew it was called "The Impossible Lick, lol). I just need to play along until I can get up to speed.
douginny yep, that is agreed tool! You’re on the right track, keep it up! 🎶💪🍑
@@VirtualWoodshed I'm up Up to 60%
It is interesting that the very first time he enters the lick, he is going C-A-C and then starting the lick. *And geek note here* He hits the IV note the first five times then alternates between the flat V and the IV twice, then hits the IV twice, then the flat V, then the IV and then descends down into first position and the next lick.
Of course, I know this is random and improvised. But I am commuting to work on a train and I am bored. Lol
Ok. I'm at 54% speed. This is crazy. I've been playing 30 years. I'm gonna get it!! Could be the hardest easiest lick ever.
Vitamin "C"
Haha... yer gonna shit yourselves... made me sub straight away..
Sounds like Alvin Lee ( only slower )
The only thing is that’s DUANE ALLMAN for sure. But thanks for the video.
Sorry my man. Go put your headphones on and listen real close. That is absolutely Dickey Betts. No disinformation allowed on my channel. Check out some of my other videos, lots of Dickey and Duane stuff. Eat a peach my friend! 🍑
I dont think you learned that lick right, I think hes alternating between e flat and d on the e string.
David Russell see 11:26 in the vid
yay for cocaine..that big old smile on Duane Allman's face he just saw his dealer and he was holding a speedball in his hand the two photographs on the Fillmore East album..
Trucker Kev The Paid Tourist He was holding a bag of coke, not “a speedball.”
@@TheStompboxer yep I type too fast forgot my train of thought I meant to say an 8-ball not a speedball🙄😂🙃
Dickie was the shit
sound like a lick in freebird just slower
I alwayd thought that was Duane.. goddamn
dlm9293 you and a lot of other people. Trying to shine a light on Dickey’s genius. 🍑🎶
I can still call it impossible after trying it.
Gee Mac72 😂. Aw come on now! Just work at it a bit and you’ll get it! 💪
More lick wood!!!
Dickey was the best of all time...
Sounds like he's flatpicking every note. So yes, impossible for me!
Check out Irish guys like Rory Gallagher and Gary Moore.No problem to them.
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why would anyone want to play that lick in the first place
Because it's an awesome lick duh!
really wanted to hear your breakdown of it but after over six minutes of rambling ( some pun intended) I had to go...........
Lol, we’ll I guess I know where my one dislike came from. Ha. Lesson starts at 4:09 if you want to check it out. Sorry to bore you. Just trying to give a little perspective on the lick. Cheers, VW 🎶🍄
Actually no, I did not give it a dislike. Was someone else. @@VirtualWoodshed
Brad Tomlin ha. Ok thanks man. I guess others have the same gripe. I’ll try to talk less in the future. Thanks man. 🤘
@@VirtualWoodshed Can't please everyone - I thought the breakdown was cool.
Impossible lick? Nope...Boring lick? Yep
Sloppy as well
NOPE, youre missing one note! ....Listen again!
You're obnoxious.
Great lick from a great player, but Johnny Winter was doing that all day long.
cycloptical26 Johnny was the original speed merchant of the blues! 🔥. Met him when I was 15 and it changed my life. Love Johnny!
cycloptical26 so was alvin lee song cover. . . im going home... by helicopter