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Lockdown Lick 349

Lockdown Lick

Lockdown Licks no. 349. Roadhouse Blues by The Doors.

Signature riff played on an HB35+ into a NUX M8 amp set to “superlead”- gain on 2 with a little reverb. A bass string riff. Using open E to open D followed by a double hammer on D to open G ending on a fretted A to an open then fretted D.

Original guitar by Robby Krieger.

“Roadhouse Blues” is a song by the American rock band the Doors from their 1970 album Morrison Hotel. It was released as the B-side of “You Make Me Real”, which peaked at No. 50 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. “Roadhouse Blues” charted in its own right on the Cash Box Top 100, peaking at No. 76. The song became a concert staple for the group and it has been covered by numerous artists.