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Lockdown Lick 177

Lockdown Lick

Lockdown Licks no. 177. “LL’s Keef Classic Rock Rhythm.” Played on a HB35+ set to bridge humbucker with volume on 7, tone 5. Played through a NUX M8 set to overdrive with a touch of reverb.

Keith Richards prefers to use ‘overdrive’ settings rather than saturated distortion or pedals in most of his rhythm playing in the Stones.

He also uses partial 3,4 and 5 string chords with harmonised 3rds/sus’ extensions and finger slide to a ringing open string as I have here. Opening on E and A open chords before rising through B,D and E chords based on partial ‘A’ shape barre chords and ending on a two string lead riff around the 12th fret.