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Lockdown Lick 327

Lockdown Lick

Lockdown Licks no. 327. “On The Beach” by Chris Rea. Signature riffs & chords. Played on a HB35+ into a “Trio pedal” then into a NUX M8 amp set to clean with a touch of reverb. I played the chords into the pedal to “teach” it the pattern. Then played back the drum and bass it created to play the riffs and chords over.

“On the Beach” is a song by English singer-songwriter Chris Rea that was released in 1986 as the second single from his eighth studio album, On the Beach. It was written by Rea and produced by Rea and David Richards. “On the Beach” reached No. 57 in the United Kingdom in 1986 and also charted in France and the Netherlands. In 1988, Rea re-recorded “On the Beach” for his album New Light Through Old Windows and released it as a single. Produced by Rea and Jon Kelly, it reached No. 12 in the UK and No. 18 in Ireland. In 1989, it reached No. 9 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.