Lockdown Licks no. 86
“Gimme Three Steps” by Lynyrd Skynyrd. Opening riffs played on a Gibson Junior in style of original with volume on 7, tone on 6. NUX amp on ‘superlead’ with bass 7, mid 5, treble 7. Original guitars by Gary Rossington/Allen Collins.
“Gimme Three Steps” is a song by southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd released on their 1973 debut album, Pronounced ‘Lĕh-‘nérd ‘Skin-‘nérd. It was written by Allen Collins and Ronnie Van Zant.The song is based on a real-life experience Ronnie Van Zant had at a biker bar in Jacksonville known as The Pastime, having a gun pulled on him for dancing with ‘another man’s woman’, and thus inspiring him to write the lyrics on his way home. It’s memorable for its opening riff and engaging narrative of how the singer was dancing with a girl named Linda Lou at a bar called The Jug.