Robin Trower Blues Lesson

[annabatarowicz]

Fuk me I never thought of doing that thanks

[swishersweetz]

stop saying simple....it gets to be too much after 6 or 7 times.........simple, real simple simple lick simple............

[timeofdoors68]

Great and easy lick! I did not know !! Thanks for the info.

[SouthernPrinceKenny]

Thanks a million for the lesson brother.... I surely desire to integrate some Trower techniques to my playing style I've developed since I began playing guitar in 1979.

[hiramchik]

Yes, I did enjoy it! I've seen Robin several times, and this was a great blues lesson.

[hawg427]

Thank's for the lick. I did have the honor of seeing Trower with James Dewar in the late 70's in Jax. Fl. what an amazing concert. Very under rated guitarist and a very humble one at that.

[UtahJoe1]

Very useful tip. Thanks for sharing.

[TheGospelGuitarist]

Cool, love Trower. Nice vid.

[hiphopf0reva]

This was fuckin mint

[aliothalive]

thank you!!! good one!

[arrogantB]

Awesome lick, thank you!

[baddoggo]

I use a similar lick but drop down a full step and bend up ala Beck

[paulvsmith]

Good stuff, like this a lot

[rattlemuse100]

Yeah, beautiful, mean sounding lick!

[DannyBoyJunior]

boss mate. boss.

[PearlyGates00]

sweet lick

[TYX91101]

In the same scale pattern, bend the B string up a half step from the 7th fret, relax the bend, and finish on the B string 5th fret. The lick is based on the major 7th chord, the foundation of Trower's blues rock progressions.

[Gansal1]

Клево гохочет

[Mojolightnin]

Trower freakin' rules, so expressive, so unique, such a wonderful tone.

[pollyphil08]

Very nice touch;)!

[Docmatrix1]

Thanks for this technique. Robin knows how to execute, and warp those notes so nicely. And that vibrato is violinesque.

[ralph3160]

nicely done. easy to digest.

[JMBELK]

Super cool...!!!

[TeenCretin]

I don't even like this lick....way too simple

[MGBarlos]

I usually go for the full step up bend and go from there, from listening to Chuck Berry, although he would dispute the bend up and say it should go down. Trower has a great finger vibrato though. Maybe I'll use the half step up technique more often now that I have seen this clip, sure seems easyer.

[Thebream]

God thats so simple but so effective many thanks

[Supersmellyfartman]

Go ahead and trim those guitar strings when you get a chance. Nobody's gonna take you seriously with that mess at your headstock. 

[zeplinfan]

@Supersmellyfartman I don't think what the man does with the extra part of the string matters as long as he plays good. Maybe you should change your name. I don't think people will take Supersmellyfartman very seriously.

[CodySchofield]

for those of you young players who dont konw who robin trower is should quite and go die

[italianobaiano]

great thanks

[panhead1219]

Who strings yer guitars? It looks like Medusa on acid!

[Crazybones66]

Hey - Haywyre you are one cool dude!!!!

[Thebdippy]

This good.Keep it up. It would be nice to be able to see the fret board from nut to sound hole. Its easier to reference a face-on view of the entire guitar and the picking hand ( like sitting across from someone at yer local pickin's) Always liked Trower Saw him July 4th 09 in a 400 seat tea house. Nice guy up close. Looked a lot better than when I saw him in '83 . He even signed my '79 strat'.

[loislombardo]

did u ever try any zappa blues?

[TheLespaul56]

how do you get that tone?

[TyReveen]

Cool!

Thanks,

Ty

[CHOZENProductions]

1. Robin Trower does NOT get the love he should. He is a Strat and Marshall 1/2 stack GOD.

2. I think Jeff Beck was using that trick before Robin - but his attack is less bluesy and more staccato.

3. Thanks much for reminding my aging brain about this. Time to show it to my son.

4. Bridge of Sighs #FTW

[ChristophersonBurn]

Cool! Great player. 

[eliteslayer66]

nice! ill try it out

[p0ndu5]

Is a pull-off the note required in the half step drop down in order for it to sound smooth? Do you always pull off to the semi tone down?

[haywyre62]

@p0ndu5 you can always slide down instead of pull off.

[eliteslayer66]

I cant belive ive just now heard of trower when i have been listening to srv, clapton, buddy guy, hendrix, and bb for the past 4 years

[OzoneOpie]

Isn't that like the BB King1 to the 1? Your method is a cool way of doing it. Billy Gibbons does the 1 to the 1 at about 4:15 into his "Blues Lesson" video.

[pntrpete]

thank you- great job- very informative and helpful

[MrBluesilverred]

Thank you post afew more...

[jdogg82263]

yes give more



[myway43]

That is pretty cool, thanks!

[ledzepne1]

Very cool. Very simple. Very short. Nice tone on the guitar too. Thanks man!

[timtipton5071256]

you are one of the reasons YT is so successful...that's a sweet lick man....thxs...

[tabulaerasae82]

nice video m8 , great tone also!! helped alot

[Johaneeeek]

Had more of a jeff beck feel to it I think, thanks!

[spacestate]

Thanx for the info.

[paigerockson]

I remember that Fender headstock but I cannot place the year. If I remember it was really FAT!

[fingers967]

nice job man .. you have a knack for teaching.

[Craigo87]

Thanks man! What a great simple tip to add some tasty *&^% to a lick.

[contractor46]

of course do some more

[gdale0777]

Good Job! Thanks for posting.

[mojo292]

Nice, good idea, I'll definitely add this to my bag!

[FortiniIII]

Nice man, thanks.

[communicationxperts]

cool man Thanks

[jedisjumphigh2]

it sounds a bit better if you do the same thing over a whole step - it takes more hand strength though

[HeySocialWorker]

Sweet! I'm gonna check it out right now.

[JohnnyHorton]

Great. Thank you, I'm gonna use that one.

[jarmoluk]

yeah! line6 pod behind!

[absurdplanet]

Nice lick!

[MishuTaste]

I enjoyed it.

[xxfaction6xx]

Sweet. Thanks for sharing.

[jrk40690]

That's a great technique. The tone is actually quite good—very Trower-like (everyone's a critic!).

[turdslinger]

your tone is shit but your playing is ok.

[suckmyconkers]

why cant i find the tab for alethea anywhere? its a cool song but it aint tabbed!!

[hendrix01249]

nice catch dude thas gonna help me lots cheers..

[toxicpizza72]

This is useful stuff,thanx for showing us some secrets of Robin`s technics to pull off some great tunes! :)

[gtr362]

Favorited that one, great tip, dude!!

[Rozinante61]

Always looking for a new twist! Thanks for the tip. I love Robin Trower while in HS in the 70s. Nice to see someone that can relate. Will def try this tip. It looks easy and effective.

[triacyde]

sigh...forget the haters - nice tip, thanks for posting.

[laptopgangster13]

Sorry you have no tone nada zip, go get some tone

[DQUZ9025]

Thanks for this tip man!

[tehcexymeowmix]

You should trim your strings bro

[mik96awsomo]

nice tip! thx

[prad1234]

you blow hahahaha

[hafstrat]

Superb and thnx for posting!!!!

[guitarkis49]

Thank you so much....love your site...love Robin Trower, and thanks so much for the tip on his technique!

[suvelemas]

You have a good day. Thank you.

[TL160]

Dude you are awsome i learned so cool licks Thanks Vic

[blsplr51]

I have been trying to figure out that Robin Trower type bend for years!! You are the man!! Thanks!!

[pmay222]

well good...nice an simple-ish but worth trying..... now do sum mixylodian drop d aeolian pentatonic tapping funk...lol..

[Muggwhumpp]

very nice, thanks for shairing this

[THEAUDIOCONSTRUCT]

excellent

[kickapoo42]

Robin trower is my favorite blues guitarist :P

my dad told me about him.

[Eldaveer]

Cool! Robin Trower was the reason I started playing guitar, 34 years ago this summer. :)

[rainydayonline1]

NIce work, thanks!

[marklouisjordan]

lol tastier

[isa4ck]

nice sound...

[topfootballer]

That was Phat !

[groving2]

Great stuff! Thx!

[Habakkuksaid]

nice.

[Dominantss]

loving the fender

[screamin0iguana]

exellent dude

[jacobbenjaminpitt]

trower power

[danimal511]

damnit thats so easy ...never thought of it

[blsplr51]

neat trick I have been looking for thanks !!!

[SoloBen247]

i learned this technique by ear when i first started playing kinda worked it out and its a real cool thing to learn

[JHoff6x6]

i'm sorry but i think i'ts sounds horrible at some points.

[Kasinek]

thanks , I didnt know that! 9 years of playing!

[jimidelmusic]

so effective, and simple!!sounds awesome.thanks

[robertYTB]

Great tip - all this time and I didn't know it - thanks

[spikester3612]

Thanks for the lesson thats a great trick ive got to add to my vocabulary! Trower's playing is so cool.

[Olyfraudkiller]

Amazing stuff !

[ambarseksena]

5/5 stars.

I've been doing this spontaneously in my leadwork sometimes - it's good to nail the idea down as a 'technique', because it's so easy and effective. And it's application far exceeds just the blues. Thanks!

[StonedH]

These are the kind of lessons I love, I'm looking forward to another video!

[frazber]

Como guitarrista intermedio que soy es lo mejor que hasta la fecha he estudiado y he visto en cuanto todo lo que necesito saber sobre tecnicas del Blues.

Gracias

[logtmedia]

that really adds a great blues feeling with some punch. i'll be playing with that for sure.

[mrsxdoodles]

Thanks! you make it look easy. Glad to see someone who appreciates Robin Trower's amazing guitar work. Just bought his new DVD "Living Out Of Time" He's at his all time best!

[PLEEUZ]

Players like you are very appreciated here on youtube. Very instructive and easy to follow. Thanks so much and keep those lessons comming.

[g3ultra]

Nice!...I look forward to more from you.

[VicExcelsior]

Absolutely love it, just the thing to spice up my licks, BRAVO! Encore! We also love Trower, Clapton, Hendrix, SRV, BB King, et al. Blues is the soul of the music.

[Rubin8]

nice, thanks :)

[vienna3109]

That was very instructive keep the vids coming

Thanx

[49skate]

nice gonna try it:)