10 Amazing Steve Cropper Licks

Learn 10 Amazing Steve Cropper Licks. A great collection of tasty soul and r&b guitar gems. Learn funky double stop bends, low down bluesy slides, some very subtle easy fills and essential rhythm techniques.
This is a must for any aspiring r&b/soul guitarist. Steve Cropper is the legend that played on some of the most important tunes in history. His work with Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Booker T & the MG's, Sam and Dave and all of the greats of Stax is like a how to manual of r&b and soul guitar.
Lick 1 0:34 Lick 2 1:16
Lick 3 2:44 Lick 4 4:23
Lick 5 4:30 Lick 6 6:24
Lick 7 8:09 Lick 8 9:33
Lick 9 11:27 Lick 10 12:23
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[@TastyGuitarcom]

Mr. Steve Cropper himself shared this lesson on Facebook!

[@loontil]

Awesome Rick Seriously, what an en-frikken-dorsement!!!

[@TastyGuitarcom]

@@loontil yeah, that was very cool, I've since got shares from Bootsy Collins and Leo Nocentelli as well, you can see their posts on www.tastyguitar.com/ homepage

[@lafreeway]

That last lick in A is an all time favorite. Thanks

[@josephliptak]

Love Steve Cropper's playing

[@nonochams3677]

Rolling Stones Magazine mentioned Steve as one of the best 100 guitarists of all times..l am not very bluesy but l love to play him at least twice a day

[@atthesunrise]

Great lesson, I love it! One thing I like about this lesson is that it shows, but does not over-explain, the timing, subtle intonation, and space in the playing.

[@TastyGuitarcom]

A N thank you!

[@PeteR-ed9nd]

Cropper, dunn, and whitlock were and remain legends in memphis.

[@Rainydaydreamaway7]

Man I don’t know that I ever made a point of saying this in a comment to you before, but thank you. Not just for this video either, I stumbled on your stuff maybe 2 or 3 years ago and it turned me onto a whole lot of things, guys like Cornell Dupree for instance, and was really about the time where I started paying more attention to theory, seeing the way it was applied in r&b and funk guitar playing. I picked up a few things from you back then that a 100 more ideas/motifs have sprung from since. This video came up randomly in my suggestions today so I figured I would take the time to tell you it’s very much appreciated man 🤘🏼

[@TastyGuitarcom]

I appreciate that!

[@berndkoelbl3852]

Hello Rick ! You couldn't get a bigger compliment than that Steve Cropper gives you. I also really appreciate what you do ! Thanks !

[@TastyGuitarcom]

Thank you Bernd!

[@tonymccormick21]

These are great, and you’re great great for sharing them with us, thanks

[@TastyGuitarcom]

Thank you!

[@billhawkins4178]

Excellent teaching style. Very helpful.

[@TastyGuitarcom]

Thank you!

[@3cardmonty602]

Steve Cropper is THE MAN!

[@TastyGuitarcom]

a total legend I agree!

[@pauldaniels6158]

Thanks!

[@markdebiase47]

Excellent! Thanks Rick

[@TastyGuitarcom]

Thank you!

[@wogfahov]

It’s always a good time for some Cropper licks! Thanks for the walkthroughs and tabs. Sounds great!

[@TastyGuitarcom]

I agree, always a good time for Steve Licks

[@malcolmbrewer]

Fantastic lesson Colonel... got my hands around each one really well... but maybe by tomorrow I will have forgotten.. that's old age for ya

[@richi2836]

Muy bien explicado. Grande Steve

[@glenkepic3208]

man, I copped Soul Man from a mag tab over 10 years ago. Never knew sliding 6ths before but really helpful, Johnny Winter's All Tore Down and a few from Robin Trower like Little Bit Of Sympathy. Steve, "Paradise Road" . Maybe my favorite 15 minutes ever filmed.

[@vintageshows2]

Excellent thank you so much😊

[@TastyGuitarcom]

You're welcome 😊

[@johnmirabile3535]

Ricik how did this style of guitar get lost? i just finished building my new studio and just about halfway through writing my new blues lp...I been spending 10 hrs a day leaning guitar, 7 days a week , for the last 8 mths!!! NO BREAKS! So, i scoured through youtube like a man posessed looking fo 60s r&b rythem lessons, and i can count the decent ones with 1 hand! yoursare by far the best! Even pay monthly to 4 different lesson pllatforms and they touch on Cropper/Dupree;/Swamper type stuff very little! Blues is the GODFATHER OF THIS MUSIC! but this to me is blues on steroids! And im guessing ppl dont get it! SHAMEEEEE IF YOU WANT TO MENTOR ME! ILL BE THE BEST STUDENT YOU EVER HAD!!!!!!! MY PASSION FOR THAT GREAZYYYY R&B GMROOVE IS INFINITE! SHOOT ME AREPLY IF INTERESTED! IM GONNA PUT IT BACK ON THE MAP! 100%

[@TastyGuitarcom]

Hi John, yeah not many cats play like this these days, kind of a lost art. I do still teach private lessons but I currently have a lengthy waiting list. However I also have a membership site with all my content and a lot more and membership includes the option to send me videos of your playing of the lessons and get my feedback. Check it out at tastyguitar.com/membership

[@lebe220]

Otis and the gang made the best music. So sad it stopped before it really began.

[@TastyGuitarcom]

Gone way too soon

[@andyn5379]

Steve is the reason I‘ve always wanted a Tele. Still don’t have one but someday maybe

[@frankfrank7921]

Do it! If it's a money issue some of the MIM issues are great. I have the Classic Baja (MIM) and the Elite Thinline (USA)

[@dav1099]

Man thats damned awesome! I have always regretted not learning to play, but as with most things old age won and I never did, thanks for posting👍

[@TastyGuitarcom]

Never too old to learn...thank you for watching!

[@baronsnobolla6393]

Great stuff! Thx Rick!

[@TastyGuitarcom]

Thank you Baron!

[@mikeduvall9374]

Nice presentation. Clear instruction and great playing. I'm subscribing. :D

[@TastyGuitarcom]

Thank you, glad you found my channel!

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[@13thAMG]

Really helpful. Accessible easy to understand lesson with readily useful concepts. Thanks.

[@TastyGuitarcom]

thank you! its a long one but alot of good stuff in there

[@13thAMG]

Yeah, hey Rick, I'm actually a live show producer and production manager/Audio Engineer in Australia. It would be good to see you out here some time if you happen to be gigging here and we could catch up. Guitar wise, it's a life long slavery, ha ha. But I have a backing track I sometimes jam to and get so far then go blank. Simple Am jam. But I'd be interested to see what you're take on it as a You Tube lesson for everyone would be, licks wise. Wdyt?

[@georgealfredcordeiro]

Great stuff Rick! And what do you use for your transcriptions. Excellent bend indicators, etc. Saw Steve Cropper in 2018 on a trip back to the states, he was touring with Dave Mason in the same band.

[@TastyGuitarcom]

Cool! I saw him backing up Jerry Lee Lewis and Ike Turner at that music festival in Samui way back in 2009 or so.

[@sameerchaudhary465]

Great playing! What song is Lick #6 from?

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

Merci

[@SimpsonSound]

Awesome! You've really got Steve down. Keep it alive! :-)

[@TastyGuitarcom]

James Simpson thanks for watching!

[@SimpsonSound]

You're welcome. I'm sure that I'll be contacting you soon for those Skype lessons if we can sync the time zones. :-)

[@jessegreen8404]

Awesome

[@TastyGuitarcom]

Thank you!

[@jurgenblick5491]

Nice

[@stupendousmusic4190]

That was excellent! I'm pleased to see somebody finally got it right! I'm curious though: Why did you sow the Green Onions lick in E, when the song is completely in F? Maybe I missed something. 🤔

[@TastyGuitarcom]

It was a live version I heard somewhere in E

[@stupendousmusic4190]

@@TastyGuitarcom OK. I f you find it, please let me know.

[@Jaco5262]

Thank you so much TastyGuitar.,great video, oh my god which stupit give dislike ..

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Zeki Öztürk thank you Zeki!

[@BuddhaJesusSoul]

Nice tone how do you achieve it?

[@TastyGuitarcom]

This was through a Suhr Bella amp, xotic ep booster, ac booster and strymon flint reverb

[@BuddhaJesusSoul]

@@TastyGuitarcom thanks!

[@atthesunrise]

I'm starting to think that ESP's Tele style guitars sound as good as actual Telecasters and sometimes even better. In fact, my favorite Telecaster style tone of all time was produced on an ESP guitar ;-)

[@TastyGuitarcom]

A N Yep, these 400 series from those 80’s are great guitars. I went and checked out a Fender Ultra American Tele a while back and my ESP blew it away, no comparison

[@CMJR143]

Bruh that was BadAss. Thanks

[@TastyGuitarcom]

Thank you!

[@petervincze4661]

What is the title of the song uses lick2?

[@TastyGuitarcom]

A live version of Green onions

[@theWARMJET]

Nice licks, playing and sound

[@TastyGuitarcom]

Thank you!

[@rockdfunk]

great buffet of tasty licks Rick, love your content

[@TastyGuitarcom]

thanks for checking it out!

[@onlyinmiles9195]

I like lessons like this that aren’t, “put your finger here” type lessons

[@bradleyquinlan7180]

What's the backing track link

[@TastyGuitarcom]

Just backing loops here, members of tastyguitar.com have access to these and much more

[@dat219]

What amp &any pedals ? Thank you excellent .

[@TastyGuitarcom]

actually just went direct to board with a tc nova system for this

[@sammyramone1234]

Thank you so much! What song is lick 6?

[@TastyGuitarcom]

honestly cant remember where I found that one now, cool lick though

[@super-cloths]

what song is first lick?

[@TastyGuitarcom]

Hip hug-her

[@arishaun]

Wow! I don't expect his own kin could have understood him better. Well done!

[@TastyGuitarcom]

thank you Arishaun!

[@peterbremer5387]

Duane Allman, George Harrison, Steve cropper

[@nelsonw2096]

Nice work! What idiot would give this a thumbs down?

[@TastyGuitarcom]

+Nelson W there's always at least one lol

[@josephliptak]

An idiot that knows nothing about great guitar playing.

[@HarryBarry97]

6:24

[@crazycat1345]

chet atkins was totally right. Rock guitar really is easy. the only thing easier is the blues.

[@mma1st105]

Alcurve Forge You're right most is easy to play but it's all about the feel which can be the hardest part for some people.

[@dat219]

Also pick ups if changes from esp .

[@TastyGuitarcom]

to my knowledge the neck pickup is stock, I did put a seymour duncan hot rails in the bridge, which I split into single coil mode pretty much all the time

[@dat219]

TastyGuitar.com thanks 4 quick response . Also what amp n pedals , thanks again

[@OldSchoolBluesGuitar]

calling a shuffle lick "tired?" Otherwise, great lesson. Jimmy Reed's ghost is aroused and angry.

[@samlsmithmusic]

It's hard to think of a more overrated guitarist. Way too much is made of him. Though his parts on Dock of the Bay are great.

[@timothydaniels504]

smu7smut the thing about Steve Cropper was that he played in a four piece band with no singer and no horn players. He had to invent riffs that filled space in an interesting way. He didn’t play guitar hero solos but he was a hell of a rhythm player. Try listening to him in a different way.

[@samlsmithmusic]

I've claimed he's the most overrated guitarist, and people respond like I'm a metalhead who can't appreciate pocket playing, minimalism, groove, or good part writing. Not saying you are assuming that, necessarily. But I'm just saying, if you're gonna champion Cropper, you have to give props to the Hodges guy who played with Al green, Robert White from Motown...etc. etc...that's all.

[@timothydaniels504]

smu7smut that’s very true. I remember seeing Cornell Dupree when he played with King Curtis; another brilliant player. R&B guitar players are unsung heroes in a lot of ways. It’s fair to say that Steve Cropper does get most of the attention. So, I guess that means that I kind of agree with you. I appreciate your feedback.

[@mattrogers1946]

Overrated? Sorry, but I disagree. He's played on countless records. I do acknowledge guys like Robert White, Teenie Hodges and Lowman Pauling too. Steve's in the same league if you ask me.

[@ampgent]

There are a lot of black R&B/Soul guitar dudes who grooved better but don’t get as much attention