3 Eric Johnson Licks From 1975

Here's the next episode of Three-For-All with 3 Eric Johnson Licks From 1975.
I'm sure some of you might be scratching your head at the date attached to this lesson, but it's correct - Eric is captured in this episode playing with his old rock-fusion group the Electromagnets during a TV appearance in the Austin, TX area in 1975. The performance.interview special gives a rare early look at the inspiring music that was already emanating from Eric when he was only around 20 years old and already playing with a fiery level of authority and conviction.
This lesson features a number of unique and inspiring ideas, and really showcases some of Eric's common musical ideas and phrases in this rare early look at his playing style. The ideas shared here include a rapid-fire pentatonic run (which has become one of his trademarks), to a jazzy phrase, a mix-and-match arpeggio idea, and much more.
It was fun putting this lesson together and I hope this satisfies some of the requests for an Eric Johnson lick-focused lesson, as I did create a Chordplay based around his massive chord vocabulary last year - so check that lesson out if you haven't already.
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[@JazzedUpMe]

Eric Johnson? More like Epic Johnson!

[@georgew.morrowiii118]

I discovered him when he played G3 with Vai and Satriani. Thanks for an interesting selection of less known licks.

[@fabbes88]

You make a difference...- thank you very-very much.. Mr.B : * Respect.!

[@lynington]

The wording you use to sum up your endorsement of the Eric Johnson book is pretty much word for word how I could sum up your videos. Thank you David.

[@bertgetner9397]

I'm slowly but surely digging into your lessons here. You get it right the first time. I like that! Looking forward to some more of my favorites. Thanks!

[@GeoffSweet]

As always, great stuff Professor Brew!!

[@tylert812]

Been waiting for this one! Great as usual!

[@kennyh9704]

Ur born to teach man. Thanks for these lessons

[@glassslide]

Great great lesson, thank you for the awesome content, lots of interesting things to unpack here, thanks again, cheers!

[@J24777]

Glad you did this Video!!! Eric Johnson live is Amazing!!! Thank you for this David!!

[@st9919]

Constantly learning from your videos (plus grabbed your books, too). Always a treat.

[@kendallrocks1965]

Thanks for this great video. Made my day.

[@MisterPoppy-sc1sj]

beautifull licks here! thank you David !

[@notebender4]

Very cool stuff here... Thanks for what you do man...

[@radioraio]

Mr. Brewster after I discovered his channel is helping me a lot, thank you very much, the idea of ​​each guitarist at one stage of his life is fantastic, I found his channel through this EJ video, and I am a big fan of him and make me yours too, others times like live austim in 1984, 1988 or G3 1997 would be incredible.

[@CorkDave1]

Very good, thank you for the work you put into this video

[@andyracksthecams]

Really enjoyed this. Thank you.

[@MrLeoMalmsteen]

You've chosen really tasty licks! Thanks!

[@barrysmith7710]

Great stuff, man. Eric is unique, just how those three licks you chose sound so distinctive is tribute to Eric's talent. Love your channel, and kind regards from Sevilla, Spain

[@jasonkeith9317]

Thanks David EJ is definitely one of the best guitarists to ever walk the planet and he does seem like a "righteous" dude pun intended.

[@mikeivey8471]

Eric Johnson is an absolute beast !! Love this lesson !!

[@JustinSgalio]

Awesome find! Thanks for digging into this one. That 1st lick is Johnny Mahavishnu all the way. You can really hear his influence there.

[@rudiyantohalim736]

Always good content 👍👍👍

[@wooliegeek]

Thank you for the book recommendation. The discussion of EJ's early performance if fantastic as well.

[@ScottVargovich]

I was first introduced to Eric Johnson from the first Clapton Crossroads Festival. I became an instant fan. His lead lines are insane. I wasn't aware he started so young and before watching your video, I had no idea who the Electromagnets were. I watched the video you referred to and all I can say is "EXTREME GUITARGASM"!!!

[@Icedsymphony7]

You are brilliant.

[@greg77hot]

I love that trill c to Db in lick 2 ...Awesome lesson David !

[@tonepoet]

Great lesson as always. Saw Eric about 1 1/2 months ago, he was stellar. Saw the Ah Via Musicom tour as well, it was a religious experience. The first video he put out (maybe it was through REH?) is really, really good. I've stolen good ideas from it. His Seven Worlds release is worth checking out. Despite the production the songwriting and playing are really good.

[@strivingx67]

Have "most" of his albums. Seen him live several times... yes I was like.. "What? 1975?" Great stuff man.

[@mksland3884]

I first heard of Eric Johnson when I checked the liner notes to see who played the guitar on "Minstrel Gigolo" from Christopher Cross' first album so Eric was doing studio work in '79. I already knew he was gifted! Also enjoyed Larry Carlton's work on that album and between that, Steely Dan, and his solo work I've been a fan of his ever since as well. Great video thank.

[@derekm.8392]

I have this same shirt. Went to see Eric at the Bijou in Knoxville on this tour. Another great lesson.

[@JaakkoTK]

That #3 shifty major A / relative F sharp minor sounds great and its for sure something to try for myself. Definetly. Thanks a lot again!

[@blakegilliam8223]

Great lesson man! I've seen pics of Eric playing an SG as well, could be mistaken. Yeah thanks huge fan myself.

[@scottemmonsmusic6001]

Great tone!

[@michaelm298]

Wow an Electromagnets lesson? That's digging deep, great stuff glad I subscribed.

[@chandlerclement1365]

Awsome! More EJ!!!

[@GMHG777]

EJs Electromagnet period is really amazing when put in context with how young Johnson was at the time. I believe the other band members were considerably older than EJ. So this isn’t really blazing fusion and worth seeking their CDs out for ! I saw EJ once on the Ah Via tour then sort of lost tracking him playing live for years, but got to see him 3x in 2018-19, he was truly stellar every single time !!!

[@montysloungetv]

that outro solo on carole king's 'dancing with tears in my eyes'

[@timpitts9256]

Cool, thanks!

[@waynegram8907]

Eric Johnson Chord Vocabulary lesson would be very nice, thanks for making the 1975 lesson

[@sakuraorigami]

I have seen that video of EC a few times and like the Electromagnets - great choice! When he toured w/ Mike Stern, keyboardist Stepen Barber of that group joined in

[@chrissterrmusic]

This is great! I’ve had bootlegs for a long time... you can here a lot of McLaughlin in his early playing.

[@OverlyCooked]

Great tutorial! Happy you uploaded an obscure video such as this. I bet nobody would expect this upload. I'm Kyle Brock's son. I really enjoyed your video!

[@mikemorgan548]

A very interesting answer to the last question in that GP interview.

[@crisprtalk6963]

Groovy man!

[@sixstringer3783]

I to have a lot of his stuff old cassettes to me he is one of those Strat master's my favorite release of his is Tones so many good songs and a wide variety of styles there is one of those Satriani G shows on KZbin he's playing his red 335 I see that Tommy Bolin Teaser album on the wall I have it to got it in 1978 that bonus lick was awesome thanks David 🤘

[@TheSinjab]

Your guitar tone is immaculate

[@SRHMusic012]

Another great video, David. I had that HotLicks Total Guitar video on VHS and was just not at a level where I could take a lot away other than some directions to go in, and to see Eric's huge breadth of understanding and appreciation of the instrument. That's cool there's a larger book available. The one that came with the VHS tape was pretty small. (And, that's definitely EJ. But, man, not just the Les Paul, but is that an orange shag carpet they're playing on? Must have been the mid-1970s, too!)

[@enricosenno7767]

The last One Is phenomenal...

[@montysloungetv]

thanks brews

[@tomdutra977]

I know 1st thing I noticed was 1975... I had no idea. Once again thank you for the info.

[@cortnik12]

Yup, Yup! Loving the Tommy Bolin double entendre Teaser....I hope!

[@ebmaj964]

great video. he does play an LP in the live carol king videos though!

[@kamoverturf6192]

His les Paul tone is so silky smooth!!!

[@petew.1418]

SWEET!!

[@randybooth3020]

Great stuff! Eric’s Electromagnets period doesn’t seem to be well known and that’s a real shame. It’s some of my favorite playing of his, in a fusion context. Years ago the self titled Electromagnets and Electromagnets II CDs were available, might still be. Musts first every EJ fan.

[@MichaelWilson-ri9pn]

I cant find the original video. Can you share the link? Thanks for the video, awesome as always. Saga please...

[@mgbasinski]

Electromagnets were unbelievable. Saw them in a club in Dallas in 1975 and again in the basement of the NTSU (now UNT) student union in fall of 75 or spring of 76. Basically sounded like Mahavishnu Orchestra at the time... and, yes, this is the same Eric Johnson.

[@HarpoBard]

In case you were interested in seeing more EJ with a Les Paul there's a great live recording where he uses one to play 'Zap'! Really enjoying your videos!

[@davidramos4317]

Best "Learn a Lick" Channel man!

[@tomdutra977]

And Mr. Tommy Bolin .... Hope that's a preview for what's to come. Great taste my friend. People people....

[@allthingsclassicrock]

That would be a great idea! Have the artist he’s working on next in the frame.

[@Blue_3rd]

Another excellent video, thank you!

[@uncleremus5046]

🍺’ski we’ve finally run into a disagreement. Great lesson but Les Pauls rule including yours! Great story from Larry Carlton about seeing EJ the 1st. Basically the story goes Larry said WTF this guys insane.

[@LoveGuitar63277]

If you could, please start bringing the live clips' volume up. Have to really crank my computer to hear them and then when you come back and talk it's blasting! Peace.

[@lawson7037]

Thanks, interesting as usual. See you got Tommy Bolin on the wall there..his often odd style of playing has been a great inspiration to me. Cool if you could dug into his playing. An underestimated songwriter/guitarist..

[@lawson7037]

Wow, im not the the only Bolin-fan out there..

[@matiaschaparro823]

I didn't even know he started so young

[@Waynescottguitar]

Tommy Bolin...Teaser bought that Album back in the day :)

[@eriknoren1159]

Can you please make a tab on this?

[@ziiiroziiiro3232]

Tommy bolin next right? I see the teaser😎

[@siwy7867]

Nice lesson. Could You tell me what model of pickups do you use in this Strat ?

[@curtwehrmeyer124]

Great lesson. Is Tommy Bolin coming up? Come Taste The Band was a one of a kind album along with his other works.

[@4572dk]

Great lesson as always. Interesting how you used a modern American performer strat instead of a 70s haha.

[@nathancloud6344]

What is your preference in guitars? Les Paul or Strat?

[@J24777]

Was wondering about if you could please play David Gilmour!??? Definitely would be Awesome if you could!

[@jacoscofield5150]

What kind of strat are you using

[@deuteronimus750]

Mariani is the correct spelling of the name. the trio band was named after drummer Vince Mariani, with Kyle Brock on bass, playing Fusion type music, wherein Eric Johnson played guitar. Another big fusion music band on the scene then was 47 X Their Own Weight with guitarist Fred Walters. Their name being a play on the Tums Antacid TV commercials theme that Tums absorbed that amount in stomach acid, which constantly aired on TV for years and years.We used to see them both doing double billed shows frequently. All were exceptional players and equally talented in my opinion.

[@user-lc7sf5fe2m]

👍👍👍👍👍👍🤗👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@luckyfamilyman]

Cool thx man Check these EJ lessons

[@stephencrane391]

A wonderful piece of guitar archaeology digging up a treasure trove from the past. I also echo the comment on Tommy Bolin.

[@caryverhalen]

❤️👍🇱🇷

[@ronniecoffey9945]

is it too much to ask for a bit slower presentation with maybe some frets and strings being hit, that first lick when you bar it, it's kinda hard to get the right notes, thx, i luv these lessons. i guess im still intermediate

[@ronniecoffey9945]

it almost looks like your playing the first lick(after the 2 bends) 2 different ways

[@mrmres]

4:26 6:05 7:30 8:06 9:39

[@carlygtr554]

Request Tommy Bolin

[@chrismorgan7494]

He sounds like Tom Petty when he talks.

[@mrsnakepit]

I tot ure Steve vai

[@dariolee]

were you born in 1975 ????? i think no!!!! :)