3 Slash Licks From 1992

Here's the next episode of Three-For-All with 3 Slash Licks From 1992. I featured Guns N' Roses in a Chordplay episode last year and since that time I've had numerous requests to feature some of Slash's energetic licks and I've finally gotten around to it - so here we go!
This lesson features a handful of licks from a live performance in Tokyo, Japan when Guns N' Roses was on the Use Your Illusion tour, and catches Slash at his fiery best, whipping out a lot of great blues-rock ideas with plenty of aggression, emotive feel, and energy.
If you're a fan of G-N-R or Slash himself, you'll find plenty to get excited and inspired hiding in this lesson, as we're tackling some signature string bending and double-stop ideas from Slash's fingers, not to mention some finger-twisting "speed licks" centering around minor pentatonic and Blues scales, a tasty melodic arpeggio idea, and much more!
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[@dmike03]

I was 8 when AFD came out. I remember having a walk-man with a radio dial on it. And one day I hear the dj say here's a new band called Guns N Roses. The song was Paradise City and about 30 seconds into the song, I knew that I wanted to be like that guitar player. Had no idea who it was or what he looked like, but I wanted to be just like him. When I learned his name was Slash and seen him, that was it, I would never leave my parents alone till I got a guitar. So he is literally the reason I play! Thanks brother for this lesson!!

[@individrus]

Totally agree. My biggest guitar influence since 1989 when I first heard him

[@cidlopez]

Great story! The first time I hear paradise city was on a boardwalk in Santa Monica. A T-shirt shop had it blasting as I walked by. I was blown away. Immediately asked who was playing.

[@dmike03]

@@cidlopez I definitely understand brother! Don't get me wrong. They're are so many amazing guitar players out there but it was, something about the way Slash plays that i can somehow connect with! And he still inspires me to this day!!

[@christian-van-e]

Slash became a big influence on my playing; the Use Your Illusion albums were played a million times by me

[@shamusokingsley2412]

I still remember buying that Appetite for Destruction cassette, summer of 1987 thinking, thank God rock and roll is back. Slash is still one of my favorite guitarists. Thank you sir for the Gutter rock lesson! 🤟

[@aaronbickford8725]

That’s great…yeah I guess I was about 7 or 8 years old and I remember waking up really early in the morning and turning on MTV and seeing WTTJ for the first time. That day, they became my favorite band and have been ever since…I think I instantly liked that song, that video, and the whole AFD album bc it just was so gritty and raw to me. And when my older brother bought the tape…let’s just say it “magically” disappeared, never to be seen again. I might have felt kinda bad about it, but GNR was not his favorite band, they were mine! 😂

[@BungleJoogie68]

Slash is so hard to do because it's weirdly technical when you don't expect it to be. Every body is gangsta until they actually try to play welcome to the jungle for the first time

[@guitarlair]

exactly, he's like Marty Friedman, not super technical or fast but his phrasing is so weird that is hard to convince your fingers to play those licks he plays... when you listen to some of his solos like Locomotive, Don't damn me and Serial killer, it's so hard to figure out what he's playing because he throws a bunch of double stops and half bent notes in the middle of a run, it's hard to pick them by ear.

[@Laurikiwi]

@@guitarlair You think Marty Friedman isn't super technical or fast?? Have you ever listened to Cacophony or his work with Megadeth?

[@guitarlair]

@@Laurikiwi he's technical in his own way, he's not Jason Becker technical.

[@FernandoSegundo]

the guns n roses live in tokyo is the reason i started playing guitar ! Thanks for the video

[@bryanmoraski7005]

Love that Gritty G minor riff ! Thanks Dave.

[@voronOsphere]

Excellent, David! Thanks! I love how Slash's guitar solos with GnR always have rhythm parts that aren't from anywhere else in the song! Very unique!

[@DanielHuman1996]

Slash is great! He is super fluid, and can really rip. The ending solo of Paradise City is insane!!!

[@cradd00]

I love Slash’s playing! I recently took a deep dive into his playing, and have learned a ton! Thanks for the great lesson David!

[@jeffreycarter2548]

People either like him or they don't but, quite frankly, he is the reason I started.

[@cymro6537]

Great lesson .Slash's playing is like mercury: So fluid and so metal🤘

[@curtpozzi5527]

Great lesson Dave! Speaking of greats, one of the people Slash got to record with was the late great Leslie West. Sometime in the future covering that would make yet another great Late Night Lessons!

[@konzer]

Would be cool if you could cover some licks from Slash's snakepit albums, really cool stuff there! Thanks for the great videos :)

[@frooke2]

Love Slash and thanks for this video.... my guilty pleasure is Smooth Jazz !

[@BLeeFAFO]

Great lesson, And Slash is a monster hybrid Rock guy (Equal parts Punk Rock sloppiness & Classic Rock virtuosity). You can't have Slash without Izzy though, Even he will tell you their styles were created to one another. Even though he's mainly known as the Rhythm player in Guns, He has pulled out some solid solos and his overall style is way more intricate than Slash's. Study them in depth before you counter with an argument 😉

[@davemowers7827]

Man… I don’t even wait for the video to start, I just thumb up it IMMEDIATELY, because I know it’s going to be badass. DB never fails to DELIVER!!

[@oldeeold211]

Grate lessons sir! Can you do some lessons with Lenny Kravitz and Craig Ross?

[@user-nz5em5wg2h]

I really love slash! Thanks brother from Warren. 😎

[@Fndrgt8]

I've been waiting for this since I've been a fan of this channel. Thank you, Dave!

[@barryhaynes103]

One band I’ve never seen play live … incredible guitar player … the fountain of riff continues to flows through him … there is a great documentary about him from a few years ago that really captures his spirit … a players player …

[@cidlopez]

After GnR broke up I saw Slash Blues Ball in a small venue in Ft Worth. It was one of THE BEST shows I’ve ever been to. (And I’ve seen some great shows.) He primarily did 70s covers. He did a cover of superstition that blew us away. Anyway, after the show a few of us hung around and Slash eventually came out and sat at one of the tables and chatted with a few of us. Such a super cool guy. We asked him everything from questions about GNR to how he gets his tone. I remember him being adamant re effects pedals: “I never use them, dude. The tone I get is all straight from my Marshall amps. I would never use effects with my fans.” He gave me a couple of guitar picks that I still have. Such a great night.

[@GeoffSweet]

Excellent as usual Prof. Brew!!!

[@oxnegative]

Thanks my brother, I love your videos

[@vladi1645]

Hey, David. Just wonna say thank you for all your work! I really appriciate it, what you share with us. Not only licks, chords ect. but also your thoughts in your millions of rants! More usefull and fascinating than guitar lessons, which i take from my "real" guitar teacher lol xD Greetings from Germany!

[@frankiedonofrio5438]

Awesome Licks!!!!!....Thanks

[@rjlong89]

Slash is the best. If every episode you did was on Slash, id watch em all.... twice. 😄

[@DaslavHarasic]

Great video!

[@youtubetrailerpark]

I love the jammy stuff.

[@lookmammesonyaotoob5392]

Loved that show Tokyo had it in VHS!

[@lookmammesonyaotoob5392]

I had headphones that would highlight Izzy's tracks which helped me learn some cool rythum progressions

[@tonymcnamara9368]

Love Slash style of playing. Got to see him live a couple of years ago, brilliant gig!! Definitely inspired by Jimmy Page, which gets a big thumbs up from me! I like to call his style, blues rock with attitude!

[@onemanband3579]

Nice channel dude! Subbed.

[@BladeHudson]

Slash partly birth me, & I always loved that we share the same last name.

[@YungTrinidad407]

Don’t forget funk slash got some down right nasty funky rhythm licks

[@oscarworldddd]

I was there to witness this and I said these guys are going to be big

[@bricebeaudoin4693]

verry cool ❤❤❤❤❤

[@davidaragon5932]

I LOVE SLASH

[@robertgomes8695]

Hey Dave, Much Respect, I've been keeping up with your lessons for a while now but recently I've noticed that you are not including the tabs anymore I'll continue watching even if you don't include it but it did make it easier for us to read it as we were going along with the lessons but thanks for everything you're a great help!

[@LateNightLessons]

Hey Robert - the tab files/PDF's are available on Patreon. Check it out and thanks! ---> www.patreon.com/latenightlessons

[@oscarworldddd]

He was and is the best!

[@mottosierra1372]

The second lick its great

[@carl-johanjohansson6771]

So great choises 👍 Don't miss Slash's Snakepit -Ain't been there lately. Great riff, great solo, great song.

[@TheMetalgod100]

Slash is one of the reasons I picked up the guitar when I heard the song Civil war I had to go out and get a Gibson les paul and a Marshall amp. Also could you do a coldplay or 3 licks series on Steelheart that would be awesome.

[@johnmac8084]

You're right about GnR defying the style of that time including Slash's Les Paul. Everyone was playing Super Strats then, with Floyd Rose trems. Slash brought the Les Paul back into fashion

[@removemental2873]

I watched this twice. Do you say the lesson is tuned to e flat standard? Half step down? I didn't see you say it but it is right?

[@LateNightLessons]

There is a tuning notice/image at the very beginning. Within the first five seconds. : )

[@removemental2873]

@@LateNightLessons noooooo I'm that guy. Thanks for responding man. I watch everything you do.

[@rs-xr3ty]

I hear a little candle box in some of those licks

[@waynegram8907]

Make an AFD slash licks lesson, the scale sequencing I'm more interesting in the note order and sequencing he does. There is also riffs and licks from Slashs snakepit albums and live concerts to make lessons on.

[@nathangiuliano2301]

Great lesson. What pickups are in your Les Paul?

[@christopherm.6991]

Joe Perry was a huge influence on Slash.

[@MrShane5150]

Great lesson; curious what are you playing through?

[@johnc.mitchelljr.2716]

👍

[@34029999]

Hi! Whats the amp we can see to your left? Thxs

[@KevinToine]

I remember reading a Guitar Player Magazine with Slash on the cover. Late 80s issue. The next issue they showed all the angry letters from readers saying how they couldn't believe they put this amateur on the cover and how bad of a player he is and will be forgotten. Now Slash is a legend and has inspired hundreds of thousands of people to play guitar.

[@christian-van-e]

A real signature lick from that period was also the repeating one on You Could Be Mine (and some other songs he does the same) at 4:07 kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJuTeZmQeLVgpck

[@GeoffSweet]

...and his biggest unfluence...was of course Joe Perry....I mean he owned Joe Perry's '59 for years! Remember the Solo on November Rain??? The guitar used was Joe's '59!!

[@swifty5098]

is this in standard tuning? i know they used to tune down half a step..

[@GuitarMagik]

What year is his axe and is it really a standard .?

[@theyellowone]

07:41 reminds me of buckethead

[@BrianOzuna1900]

He’s tuned down half a step

[@yourmomsdildodrawer]

They were as "glam metal" as any other band at the time.

[@ifeelsick258]

I like Izzy Stradlin better.

[@oscarworldddd]

They destroyed all the fake bands and brought in grunge way before Nirvana!

[@kendrix76]

👍