Soloing Secrets - Johnny Winter

Hey everyone! Here the next episode of Soloing Secrets with this look at the legendary late-great blues rock pioneer Johnny Winter. I've featured Johnny once before in a Three-For-All lesson a few years ago, but this time we're taking a deep-dive into a number of Johnny's essential licks, phrases, playing habits, and more - so let's dive in!
The licks/ideas shared in this lesson were pulled from two classic Johnny Winter albums, including his classic Second Winter release along with Johnny Winter And - his first album featured a young Rick Derringer,. Rick also worked alongside Johnny's brother Edgar in the Edgar Winter Group, and collaborated between the Winter brothers frequently from 1970-1976.
The ideas shred in this lesson came from songs such as Guess I'll Go Away, Let The Music Play, and Memory Pain, to name a few. This includes standard Johnny Winter signature licks/phrases featuring plenty of his expressive bending licks, crammed pentatonic-based phrases, various melodic ideas, and much more!
Needless to say, if you're a Johnny Winter fan, a fan of blues rock guitar playing, a player looking for some authentic blues rock licks to add to their bag of tricks, or maybe you're just curious what all the fuss is about - this lesson is totally for you! Give this episode a view, leave some comments/feedback, and please subscribe to Late Night Lessons - THANK YOU!
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[@ransbarger]

This is who I learned my first real licks from more than 50 yrs ago. Thanks.

[@greg77hot]

Johnny had one foot in the blues and one in rock & roll. what a great showman, slide player and producer. A true legend!

[@bryanmoraski7005]

Love it. Good old fashioned blues, rock and roll. Thanks Dave.

[@MrJimmyaaa]

You picked my absolute favorite Johnny period, Second Winter/ Johnny Winter And....He was at the top of his game. Thank you!

[@esteban1487]

You got some serious chops, David!

[@jimmuller]

Good job. Memory Pain has almost every blues lick you're ever going to need.

[@tylerleonard4007]

Another outstanding lesson and breakdown. Thank you sir! I love your content. You are such a down to earth teacher and an amazing guitarist. Thank you so much for what you do!

[@georgew1522]

I Guess I'll Go Awayyyyy!!! 🔥 🐦 Very, very good stuff here, sir!

[@sotirios6882]

Even as Johnny was losing his eyesight he was still able to play. A good friend of mine witnessed it in a small local bar in Upstate N. Y. back in the day. Someone from his crew would walk him out to the stage and sat him down in a chair and he would just blow everyone's mind with his ability to play. Kool lesson Dave 👍

[@64north20west]

Johnny had jaw dropping chops. Thanks for breaking some of this almost impossible and unique stuff down.

[@romanwestenholtz4396]

Great lesson I love Johnny Winter- Still Alive and Well was one of my fave albums the man is a legend among legends but I dont think he gets the recognition he deserves!

[@davidsummerville351]

Johnny put out some very wild and unique guitar parts aside from driving blues and hard rock and roll. One of a kind.

[@jonasscottcowan9194]

Excellent lesson. Thanks for talking about Johnny Winter.

[@Breakrite]

Great job David. I think it’s worth mentioning that Johnny was using a thumb pick and hybrid picked a lot. Very unique style, always fit in the “right amount of notes”.

[@stratman9449]

well...thatopening riff solo was Johnny Winter in a nutshell....a raging nutshell...and very tasty too...great stuff loved that.....very "substantial" quality rock.....cheers.

[@seachild100]

Excellent lesson, thanks!!

[@outtathyme5679]

Greatest blues guitarist of all time

[@stevet1578]

saw Johnny Winter solo secrets....clicked immediately!

[@kenfixes2908]

Amazing guitar player! Saw him a few times... certainly commands your attention live..freaking amazing!!! Well done, David! Hard to cover Johnny's licks, so in your face , you did a fine job👍🏻

[@jrumiano]

Great tribute to Johnny!!!

[@aminahmed2220]

What a fantastic video have a wonderful Easter long weekend ❤😊

[@doccthomas9842]

Captured live....amazing live record...

[@ghfdt368]

Johnny Winter for me is one of those guitar players where it's the subtle nuances that makes him so unique. He wasn't like Jeff Beck where the moment you hear him it's something so unique and drags you to a place you didn't expect. However Johnny would play something you expect and want to hear in a very unique and Interesting way. He to me was like the American Version of Rory Gallagher, very intense wild, raw players that had layers of nuance playing pretty expected and traditional stuff but leaving their fingerprints all over it

[@Jackie_Rosewood]

Love Johnny Winter🎸🎸🤘🏻🤘🏻 Awesome playing David!!!

[@staggs5034]

Loved that intro David. Big Johnny Winter fan. Love his stuff with Rick Derringer. If you guys haven’t heard Let Me In I think it’s one of his best albums.

[@rockinrollshow1]

love your teaching

[@brianfoskett4410]

Johnny Winter is one of the best blues players in the world. He's very underrated. Ritchie Blackmore Thank You Dave!

[@robertoortiz3501]

One of your best episodes, my friend... Thanks for the treat! Johnny was a beast... So raw and soulful! May his soul rest in peace. Hey,it rhymes... 😀

[@doctorskull8197]

Outstanding ‼️

[@55time3]

Great lesson

[@deafcat1964]

One of the best deep dive lessons on YT. Johnny was a monster. Such a great raw talent, and an ear for great hooks. Thanks for the lesson. First rate chops as well. Bravo!

[@PawpawJamz]

Badass, Dude! Getting into some ol' school sleaze🤘🤘

[@chrischarles1468]

One of your better ones and that’s saying a lot. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@StryngsMagee]

Thanks David for this excellent Johnny Winter tutorial. As a JW fan since seeing on a brief TV segment in 1972, I truly appreciate you covering this material that doesn't seem to get the KZbin coverage it deserves. My fav is Mean Town Blues. Incredible!

[@ORION2180]

Johnny was a beast, high octane! Would love to see a segment on another underrated legend, Alvin Lee.

[@mr.mckinnon5680]

Tasty smears, indeed. Great lesson. Definitely an essential guitar player. Certified in bona fide.

[@jimfolkers8463]

Thanks for the lesson!

[@MT-or7lv]

Good stuff Dave. Thanks!

[@djangog2770]

Sick! I was just watching a bunch of JW on youtube because i recently purchased an Epiphone Firebird and love it! Thanks bro!

[@markhalliwell5167]

JDWs studio recordings are Great, But his live recordings are pure Heat, Also his stuff with muddy waters is award winning blues............

[@eldoctortangalanga6480]

Crack saludos de argentina fenómeno

[@user-kv4ct4qm2y]

You continue to keep my head rocking David. I'm going to find ya in the next life and jam. Singing with the King Elvis 1st, then him and I are coming to find ya. 🎤🎸🎹🪕

[@markrobinson8410]

Memory pain is so underrated for sure

[@donniellama4463]

Hell of a player there Dave! Thank you for this. Killer stuff.

[@MrMadhouse70]

Johnny winter was the best. Please can you show us how to play Look away . Thats some brutal Johnny Winter riffs.

[@gianpaolousai1768]

Very very tasty and expressive licks and riffs, I like a lot this great music!

[@stratman9449]

haha...read my comment...and i didn't see yours till after....cheers.

[@jboughtin7522]

A suggestion: Steve Hunter who player with Mitch Ryder, Alice Cooper solo career band as well as Lou Reeds Rock & Roll Animal phase. He wrote played some of the solos like on the intro to Sweet Jane. If you have never listened to those old live Lou Reed albums, I recommend checking them out. The music and playing holds up to the current day. Thnaks David!

[@deaning3539]

One day you popped up on my feed, I consider it divine intervention. You’re a bloody legend as we say here!

[@Breech_]

Pleading for a Mick Taylor Soloing Secrets edition…

[@klausfritsch4350]

Thaaaaaanks!

[@johnw4659]

Thank you!

[@DeeJay003]

Beautiful playing brother.

[@timothyruiz4317]

In 8th gr, I was listening to Live Johnny Winter and. Rick Derringer on rhythm, they are tight. Check oit Slow Blues in C, best jam on it

[@if6turnedouttobe9]

C'mon...Let's do this F'r...I'm hungry...Not Now..! Hit it on Four...

[@tommywallberg]

I do like the sound of your playing and gear. What pups do you use?

[@backtoshallabal6662]

Jake E Lee was a huge Johnny fan!

[@bubbler9583]

Soloing secrets of Jimmy herring :)

[@classicrockarchives7077]

Johnny Winter

[@francoisrousseau7893]

i like the way you pick hard - guitar players should take notes

[@gtrsilver]

i guess i'll go away

[@FoxysFriends]

Dude, was that you on the daily show clips on youtube today?

[@Solid_Garlic]

Eddie hazel soloing secrets?

[@timothyruiz4317]

Hey Dave bad info I'm sorry, the song is Its My own Fault

[@briansbrain426]

Love the lesson but brother, your tone is way too Jimi Page tonight.

[@stratosexual1329]

Could you do the Marshall Tucker band/Toy Caldwell?