The Life Changing Lick

Here’s a little lick idea that changed my life as a kid. It really shows you what a line and a phrase is. It also perfectly encompasses all the chord tones and in the proper amount of time to say it all. Hope you enjoy!
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[@jonnybeck6723]

Zero calories zero everything... Hey, wait a minute, it's an empty can... All your licks are life changing, ever since I saw you take everyone to school out West

[@rocknrollkitchen]

some guys noodle, while some guys are EPIC noodlers

[@daddyslittlejunkies]

We got it down here in Guntersville. The storm I mean. Stay safe. Brian

[@gregmock6808]

Haven't had a drink in over 8 years now and never lookin' back..you won't regret it if you give it up ..great video

[@ResponseAudio]

Good stuff. I quit in the fall of 2014. It wastes your life energy.

[@SouthFloridasRestaurantGuy]

Recently celebrated one year of total sobriety. No alcohol no weed 🙏 life changing

[@gregmock6808]

@@SouthFloridasRestaurantGuy congrats!

[@guthrietrappmusic]

So awesome! I’m ready to be done with it.

[@benallmark9671]

I second that. Best thing I ever did was give up the sauce and smoking is right behind it.

[@williampimblott8373]

"what you guys already know". Bro... Having a hard enough time just not drooling on myself.

[@Groundhogmusic]

Chromatically correct 👍🏼

[@tefenstrat]

Another great video as usual ! Hey quick story for all of you guitar players out there. So ever since I was old enough to put the needle of a record player arm onto a record. I LOVED music! Then at around age 10 I got my first guitar and have been playing 50 plus years now and I LOVE that more than I can tell you. So about a year ago I broke my left wrist bad and had to have surgery. I am playing again but it looks like my playing will never ever be quite what it was. MY POINT- NEVER take for granted what you have, love it more than you did before you read this and for the love of Pete-be careful because an accident can happen in the blink of an eye!

[@ChrisCadenhead]

So true...this terrifies me as a full time pianist

[@carlpop2324]

God bless you, friend!

[@AMinorCaseOfBlues]

"Is that grammatically correct?, fuck I don't know!" ...love it man. Just little tidbits that make my day. Waterloo for the win! Tastes like TV static, but I'm on the same wagon.

[@christopherfryda]

You're awesome GT!

[@johnnydeeme]

Yeah man your lookin good.. honestly, you were eating out on some heavy meals washin' it back with a few cocktails. I also changed my eating habits, now I feel like playing more like you! We love GT. Always been good to us wanna be's.

[@GuyGreenbaum]

Title checks out. Now I'll be checking out from everything other than practicing this idea for a while 🎉 thanks as always GT, you da man.

[@danqodusk8140]

Guthrie, these are another batch of great tips. Chromatically is a real word.

[@teleplucker6802]

Waterloo is the best! So are your lessons!

[@timchalmers1700]

Hey there Mama Trapp! Thank you so much for bringing us such a great guitar picker and teacher !!

[@gabrielfernandez9792]

Thanks Guthrie!!

[@artcontractor2351]

You in the clouds is a beautiful thing. 🎉

[@MrJohnclem]

❤❤ thank you so much for your time. Love your videos , I still struggling with guitar , but hey I just love it 😂😂😂🇮🇪John from Ireland 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@giantato]

amazing dude! simple mind stuff, but so useful for the fingers

[@kevinallman6700]

Another inspiring video dude 😎❤️ keeping it real and saying it how it is.. praying for you with the whole staying sober deal, honestly it was you and Jack Ruch that got me through my methadone withdrawal nearly 2years ago so prayer is my way if paying that back.. after 2years from being homeless to now having a nice place in the sticks,my family back in my life and playing stuff I can't believe it's me with a bit of head knowledge too.. best of all by next month I am financially able to buy some stuff of yours, investing in myself as my son said yesterday.. anyway peace, love, joy and happiness to you and your family dude ♥️🎵🎶🎵♥️

[@allenhayesmusic]

Man! Love it!!

[@thomashogan1985]

This is great, I'm so stealing this so I can pretend to be a jazzer for a solo or two!

[@jonnybeck6723]

Cripes, you always play so solid and clean... (You is a clean machine, mang... )

[@gregmock6808]

That lick really makes me think of Duke Ellington's sense of melody

[@user-sm6qu2yh4w]

Beautiful damn good. F***. Seriously really good! So good I was taken back.

[@ClinToneCust23]

All the healthy shit you been doing shows man.. looking healthy and young brother.. thanks for this lick gonna practice it as soon as I can get off work.. 😂

[@jimicrack29]

now shows how i learned all you talked about books i have open chords an yes bar chords i struggle with either one ge som mute or buzz

[@marcoassirelli970]

You have been touched by Euterpe! Everything you play is filled with music Thank a lot from Italy for your good music advice. Guitar makes me feel good. Hope my english may be enough

[@martinvrhovski7106]

I quit cocaine 1.5 years ago, alcohol 5 months ago and weed two months ago. Feeling better than ever! You won't regret! Great lesson as usual ❤. Greetings from Argentina!

[@gregjohnson6329]

This is all I was asking for when I got raked on a different post. You show us exactly how the lick you play at the beginning emerges from and relates to the way you understand the grips. This way we see how the theory of the shapes yields something improvisational. I never asked for it to be free or always showing us how you get from the shapes to the improv. I merely asked that you try and help us see how your improv is rooted. It’s understanding why the improv is what the improv is. CAGE and triad on, but thanks for doing this thing here. It’s so good and clear and helps to see things new. For what it’s worth I have your lessons and happy to pay.

[@HoratioLindez]

You are the bestest of the best, man❤️👊🏻

[@johnmcelhaney8490]

wow wow wow what an intro!!!!

[@robertferraiuolo3675]

Love your phrasing

[@Xazertroncharlie]

These videos keep you honest about your sobriety. We are rooting for you my friend. Keep up the battle. Thank you so very much for your guitar videos. I have learned a lot from you. Peace

[@johnpayne3134]

This lesson is simply a nugget of pure and solid gold

[@knowl1969]

Having started by playing by ear as a kid, I can hear these changes coming, but I never knew how to execute it until this past year because of your videos! Thank you!

[@PaulMcKendrick]

Stunning.

[@FaithHopeLove77]

Thanks Guthrie

[@tbluesboye]

Great post Guthrie! Good grammar lesson too! 😄

[@jriguez5150]

I can't praise you enough for sharing your knowledge, life and musical experiences with this community. Thank you and forever greatful. 🙏🏼🤘🏼

[@JasonCaron-qv3cp]

WOW! Another lesson not to be missed! GT -you improve my playing every time I pick!! 1000 Thank Yous!

[@stanesposito2664]

This is excellent stuff. 👍👍🎸 Thanks!

[@Paul-ox4oi]

God bless you

[@JP-oe6pw]

Love your teaching style. Really helpful, thank you.

[@bluesman97]

I can appreciate the fact that your practice repertoire is very clean sounding.. Thanks for the great ideas.

[@jmwise80]

Man, I have found myself a goldmine. Dudes that get together 2 times a week and play hymns and classic country music. They don’t even laugh too much when I try to take a solo.

[@brendanokeefemusic-]

Chromatically correct 😝🤪🤪🤪 Hell yeah! There’s a lot of info in this vid brother. Thank you🙏🏻🤘🏻🔥❤️

[@MrKevburg]

What a great lick!!

[@hobartmsuttonjr]

Just ordered my guitar club tshirt!! Thanks for everything you do!!

[@donmccown6645]

Good stuff. Great video!

[@ShawnTubbs]

Great stuff Guthrie!!

[@utahprepper8925]

This vibe works great over "Stormy Monday" chord changes.

[@bpcdrums3757]

Thanks for this Guthrie - this is really legit be bop language - chromaticism paired with chord tone targets. Very helpful and loads of good lines to mine! Appreciate you and what you are doing!

[@TimRowell]

I'm a music teacher and I get so inspired with the way you teach and how "real world" and authentic it feels. Thank you!

[@estebansuarezmarenzi1135]

Thanks for sharing all this gold! Greetings from Argentina

[@LeeHoMusic]

Thank you for the video 👍

[@kevinhines3487]

This is an awesome lesson, Guthrie. I got a lot out of it. Thanks. These licks contain every note at some point including the root, flat 9, 9, flat 3rd, 3rd, fourth, tritone, fifth, flat 13, 6th, 7th, and major 7th. Many of the notes are passing tones but they're there. So cool. I really dig superimposing the minor 5 (B minor) chord over the E chord. This really brings out the 9th of the E chord. Very helpful.

[@justinmeyersguitarist]

Nice playing Guthrie!!

[@stevenbeecheymusic]

Yeah g, just what I needed

[@simoneric8183]

I think it's a Reverend the guitar you play. Fantastic guitars for the cleans and for many other things. I own 4 (Crosscut, Buckshot, Airsonic and Warhawk). Excellent instruments no doubt. I am a great fan of cleans and jazzy stuff. I'm writing from Paris right now, where Django Reinhart lived. Big thank you for the music !

[@davidgerber9317]

Another gem of a tutorial for us. Sorry to hear about the bad Canadian smoke.....I know from personal experience that there is some REALLY GOOD Canadian smoke out there1

[@Neil_Morris]

"Gone on too long" ? Impossible 😉

[@trutone1]

Getting calluses on my eyeballs on this one😊

[@telekaster19991]

Sounds like some Roy Nichols. Good stuff.

[@catch5565]

Still studying the other gold. Saved for later!

[@jpapste321]

Guthrie youre awesome man! I always watch your videos multiple times and often at half speed to absorb all i can. Youve been a huge help and inspiration brotha, much love

[@RonanKilroy]

Guthrie great content as always. I can’t tell you how much you have helped me understand the fretboard. Your Truefire course is awesome and have been immersing myself in it. Just a breath of fresh air these videos.

[@scottsalome8206]

Your videos fit me like a glove my Mr Trapp

[@MattHartung-ie8et]

Speaking of life changing with respect to guitar I signed up for the Artist Works course 2 weeks ago and can't believe how much I've improved and how much fun I'm having. If you like GT's KZbin you'll love the course it's a great deal thank you GT!!

[@guthrietrappmusic]

Thanks a bunch, man! Means a lot. Appreciate you spreading the word 👍

[@GuitarCPA]

Agreed! My MUSIC knowledge has exploded in the last two months of artist works

[@donshekn9114]

hell yal sign up for that dang ol Guthrie Taggart university for yer geetars? yall are gonna be burnin up them fretboards somethin fierce

[@GuitarCPA]

@@donshekn9114 is this uncle Larry's drunk alter ego???!

[@donshekn9114]

@@GuitarCPA i know ever thing they is to know about Mr. Taggart

[@keefewn9]

yeah man

[@dontajones2220]

Good suff !

[@BoVideos23]

So nice to hear you are working on the most important musical component - health ! Take care.

[@StratsRUs]

Thank you for the guidance and tips that you give out.

[@stevesaunders8525]

Dead set lost track of the number of life changing licks that flew by in that intro.

[@davidturner9266]

Game Changer Guthrie❤

[@jimicrack29]

takes time to learn shifting i wil get is slowly

[@MrSh8ky]

Pure GOLD Guthrie !!! You are the best teacher, explaining concepts that makes so much sense. Thanks man!!! Cheers Marty from Melbourne 🇦🇺

[@MichaelAntus]

Always interesting, never boring. Thanks for all you do Guthrie...

[@Sammywhat]

Brilliant opening! All of those ideas are so fantastic. You are so kind to share this wisdom with us, GT! Thank you, dearly!!

[@drongoesgalore]

I listen to this and try to follow at 75% speed with lots of zooming in and starting and stopping and I'm still not getting it! No kidding when you say "you're not gonna get this right away" . Thanks for doing this, the artist works course has been great as well. What a time we live in, this info was impossible to get when I was a kiddo.

[@gerardoconnor7148]

that pedal suits your creativity so well beautiful melody

[@bluespower1961]

I gotta say the new Truefire course is great, But what makes it I think is you get the old Jamplay video with it. Which gives you good insight into GTs playing. I took it years ago. But the Jamplay is loaded with valuable info. So helps with Truefire course Huge. Brilliant idea.

[@diegoguy101]

Guthrie man every video u put out is so good. The improve is amazing. Ideas are amazing. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and passing it down

[@guthrietrappmusic]

I appreciate that!

[@shannongordon6746]

Love at the point you say "I'm sorry" when I guess you maybe made a mistake...if I could even be in the neighborhood to make that mistake I would be happy! Seriously this is a great video. I get little bits of growth every time I watch your videos.

[@DreaNEO]

Guthrie, this video was posted at the exact same time I plugged in my new GTO overdrive pedal. I set everything at high noon, and it is the most inspirational drive....I am playing it into my P2P Uncle Larry amp (set clean).. Thank you for all you do...

[@aminahmed2220]

Awesome

[@peterjung4163]

I just bought a case of Waterloo grape flavor.

[@69telecasterplayer]

Thanks, bro! You are an inspiration to all us guys.

[@thomasfulton1956]

Thank You So Much

[@Vaughn6886]

Give the Topo Chico a try if you’re looking for zero cal mineral water. Gotta get the glass bottles though

[@peteolinski7471]

Love the videos! Keep it up!

[@less2worryabout]

this is great but what actually got me here was the brilliant title. thanks for the trick lick Trapp.!!

[@guthrietrappmusic]

It’s the concept that’s life changing. No click bait here. I’m not a KZbinr 😎

[@timtime9167]

This came at the perfect time for me. I instantly incorporated it, of course, I've just scratched the surface, but thank you so much for dropping this.

[@mikebledsoe2315]

*Nice guitar playing at the end Guthrie, the way your fingers moved across the fretboard was inspiring, awesome tone too.*

[@Nozmo_King_NJ]

Thanks GT .. I just ingrained this into my "melodic lick" library. I love the "swinging" style you infuse into your playing, regardless of the tune. Good stuff!!!!

[@tdz69]

How can you now love this guy? Such a bitchin guitar player but so beyond generous to do these videos and share his lifetime of knowledge.

[@roberthdahlquist]

Love emoji. Much respect, Guthrie! But beware of those “zero’s” man (those drinks)...that shit’ll kill ya. (Old distance runner here. Water, with a pinch - just a little pinch of salt - you’re there.)

[@less2worryabout]

pushed your likes hope someone else is ready to do the same sounding good trappers keep!!!

[@Markstun]

That lick is similar to Ellington’s “Do Nothing till you hear from Me” Check out the amazing video of Ed Bickert playing the song on a Tele. As usual fantastic playing here by Mr. Trapp!

[@cneal1988]

Guthrie, thank you for this. This is great to watch. Sometimes some of us are stuck in a wall and we’re trying to break out of it and it seems like the pros never really show us intermediate guys how to break past that pentatonic box and start playing some of those neat phrases and it’s nice to see you break them down so we can work on it and then maybe hopefully expand our library as well as be able to replicate some of what you’re doing!

[@chrisquiray]

Great stuff Guthrie. I got myself a Cloudburst and it’s been great for inspiration and for instrumental work. Sounds awesome on an acoustic as well. Thanks as always for the useful videos and tips