12 Tony Rice Licks That You Need To Know!

0:00 - introduction
1:26 - Lick #1 - Blues in Open G (aka “The Tony Rice Lick”)
2:43 - Lick #2 - The Basic G tag
3:37 - Lick #3 - G Blues Up The Neck
4:41 - Lick #4 - The “7-11” lick over Em
5:55 - Lick #5 - The “Me And My Guitar” lick
6:45 - Lick #6 - The “Minor-Mixolydian” lick
7:34 - Lick #7 - The “Old Train” intro
8:18 - Lick #8 - The “Major 7 Arpeggio” Turnaround
9:26 - Lick #9 - The “Roane County” lick
10:58 - Lick #10 - The “Syncopated Sliding Seven”
11:47 - Lick #11 - The “Triple Triplet” lick
12:41 - Lick #12 - The “Altered V Chord” lick

I own more Tony Rice albums than any other artist, a fact that might surprise some of my subscribers. Aside from perhaps Duane Allman, I can’t think of any other musician who has shaped my ideals of what music (and guitar in particular) should sound like. The deliberate and precise manner in which he sought to achieve his musical goals is the high water mark for me and countless others. Someone once said, “Tony Rice doesn’t have fans, he has disciples." I have certainly found that to be true in my experience.

With Tony’s death this past Christmas, we lost perhaps the greatest acoustic guitar innovator the world has ever known. Very few artists have left such a mark on music that they forever changed the way their genre would be remembered. Names like Coltrane, Hendrix, Ellington, Segovia, and Pastorius leap to mind, and indeed Mr. Rice deserves to be mentioned in the same breath.

The purpose of this video is to shine a spotlight on the tools that helped Tony create his legacy. Never before had a performer so singularly defined how the guitar should be played in a Bluegrass ensemble, and the material featured here is just a tiny glimpse into Tony’s world. I hope that viewers will enjoy the video and get something out of it. Now that Tony is gone, it will be up to us to keep his music alive by passing the torch to the next generation.

As always, if you enjoyed this video and feel compelled, donations are gladly accepted and much appreciated. No amount too small or large! My PayPal address is [email protected]. Happy picking and long live Tony Rice!
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