Andy Timmons Licks

Hi GMC!

Welcome to this new lesson! In this one I'll share with you some licks and phrases that I've borrowed from the amazing guitarist Andy Timmons.

In this one you'll find 6 licks that combine his most used concepts, techniques, and patterns over the same chord progression (D - A - Bm - G) in order to recreate his approach to creating melodies and solos. The key is D major so I'll combine D Ionian wih D major pentatonic scales.

Each lick introduces a new important aspect of his playing:

Lick 1: One string melodies.

Lick 2: Following chords with thirds.

Lick 3: Melodies with triads.

Lick 4: Andy Timmons Phrasing.

Lick 5: Andy's fast sequence.

Lick 6: Double Stops.

Andy's playing is so tasty and melodic. Some of his biggest influences are Eric Johnson, Robben Ford, Ted Nuggen, Alex Lifeson and Steve Lukather, among many others. He can also shred as well, but my favorite part of his playing is how he improvises and builds melodies while following the chords.

In this lesson, I've tried to recreate his soloing style while sharing with you some of his most used concepts and approaches to improvisation.

Sound:
I used Fractal Ax8's Suhr Badger 30, Cubase 9.5 to record audio and midi and Groove Agent 5 for drums.

These are my settings: