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Edgar Winter Group - Free Ride Guitar Lesson

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DJ Phillips

Free Ride

DJ Phillips breaks down the 70's hit "Free Ride" by The Edgar Winter Group.

Taught by DJ Phillips in Songs with DJ Phillips seriesLength: 61:33Difficulty: 3.0 of 5
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michalleckmichalleck replied on August 31st, 2011

Just getting started on the site, and this was definitely a good one! Being a newbie here, perhaps I missed it, but can you share your gear setup? (amp, gain, effects, etc) Tx!

guitardudetteguitardudette replied on April 1st, 2011

Cool!

riffer_txriffer_tx replied on January 12th, 2011

Is the Solo The LP version played by Ronniie Montrose or did you use the single version of the song. Rick Derringer played the solo on the single version. Both versions are great but the single cut is the one that got the most radio airplay. Jim Reeves the engineer, compressed the mix to make the guitar parts stand out even more. They also added the Fuzz bass part to the bridge The Edgar Winter Band should have a bigger name in American Rock and Roll history. The Guitar work alone on the Albumn "They only come out at night" should make that albumn as famous as Sgt. Pepper or Pet Sounds. Now if you could just follow this up with Rock and Roll Hoochie Koo. Maybe Montrose Rock Candy or Bad Motor Scooter

tedted3tedted3 replied on December 24th, 2010

I just came back to Jamplay after a long absence, and I was wondering if I would be haopy. Great lesson! Made coming back worth every penny!

mdmooremdmoore replied on October 26th, 2010

Hey DJ, any chance of getting the backing track for this song. Great job by the way.

rikiriki replied on October 15th, 2010

Good god man, good lesson! how about doing (i love you) by climax blues band,,,thats why i joined this thing.

dj.phillipsdj.phillips replied on October 1st, 2010

Supplemental Content is now posted. Sorry for the delay!

mattbrownmattbrown replied on October 4th, 2010

great lesson DJ and Jason! I finally got around to watching this beast.

dj.phillipsdj.phillips replied on September 30th, 2010

Thanks for the kind words, guys! Jason did a crazyawesome job on this one! @restrummer: It's a 1978 Antigua Telecaster. Thanks for watching!

SylviaSylvia replied on October 1st, 2010

one of my favorite songs of all time. Great job guys.

restrummerrestrummer replied on September 30th, 2010

what year and model is your fender tele?

strat9strat9 replied on September 30th, 2010

Great stuff DJ! Love the way you break things down.

roy944roy944 replied on September 29th, 2010

The best song ever. I'm sure Chris agrees.

Chris.LiepeChris.Liepe replied on September 30th, 2010

State007 will be so proud! Great job DJ!

Brendan.BurnsBrendan.Burns replied on September 30th, 2010

Superstah!

cdawsoncdawson replied on September 29th, 2010

Oh my metal face breakdown! Nice job gang :).

Tyler.RughTyler.Rugh replied on September 29th, 2010

Awesome stuff from both from DJ and Jason!

dj.phillipsdj.phillips replied on September 29th, 2010

Supplemental Content will be up real soon-like!

souldksouldk replied on September 29th, 2010

awesome:) very nice done DJ looked like you had a lot of fun with this one, along with the staff too I think ;)

Jason.MounceJason.Mounce replied on September 29th, 2010

I really enjoyed putting this one together. It's the furthest I've had to go with mixing and mastering in a video, which was great. 2 guitar parts, a vocal, and backing track.

nessanessa replied on September 29th, 2010

Yeah, DEE JAY!!! That was pretty much awesome.

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Lesson 1

Free Ride

DJ Phillips breaks down the 70's hit "Free Ride" by The Edgar Winter Group.

Length: 61:33 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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Carry On Wayward Son

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Length: 90:14 Difficulty: 3.5 Members Only
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Length: 32:42 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
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Do You Realize??

DJ Phillips breaks down the rhythm and lead sections of The Flaming Lips' song "Do You Realize??"

Length: 37:34 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
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Once Bitten Twice Shy

DJ Phillips breaks down the Great White hit "Once Bitten Twice Shy." This song propelled the band to stardom, but is actually a cover from another artist.

Length: 67:03 Difficulty: 3.5 Members Only
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Oye Como Va

Originally written in 1963 by Latin Jazz musician Tito Puente, "Oye Como Va" was made famous by Santana's 1970 cover. In this lesson, DJ breaks down the rhythm and lead sections to this influential song.

Length: 55:14 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
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On Top of the World

DJ Phillips breaks down the rhythm and lead sections to the Cheap Trick song "On Top of the World."

Length: 64:01 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
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So Good to See You

DJ Phillips demonstrates how to play the song "So Good to See You" by Cheap Trick.

Length: 28:20 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
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Slide

DJ Phillips breaks down the electric rhythm, acoustic, and lead portions of "Slide" by Goo Goo Dolls.

Length: 42:23 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
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Walk Away (Maybe)

DJ teaches and demonstrates the punk song "Walk Away (Maybe)" from Good Charlotte.

Length: 33:13 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
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Back Where You Belong

DJ Phillips breaks down and demonstrates the rhythm, lead and harmony guitar sections for the .38 Special song "Back Where You Belong."

Length: 84:37 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
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Jenny

DJ demonstrates and teaches the guitar sections to his former band Brother Big Bad's song "Jenny."

Length: 70:29 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only
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Name

DJ Phillips demonstrates and breaks down the parts to the song "Name" by Goo Goo Dolls.

Length: 63:15 Difficulty: 2.0 Members Only
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DJ Phillips provides a thorough lesson on the Goo Goo Dolls single "Ain't That Unusual." This song was a hit off of their album "A Boy Named Goo" prior to their adult contemporary sound taking hold.

Length: 46:07 Difficulty: 2.5 Members Only

About DJ Phillips View Full Biography Like many guitar players who began playing around the same time, DJ began plunking out Nirvana and Soundgarden tunes when he first picked up the guitar in the mid-nineties. While these grunge-y roots certainly have their merit, it wasn't until DJ's eldest sister took him to a Led Zeppelin laser light show that the full potential of the guitar began to come into focus.

With Jimmy Page's Les Paul pyrotechnics as his inspiration, DJ began fervently practicing for hours on end in the suburban jungle of Southwestern Ohio. This newfound passion (combined with his complete lack of athletic prowess and physical coordination thus completely ruling out all sports) led him to form rock bands in junior high and high school. He grew to love the performance aspect of music and soon decided on it as a career path.

College led him to Nashville, Tennessee where he began to pursue a degree in Commercial Music at Belmont University. He also started another band and got his first professional theater gig the following summer. Since that summer, DJ has spent nearly every waking hour finding ways to play music and avoiding a real contribution to society in any other way.

He moved to Minneapolis after college, rocking out between theater gigs with his current rock band Brother Big Bad. He has now convinced the band to move to Nashville where music flows like water.

DJ is elated to be a part of JamPlay and is thankful for everyone's warm welcome and says "Now, let's ROCK, people."

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