Chris Liepe teaches a classic Judas Priest song entitled "Breaking The Law." Chris introduces this very catchy song in a way that is perfect for beginners. If it's your favorite song and you already know how to play it feel free to view the lesson for Chris' original additional lead licks.
Taught by Chris Liepe in Songs with Chris Liepe seriesLength: 39:17Difficulty: 1.0 of 5

Chris Liepe is an amazingly versatile player and teacher. With a background that includes professional recording and mixing, piano playing and guitar Chris brings a unique perspective to his lessons.
Lesson 1
Ladies and gentlemen of JamPlay, we are proud to introduce a new instructor by the name of Chris Liepe. Chris has masterfully crafted a wicked rendition of "Carol Of The Bells" for this lesson. Here he...
Length: 25:00 Difficulty: 4.0 Members OnlyLesson 2
Chris brings his ingenuity to this lesson on the American folk song called "Where Did You Sleep Last Night?" Also known as "Black Girl" or "In The Pines," this song provides a great opportunity to add...
Length: 26:06 Difficulty: 2.5 FREELesson 3
Chris Liepe teaches both the original version of "Heartbreak Hotel" by Elvis as well as his own improvised version.
Length: 65:44 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 4
Chris Liepe brings forward this monster lesson on his original song entitled "Love Someone."
Length: 73:18 Difficulty: 3.5 Members OnlyLesson 5
Chris Liepe teaches the EVE 6 song "Inside Out." Here, Chris demonstrates every aspect of the song.
Length: 93:59 Difficulty: 3.5 Members OnlyLesson 6
Chris presents an explosive and extensive lesson on the EVE 6 song entitled "At Least We're Dreaming." Here Chris covers the main guitar parts as well as the additional overdubs. Also included is an acoustic...
Length: 54:22 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 7
Chris Liepe breaks down "Here's To The Night" by Eve 6. Here, Chris uses the acoustic guitar to replace the orchestral sequencing featured in the original recording of the song.
Length: 57:06 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 8
Imagine the music stylings of Switchfoot, Queen, and Audioslave all wrapped up into a timeless holiday favorite.
Length: 68:28 Difficulty: 3.5 Members OnlyLesson 9
Chris Liepe breaks down this classic Judas Priest song.
Length: 61:01 Difficulty: 3.5 Members OnlyLesson 10
Chris Liepe teaches a classic Judas Priest song entitled "Breaking The Law." Chris introduces this very catchy song in a way that is perfect for beginners. If it's your favorite song and you already know...
Length: 39:17 Difficulty: 1.0 Members OnlyLesson 11
Welcome to Chris Liepe's demonstration of "I Hate Everything About You" by Three Days Grace! This is a fantastic beginner song that introduces drop D tuning.
Length: 43:14 Difficulty: 1.5 Members OnlyLesson 12
Chris Liepe takes an in depth look at the song "Long Way Down" by the Goo Goo Dolls. This song is a great example of how to write simple, powerful, guitar-driven songs like those that were very popular...
Length: 53:14 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 13
Chris Liepe demonstrates this fantastic 80's rock song entitled "Living After Midnight" by Judas Priest. This song has some great entry level information for anyone who is looking to step up his/her rock...
Length: 34:54 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 14
Chris Liepe teaches the classic Nickelback song "How You Remind Me" from their 2001 album entitled Silver Side Up.
Length: 35:58 Difficulty: 1.5 Members OnlyLesson 15
Chris Liepe teaches this acoustic Plain White T's song simply titled "1,2,3,4". This is a simple song, however it offers a great opportunity to work with a second acoustic player to add layers and character...
Length: 37:03 Difficulty: 1.5 Members OnlyLesson 16
Welcome to Chris Liepe's rendition of the song "Hip To Be Square" by Huey Lewis and the News! Chris utilizes this song to show how playing sax lines on guitar can result in a rockin' guitar solo. Enjoy!
Length: 51:50 Difficulty: 3.5 Members OnlyLesson 17
The song "You" by the artist Candlebox was released in 1994 and presents some very catchy rhythm parts as well as a wicked guitar solo that will allow a beginner player to get a taste of some intermediate...
Length: 56:54 Difficulty: 3.0 Members Only
About Chris Liepe
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Chris Liepe was born on September 17th, 1981 in Portland OR. His first instrument was piano which he pursued until discovering his love for the electric guitar in high school. He became fans of such groups as Soundgarden, Collective Soul and U2 inspiring him to start singing, songwriting and helping others in their musical endeavors with teaching, co-writing and album production.
Having moved to Colorado with his family, he began gigging, recording and teaching in a number of music stores as well as out of his apartment until deciding to pursue music full time. He moved to Denver, CO to complete a Bachelors in Music Technology and was then hired on by Sweetwater Productions, a division of Sweetwater Sound and one of the largest, most successful recording studios in the Midwest.
Chris spent nearly 4 years at Sweetwater as a producer, recording engineer, studio musician and writer. During this time he had the privilege of working with many artists including Augustana, Landon Pigg, Jars of Clay, and Mercy Me. He also wrote for and played on numerous independent albums and hundreds of radio/TV commercials.
Wanting to get back to his favorite State in the world (Colorado) and feeling the urge to 'go freelance', Chris moved to Greeley, CO and opened his own recording and teaching studio. He continues to write and produce music for artists and agencies and is happy to be among the proud JamPlay.com instructors.
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cool lesson thanks! How does one get that cool sounds (I hate to call it fuzzy but can not think of anyother word) from ones amp? I have a Fender Champ XD...I've try a few settings but can not hear it yet. Anyone? thanks!
I am doing this for my dad for Father's Day. He likes this song and i hope he likes me playing it!!!!
cool!! He'll be proud!!
I recently stopped taking guitar lessons so i am doing this to surprise my dad!
thanks for making it so we can download the backing tracks :) great lesson chris and i love your voice..now i can record this one in pro tools with the backing tracks
yes!!
Great lesson. Is the a way I can download the backing track?
in the supplemental content under "audio" the track is called "full mix" and there are a few other variations for you to practice along to. Enjoy!
I found the backing track in supplemental, but is there a way to download it so I can play direct from my laptop/iPhone etc? One of your other lessons allowed the track to be downloaded onto hard drive. Thanks Chris, excellent lesson my son and I are going to get this one going together, should sound great with 2 guitars.
Good lesson!!But I can't open the guitar pro file with my guitar pro 5.
just curious on the power chords. It's a lot easier for me to bar with my first and third finger instead of using fingerings to catch the notes. Am I hurting myself in the long run doing that? Your lessons are dynamite - keep it up.
thats totally fine. It's nice, long term to be able to do both, but if thats more comfortable for you, go for it!
this song has alternate tuning or standard one ?
standard
Thaks Chris, much appreciated!
im so excited about this
after recording this lesson and the song, I have been brainwashed in to constantly breaking the law. so Jeff, be offended, but you too will start willfully breaking the law at every turn.
I went 3 mph over the speed limit after listening to this song.
Jam Play keeps getting better and better!!! Love Judas Priest!!
"I'v got a night, Im gonna stay in!"
I am very offended that this song encourages breaking the law. I think it should be called "Obeying the Law."