Chris Liepe has created a very unique version of "Little Drummer Boy" for the holiday season. First, Chris uses a very smooth intro influenced by "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" to start this song off. Then, he leads into a Switchfoot sound before grabbing the influence of Brian May from Queen. Chris ends with a rocking Audioslave style to round out his unique rendition.
Taught by Chris Liepe in Songs with Chris Liepe seriesLength: 68:28Difficulty: 3.5 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 OnlyLesson 18
Chris Liepe has created a very unique guitar rendition of the song "Let it Go" from the movie Frozen. This offers a great look into the world of adapting guitar like sounds into a song that was never originally...
Length: 47:07 Difficulty: 2.5 Members OnlyLesson 19
What happens when you combine a beautiful, classic melody with modern guitar tone and technique? You get Chris Liepe's version of America the Beautiful! Join Chris as he shares his unique, delay driven...
Length: 28:55 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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Love this version!
CHRIS, NO DISRESPECT TO ANY OTHER ARTIST, BUT DUDE YOU ARE AMAZING. YOUR TALENTS {MUSICIANSHIP & VOCALS} ARE HEAD AND SHOULDERS ABOVE THE REST, FLAT OUT AWESOME!
add my kudos to the list. plus, i really dig the tassels on your guitar.
Good stuff
wow chris this is awesome......great job
that is so cool!! great job Chris
dude im just finishing getting the intro tight, and abotu to embark on the rest of this song, this is epic. those rum pu m pum pum or however one would spell it at the end there were quite epic if i may say so, gave me a goosebump or 2 not gonna lie.
What an innovation! The song played in a rock format. The musicianship is outstanding. I wish I knew how to save this, if I can, simply for my listening pleasure.
Under the supplemental content tab, the track is available for download. There are also a number of different versions there to help you practice the different parts.
Thank you Chris. Tom Raimondo
That is just FUN!!! Wow Chris...really impressive stuff!
this is amazing!!! gotta learn it!!!
LOVE IT!
Wow!
Awesome Chris!!
very nice job - you are amazing!
great collection of styles and some pretty intense vocals
loved the intro bit
Fan-freaking-tastic.
That was amazing.Fantastic job.
That was totally great dude!
AWESOME CHRIS!!!