Kick-Off & Ending Licks

Kick-Off & Ending Licks

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May 2024
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Kick-Off & Ending Licks

Welcome to the Kick-Off & Ending Lick Collection! Here you'll find licks for a number of bluegrass jam standards. At the beginning of each category, you'll find the song lesson (BLUE THUMBNAIL). If you don't know the song already, start there.

Learning the song melody will give you a framework for how to fit the licks into the melody.

There are no tabs for the songs but the basic melody is always played first. Slow down the video if you need to and learn it by ear. This is a skill and it may be uncomfortable at first but you'll get faster with each song melody. 

Have fun with these kick-off and ending licks! 

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Videos (26)

BLUE NIGHT
Bluesy Kick-Off For Blue Night
01:06

Bluesy Kick-Off For Blue Night
Bluesy J.D. Crowe Ending Lick for Lots of Songs
03:22

Bluesy J.D. Crowe Ending Lick for Lots of Songs
BURY ME BENEATH THE WILLOW
3 Levels of Bury Me Beneath the Willow | Learn Songs
01:29

3 Levels of Bury Me Beneath the Willow | Learn Songs
Chromatic Kick-Off for Many Bluegrass Songs
01:21

Chromatic Kick-Off for Many Bluegrass Songs
CRIPPLE CREEK
3 Levels of Cripple Creek | Learn Songs
02:06

3 Levels of Cripple Creek | Learn Songs
Melodic Ending Lick for Fiddle Tunes
02:47

Melodic Ending Lick for Fiddle Tunes
Descending Melodic Ending Lick
04:26

Descending Melodic Ending Lick
The Dueling Banjos End Lick!
03:51

The Dueling Banjos End Lick!
LONESOME ROAD BLUES
4 Levels of Lonesome Road Blues | Learn Songs
02:10

4 Levels of Lonesome Road Blues | Learn Songs
Up-the-Neck Ending Lick for Lonesome Road Blues
02:50

Up-the-Neck Ending Lick for Lonesome Road Blues
LONG JOURNEY HOME
4 Levels of Long Journey Home | Learn Songs
02:04

4 Levels of Long Journey Home | Learn Songs
Walk Down Kick-Off for Long Journey Home
02:09

Walk Down Kick-Off for Long Journey Home
MY LITTLE GIRL IN TENNESSEE
Bluesy Kick-Off for My Little Girl in Tennessee
01:13

Bluesy Kick-Off for My Little Girl in Tennessee
MY WALKING SHOES
Sammy Shelor Ending Lick for Lots of Standards
02:37

Sammy Shelor Ending Lick for Lots of Standards
NEW RIVER TRAIN
4 Levels of New River Train | Learn Songs
02:01

4 Levels of New River Train | Learn Songs
Kick-Off for New River Train
01:54

Kick-Off for New River Train
NINE POUND HAMMER
4 Levels of Nine Pound Hammer | Learn Songs
02:01

4 Levels of Nine Pound Hammer | Learn Songs
Modern Lick for Nine Pound Hammer
00:46

Modern Lick for Nine Pound Hammer
SALT CREEK
The Taters Kick-Off for Fiddle Tunes
03:39

The Taters Kick-Off for Fiddle Tunes
Tony Trischka: Melodic Ending Lick for Fiddle Tunes
04:00

Tony Trischka: Melodic Ending Lick for Fiddle Tunes
Earl Scruggs Extended Ending Lick for Salt Creek
03:46

Earl Scruggs Extended Ending Lick for Salt Creek
Funky Chromatic Ending Lick for Fiddle Tunes
03:22

Funky Chromatic Ending Lick for Fiddle Tunes
SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD
3 Levels of Sitting on Top of the World | Learn Songs
01:27

3 Levels of Sitting on Top of the World | Learn Songs
Bluesy Tony Rice Inspired Kick-Off
03:47

Bluesy Tony Rice Inspired Kick-Off
WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN
Common Ending Lick for Vocal Bluegrass Songs
01:35

Common Ending Lick for Vocal Bluegrass Songs
WHOSE SHOULDER WILL YOU CRY ON
Traditional Kick-Off for Lots of Bluegrass Songs
01:54

Traditional Kick-Off for Lots of Bluegrass Songs

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BLUE NIGHT
Bluesy Kick-Off For Blue Night
01:06

Bluesy Kick-Off For Blue Night

Bluesy J.D. Crowe Ending Lick for Lots of Songs
03:22

Bluesy J.D. Crowe Ending Lick for Lots of Songs

BURY ME BENEATH THE WILLOW
3 Levels of Bury Me Beneath the Willow | Learn Songs
01:29

3 Levels of Bury Me Beneath the Willow | Learn Songs

Chromatic Kick-Off for Many Bluegrass Songs
01:21

Chromatic Kick-Off for Many Bluegrass Songs

CRIPPLE CREEK
3 Levels of Cripple Creek | Learn Songs
02:06

3 Levels of Cripple Creek | Learn Songs

Melodic Ending Lick for Fiddle Tunes
02:47

Melodic Ending Lick for Fiddle Tunes

Descending Melodic Ending Lick
04:26

Descending Melodic Ending Lick

The Dueling Banjos End Lick!
03:51

The Dueling Banjos End Lick!

LONESOME ROAD BLUES
4 Levels of Lonesome Road Blues | Learn Songs
02:10

4 Levels of Lonesome Road Blues | Learn Songs

Up-the-Neck Ending Lick for Lonesome Road Blues
02:50

Up-the-Neck Ending Lick for Lonesome Road Blues

LONG JOURNEY HOME
4 Levels of Long Journey Home | Learn Songs
02:04

4 Levels of Long Journey Home | Learn Songs

Walk Down Kick-Off for Long Journey Home
02:09

Walk Down Kick-Off for Long Journey Home

MY LITTLE GIRL IN TENNESSEE
Bluesy Kick-Off for My Little Girl in Tennessee
01:13

Bluesy Kick-Off for My Little Girl in Tennessee

MY WALKING SHOES
Sammy Shelor Ending Lick for Lots of Standards
02:37

Sammy Shelor Ending Lick for Lots of Standards

NEW RIVER TRAIN
4 Levels of New River Train | Learn Songs
02:01

4 Levels of New River Train | Learn Songs

Kick-Off for New River Train
01:54

Kick-Off for New River Train

NINE POUND HAMMER
4 Levels of Nine Pound Hammer | Learn Songs
02:01

4 Levels of Nine Pound Hammer | Learn Songs

Modern Lick for Nine Pound Hammer
00:46

Modern Lick for Nine Pound Hammer

SALT CREEK
The Taters Kick-Off for Fiddle Tunes
03:39

The Taters Kick-Off for Fiddle Tunes

Tony Trischka: Melodic Ending Lick for Fiddle Tunes
04:00

Tony Trischka: Melodic Ending Lick for Fiddle Tunes

Earl Scruggs Extended Ending Lick for Salt Creek
03:46

Earl Scruggs Extended Ending Lick for Salt Creek

Funky Chromatic Ending Lick for Fiddle Tunes
03:22

Funky Chromatic Ending Lick for Fiddle Tunes

SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD
3 Levels of Sitting on Top of the World | Learn Songs
01:27

3 Levels of Sitting on Top of the World | Learn Songs

Bluesy Tony Rice Inspired Kick-Off
03:47

Bluesy Tony Rice Inspired Kick-Off

WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN
Common Ending Lick for Vocal Bluegrass Songs
01:35

Common Ending Lick for Vocal Bluegrass Songs

WHOSE SHOULDER WILL YOU CRY ON
Traditional Kick-Off for Lots of Bluegrass Songs
01:54

Traditional Kick-Off for Lots of Bluegrass Songs

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