Quick Lick: ZZ Top - "Tush"
In Quick Licks, we'll be bringing you short, bite-sized video lessons that show you how to play classic riffs from your favorite songs.
In this Quick Lick, Guitar World's Jimmy Brown shows you how to play the intro and verse to ZZ Top's "Tush," from their 1975 album Fandango!.
(Note: Due to the old player, the volume may automatically be set to "off." If you don't hear anything when the video starts, just adjust the volume control.)
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Over the past 30 years, Jimmy Brown has built a reputation as one of the world's finest music educators, through his work as a transcriber and Senior Music Editor for Guitar World magazine and Lessons Editor for its sister publication, Guitar Player. In addition to these roles, Jimmy is also a busy working musician, performing regularly in the greater New York City area. Jimmy earned a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Studies and Performance and Music Management from William Paterson University in 1989. He is also an experienced private guitar teacher and an accomplished writer.

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