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Rock Lick in A Minor | Guitar Lesson

This rock lick uses two different pentatonic shapes from the previous two licks – Pattern 1 (Major Pentatonic Root 5) and Pattern 5 (Minor Pentatonic Root 5).

Like before, we have hammer-ons & pull-offs, slides and bends all combined into one awesome rock lick. Small details like the tuning of your bends, not over-sliding, the clarity\loudness of your hammer-ons and pull-offs will make or break this lick so it’s better to play slowly and accurately, rather than fast and sloppy. As always, practice makes perfect.

 

Sticking Points

• Start by learning each bar separately, then add them together afterwards.
• Pay attention to the fingering used in the video
• Beware of flat bands and over-sliding

This lesson is part of our brand spanking new Rock Course 1 which is launching 1st December 2017 and is available exclusively in our full access area. Party on!

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