Lick of the Month October 2007
This months lick uses the E Minor Pentatonic Blues Scale at the 12th Fret and is the style of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Hendrix or the funky blues rock vein. Included is the guitar tab and mp3 sound file for your convenience. Click on the File Attachment links below to view tab and hear the mp3 sound sample.
Lick of the Month September 2007
This months lick uses the A Minor Aeolian mode or Natural Minor Scale from the key of C. This lick is based in the instrumental rock style and utilizes hammer-ons, pull-offs, bends and right hand slide harmonics.
Lick of the Month August 2007
This months lick uses the open E minor pentatonic scale in the first position. The style is based on the rock-blues genre and sounds like Jimmy Page, Angus Young etc. Note: The first note 3 is bent slightly to give a nice blues effect, also try to let all the open strings 0 ring throughout.
Lick of the Month July 2007
This months licks focuses on a banjo style lick that alternates from G major to F major while maintaining a ringing open G throughout. This lick works well in any country, bluegrass or even blues tunes. Included is the tab and mp3 file for your convenience.
Lick of the Month June 2007
This months lick is in the Chet Atkins style with the typical country alternating bass line along with a interweaved lick/melody, so you will be playing 2 guitar parts at the same time. This is very advanced and may take a while to get down, especially if you have never tried playing this style before.
Lick of the Month May 2007
This month were changing things up and upgrading to real guitar audio clips in mp3 format, so goodbye midi clips. This months guitar lick is in the rock style vein and is based from the G major scale. It resembles a classic Eddie Valen lick with a combo of open and fretted notes.
Lick of the Month April 2007
This months lick uses all natural harmonics to create a cool harp like effect. Natural harmonics are created when you slightly braze a note with the tip of your fretting fingers, normally with your first and second, but you can use any fingers you like.
Lick of the Month February 2007
This months lick or licks we should say is from BB King's popular blues tune "The Thrill Is Gone". We have tabbed out the whole solo so you can play along with BB note for note. Included is the tab and midi file for easy reference!
Lick of the Month January 2006
This months lick is based from the intro of Chuck Berry's classic "Johnny Be Good". Chuck Berry developed some of the earliest trademark guitar licks that have been mimicked by generations of guitarist. Included is the tab,sheet music and midi file for easy reference. See the attachments below.
Lick of the Month December 2006
This months guitar lick is based from the Eagles song Hotel California but may have been borrowed from an early blues guitarist. You can hear this same lick played by Slash in Sweet Child O' Mine and others.