Lick of the Month - April 2006
Date: Saturday, April 08 @ 17:10:24 EST
Topic: Scales & Modes


This months lick is another example of the A minor Blues Scale based in the 5th position. It has a Funky Country,Blues Sound all mixed in, almost in the Jimi Hendrix guitar style! Included is a midi file and tab for easy reference.



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Duration Legend


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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend:


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h   - hammer-on
p   - pull-off
b   - bend
pb  - pre-bend
r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s   - legato slide
S   - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~   - vibrato
tr  - trill
T   - tap
TP  - trem. picking
PM  - palm muting

/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip

  - tremolo bar down
n/  - tremolo bar up
/n  - tremolo bar inverted dip
=   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
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|  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
:  - bar (freetime)
$  - Segno
&  - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths







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