If you don’t have the opportunity to play with other musicians, I suggest you bring the band directly to your home! The idea of this virtual jam proposed on my YouTube channel is very simple since it is about creating a musical dialogue between you and me. Indeed, you’ll find in this song some parts without any solo during which you’ll be able to improvise your own solo.
We are in the key of G. The harmonic progression is quite simple and is based on 3 chords (degree I = G7 / degree IV = C7 / degree V = D7) arranged according to a pre-established order. We speak of a grid. We start with G7 and then, in bar 2, we find the chord of the IVth degree in order to bring a light harmonic movement: it is what we call a “quick change”.
As this variation is not imposed, we could also have stayed four measures on the G7 chord. The rest of the grid follows a very classical pattern in the alternation of degrees: two measures of IV (C7), two measures of I (G7) and then the sequence V-IV-I-I (D7-C7-G7-G7).
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Because of its internal structure, easily divided into groups of two or four bars, the blues is an ideal playground for practicing the famous “question and answer” concept.
The inspiration for this song is Come When I Call by John Mayer. A quick look at the score and you’ll see the natural breakdown of this 12-bar grid. Indeed, each group of four bars can be divided into 2:
We speak about antecedent and consequent. The rhythmic part supports the groove of the piece and beats 2 and 4 (also called “weak beats”). As for the lead phrases, they are based on the famous minor penta position (here in G, 3rd fret) or its extension.
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In blues or rock music, repeating notes in licks is cool and sounds well. Here we are in 10th position. This type of phrase can of course be extended as long as you like. Nevertheless, be careful to negotiate the exit.
One of my favorite lick ideas is to focus harmonically on the V-IV sequence (D7-C7). You will notice the perfect symmetry between the first 2 bars, and also the use of chromaticism to bring an almost jazzy side. The final phrase is based on the famous minor penta position. Pay attention to the effects and techniques that make the blues so special.
The famous bluesman was accustomed to licks with the tonic located on the 2nd string and blocked with the index finger: it is called “BB Box“. To give life to this kind of phrase, the bends are essential. This is followed by a transverse flight to the tonic note G, on the high E string at the 15th fret.
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The position used is the same as in the first lick. But this time there are more effects and movements. You can find that kind of lick in Eric Clapton‘s playing.
Here is the beginning of a lick borrowed from the Delta Blues and which follows the V-IV sequence. Note that the beginning is built on the chord triad before introducing a descending chromaticism and various enrichments. The end is a good illustration of the transversal use of the minor penta.
Journalist, author, Youtuber and guitar teacher Florent Passamonti has been sharing his passion for the guitar for many years, notably at Guitar Part magazine and more recently on his Youtube channel that we invite you to discover!Do you feel like you’re stuck when you’re improvising using the pentatonic scale? Always playing the same licks? Have a hard time being creative and venturing out of the first position of the scale?
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In this article, you will discover 21 licks using the pentatonic scale that will inspire new concepts to integrate as part of your guitar solos.
The pentatonic scale really needs no introduction. It truly is a safety net for any budding guitarist, and usually is the first scale you learn when starting out soloing on the guitar. It is commonly used in rock, jazz, blues and metal. This 5-note scale works in almost any context!
The pentatonic scale is made up of the following degrees: 1 b3 4 5 b7. Most guitarists are usually familiar with the first position:
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Feel free to print out those positions or use the scale tools in Guitar Pro (go to: Tools > Scales) to work on the pentatonic scale all over the guitar’s neck.
Scale sequences allow you to break away from the linear aspect of going up and down a scale. In this example in E minor, the scale is being played in sequences of four consecutive notes.
Play the first four-note ascending group, then come back to the second note of the first group as a starting point for the four following notes, and so on.
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Feel free to try and interpret that lick in different ways and when you’ve gone all the way up use a big bend with a lot of vibrato to make your conclusion dramatic enough!
Feel free to slow the tempo down to really get those licks down. If alternate picking is a problem for you, try to play it legato, which is how it has been notated on the tab. It sounds really good too!
The pattern is as follows: play two notes, then play the next two descending notes from the scale. Once you’ve played those four notes, take that pattern one note lower in the scale. And so on.I love to use those kinds of licks in my solos. It sounds bluesy and original.
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This lick is a tribute to guitarist Steve Morse (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs) who will very often go up a scale using chromaticism as part of his solos.
Those kinds of licks are quite “flashy” and can easily impress your audience. However, it is not that hard to play. You just need to coordinate your left and right hands.
I recommend you start working out that lick very slowly. You can also play it muting the strings and skipping strings to create new patterns. Be creative!
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Playing your licks on one string is a great exercise to work on your horizontal moves along the guitar neck. Working out the pentatonic scale on one string allows you to develop a new sound and get familiar with the intervals between notes.
Here’s a tip: that kind of lick can be adapted on any string. You may even create new riffs by playing them on the low E!
Let’s take the concept of playing on one string one step further, by alternating between fretted notes and open strings in order to create licks that go off the beaten track.
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This kind of concept is often used in metal solos to create those kinds of trebly riffs. In his own way, Joe Satriani has been using those licks pretty often while improvising live or in the studio (on the song Crystal Planet for instance).
It is a small group of notes played as a loop within a solo. It is a very common technique in rock to create catchy solos or pick up the intensity of a musical sequence.
In this example, there are two repeating pattern licks alternating in a question and response form. That kind of lick works wonders if the harmony is moving in the background (on a descending chord sequence for instance).
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This lick is only made of unison double stops. Those kinds of bends with two sounds have been used very often in rock solos of the seventies and eighties by guitar players such as Brian May (Queen) or Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin).
Here’s the idea: bend a full step on the B string in order to reach the same pitch as the note you’re fretting on the high E string. This is how you reach unison.
This technique may be used to play an epic melody within a solo. Unison creates an extra emotional layer that sets those notes apart from the rest of the solo.
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That kind of pentatonic lick is another staple of Joe Satriani’s playing. He is using the connection between positions 5 and 1 of the pentatonic scale (see patterns at the beginning of the article).
We start off each group of four notes with an ascending slide from position 5 of the pentatonic scale into the first position.
In this example, we are trying to create a rhythmic shift by adding silence in between the first two groups of four notes in the bar.
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The fast alternate picking technique is a trademark of guitarist John Petrucci (Dream Theater).In order to make this lick sound as good as it can, I recommend you use distortion and palm muting for the alternate picking parts.
This concept will allow you to make your interpretation of the pattern more interesting by breaking away from the linear aspect of a lick played only in alternate picking or legato.
This lick will take you through a large portion of the neck in very little time. It could almost be used as an exercise to work on left-hand moves and alternate picking.
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Caution: this is a flashy lick! You
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