Licks Rock

BEGINNER RHYTHM GUIT GUITAR AR ®

FIGURE 1 open major chords

E

A

231

D

123

G

132

(1 11) 0 0 1 2 2 0

0 2 2 2 0

C

21

3

(3 2

4)

2 3 2 0

F

32 1

3 0 0 0 2 3

34211

0 1 0 2 3

1 1 2 3 3

Strum Patterns FIGURE 2

eighth notes

quarter notes G

(repeat prev. chord)

16th notes

G

G

3 0 0 0 2 3

0 0 0 0 0 0

* 3 0 0 0 2 3

count:

“1

*

“1

2 3 4” = downstroke = upstroke

and

2

and

3

and

4

“1

and”

ee

and a

2

ee

and a

3

ee

and a

4

ee

and a”

FIGURE 3  a la the Beatles/R B/early rock ’n’ roll = 112 G

C

F

C

0 1 0 2 3

1 1 2 3 3

0 1 0 2 3

(repeat previous bar) 3 0 0 0 2 3

FIGURE 4 roots/Sixties acoustic rock = 126 E

A

0 0 1 2 2 0

0 2 2 2 0

X X X X

X X X X

X X X X

X X X X

sim.

D

A

E

2 3 2 0

0 2 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

X X X X

X X X X

X X X X

X X X X

X X X X

FIGURE 5 psychedelic/classic rock

X X X X

w/palm muting

= 116

= 116

D

A

E

(play 4 times)

(w/light distortion)

D

A

P.M. 2 3 2 0

0 2 2 2 0

0 0 1 2 2 0

2 3 2 0

0 2 2 2 0

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FIGURE 6  a la Traffic/Allman Bros./Led Zeppelin = 84 E

D

C sim.

0 0 1 2 2 0

2 3 2 0

0 1 0 2 3

FIGURE 7  a la the Who, AC/DC,

Judas Priest = 128

G

21

G

D

3 0 0 0 2 3

2 3 2 0

34

3 3 0 0 2 3

C

G

D

C

D

G

0 1 0 2 3

3 3 0 0 2 3

2 3 2 0

0 1 0 2 3

2 3 2 0

2 3 0 0 2 3

FIGURE 8 hard rock = 128 A

D

G5

D

A

(play 4 times)

(w/dist.) 0 2 2 2 0

2 3 2 0

3 3 0 0 X 3

2 3 2 0

0 2 2 2 0

FIGURE 9 modern rock/pop w/sus2 chords = 88 C

G

F

0 1 0 2 3

3 0 0 0 2 3

1 1 2 3 3

Fsus2

C

1 1 0 3 3

0 1 0 2 3

FIGURE 10 open minor chords Em

Am

Dm

Fm

Gm

Cm

4 fr

23

0 0 0 2 2 0

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0 1 2 2 0

231

1 3 2 0

34111

1 1 1 3 3

34111

3 3 3 5 5

3421

3 4 5 5

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FIGURE 41c

FIGURE 41d

full

FIGURE 41e

full full

8

(8)

5

5

10

5

(10)

8

10

10

7

full

(7)

5

8

(8)

5

5

7

Vibrato FIGURE 42 finger vibrato: shake string w/finger joint full

8

full

(8)

5

10

5

(10)

8

10

10 7

wrist vibrato: shake string w/stiff wrist

finger vibrato

9 7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

9

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

wrist vibrato

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

7

FIGURE 43 A minor pentatonic scale w/vibrato

fret hand:

5

8

1

4

5

7

1

3

5

7

1

3

5

7

1

3

5

8

1

3

5

8

1

3

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

fret hand: 1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

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INTERMEDIATE RHYTHM GUITAR FIGURE 1 a) picking exercises E minor pentatonic scale downstrokes P.M. throughout sim.

0 0 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

0 0 2

2

2

2

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

3

0 2

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

FIGURE 2 upstrokes sim.

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

0 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

0 0 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

FIGURE 3a alternate (down-up) picking eight picks per note sim.

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3

0 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

0 0 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

FIGURE 3b four picks per note (play backwards also) sim.

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3

3 3 3 0 0 0 0

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0

0

0

3

3

3

3

0

0

0

2

2

2

2

0

0

0

2

2

2

2

0

0

0

2

2

Dm7 1 1 2 3

1 1 2 3

D7sus4

Dm7

3 1 2 0

1 1 2 0

1 1 2 0

Major 7th Chords FIGURE 18

sixth-string root

Amaj7

FIGURE 19 Emo/modern rock

fifth-string fourth-string root root

Dmaj7 5 fr

1

342

5 6 6 X 5

Amaj7 5 fr

13241

5 7 6 7 5

Amaj7 7 fr

1333

9 9 9 7

4 fr

= 92

4321

Amaj7 0 5 6 6 X 5

4 5 6 7

Dmaj9

Gmaj7/6

0 7 6 7 5

0 3 4 4 X 3

FIGURE 20 open-string common tones = 104

Cmaj7

Amaj7

0 5 4 5 3

0 5 6 5 X 5

Badd4 0 0 8 9 9 7

E5 (w/chorus effect)

0 0 9 9 7 0

Amaj7 0 0 6 6 X 5

FIGURE 21  a la U2/Rush/Van Halen = 120

E 0 0 1 2 2 0

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Badd4 0 9 7

8

(0)

0 7 7

Add2

F 7add4 0 0

6

7

0 0

0 6

7 7

5

0 0

3

4

0 0

0 3

4

2

2

2

How to write single-note riffs FIGURE 22 E minor pentatonic scale, extended pattern

0

3

5

5

7

5

7

7

7

9

8

9

10

10

12

12

FIGURE 23 E minor pentatonic scale, extended pattern, in ascending four-note groups

5

0 3 5 7 3 5 7

5 7

5 7

7

5 7

5

5 7

5 7

7

5 7 9 5 7 9

7

7 9

7 9

9

7 9

8

8 10

7 9

9

8 10 12 8 10 12

10

10 12

10 12

FIGURE 24 A minor pentatonic scale, extended pattern

3

5

5

7

5

5

7

7

8

9

8

10

FIGURE 25a  a la Led Zeppelin/Rage Against the Machine

10

12

15

17

FIGURE 25b

same riff, octave higher = 104 N.C.(E5)

= 104 N.C.(E5)

(w/dist.)

0

0

3

3

5

5 5 7

5

0

0

5

3

5 7 5 3

7

0

7

5

5

7

7

7 7 9

3

FIGURE 25c same riff, two octaves higher ( a la Jimi Hendrix/SRV) = 104

N.C.(E5) full

7

7

5

7

7 9 7 5

7

14

X

12

X 14

14 14

full

15 14

14

12

15

1/4

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14

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