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This first lick is straight out of a D major pentatonic scale. Here's the pattern used...

here's the lick...

Click on the tab above to listen to the lick. It's in Real Audio.

Notes about the notes above, not below, but above, nowhere else, but above. The "B" indicates a whole step bend. The "RB" indicates a reverse bend. A reverse bend means that your are to pick the string when it is bent and then let the string fall back to its original, unbent, position. In the case of this particular lick, hold the first bend and let that note ring as you pick the 'A' note at the 10th fret of the 2nd string (4th note from the left). The "S" indicates that you are to "slide" to the subsequent note. To "slide", pick the note at the 7th fret, 5th string, (an 'E') then without lifting your finger, slide to the 'D' note on that same string, 5th fret. Enjoy. Come back tomorrow and I'll show you another slick lick to quick pick. (Yeah, I know, that one's a stinker. Forgive me?)


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 


This lick is meant for an A major progression. I pried this one loose from the A major pentatonic scale. It's a cliche', but that's what makes it sound so country. Experiment with phrasing it a little differently. Here's the scale pattern:


Here's the lick...

The "B" indicates a whole step bend. The "RB" indicates a reverse bend. A reverse bend means that your are to pick the string when it is bent and then let the string fall back to its original, unbent, position. In the case of this particular lick, hold the first bend and let that note ring as you pick the 'A'  and 'E' notes at the 5th fret of the 1st and 2nd strings. 'P' indicates that you are to "pull-off". A pull-off means that you are to hold the lower note with a finger, in this case the first, and then lift the finger on the higher note, in this case that's the third finger. This should result in the sounding of the lower note without having to pick the lower note.


Tablature is a way of notating music for the guitar. The lines represent the strings on a guitar. In the example shown above, notice that the high E string is represented by the top line, the B string is represented by the line second from the top, the G the third, the D the fourth, the A the 5th, and the low E is signified by the the bottom line. The numbers correspond to the fret of that string. 
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