All right, let us take a look at the licks from our second half of our first verse. Same cool progression being applied except this time, we got that little ending. I mentioned early on, I went to the core progression, which is just that little D over F# to G5 to A5. We start off with kind of a melodic horizon as much of a lick I suppose but it is little reminiscence to something that you might have heard. I have bolted to sort of fit around the cords that are going on underneath. We start with 4 on the G, 2 on the G, and then we play 5 on the D, bend slightly sharp down to 2 on the D but try not to make a finger full off just like I did. Then the next lick, we are sliding into 4 on the G string, 4 on the D and then 5 and then we repeat 5, 5, 6, 5, 3 and then 4, 2 on the G so that is our next lick to the first lick. Now, we go through into the next lick, which is pretty much the same as the first lick but slightly different ending. Let us just take a look at that lick one more time so that was 4 on the G, 2 on the G, 5 on the D, and then we slide in with this unison which is 3 up to 5 and the B with an open E. Then we get 7 on the top E and 8 on the B string.
Okay, we are in to the next section now. For this section, we are playing kind of melodic sequence. Just base them on the minor pentatonic. Bend from 10 up to 12 on the B string. Play 7 on the top E. Pull off 10 to 7 on the B. Pull off 9 on the G, 7 on the G, and then 9 on the D. Same again but this time, it come to rest on the D note on the 7 fret G. Play fast bending 10 up to 12, 7 on the top E, 7, 10, 7, 9, 7 on the G, 9 on the D, 7 on the G, 9 on the G and then a bit of 9 on the G. Then B and pulling it, release, 7 on the G, and then 9 on the B. Kind of play that lick for you slowly, you can get the rhythm of it. This is a tricky beat. This is a great example. This lick of how angles will create little question and answer phrases around real simple rhythm ideas. You know, if I tap the rhythm 1, 2, 3, 4. When you put it question answer, question answer. Listen to Let there be Rock. Licks do not have to be particularly difficult for you to make them effective. A lot of times, it is down to the rhythm to simply playing around with the pentatonic scale.
Let us take a look at the next lick which is the second half of our first verse section. I just think these are some string bending ideas. This is the first when we are going to go—. Let us try this lick. We can go 9 on the G up a whole turn and play 10 on the B. Then do the same again. 10 on the A and then same again and then same again and the top E. See we began between the B, E,B, E for the top notes. It is the note of A and note of D. We finish this lick by bending – well I suppose this will be our next lick if you like – bending 10 on the B string up a whole turn to 12 and playing the top E at the 10th fret. Finish off by just bending the 10th fret on the B at the 12. Let us try that section now slowly. The two licks together 2, 3, 4.
That concludes section 2 solo. So the section 2 solo’s second half of our first verse. I am going to replay through section 1 nice and slowly the first half of verse 1 and now we are going to play through section 2 the second half of verse 1. I am going to play it nice and slowly so you can play along and then you can practice up to speed along with the play through. Here we go 2, 3, 4.
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