ROCK GUITAR LICK BUNDLE

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 Angus Young Style Licks
Lick 1

Lick 2

Lick 3

E minor pentatonic scale

Root
Note

These licks are based on some of the ideas Angus plays in his ‘Back In Black’ solo.

They all use the E minor pentatonic scale shape shown here so make sure you get familiar
with the scale too!

Remember to experiment too! Take these and reinvent them into your own ideas - very
important!

Have Fun…
 Jimmy Page Licks
Lick 1

Lick 2

Lick 3

A Minor Pentatonic Scale (E string root)

= Root Note of Scale

A Minor Pentatonic Scale (A string root)

These Jimmy Page style licks all use the minor pentatonic scale shapes shown here. Lick 3 uses
the first scale shape moved up an octave (see video).

Learn these and experiment with them to see how you can adapt them into licks and ideas of
your own. Good luck!
 Randy Rhoads Licks
Key of G minor

Lick 1

Lick 2

Lick 3

G Blues Scale G Blues Scale/Dorian Hybrid

G Dorian Mode/Scale

= Root Note of Scale Pattern

 Repeating Rock Licks
In the stlye of Slash, Michael Schenker, Zakk Wylde and others

D minor pentatonic/blues scale

Lick 1 Lick 2

Lick 3

Lick 4

Lick 5

Practice slipping these into your solos - it’s only by making yourself using them that they’ll become a part of your guitar playing
vocabulary!

Make sure to work out how to play them in other keys. To do this move the scale pattern to the new key and find the lick ‘hiding’
inside the scale shape.

Start them slow and gradually work them up to warp speed (if this is what you want!) using your metronome or faster backing tracks.

Also remember to find ways you can change these into ideas and licks which are your own. This is a super important part of
developing your own individual ideas and identity as a guitarist.

Have fun!
 Pentatonic/Blues Scale Rock Licks
In the style of Iommi, Young, Slash, Wylde & Rhoads

Lick 1 - Tony Iommi Style (Em pentatonic)

Lick 2 - Angus Young Style (Gm pentatonic)

Lick 3 - Slash Style (Em pentatonic)

Lick 4 - Zakk Wylde Style (Em pentatonic)

Lick 5 - Randy Rhoads Style (Dm pentatonic)

Remember:

Focus on accurate timing, in tune bends, and smooth execution of these licks! This will probably mean
working on them slowly and gradually speeding them up over time.

Make sure you know the scale shape these licks come from and that you can play it in at least the most
common rock keys. Then try working out how to play these licks in different keys so that you can use
them in all sorts of different situations.

When you know these use them to make up variations of your own. Use these as the starting out point
for cool licks and ideas of your very own!

Good luck and have fun!

 Heavy Metal Scales Lesson
Essential Scales & Licks for Metal and Thrash Soloing

= signifies ‘root note’

of scale pattern

A minor pentatonic

A blues scale

Example minor pentatonic/blues scale lick

A blues scale (‘sliding’ shape)

Example ‘sliding’ blues scale lick

A natural minor scale or Aeolian mode

Example natural minor/Aeolian lick

Have fun checking out these scales and licks. Remember to experiment with creating licks of
your own using these examples as a starting point.

Also practice using these scales in other keys - especially common rock and metal keys such as
E, D, G, C and C#.
 Repeating Metal Licks
Dave Murray, Kirk Hammett & Dave Mustaine Style

Lick 1 - Dave Murray Style

Lick 2 - Dave Murray Style

Lick 3 - Kirk Hammett Style

Lick 4 - Kirk Hammett Style

Lick 5 - Dave Mustaine Style

Hope these licks are useful to you! Here are a few notes to help you get the most out of them:

1. All these licks are in the key of E minor and are mainly based on the E minor pentatonic and E blues scale.
Some of the licks have other notes added in as well from other common E minor scales such as the E natural
minor scale or ‘Aeolian mode’. Don’t worry about this too much - just experiment with using these added
notes in with your pentatonic ideas, they’ll work well most of the time in your rock/metal solos.

2. Most of these licks are pretty fast but don’t worry if you can’t get them up to speed yet. It’s more
important to get them sounding clean, free from string noise, and most of all, in time! When you’ve got them
sounding good you can work them up to speed over time. You can still use them in your playing even if you
play them slower, they’ll still work most of the time.

3. As always, deconstruct these licks and use the ‘bits’ making them up as a source of your own original
ideas. Then you’ll be coming up with awesome repeating licks of your own in no time at all.

4. Find ways to practice USING these in your playing! It’s by actually using new licks and ideas that we
absorb them into our playing and they begin to flow naturally in our soloing. Use jam tracks, band practice
or any other playing situation you can think of.

Good luck and have fun!

James