Speed Licks Solo Lesson

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Backing Tracks

Tab

Members practicing this lesson:
Ian Cleary
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An unaccompanied solo with two-handed tapping, speedpicking and legato - combined with artificial screams and bending...does it get any cooler...?

- I don't think so! This solo utilises many of the techniques discussed in gmc 101 lessons, as well as stringskipping - as a bonus.

I included a metronome click in the backing tracks - so you can practice correctly before you go unaccompanied.

The solo is all based around A minor pentatonic with occasional allusions to A aeolian.

To produce artficial harmonic screams - hold the pick's edge close to your thumb (like in the photo below)

Lesson Questions, Feedback & Comments

Kristofer Dahl	23rd November 2006
GMC Founder & Rocker	Hey! I wanted to be first on this one - needless to say - I am f-r-e-a-k-i-n-g proud of our new solo lessons layout!! Hope you will have a blast with this solo... more is to come! --Kris

ezravdb	23rd November 2006
Member	Yay! Very very nice. congrats! cool solo

Tank	23rd November 2006
GMC Veteran	Very nice mate, well done. grabs an axe, and pick

RIP Dime	25th November 2006
Member	I like the new layout!!

Guitar Master123	12th January 2007
Member	Great Solo! I'm going to start doing something different than just doing the solo. I am going to take the licks I like best from all of the solos and create my own.

Guitar Master123	12th January 2007
Member	Hey! My name is GuitarMaster123 not alan_auerbach@msn.com!

Watertone	27th January 2007
Member	how do you do the art. harmonics on the E string so good? I can do them easy on any string save the bottom two.

Kristofer Dahl	27th January 2007
GMC Founder & Rocker	On the thicker strings you have to hit harder - also the harmonic really doesn't come alive until you apply heavy vibrato to it. So it might be that you are actually getting them right - you only need to apply more vibrato.

ibanez-freak	8th March 2007
Member	cool, im trying to learn that. gona take me a while

Kristofer Dahl	12th March 2007
GMC Founder & Rocker	ibanez: You can do it!

Jfryer	3rd April 2007
Member	Hey Kris, Could you give me a little more advice on how to do artificial harmonics. It's really buggin me that I can't do them.

Hawk	8th April 2007
Member	Hail! Kris, I have a little problem - hopefully, you can advise smth:) When I play fast the 3rd part with some effects I produce lots of noise while ascending to the next string. It happens when I tear my left hand ring finger away from the string... P.S. how can I change my name from my "e-mail" to my normal nick?

Kristofer Dahl	10th April 2007
GMC Founder & Rocker	Jacob: Did you check this out? http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/guitar_fo...?showtopic=3377 dmitry: Experimenting with your thumb placement/left hand angle. Regarding the display name: It's a bug we have so I hope it will be fixed soon...

beebo	11th April 2007
Member	hmmmmm.... Kris I can't seem to hit the artifical harmonics either w/ my thumb . I only get it sometimes like 2 out of 10. What should I do

Blacklabelsociety#013	18th April 2007
Member	Wow! This is great stuff!!!

Kristofer Dahl	18th April 2007
GMC Founder & Rocker	beebo keeep practicing until you get it 10/10 times...! Thanks for the great comments!!

thwack	28th May 2007
Member	hey kris. Great solo. I'm trying the tapping part as discussed in Video #3. On the note where you have to tap, should you pull the string back back towards you a bit so the note after will be heard clearly?

ibanez rocker	29th May 2007
Member	hey kris excellent!!!! awesome solo with some great tapping. your guitar looks awesome 2. what kind is it???????

ibanez rocker	4th June 2007
Member	can some one help me what does "rp" and "br" mean in the tab please help!!!!!!!

Eyeless_Neptune	12th June 2007
Member	hey kris just wondering, in the tab for video 3 are the last two 12's on the b string not supposed to be 13?

Bondy	18th November 2007
Member	Sweet Lesson Kris really enjoying it

Carlos Carrillo	21st February 2008
Instructor	thanks kristofer!!! sweet lesson! good job....