Descending Minor Scale Pulloffs, Quick Licks #3 (Pull Offs) Options

[Todd Simpson]

Descending Minor Scale Pulloffs

INTRO:

This lick makes use of the "Pull Off" technique, where you use the fingers to "pull" off of the fretboard instead of picking every note. While you can pick every note in this lick, try to use as many pull offs as you can and as few pick strikes as possible. It is based around the E Minor Scale.

Here is the tab. You can play this at any speed that feels comfortable. Remember, precision is more important than speed. As the saying goes, "Speed is simply a byproduct of precision". Make sure to use your pinky finger (especially below the 12th fret) if possible, as shown in the vid. You can use the first three fingers up high (above fret 12) if you want to play an octave up.



 Quick_Licks__3.gp5 ( 1.84K ) Number of downloads: 173


 British_Metal_Collab_V_Backing_by_Darius.mp3 ( 2.59MB ) Number of downloads: 181


BACKGROUND / COMMENTS
This (as with Lick #2) is from our recent GABE BRIT METAL COLLAB! We are going to use the brit backing track for this so you can have a track to play over if you prefer it to a metronome. You can click on the mp3 file above to download it and use it in your DAW (Reaper/Nuendo/Logic/Etc.) so that you can play with the backing track and use the lick in a solo context.

BTW:
This should be much easier than #2. This is a very handy technique for making scales sound more musical as well as a bit more technical. It makes it sound like you are playing more notes than are actually being played due to the fact that we are repeating notes throughout the pattern.

WARM UP LICK:
Here is the same type of pattern done in the key of E but based around the 12th fret and using the full Minor Scale from High E string, all the way to the low E string. So through two octaves in one position. You can use this same pattern on any scale that you know. Also you can take just part of this pattern and use that as a lick.


 Quick_Licks__3warmup.gp5 ( 2.05K ) Number of downloads: 165

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This post has been edited by Todd Simpson: Nov 5 2017, 05:14 AM

[Storm Linnebjerg]

Yep, as stated in my previous post before that one, he actually sometimes uses a "box" on stage to plant his left foot on to stand in the classical position

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