Pentatonic Guitar Licks

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You've probably worked extremely hard developing your electric guitar skills!

That's why I'm excited to show you 10 Killer Pentatonic Guitar Licks, including guitar tab for each lick.

These Killer Pentatonic Guitar Licks will help sharpen your guitar playing skills to a fine point, while extracting your inner most talents.

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For those who are interested in adding Killer Pentatonic Licks to their sound, you've come to the right place.

Due to the fact that pentatonic guitar licks are widely used in rock music, many people are learning tons of licks from the pentatonic scale.

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There's alot of cool licks that can be played from the pentatonic scale, whether it's rock and roll, blues, or bluegrass etc... pentatonic guitar licks tend to be very familiar sounding to the ear.

The bottom line: You can never have too many licks to play, and since it's a staple sound within rock and roll, it just makes sense to have a large backlog of pentatonic licks.

Here you'll find more information about rock guitar licks

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Ultimate Guitar Tab

Ultimate Guitar Tab

I have been studying ultimate guitar tab for over 15 years. Ultimate guitar tab changed my life and allowed me to play music without the knowledge of how to read music. I actually did know how to read music, but ultimate guitar tab was much easier. Using ultimate guitar tab, anyone can play the guitar, there is nothing hard about it, put your finger behind the fret of the proper line and you will get the desired sound. Of course, ultimate guitar tab is a little more complicated that this, but basically, it is that simple.

While many guitarist pride themselves on 'not knowing how to read music', it would be foolish for any person studying guitar, the amazing tool of ultimate guitar tab. There are a few basic symbols for reading ultimate guitar tab, but it is so easy I have taught 5 year old kids to play the guitar using ultimate guitar tab.

Are you read to learn how to read ultimate guitar tab?
Guitar tab is comprised of 6 lines, the lowest line is the top string on the guitar and the highest line is the bottom string in guitar, reverse if you want to think about ultimate guitar tab like that. If you wonder why it is reverse...it is because the lines actually reflect the pitch of the instrument, the lowest line has a lower sound and the higher lines have a higher sound.
Pretty cool, eh?

So here is a basic diagram based on the strings on the guitar, remember, opposite, or reverse order.

E----FIRST STRING (STRING FARTHEST AWAY FROM YOU)B---- SECOND STRING (SECOND STRING FROM THE BOTTOM)G----THIRD STRING (THIRD STRING FROM THE BOTTOM)D----FOURTH STRING (THIRD STRING FROM THE TOP)A----FIFTH (2ND STRING FROM THE TOP)E-----SIXTH STRING (TOP STRING CLOSEST STRING TO YOU)

Here is what an E Major Chord would look like, the numbers represent the fret number you want your finger behind on that string, if all the numbers are stacked on top of each other that means play them all at the same time:
E --0--------B --0--------G --1--------use your 1st finger, your index fingerD --2--------use your 3rd finger, ring finger left handA --2--------use your 2nd finger, middle left hand fingerE --0--------

Sometimes chords are written like this:

E--------0--------------------------------------------------------B-------0---------------------------------------------------------G------1----------------------------------------------------------D-----2-----------------------------------------------------------A----2------------------------------------------------------------E---0-------------------------------------------

The one aspect that ultimate guitar tab is missing compared to proper musical notation, is it's inability to communicate timing. My suggestion is to use tab only as a guide to the right notes, listen carefully to the music that comes out of the speaker to understand the timing of the playing. So this may mean to play an even strum with all the notes the same length because they are the same distance apart and grouped together.

E------------------0----------------------------------------------B---------------0-----0--------------------------------------------G------------1-----------1-----------------------------------------D---------2-----------------2--------------------------------------A------2-----------------------2----------------------------------E---0-----------------------------2----------

If notes are spaced like this, play them consecutively in time:

E----------------------------------------------------------------B----------------------------------------------------------------G----------------------------------------------------------------D----------------------------------------------------------------A----------------------------------------------------------------E---0--2--4--5--4--2--0------------------------------

Common Ultimate Guitar Tab Symbols:
h - hammer on p - pull off b - bend string upr - release bend/ - slide up\ - slide downv - vibrato (sometimes written as ~)t - right hand tapx - play 'note' with heavy damping
This is what a hammer on could look like.

E----------------------------------------------------------------B----------------------------------------------------------------G----------------------------------------------------------------D----------------------------------------------------------------A---------6h7-----------6h7--------------------------------------E---0--0----------0--0------------------------------

You pick the first note and hammer on the second note. Which would mean play the open E twice, then hold the 6th fret and hammer on the 7th fret with your 2nd finger, picking only 1 time, the first note, for the sound of both notes. A hammer on. You're hammering on the second note. Ultimate Guitar Tab is Awesome!
Pull offs look the same, but with the opposite, you pick the first note and pull off the second note :

E----3p0-------------------------------------------B---------3p0--------------------------------------G--------------2p0---------------------------------D-------------------2p0-------------0h2p0h2p02~~~~A------------------------2p0-----------------------E---------------------------- -3p0------------------

Bends are when you pick the first note and bend that note up to the sound of the next note, so in the following example, you would listen to the sound of the second note, the 7th fret on the 2nd string from the bottom, then move your hand back to the 5th fret and pick the string, then bend it and hold it to the sound of that note 2 frets higher.

E----------------------------------------------------------------B------5b7-------------------------------------------------------G----------------------------------------------------------------D----------------------------------------------------------------A----------------------------------------------------------------E-------------------------------------------------------

It takes years to get good at bending, there are many different styles of bending in ultimate guitar tab. A quick bend, a slow bend, it is best to listen to your guitar hero's bend and try to make it sound like them.
'r' means return, so you would bend the 7th fret up to sound like the 9th, then 'return', bring it back down to the 7th frets pitch.

E----------------------------------------------------------------B------7b9--9r7--------------------------------------------------G----------------------------------------------------------------D----------------------------------------------------------------A----------------------------------------------------------------E------------------------------------------------------

Sometimes, it will say bend up: 1/4 - a little bend, like an emotion bend. 1/2 - the sound of 1 fret higher 1 - the sound of 2 frets higher
Slides are used to pick the first note, then keep pressing down and move your finger to the next note. You can slide both up and down in ultimate guitar tab, each has its own symbol. You may see 's' instead of them, but then use your own common sense and ultimate guitar tab wisdom.

E----------------------------------------------------------------B------5/7 pick the 7th fret and slide your finger up to the 9th fret-----G----------------------------------------------------------------D----------------------------------------------------------------A--------------5/3 pick the 5th fret and slide down to the 3rd fret----E----------------------------------------

What about this? How do you know where to start or end the slides?
E----------------------------------------------------------------B------/7-9-7\---------------------------------------------------G----------------------------------------------------------------D----------------------------------------------------------------A----------------------------------------------------------------E------------------------------------------------------

There is no definite point, listen to the music, you will see the sound fades in already in motion. Start moving your left hand on the string and then pick that string a few frets before you get to the first note.

You could have a whole series of slides running together, like this

E----------------------------------------------------------------B------5/7/9\7\5\7\5--------------------------------------------G----------------------------------------------------------------D----------------------------------------------------------------A----------------------------------------------------------------E------------------------------------------------------

Well that should get you started, I will blog a few more things about Ultimate Guitar Tab, GET READY!
About the Author
Eric Stein is a singer/songwriter/guitarist that has been playing music for over 20 years. Eric has taught professional guitar for over 5 years enjoys sharing his knowledge of music with others. Check out one of his Ultimate Guitar Tab (http://ultimateguitar.blogspot.com/)blogs here!

Guitar Lesson on Modes

Modes
Modes are basically scales that are derived from the major scale. The difference being they have some flatted or sharped notes.

example: the interval pattern for the major scale was R (root)-2-3-4-5-6-7-O (octave) and the steps went W-W-H-W-W-W-H...

The Dorian Mode has an interval pattern of R-2-b3 (b=flat) -4-5-6-b7-O so its steps went W-H-W-W-W-H-W...

All of the modes listed below use the same patterns. The only other difference is where the root note is... You just follow the same pattern but use a different root note.

Modes:

Major Scale
Dorian Mode
Phrygian Mode
Lydian Mode
Mixolydian Mode
Aeolian Mode (Natural Minor Scale)
Locrian Mode

You can use one pattern though its really several different modes in the same key. The key is determined by the major scale.

example: The E major scale follows the same pattern as the F# Dorian mode.
The only difference --> Where the Root note lies.

Notice the chords for the dorian mode are Minor, Minor Sevenths, and Minor Ninths. Also notice that the chords for the major scale are Major, Major Sevenths, Major Ninths, and Elevenths. In other words you can use E major, major 7th, etc. chord with the E major scale, and you can use F# minor, minor 7th, and minor 9th chords with the F# Dorian Mode.

Remember the E major scale is also the F# Dorian Mode (Just a different root note)... So you can use all of those chords with the F# Dorian Mode and the E major scale that's 7 different chords that you can use. But don't forget that there are several other modes to get chords from for a grand total of... 20 different chords that can be played with one pattern.

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Electric Guitar

Electric Guitar lessons seem to be very popular on the internet these days. The reason is largely because there are so many types of lessons available for all skill levels, and this is a major benefit to all guitarists. It doesn't matter if you play acoustic guitar, electric guitar, rock music or country music, many of the guitar lesson methods that are being used today cator to all guitar players in general. You can never learn enough to say you finally know it all. This is also a way to keep guitarists, pushing the boundries of their abilities. I think it's great to see this. Most people are familiar with guitar tablature as well as basic guitar chords and scales. This is what many of the online guitar lessons are made up of. That being said, it's to your advantage to learn as much as you can from the vast amount of electric guitar lessons available online today.

Just because many of the online guitar lesson courses use guitar tablature instead of actual music notation, shouldn't take away from the fact that there is still valuable guitar instruction being taught. In fact, if you want to learn how to read music online you could easily find guitar lessons online that will teach you how to read music notation.

The only thing I would mention about reading music is that it's an art unto itself and takes time and patience to learn properly. Would i say it's worth learning, yes, but on the other hand I would also say that your reason for learning to read music shouldn't be because your trying to take full advantage of the guitar lesson courses that are available online, as most of them are actually using guitar tablature anyway. If you decide to begin the learning process of how to read music properly, it should be because that is the skill you want to pursue. It certainly is a skill well worth having under your belt. Especially if you want to do studio session work in the future. Great things can be achieved by learning to read music but remember it's a skill all it own and requires serious dedication and commitment.

Over the next few days i'll be checking out electric guitar and acoustic guitar lesson methods and comparing them for maximum results. No doubt, all guitar players want to learn quickly and effectively, but you want to make sure you're spending your time on guitar lessons that are worthy of your time. Your time is valuable, so the goal is to learn the most effective methods, achieving quick noticeable results that work. More later.

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Guitar Lesson

Welcome to my guitar lesson blog. Here you will learn lessons, tips, techniques and inside information to help further your guitar playing skills. Each guitar lesson will apply to both acoustic and electric guitar. Please continue to check back often, as i'll be updating regularly.