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Classic Rock Guitar Licks — Classic Rock, Blues, &
Metal
Guitar
Licks are the Building Blocks of Lead Guitar
When the Metal Method program was first created, the
heart of the course was Metal Licks recorded
on audio cassette (remember those?). That tradition
has continued through this DVD version of this classic
program. The title remains Metal Licks but today
the phrases sound more Classic Rock than Metal. The
original Licks Lesson was created in 1982 - what was
metal then is Classic Rock today. These are classic
Hendrix, Clapton, Trower, Page, and Jeff Beck. You can
use this program as the basis of any lead guitar solo
from blues to metal.
A
System for Memorizing and Recalling Licks
This lesson teaches a technique for memorizing licks,
and even more important, recalling them while improvising.
It doesn't matter how many licks you know, it only matters
how many licks you can recall when you need them. In
the early 80's Metal Method instructor Doug Marks was
giving private guitar lessons and taught more than sixty
songs. He deconstructed the lead guitar solos from these
songs into 109 licks. These phrases are transposed to
the key of A minor. So, if the lead is in G, which is
two frets lower than A, all 109 licks can be moved back
two frets.
Next,
the licks were organized according to their first note.
The secret for recalling these licks is to memorize
and practice all licks with the first note in mind.
For example you'll learn nine licks that begin on the
first string fifth fret in A minor. Next time you're
improvising a lead and you end up on the first string,
fifth fret you'll have nine licks to choose from that
start on that note. This grouping of licks makes memorizing
them a breeze.
This
is ninety minutes long and includes on-screen and on-disk
tab. Each section and exercise can be located through
the menu system. Find licks instantly, and repeat them
at the touch of a button. Printable tab is located on-disk
in a PDF file.
This
lesson includes on-disk animated tab so you can use
your computer to play along at any speed. A computer
is helpful to learn this stuff but not necessary.
