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More Open-String Lick Ideas from Metallica's Kirk Hammett
In this classic GW lesson, Kirk Hammett demonstrates some lead ideas that use open-string notes.
Mastering the Modes of G Major with Three Notes Per String
This approach offers an economical way to cover a lot of fretboard ground while broadening the availability of notes within a given position.
Examining Five Essential Minor Mode Scale Patterns
Focus on two essential minor modes, Dorian and Aeolian, with these scale patterns.
Discovering New Ways to Use the Minor Pentatonic Scale
How to break away from the “bluesy” sound with which the scale is so often associated.
Outside-the-Box Shred Lesson: A Tribute to the Late, Great Shawn Lane
Learn some great Shawn Lane-style licks with this lesson.
How to Incorporate Suspended Chords into Heavy Metal Rhythm Guitar Parts
Learn a few different examples of rhythm-guitar ideas that jump around harmonically and also feature the incorporation of suspended chords.
Randy Rhoads' Scales, Blues Licks and Daring Chromatic Maneuvers
Learn the scales, blues licks and daring chromatic maneuvers of Ozzy's late, great axman.
Moving Across the Fretboard in Unusual Ways to Produce Unique Runs
This kind of “positional wizardry” can be used to generate interesting melodic patterns that can be used in a variety of ways.
