Shred

Listen for the vocal phrasing in today's lick--a Chicago blues-based gem from Magic Sam!

B.B. King can do more with three notes than most people could do with 300, as evidenced by today's lick.

Young gun Joe Bonamassa channels the great T-Bone Walker in today's lick!

Perhaps the most instantly recognizable lick in rock'n'roll history, courtesy of the double-stoppin', duck-walkin' Chuck Berry!

A modernized Robert Johnson style lick inspired by John Hammond's work on Tom Waits' "2:19"

Bring a little electricity to your blues licks with this gem from Elmore James!

A little Delta slide lick, again courtesy of the masterful Robert Johnson

Today's lick is a delta blues staple, in the style of the legendary Robert Johnson

Rock a little Far Eastern flair with a lick in the style of Marty Friedman

Take your licks outside with a little bebop injection courtesy of the great Vernon Reid!

A little pattern-based madness, a la early Incubus/Mike Einziger is up for grabs today!

Get yerself jazzed up with a quirky dorian lick in the style of Andy Summers.

Three-note-per-string licks are for girly-men! Try this chromatic monster of a lick, inspired by the likes of John Petrucci and Steve Morse.

How many licks does it take to get to the center of Paul Gilbert's alternate picking exercise? 39, apparently.

Warning! Today's neo-classical lick is not for the faint of heart... and neither is Vinnie Moore's circa 1986 hairdo!

Get yer shred on with this tasty two-string arpeggio lick in the vein of Anthrax's Scott Ian!

Stretch yourself with this pseudo-pentatonic fret hand punisher!

Sweep 'em off their feet with this sick ascending sweep picking lick--a Testament to Alex Skolnick!

Dave Mustaine loves him some tremolo pickin', so here's a nice example that he'd be proud of.