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Here is a fast legato guitar lick in the style of Gary Moore. Use plenty of distortion when playing this style - it makes the hammer-ons and pull-offs easier. Having low action on your guitar helps too. It's quite the workout for your fingers to play this if your action is really high. I recommend you practice licks like these for only a few minutes at a time, because it can be stressful for the muscles and ligaments in your hand. I developed tendonitis in my pinky when I was younger, as a result from practicing legato style playing and finger strengthening exercises for my left hand for long periods of time. Dumb move - be smarter than me.
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Comments on this video lesson:
As usual (and expected, may I say!) a great lick and played so darn well!
I also wanted to congratulate you on winning the TrueFire contest. I was stoked to hear you won. Very deserved.
Thanks so much again for all the lessons. Keep rockin' it!
This is the same as another rock lick you've posted, so I can already know it
However I can only do it about half the speed you do it
It's gona take me light years to get up to speed
very good muito bom the brazil thank mr.robert
Comment added on December 29, 2011Richard, yes Empty Rooms from 1987 - incredible playing!
Comment added on July 22, 2011Hi Perry, I'll make a lesson on this in the future, but in the meantime, practice alternate picking on one string, 3 notes at a time. You can for example play A-B-C (5th, 7th, 8th fret on high E string). Play these notes in different order as well (C-B-A, C-A-B, etc) and focus on playing each note as cleanly as possible. Practice to a metronome or drum track. Then choose other notes, other strings, and combine 3 notes per string, etc. Variety is good!
Comment added on July 22, 2011Hi Robert! Thanks for another great practicing lick!
Question: What would you recommend for increasing one's picking speed, such as exercises or certain scales or runs? I'm really quite impressed with the speed and accuracy with which you play,and I'd like to at least approach it. Thanks for your time and consideration, and again for the wonderful licks and tricks you send our way!!
Perry
Great lick, great performance. Awesome as always. Greetings from Brazil, Rio de Janeiro.
Comment added on July 08, 2011Cheers Robert,
Being a fan of Gary Moore that went
down a treat. Did you check out his "Empty Rooms Live 1987" video on YouTube?
Eric, I used a Marshall Class 5 amp. 2 pedals - Maxon SD-9 distortion pedal, and then last, a blueSky Reverberator.
Bruce, 10-46.
Thanks to all of you for the comments!
I really like your sound on Great Rock Guitar Lick/111 - what pedals/effects do you use - and in what order? (I'm a bit new to pedals)
Comment added on October 30, 2010Nice, what guage of strings on the electric guitar?
Comment added on October 29, 2010I love all your videos.
Comment added on October 29, 2010Thank You Robert,
anther great riff/lick to add to my arsenal.
Mark
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