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INTRODUCTION
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of course'learning vocabulary alone doesn'tteachyou the grammar a language. of The skill of developing connecting and phrasesin a spontaneous inspired and way requires studyof the music. a No "one-stop shopping book"can substitute a lot of listening, lick for a lot of transcribing, a lot of and playing'This book' however,car be a great resource, openingyour ears to the styristic tricks and techniques can sometimes elusive. that be The GuitarLicktionary expandyour appreciation will of musicand styleswhile inspiring new ideas thatwillultimatery become yourown uniquelanguage. Goodruck, and enjoythejourney!

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TABLEOF CONTENTS
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Lick Page Track BachRock ........g 4 Blues-Rock ......10 B BritishBlues. .....11 10 Clapton-esque .........13 14 C l a s s i c M e t. a l ....j4 15 DoubledPentatonic ......1g 23 EarlyRock'n'Roll .......2O 25 ElectricRock . .....: ....20 25 FastRockRiff....23 29 FlashyBtues .....25 30 FoursinThrees .........24 31 FusionRock. .....25 33 FusionRock. .....25 33 Giganticsound .........26 34 Goin'Off .........26 34 HardRock .......27 35 HeavyRock. .....27 36 HeavyRock. .....2g 37 H e n d r i x - e s.q . e .u .......2g 37 H i g h - T e Rh c k co . . ...... .28 38 InsanePentatonic .......30 39 I n t e r vl a le a . d .....31 40 Korn-Like ........A4 44LatinRock .......35 44 Metal .. .. .g7 48 ModernRock. ....39 51 Pentatonicshifting .......4g 5B PositionShifter ....44 59 ProgressiveRock. .......45 60 Psychedelic ......45 60 QuirkyRock. .....47 63 R a p i d B e n.d . .s ........48 64 RhythmicRock. .........49 65 RhythmicRock. .........49 66 Riffs . . .49_50 67 Surf ......56 78 TechnicalRock .........57 79 TripletRock. .....58 81 Two-HandTapping......59 B3 V a n H a f e n - e s. q u e . . . . . . . 6 2 86 VintageRock. ....63 B8 Yardbirds ........69 96 Y2KRock ........69 97 ZoneDoubles ....70 98 ZZTop . . ..70 99

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Track 1 2 5 13 22 22 23 26 26 27 41 41 42 42 43 45 46 47 47 48 49 49 50 57 70 7B 85 89 89 90 90 91 92 92 94

Altered .....6 AlteredTriads ......7 Bebop .....8 ChromaticJazz .........13 Dorian . . ..1gDorian ....18 Dorianlnterval ....1g ExtendedArpeggio ......2O ExtendedDominant ......21 EndingLick ......21 lonianArp .......31 JazzAltered ......g2 J a z z - B l u e s T u r n a r o u . .d . . . . g 2 n. .. J a z z - B f u e s T u r n a r o u . .d . . . . g 2 .. n . JazzSweep ......33 Legato ....35 Majorii-V-t .......96 Martino-Like ......36 MelodicMinor. ....36 MelodicMinor. ....g7 M e t h e n y...