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 4 Metal licks that will make your spine shiver
If you dedicate your time to learning any of these little passages, I highly recommend thatyou pay special attention to the picking approach used in each one. There is no doubt inmy mind that some of these riffs may be very uncomfortable to play at first, but they arecomposed in a certain fashion for a reason. The choice of picking used in each examplemakes use of an economical approach to playing.Example a1 makes good use of hammer-on/pull off combinations to cut down in theamount of work that the picking hand has to do. After the second hammer-on/pull off combo, the next three notes on the G string are alternate picked, but you will notice thatthey start with a down stroke. This is because the second hammer-on/pull off combination started with a down stroke, and once you get up to speed, you're not going towant to mess with trying to catch another down stroke. This would waste too much timeand precious energy.You will also notice a tiny amount of what is known as economy picking. This occurs between the notes of the 5th fret on the G string and the transition from their to the 5thfret on the D string. Those two notes are picked out with up strokes, and its this way for astrong reason.Its this way, because it sets you up so that the last note, the 6
th
fret on the A string, endson a down stroke. Why is this? Because there is a pinch harmonic at the end, and it ismuch easier to do a pinch harmonic with a down stroke, than on an upstroke.
 
  Now lets take a look at Example a2.This metal lick uses a strict sliding technique. The idea is to pick a note with a downstroke and pinch harmonic, and then slide the note through the remaining notes, whilemaintaining the pinch harmonic.Though it sounds difficult, if you can get a good squeal, and slide from one note to theother in good timing, you can actually maintain that harmonic.On the last two notes, the 9th and 8th frets on the G string, make sure that you startapplying vibrato as soon as you catch the 9
th
fret. This will help you to prolong the pinchharmonic, and it gives the note an extraordinarily wicked sound. Now for Example a3.Start by picking the 10th fret with a down stroke, and then pick it again with a downstroke. The second time that you pick it, you must bend it up 1 1/4 of a bend. That's a full bend plus a half bend, which means that you are bending the string up 3 frets to the pitchof the 13th fret.The next few notes consist of a simple set of hammer-ons, pull offs and a slide.Just like with Example a2, the last two notes of this passage involve a pinch harmonicand vibrato combo. Strike the 7th fret with a good harmonic, immediately hammer on the8th fret, and instantly put vibrato behind the 8th fret.
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