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Annold

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p r o t o t y p i ccaol u n t r y - r o cbka n dN a s h v i l lwee s ta n dl a t e rw i t h T h eB y r d s .
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s e n t i o n eadb o v e( a n dt h e m a n ym o r ew h o w e r en o t )h a v ea c c 6 u n t e d
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a n di n n o v a t i vpel a y i n gi n A m e r i c am
n u s i ct o d a t e .I n w r i t i n gt h i sb o o kw
, e h a v et r i e dt o c a p t u r e
t h e e s s e n coef m o d e r nc o u n t r yg u i t a ra n di t s m y r i a di n f l u e n c eW
s .e h o p et h a t t h i sv o l u m ew i l l e x p a n d
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Open-String
Licks

Editor'sNote:Dueto the personal

natureof the right-hand
pickingdirections
technique,
areleft to the preferenceof eachplayer.
plays
Jerome
witha thumbpick
andfingers,
whileSteveusually
plays
witha combination
of
flatpick
andfingers.
Asa ruleof thumb(nopunintended),
we offerthissuggestion:
playslowly,
Experiment,
and
always
usetheeasiest
possible
choice
picking.
for right-hand
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a u d i oC D ,e a c he x a m p l ies p e r f o r m et dw i c e - o n c eu p t o s p e e da n do n c es l o w l y .

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$iltulu-$triru
OProLick#1
H e r e 'asv e r yt y p i c al li c ko r t a gi n C .l t l a y sw e l lo n t h ef i n g e r b o aar nd de m p l o yasu n i s o bn e n di n b a r2 .

OProLick#2
T h i sd o m i n a nlti c kw o r k sg r e a ti n c o u n t r yt u n e sa s a V 7 m o v i n gt o t h e t o n i c .l t a l s ow o r k sw e l li n s w i n gt u n e s .

gProLick#3
Thislickworkswellovera C (l)or Am (vi).lf youmoveit up a minorthird,it willworkoverCmor Eb.Remember,
anytonicmajorlickmovedupthreefretswillgiveyoua tonicminorlick.
CorAm

OProLick#4
Thisis a familiar
lickutilizing
sixthintervals.
Tryplaying
all thenoteson thethirdstringwithyourpick,andallthe
noteson thefirststringwithyourmiddle
finqer.
C7

gProLick#5
T h i sl i c ka l s ow o r k sw e l lo v e rA m .

OProLick#6
( u s i n go p e ns t r i n g s b
T h i sb l u e g r a sf lsa t p i c k i nlgi c ki s w r i t t e ni n o p e np o s i t i o n
) ,u t i t s h o u l da l s ob e w o r k e do u t i n
c l o s e dp o s i t i o n( n o o p en s t r i n g ss) o t h a t i t m a yb e t r a n s p o s etdo o t h e rk e y s .

+
+
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OProLick#7
Herewe havea verybluesy
lickw h i c hu s e su n i s o nb e n d si n b a r s1 a n d2 . I s u g g e ssth i f t i n gf r o mf i f t h t o s e c o n d
position
at beat3 of 6ar2.
A1
r'

/-t--

OProLick#8
T h ef o u r t hn o t ei n t h i sl o n gt w o - o c t a v sei n g l el i n ei n G i s a n o p e nEstring.
Asthelickis transposed
to otherkeys,
t h e o p e nE c a nr e m a i na s p a r to f t h e l i c kb e c a u siet i s o a s s eodv e rsorapidly.

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gProLick#9
T h i si sa m o v a b l ei c kw i t ha b l u e s yf l a v o r A
. p o s i t i o ns h i f tf r o m f o u r t ht o n i n t hi s r e q u i r eadt b a r2 . N o t et h e u p w a r d
s w e e ap t t h ee n do f b a r3 .T h i si s d o n eb y s w e e p i ntgh e p i c ka c r o s s t r i n g s3 , 4 , a n d5 u s i n oa n u o s t r o k e .

OProLick#10
T h i si sa l i c ki n t h es t y l eo f A l b e rLt e eA. l t h o u giht m a yl o o kd i f f i c u l ti,t ' sa c t u a l l y
o n eo f t h e e a s i eor n e sA. ntv
problem
wsi t hp h r a s i nwgi l lb ec r e a r eudpb yi r ' ea u d i bB. a r1 i s m e r e l ya b l u e sl i c kw i t h
a n o p e nB s t r i n g
in t e r s p e r st e
hrdo u q
hout.

#11
OProLick
T h eo n l yt r i c kh e r ei s t o l e a r nt h e l i c ks l o w l ya n d r e m e m b et h
r a t s p e e di s t h e b y - p r o d u cotf a c c u r a c y .

Pedal-$teel
lirlrs
#12
OProLick
T h i si sa c l i c h ep e d a l - s t el ieclk N
. o t i c teh a ts e v e r a
t i lm e st h eB n o t ei s b e n tu pt o C f t h r o u g h o tuht ef i r s t
two bars.

gProLick#13
T h i si sa l e n g t hpye d asl t e e l - t y pl iec ko v e ra f a i r l yc o m m ocno u n t rpy r o g r e s s iIonnb.a r1 ,t h eE i sb e n t o F #
a n dh e l dt o p i t c ht h r o u g h o tuht eb a rT
. h i sh a p p e nasg a i ni n b a r5 . B a r7 h a ss o m ed i f f c u ldt o u b l e - s t r ibnegn d s ,
s ob es u r ea n dl i s t e n
t o t h ea u d i ot o h e a rh o wt h e y ' rseu p p o st oe s o u n d .

A1

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tutld bend

OProLick{14
Hereis a typicalcountry
lick.Becareful
withthetwo stringbends;
theyaredifficultto playin tunebutabsolutely
guitarflavor.
necessary
for that Hawaiian

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c-t-fi

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gProLick#15
Here's
a pedal-steel
tagwhichgetsitssoundby bending
Ff to G{ on beat1 andholding
thebendthrough
bar1 unti
isfinallyreleased
at theendof bar1.

10

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' i e r ei s a l i c ko v e rC 7 u s i n gt r i c k yd o u b l e - s t obpe n d sW
. h e nb e n d i n g
t w o n o t e ss i m u l t a n e o u si ltys,e e m st o b e
e a s i eirf y o u i m a g i n teh a t t h e t w o f i n g e r sy o u a r eb e n d i n g
w i t h a r ew e l d e dt o g e t h ear n du n a b l et o m o v e
. o e p e n d e n tol yf o n ea n o t h e rY. o ut h i n b e n dt h e n o t e sc, b n c e n t r a t i nogn b e n d i n g
y o u rw e a k e sf ti n g e ri n t u n e .
v o u rs t r o n gf i n e rw i l l f o l l o wy o u rw e a kf i n g e ra n db e n dt h e o t h e rn o t ea u t o m a t i c a lilny t u n e .T r yi t , y o u ' l ls e e !

gProLick#17
Thisis a variation
on thepreceding
lick-thistimemoving
to eithera I chordor a lVchord,
depending
on howyoulookat it.
C1

OProLick#18
T h i sl i c kh a sa s w i n gf e e la n dw o r k sw e l l i n a w e s t e r ns w i n gs i t u a t i o nT.h ed o u b l e - s t r i nhga l f - n o t eb e n d sw i l l
p r o b a b lnye e ds o m ep r a c t i c e .
D7

,/'\

11

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lpglt-$trinu
gProLick#19
o lp e ns t r i n gw
s h i c hf a l li n t ot h eC s c a l eT. h el i c ki s b e s tp l a y e du s i n ga n a l t e r n a t i n g
T h i sl i c ko r t a gi n C u t i l i z i esse v e r a
m o t i o nb e t w e etnh ep i c ka n dm i d d l fei n g e rR. e m e m b tenra, l lo p e ns t r i n gl i c k st,r y t o k e e pt h e l e f t - h a n df i n g e r sa r c h e d
l at rh ef i n g e r b o asroda l ls u r r o u n d isntgr i n gasr ea l l o w e dt o r i n gt h r o u g h o ut th e e n t i r el i c k .
a n dp e r p e n d i c ut o
G1

le t ri tt g t lt rutt F,lrrtttl

#2n
O ProLick
a cycleof fourths
a banjostylelickthrough
Thislickusesa.descending
half-step
fingering
withan openstringto create
cnor00ro0ressr0n.

let ring lhroughoul

12

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O ProLick
r " s b l u e so r s w i n gl i c kc a na l s om a k ea g r e a te n d i n g( G zt o C ) .P a yc l o s ea t t e n t i o nt o t h e o p e ns t r i n g s .
G7 alt.

#22
O ProLick
T n ; so n em a yb e a b i t t r i c k ya s i t i s m e a n t o b e p l a y e df a s t .l t ' sa b l u e s yl i c k ,a n dm a yb e u s e di n a v a r i e t yo f
c o J n t r ya n db l u e g r a sssi t u a t i o n s ,
C1
C

g ProLick
#23
I

Nere's
a funkybluesy
lickutilizing
openstrings.
There
areno special
tricks-other
thanremembering
to allowtheopen
s:rings
to ringthroughout
theentirelick.
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t\

13

litlts
[ltoril
#24
EProLick
o f p l a y i n gs i x t h so v e ra t y p i c acl h o r dc h a n g e .
T h i sl i c kd e m o n s t r attheesp o p u l acro u n t rsyo u n d
C]

FDl
e

#25
O ProLick
T h ev o i c i n g isn t h e f i r s tm e a s u rm
e a yt a k es o m es t r e t c h i n g
A.l s o t, h e u s eo f a v o l u m ep e d acl a nb e h e l p f uiln
a c h i e v i ntgh e s t e e g
l u i t a rs o u n d .
C

14

nb

Gt

Gl

#26
O ProLick
T " i si s a w e s t e r ns w i n g - s t y lceh o r dm e l o d yp h r a s e
t h a t m a k e sa g o o di n t r o d u c t i o n .
A1

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v v r v f
- ,

1 C ? O

at

v
e a E r a
v v v

EA

A E

f v v t v v

#27
O ProLick
, 7 )r e s o l v i ntgo t h e t o n i c( F ,l ) .
I r i s c h o r dl i c kc a nb e p l a y e do v e ra n yd o m i n a nst e v e n t ch h o r d( C 7 V
C]

15

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[nukalilly
l y u s i cT. h ep h r a s ei sn t h i ss e c t i o n
w i l la i d
M o s tc o u n t r yg i g sr e q u i r teh e p l a y i n g
o f f i f t i e sp o pa n dr o c k a b i l m
b o t hc o u n t r ya n dr o c k a b i l ql yu i t a r i s twsh o n e e da u t h e n t irco c k a b i l l iyc k si n t h e i rr e p e r t o i r e .
l n t h e w o r d so f C a r lP e r k i n "sM
, i x F a t sD o m i n oC, h u c kB e r r ya, n da l i t t l eB i l lM o n r o ea n dy o u ' v eg o t r o c k a b i l l y
" u s i c )C, h i c a g o - s t y l e
m u s i c .T" o b e m o r es p e c i f i cr o, c k a b i l w
l ya sa f u s i o no f c o u n t r y( t h e nc a l l e d" h i l l b i l l ym
b l u e sa, n dt h e t h e n - p r e v a l esnwt i n gs o u n d .
F o ra g o l d m i noef l i c k sa n dp h r a s etsh a t c a nb e a p p l i e tdo r o c k a b i l llyi s, t e nn o t o n l yt o e a r l yr o c k a b i l gl yu i , a r lP e r k i nas n
, dJ a m e sB u r t o nb, u t a l s og o b a c ka n dc h e c ko u t t h e r e c o r d i n gosf
t a r i s t s u c ha s S c o t t yM o o r eC
I n. t h e e a r l yf o r t i e sC, h r i s t i a nb' sl u e s - f l a v o reeidg h t h - n o tsew i n gl i n e sw e r ea d i r e c ft o r e r u n C h a r l iC
e hristian
n e rn o t o n l yt o r o c k a b i l lbyu, t t o b e b o pj a z za s w e l l .

#28
O ProLick
T h i sl i c kw o r k sg r e a to v e rG ,G 7 ,o r E ma s a l e a dl i c ko r e n d i n g .

#29
O ProLick
T h i sw e l l - k n o wrno c k a b i l l iyc ko u g h t o r i n ga b e l l !

16

ProL ick
#30
h e rv e r yp o p u l abrl u e so r r o c k a b i l l vi c k .
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OProLick#3l
N o t et h e u s eo f t h e b 3 r d( G )i n t h ef i r s ta n dt h i r dm e a s u r teosg e tt h e" b l u e ss"o u n d .
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Su ing Feel ( e e

aa/

E]

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#32
Thislickworksbestovera | [A7)or lV [D7)chord.Noticethatthelickis repeated
in thelasttwo bars,phrased
in triplets.

eProLick#33
(whoprobably
Thisisanexpanded
version
of Iick#28.lt'sbeenused
byeveryone
fromChetAtkins
invented
it)
to theStrayCats.
G. G7 or Em
:-F--

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1B

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#34
ProLick
g a n yo f t h e c l a s s i lci c k so f t h e s t y l es, u c ha s :s l i d i n gi n t ot h e
i s a r o c k a b i l lbyl u e sc h o r u si n C c o n t a i n i nm
r
s t o p sf r o m a h a l f - s t e pb e l o w ,r e p e t i t i o u sh y t h m i cp h r a s e sa ,n da d r i v i n gr h y t h md e r i v e df r o m p l a y i n g
o n t h e d o w nb e a t s .

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,-^--

F]

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T h i sb o o g i et u n er e f l e c t as b l u e g r a si ns f l u e n cae l a D o cw a t s o n .

DorDT

20

#36
ProLick
t p i c a l b o o g i el i c kc a nb e p l a y e da s a r h y t h mp a r to r a r e a l l yh o t s o l oa t f a s t e rt e m p o s .

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g ProLick
#37
'lris

it up twelvefrets(oneoctave)
and
lickcanbeplayed
Trymoving
usingonlyonefinger,butthetimingis tricky.
o ayit overthesamechord.

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6
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gProLick#38
H e r e 'a
s f u n k yc o u n t r yl i c kt h a t c o u l da l s ob e p l a y e da s a b l u e sl i c k .
E

ltold bt'ntl

ltold ltend

,_!":"'_'':"'!
_

Itold bend

ltold bertd

gProLick#39
0 u r l i c kf o r t h i st y p i c acl h o r dp r o g r e s s i od ne p e n dosn t h e b e n d sa n df u n k ys o u n df o r i t s e f f e c t .

OProLick#40
T h i sc o u n t r yb l u e sl i c kc a nb e p l a y e do v e rA 7 o r D 7 .

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#41
ProLick
g h o s to r m u f f l e d
i s o n eo f o u r f a v o r i t easn di s a c t u a l l ya l o t e a s i etrh a ni t l o o k so n p a p e rT. h eX ' si n d i c a t e
j
u
s
t
t o u c h i n gi t w i t h t h e l e f t
w h i c ha r ea c h i e v ebdy n o t p r e s s i ntgh e s t r i n ga l l t h e w a y d o w nt o t h e f r e t ,b u t
i t w i t h t h e r i g h th a n ds o i t s o u n d lsi k ea t h u m p .
a n dp i c k i n g
C'

holtl bentl

#42
Lick
Pro
from.
on whereyou'recoming
to a I or lVchorddepending
lickwhichagainresolves
of thepreceding
Htre'sa variation
c7

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OProLick#43
dn
s dr e l e a sbee n d isn b e a t2 o f b a r2 a n d b e a t1 o f b a r3 . T h ef i r s t b e n di s a c c o m p l i s h e d
Notice
i n t h i sl i c kt h ep r e - b e n a
! V b e n O i nbgo t hn o t e su pa h a l fs t e pu s i n gt h ef i r s tf i n g e rT. h es e c o n di s d o n eb y b e n d i n gt h e C t o D w i t h t h e t h i r d
f i n g ew
r h i l ef r e t t i n g
F w i t ht h ef o u r t hf i n g e r .

OProLick#44
Thisis a greatfour-bar
funky.lick
whichemploys
effective
useof boththe pentatonic
andbluesscales
witha shift
fromfifth to secondpositionin bar3.

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#45
ProLick
: s a t h r e e - b afru n k yl i c k ,a n yb a ro f w h i c hm a yb e u s e da s a l i c ki n i t s e l f .
C7
*

J
V

#46
Pro
Lick
n ft e a r l y J e r rR
y eed.
t h i su p - t e m p ob l u e sc h o r u si n A , b a r si 3 - 1 6 c o n t a i na f u n k yl i c kr e m i n i s c e o

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ProLick
#41
b e n d si n t h i sl i c kc r e a t ea n e a r t h yp e d a l - s t eseol u n dB
. es u r et o b e n di n t u n ea n dw a t c ht h e t i m i n q .

Itold bend
al

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OProLick#48
T h i si s a p i a n o - s t y l e
i c kt h a t i s g r e a tf o r l e a do r b a c k u pe, s p e c i a lilny t h e b l u e s yc o u n t r yv e i n .

OProLick#49
H e r ei sa n o t h epri a n o - s t ybl o
e o g i lei c kw h i c hc o u l db e u s e da s a r h y t h mp a r to r a l e a dl i c k .
Swing Feel ( ,l

, ,\ )

OProLick#50
Theuseof double
stops,
bends,
andbluenotesgivesthislickitsfunkysound.
Becareful
of thepre-bends
in barl,
beat3. andin bar2. beat1.

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#51
ProLick
g a k e si t c o u n t r ya l l t h e w a y .
V - l V - V - l l i c ks h o w sa d e f i n i t eB r i t i s hr o c ki n f l u e n c eb,u t t h e p h r a s i n m

#52
e ProLick
A l t h o u g ht h i sl i c kl o o k sd i f f i c u l ot n p a p e rp, r a c t i c iet s l o w l ya n dt h e s p e e dw i l l c o m el a t e r .

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Lick
#53
Pro
f o r t h e p u l l - o f f sh, a m m e r - o nasn, ds l i d e si n t h i sb l u e s yc o u n t r yl i c k .

ProLick
#54
p l a y i n gt h i sf u n k yl i c k ,i t i s n e c e s s atroy u s er i g h t - h a nfdi n g e r sa s w e l la s a p i c kb e c a u soef w i d ei n t e r v asl k i p s .
p l a y i n gt h e o p e nA s t r i n gw i t h y o u rp i c ka n dt h e d o u b l es t o p sw t t hy o u rf i n g e r sT. h i sm e t h o di s n o t o n l ym o r e
: i s eb, u t i t w i l l g i v et h e l i c km o r es n a p .
A1

e
hold bertd

Pro
Lick
#55
l i c k st o p l a yo n c ei t i s m a s t e r eldt i.s e x t r e m efluyn k ya l a J e r r yR e e do r A l b e r tL e e .
s i s o n eo f t h e m o s tsatisfying
i nsb a r1 .A l s ob, es u r et o b e n dt h e n o t e st o e x a c to i t c h
h y c l o s ea t t e n t i o nt o f i n g e rasn db ec a r e f uolf p r e b e n d
Itfore playing.

Guitar Notation Legend

GuitarMusiccan be notatedthreedifferentways:on a musicatstaff, in tabtature,
and in rhythm s/ashes.
D
A

EG

@@
RHYTHM
SLASHES
arewrittenabovethe
s t a f fS
. t r u mc h o r d isn t h er h y t h mi n d i c a t e d
U s et h ec h o r dd i a g r a mf o
s u n da t t h et o p0 f
t h ef i r s tp a g eo f t h et r a n s c r i p t if0onrt h e
a p p r o p r i actheo r dv o i c r n gR
s .o u n d
n o t e h e a idnsd i c a tsei n g l en o t e s
T H EM U S I C ASLT A FsFh o w sp i t c h easn d
r h y t h masn di s d i v i d ebdy b a rl i n e si n t o
measures.
Pitches
arenamedafterthef irst
sevenlettersof thealphabet.
graphically
TABLATURE
represents
the
g u i t afri n g e r b o a rEda. c hh 0 r i z o n tl ai nl e
r e p r e s e nats t r i n ga, n de a c hn u m b e r
represents
a fret,

w.l

Notes:

open -jfr

.F
tn
UO
nn
rE

Strings:
E
I
D
A
E

4 t hs t r i n g2. n df r e l

l s t & 2 n ds t r i n g o
s p e n , o p e nD c h o r d
p l a y etdo g e t h e r

HALF-STB
EE
P N DS: t r i k e
t h en o t ea n db e n d
u p 1 / 2s t e p .

W H O L E - S TBEEPN OS: t r i k teh en o t ea n d

D e n du 0o n es t e o .

BEND
A N DR E L E A SSEt:r i k e
t h en o t ea n d
b e n du pa si n d i c a t etdh.e nr e l e a sbea c kt o t h e
o r i g i n anlo t e0. n l yt h ef i r s tn o t ei s s t r u c k .

PRE-BEND:
Bendthenoteasindicated.
then
strikeit.

V I B R A TT
0h
: es t r i n gi s v i b r a t ebdy r a p i d t y
b e n d i nagn dr e l e a s i nt hgen o t ew i t ht h e
f r e t t i nhoa n d .

H A M M E B - OSNt r: i k e
t h ef i r s t( l o w e rn) o t ew i t h
, e ns o u n dt h eh i g h enr o t e( 0 nt h e
o n ef i n g e rt h
s a m es t r i n gw
) i t ha n o t h ef irn g e b
r yf r e t t i n igt
w i t h o uot i c k i n o .

P U L L - O FPFl:a c e
b o t hf i n g e ros nt h en o t e s
t o b es o u n d e d
Strike
t h ef r r s n
t o t ea n d
w i t h o upt i c k i n gp,u l lt h ef i n g e o
r f ft o s o u n d
t h es e c o n (dl o w e rn) o t e .

LEGAT0
SLIDE:
Strikethefirstnoteand
t h e ns l i d et h es a m ef r e t - h a nf idn g e u
r po r
d o w nt o t h es e c o n n
d o t eT. h es e c o n n
do t e
i s n o ts t r u c k .

G R A CN
E0 T EB E N DS: t r i kteh en o t ea n db e n du pa s S L I G H(TM I C R 0 T 0 NBEE) N DS: t r i k e
the
indicated.
Thefirstnotedoesnottakeupanvtime. n o t ea n db e n du p 1 / 4s t e p .

-:T-

TlA-+--1

--X

ffi

W I D EV I B R A T T
Oh: ep i t c hi s v a r i e tdo a g r e a t e r
d e g r ebeyv i b r a t i nwgi t ht h ef r e t t i nhga n d .

SHIFT
S L I D ES: a m ea s l e g a t sot i d ee. x c e p l
t h es e c o n n
d o t ei s s t r u c k .

L- --

ffi
TRILL:Veryrapidly
alternate
between
the
TAPPINH
G a: m m e(r" t a p) t h ef r e ti n d i c a t e d
n o t e si n d i c a t ebdyc o n t i n u o u shlaym m e r i n g w i t ht h ep i c k - h a ni ndd e xo r m i d d l fei n g e ar n d
gf f .
o n a n dp u l l i n o
pulloffto thenotefrettedbythefrethand.
tr%

N A T U R AHLA R M 0 N IS
Ct:r i k e
t h en o t ew h i t e PINCH
HARM0NIC:
Thenoteis fretted
t h ef r e t - h a nl idg h t ltyo u c h etsh es t r i n g
n o r m a la
l yn da h a r m o n i sc p r o d u c ebdya d d r n , :
d i r e c t loyv e rt h ef r e ti n d i c a t e d
t h ee d g eo f t h et h u m bo r t h et i p0 f t h ei n d e x
f i n g eor {t h ep i c kh a n dt o t h en o r m apl i c ka t t a , .

P I C KS C R A PT
Eh: ee d g eo f t h ep i c ki s
r u b b e d o w n( o ru p )t h es t r i n gp, r o d u c i n g
a s c r a t c hsyo u n d .

MUFFLED
STRINGS:
A percussive
soundis
produced
bylaying
thefrethandacross
the
string(s)
without
depressing.
andstriking
them
withtheoickhand.

PALMMUTING:
Thenoteis partially
muted
b yt h ep i c kh a n dl i g h t ltyo u c h i ntgh e
s t r i n g ( sj u) s tb e f o rteh eb r i d g e .

R A K ED: r a gt h ep i c ka c r o stsh es t r i n g s
i n d i c a t ewdi t ha s i n o l em o t i o n .

T R E M O LPOI C K I N T
Gh: en o t ei s p i c k e ad s
r a p i d layn dc o n t i n u o u salsyp o s s i b l e

VIBRAT0
BARDIVEANDBETURN:
The
pitchof thenoteor chordis dropped
a
specified
number
0f steps(inrhythm)
then
pitch
returned
to theoriginal

V I B R A TB0A RS C 0 0 PD: e p r e st h
s eb a r1 u s l
b e f o r set r i k i ntgh en o t et,h e nq u i c k l v
release
thebar.

VIBRAT0
BARDIP:Strikethenoteandthen
immediately
dropa specified
number
of
s t e p st ,h e nr e l e a sbea c kt o t h eo r r g i n p
a rl t c h

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