Metal Licks

GT Magazine
Jamie Humphries
Standard tuning

= 120
Em Alternate Picking Iron Maiden style
Lick 01
1

12 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 0
5 (5)

Em Alternate Picking Zakk Wylde style

Lick 2

full full

15 12
15 12 15 12 15 (15)
14 12 14 12 14 12
14 12 14 12
14 12

Em Yngwie Malmsteen - watch out for the shifting!

Lick 3
6

17 15 14
17 16 13
16 14 12 11
14 13 10
14 12 10 9 7 (7)
12 11 8 7

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 Em Malmsteen lick II
Lick 4
8

full

5 8 7 5 4 7 5 4 7 10 8 7 5 8 7 5 8 12 10 8 7 10 8 7 10 13 12 10 10 16 13 12 15

Em Paul Gilbert - practice your String Skips very slowly at first

Lick 5
11

19 17 15 15 17 19 17 15 17 15 14 14 15 17 15 14
19 17 16 17 19 19 17 16 17 16 14 16 17 17 16 14

13

15 14 12 12 14 15 14 12
16
16 14 12
14 (14)

Em Zakk Wylde - displaced triads, accentuate the first beat

Lick 06
15

7 12 7 12 7 12 7 12 7 12 10 14 10 14 10 14 10 14 10 14
10 10 10 10 10 12 12 12 12 12

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17

full

12 15 12 15 12 15 12 15 12 15 14 17 14 17 14 17
13 13 13 13 13 15 15 15

Em Rhandy Rhoads Legato lick

Lick 07
19

full full

12 15 14 17 15 17 17 (17)
12 15
12 14
12 14
10 12 14
10 12

Em Randy Rhoads Trill lick

Lick 08

21

full

11(12) 14(15)
11(12) 15
11(12)
13(14)
13(14)
11(12) 14(15)

Em Kirk Hammett style, wide stretches strengh ten your hand

Lick 09
24

15 12 10 10 12 15 12 10 10 12 17 15 12 12 15 17 15 12 12 15
12 10 12 12 10 12 15 12 15 15 12 15

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26

full

19 17 15 15 17 19 17 15 15 17 17
17 15 17 17 15 17

Em E.V.H and Dimebag Darrell pentatonic legato lick

Lick 10
28

11 12 15 12 11 11 12 15 11 12 15 12 11 11 12 15
11 12 15 15 12 11 12 15 11 12 15 15 12 11 12 15

Em Hammett lick
Lick 11

30

full

17 14 17 14 14 15 19 15 19 15 15 17 21 17 0 21 17 0 21 17 0 22
15 15 17 17

Em Paul Gilbert legato lick

Lick 12
32

full

12
12 15 12 12 15 15 12 15
12 14 12 12 14 14 12 14
14 12 12 14 14 12 14
14

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 Em Slash - Double Picked notes and position shifts

Lick 13
34

15 15
12 12 15 15 12 17 17 15 17 15 17
12 12 14 14 12 14 12 14 16
14 14 12 14 12 14
14

Em Steve Vai - Legato lick

Lick 14
3
36 3
3
3
3
3

12 10 8
12 10 8
9 7 5
9 7 5
7 5 3
7 5 3 0

Em Difficult String Skipping lick in the style of

Lick 15

37

3
3 3
3
3 3

7 10 12 10 7 7 10 12 15 12 10 7
7 9 12 12 9 7 7 9 12 12 9 7
10 10

Paul Gilbert

38

3
3 3
3
3 3

7 10 12 10 7 7 10 12 15 12 10 7
7 9 12 12 9 7 7 9 12 12 9 7
10 10

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 Em John Petrucci lick with odd timing
Lick 16
7
39
7

4 5 7 5 4 5 7 9
4 5 7 5 4 5 7
2 3 5 3 2 3 5 7
2 3 5 3 2 3 5

40

7 8 10 8 7 8 10 12 14
7 8 10 8 7 8 10

Em E V H Simple Tapping lick

Lick 17
41

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T

12 5 8 12 5 8 12 5 8 12 5 8 13 5 8 13 5 8 13 5 8 13 5 8 13 7 10 13 5 10 13 7 10 13 5 10 15 7 10 15 5 10 15 7 10 15 5 10

43

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

T T T T T T T T
full

17 8 12 17 8 12 17 8 12 17 8 12 17 8 12 17 8 12 17 8 12 17 8 12 15

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 Em Randy Rhoads Simple Tapping lick 2
Lick 18
45

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T

16 9 12 16 12 9 16 9 12 16 12 9 16 9 12 16 12 9 16 9 12 16 12 9 17 9 12 17 12 9 17 9 12 17 12 9 17 9 12 17 12 9 17 9 12 17 12 9

Em Joe Satriani styled tapping using edge of the pick

Lick 19

47

T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T

16 14 16 14 16 14 16 14 16 12 16 12 16 12 16 12 16 11 16 11 16 11 16 11 16 9 16 9 16 9 16 9

48

T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T

16 12 16 12 16 12 16 12 16 11 16 11 16 11 16 11 16 9 16 9 16 9 16 9 16 7 16 7 16 7 16 7 9

Em Kirk Hammett Tapping lick

Lick 20
50

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

T T T T T T T T
19 12 15 19 12 15 19 12 15 19 12 15 20 12 15 20 12 15 20 12 15 20 12 15

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51

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
full

19 121519 1215 19 121519 12 1520 121520 121520 1215 20 1215 171013 171013 171013 171013 1710 131710 131710 131710 13 15

Steve Vai style lick that combines String Skipping

Lick 21

54

T T T T T T
14 10 7
15 10 7 15 10 7
14 9 14 9 7
14 9

and Tapping!

55

T T T T T T
14 10 7
15 10 7 15 10 7
14 9 14 9 7
14 9

Em Paul Gilbert String Skipped Arpeggios

Lick 22

56

15 12 12 15 12 12 19 15 15 19 15 15
16 12 12 16 16 12 16 16 12 19 16 16 19 19 16 19 19 16
14 17

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 Em Malmsteen Diminished Sweeping lick
Lick 23
58

3 3
3 3

2 5 8 5 8 11 14 11
4 7 10 13
2 5 8 5 8 11 14 11

Em Steve Vai - Legato and Sweep Picking!

Lick 24
3
3
59 3
3
3
3 3
3 3
3

17 14 14 10 10 7 7 3 7 5 3
15 12 8 5 7 5 3
14 11 7 4 5 4 2
5 4 2
5 3 2
5 3 2 0

Em Richie Kotzen style Sweep lick, practice slowly

Lick 25
3
3
61
3
3 3
3 3
3

3 7 10 7 10 14 17 14 10
5 8 12 12
4 7 11 11
5 9 12 12 14 (14)
7 10 14

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