Modern Rock Guitar Licks

Standard tuning

= 120
Scales
Em Pentatonic
1 2 3 4
E-Gt

0 3 3 5
0 3 3 5
0 2 2 4
0 2 2 5
0 2 2 5
0 3 3 5

5 6 7 8

5 7 7 10
5 8 8 10
4 7 7 9
5 7 7 9
5 7 7 10
5 7 7 10

9 10 11 12

10 12 12 15
10 12 12 15
9 12 12 14
9 12 12 14
10 12 12 14
10 12 12 15

E Dorian
13 14 15

12 14 15 14 12
12 14 15
11 12 14
11 12 14
12 14
12 14 15

E Aeolian
16 17 18

12 14 15 14 12
12 13 15
11 12 14
12 14
12 14 15
12 14 15

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 E Harmonic Minor (B Phrygian Dominant)
19 20 21

11 12 14 15 14 12
12 13
11 12 14
13 14
12 14 15
12 14 15

B Superlocrian/Altered
22 23 24

7 8 10 11 10 8 7
8 10
7 8 10
7 9 10
8 10
7 8 10 11

Arpeggios
D
25 26

10 14 10
10 10
11 11
12 12
9 12 12 9
10 10

27 28

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

Diminished
29 30

8 11 8 11 14 11
10 10 13 13
8 11 11 11 14 14

Em11
31 32 33

10 14 14 10 10
12 12 12 12
11 14 14 14 11 14 11 14 11
12 12 12
10 14 14
12

2/11
Legato
34

6 6 6 6

7 4 5 7 5 4 7 4 5 7 5 4 7 4 5 7 5 4 7 4 5 7 5 4

Hybrid Picking
35 36

14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12
12 14 14 12 14 14 12 14 14 12 14 14 12 14 14 12 14 14 12 14 14 12 14 14

Opening Riff
37 38

11 9 7 9 7
9 9 5 7 9 7 5 5 (5) 7
7
0 3 0 5 0 3 0

1. 2.

39 40 41

3 (3) 3 3 3 3 2
2 2 2 (2) 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 0 (0) 2 2 0 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0
5 (5) 3 (3) 3

42 43 44

½
14 12 10 12 10
12 12 8 10 12 10 8 8 (8) 10 3
9 2 2 2
2 2 0
0 0
0 3 0 5 0 3 0 5 (5) 3

3/11
45 46 47

14 12 10 12 10
(3) 3 3 12 12 8 10 12 10 8 8 (8) 10
(2) 2 2 9
(0) 2 2 0
0 0
(3) 0 3 0 5 0 3 0 5 7

3
48 49

6
6 6

½
T T T T T T T
12 15 19
12 15 19
2 2 12 14 18 18 14 12
2 2 12 14 18 17 14 12
0 0 17 14 12 10
5 (5)

Verse Riff
50 51 52 53

3 3 3 3 3 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0
0 0 2 0 0 X X 4 5 2 4
0 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 3 0

Verse Solo
54 55 56

0
0
7 7 8 7 5 7 5 7 5 4 (4) 7 7 4 4
5 7 7 5 5
7 7 5

57 58 59

½ ¼
12 15
8 10 12 10 14 (14)
7 9 12
5 7 9 14
5
3 5 7

4/11
 3

60 61 62

full full full full full

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

63 64

6 6
6 7
7

T T
15 11 12 15 12 11
10 12 15 15 10 12 15 12 10
12 7 9 12 9 7 7 9 12 14 12 9 15
12 9 7 9 12

7
3
65 66

7
6

7 14 15 14 12 9 7 7 11 7
12 7 9 12 9 7 5 9 9
7 10 10 7 5 7

3
67 68

5 5
5
5
3 6 6

10 14 10 10
10 14 12 12 12 12
7 11 7 7 1112 11 11 12 14 14 11 14 11 14 11
9 9 9 9 12 12 12
7 10 10 7 10 14 10

5/11
 7
7
69 70

7 7

full

15
15
14 7 9 12 14
7 5 7 7 5 7 9 9 7 9 12 12 9 12 14 14 12
7 5 7 7 5 7
12 5 7 7 5 7

71 72

7 7
7

1½
full

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

Chorus Riff
3
73 74 75 76

3 3 3 (3) 8 8
0 0 0 (0) 7 7 7 (7) 7 7
0 2 7 (7) 7 9 7 7
3 3 2 (2) 7 7 7 9 (9) 9 9
0

1.

77 78 79 80

3 3 3 (3)
0 0 0 (0)
3 3 3 2 (2) 5 0 5 0 5 5 0 5 0 5 5 0 5 0 5 5 0 5 0 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 2.

81 82 83 84

3 3 3 (3)
0 0 0 (0)
3 3 3 2 (2) 5 0 5 0 5 5 0 5 0 5 5 0 5 0 7
0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Solo

85 86 87

1½
full

15 15 17 14
15
14 12 14 12 12 12 11 11 7 9 9 11 9 7 9 (9) 7
9 7
14 14 12

88 89 90

fullfull full

8 12 15 12 12 15 18 (18) 15
8 13 13 15 12
9 12 12 14
(7) 5 7 5 10 14 14
7 7 7 10 15
7 8

91 92

6 6 6 6 6 6

full

15 17 15 17 15 17 15 17 15 17 15 17 X 15
15 12 17 12 15 12 17 12 15 12 17 12 15 12 17 12 15 12 17 12 15 12 17 12 X
X

93 94

3
3

15 14
15
14 12 11 12 11
14 12 12 14 12
14 12 10 10
12

7/11
95 96

T T T T
15192219151417 211714 1014 191410 9 121712 9
15 15 12 10
16 14 1114 9
17 16 12 11
1417 1712 1014 12 7
1415 1412 9 7

97 98
6 6

full

17 19 22 19 17 17 19 22 19 17
20 20 20
14 15 14 12
14 12
14 12 10
12

7
99 100 7 7

7
7
7

12 8 10 1210 8 7 8 10 8 7
10 8 7
9 5 7 9 7 5 4 5 7 5 4 7 9
7 5 4 2
7 3 5 7 5 3 2 3 5 3 2 2
5 3 2 0

Bridge Chords
Em7 Cmaj7(#11) B7alt
101 102 103 104

3 (3) 3 3 1
0 0 2
4 4 1
3 2
0

3
105 106 107 108

9 11 (11)
9 7 5 7 9 5 7 5 7 5
7 5 7 6

8/11
109 110 111 112

full full
¼
8 1114 11
10(10) 8 10 8 8 10 8 10 13 13
9 9 7 8 11 14 11 14 11 14 11
13 13 12 12
14

113 114 115 116

3 3
3

full full full

½ ½
14
12 15 1615 12 15
12 14(14) 12 14 13 1412 1412 12 12 12 1416
14 14 13 12 13
15 12 14

117 118 119 120

3 3

1½ 1½ 1½
full full full

15 17 (17) 17 17 15 17 (17) 15 19 19 18 17 17 15 15

(random harmonics)
Final Verse
121 122 123 124

5 7 9 5 7 (7) 5 5 5 7 9 5 7 (7) 5
5 (7) (5)(7) (7) 7 7 7 5 7 7 7 7 5 7
0

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 (as played in performance)
7
3
125 126 6

6
6

7 12 10 7 7 0
8 8 0
4 7 9 9 9 7 4 5 7 5 4
5 7 5 4
2 7 7 7 5 3
3 7 5 3 0

127 128

5
5
5

full full full full

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

129 130

½
T
19 22 19 17 14
15 12 14 12 14
16 14 11 12 14 12
12
14 12 10 9
12 10 12 (12)

3
131 132

12 14 11 12 11
14 12 11 12 11
14 12 12
14 14 12 10 12
0 3 5 7

10/11
 7 7
133 7 134

13
7 13

7 9 12 9 7 10 121512 10
15 1012 15
67976 7 9 12 9 7 7 9 11
4575457975 579 12 7 9 12
457 9 579
357

135 136

7 7 7
7

full
T T T T
10 12 15 17 15 12 10 18 15 12 10 18 15 12 17 18 17 15 12 10 15 15
15 10 12 15 (15)

6 6
6 6
137 138

6 6
6 6

T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
17 12 17 12
14 17 12 14 17 12 14 14
14 9 14 9
14 7 14 7 11 14 9 11 14 9 11 11
12 7 12 7 9 14 7 9 14 7 9 9
9 12 7 9 12 7 9 9

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