Chords for Paul Gilbert - fast lick using the major scale
Tempo:
104 bpm
Chords used:
A
C
D
B
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Whether you play guitar or any instrument, it's very valuable to know about scales.
And of course the major scale is one of the most common.
[C]
[Ab] It's a common [Eb] sound for the ear.
You know, it sounds good [Bb] to play the major scale.
And on the instrument of guitar, [A] three note per string scales are kind of a nice architecture
to get those major scales.
[D] It's just a sort of a nice mathematical fingering.
They're pretty easy to memorize.
They don't take that much stretching to be able to play them.
And because the number of strings is consistent on each string, the number of notes is consistent
on each string, it makes your playing very consistent.
If you can develop some basic techniques, you don't have to change them.
Because there are a consistent number of notes, you can do the same technique each time.
For example, let me show you this one.
This is one of the most useful, basic things you could do with a C major scale.
I'm going to go up four notes and back down.
So it's
Then up six notes.
[A]
[D] So it's like this.
[A]
[C]
[Gm] I haven't done that one [Em] in a while.
It's kind of fun.
Here we go.
[A]
[N] Yeah, so it's sixties note triplets.
Really fast lick.
And I must admit, as you slow that one down, it really loses all its magic.
The fun thing about this one is it sounds good as a fast lick.
[C] If you just try to play this as a melody, [F] [D] [Db] very exercise-y sounding.
So beware, this one is only useful if you are able to play [A] it up [C] to [E] speed with some
muting to make it sound heavy metal.
You can do that within each set of strings in that scale.
So for example, we could take the two middle strings of that same three note per string [A] position.
[G] And the top three strings in that [A] same position.
[C] And it's really important to find a way to end it.
So the end I'm going to use, I'm going to go
I'm going to end on the third, which is the E.
[D]
[B] It's nice to have a good ending note.
So I can go [D] like
[B] [Am]
[N]
And of course the major scale is one of the most common.
[C]
[Ab] It's a common [Eb] sound for the ear.
You know, it sounds good [Bb] to play the major scale.
And on the instrument of guitar, [A] three note per string scales are kind of a nice architecture
to get those major scales.
[D] It's just a sort of a nice mathematical fingering.
They're pretty easy to memorize.
They don't take that much stretching to be able to play them.
And because the number of strings is consistent on each string, the number of notes is consistent
on each string, it makes your playing very consistent.
If you can develop some basic techniques, you don't have to change them.
Because there are a consistent number of notes, you can do the same technique each time.
For example, let me show you this one.
This is one of the most useful, basic things you could do with a C major scale.
I'm going to go up four notes and back down.
So it's
Then up six notes.
[A]
[D] So it's like this.
[A]
[C]
[Gm] I haven't done that one [Em] in a while.
It's kind of fun.
Here we go.
[A]
[N] Yeah, so it's sixties note triplets.
Really fast lick.
And I must admit, as you slow that one down, it really loses all its magic.
The fun thing about this one is it sounds good as a fast lick.
[C] If you just try to play this as a melody, [F] [D] [Db] very exercise-y sounding.
So beware, this one is only useful if you are able to play [A] it up [C] to [E] speed with some
muting to make it sound heavy metal.
You can do that within each set of strings in that scale.
So for example, we could take the two middle strings of that same three note per string [A] position.
[G] And the top three strings in that [A] same position.
[C] And it's really important to find a way to end it.
So the end I'm going to use, I'm going to go
I'm going to end on the third, which is the E.
[D]
[B] It's nice to have a good ending note.
So I can go [D] like
[B] [Am]
[N]
Key:
A
C
D
B
Ab
A
C
D
_ _ _ _ _ Whether you play guitar or any instrument, it's very valuable to know about scales.
And of course the major scale is one of the most common.
_ _ [C] _ _
[Ab] It's a common [Eb] sound for the ear.
You know, it sounds good [Bb] to play the major scale.
And on the instrument of guitar, _ [A] three note per string scales are kind of a nice architecture
to get those major scales. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ It's just a sort of a nice mathematical fingering.
They're pretty easy to memorize.
They don't take that much stretching to be able to play them.
And because the number of strings is consistent on each string, the number of notes is consistent
on each string, _ it makes your playing very consistent.
If you can develop some basic techniques, _ _ _ _ _ you don't have to change them.
Because there are a consistent number of notes, you can do the same technique each time.
For example, let me show you this one.
This is one of the most useful, basic things you could do with a C major scale.
I'm going to go up four notes and back down. _
_ So it's_
Then up six notes.
[A] _
[D] So it's like this.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ I haven't done that one [Em] in a while.
It's kind of fun.
Here we go.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[N] Yeah, so it's sixties note triplets. _ _ _
Really fast lick.
And I must admit, as you slow that one down, it really loses all its magic.
The fun thing about this one is it sounds good as a _ fast lick.
[C] If you just try to play this as a melody, [F] _ [D] _ _ _ [Db] very exercise-y sounding.
So beware, this one is only useful if you are able to play [A] it up _ _ _ [C] _ to [E] speed with some
muting to make it sound heavy metal.
You can do that within each set of strings in that scale.
So for example, we could take the two middle strings of that same three note per string [A] position.
_ _ _ [G] _ And the top three strings in that [A] same position.
_ _ [C] _ And it's really important to find a way to end it.
So the end I'm going to use, I'm going to go_
I'm going to end _ on the third, which is the E.
[D] _
[B] It's nice to have a good ending note.
So I can go [D] like_ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And of course the major scale is one of the most common.
_ _ [C] _ _
[Ab] It's a common [Eb] sound for the ear.
You know, it sounds good [Bb] to play the major scale.
And on the instrument of guitar, _ [A] three note per string scales are kind of a nice architecture
to get those major scales. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ It's just a sort of a nice mathematical fingering.
They're pretty easy to memorize.
They don't take that much stretching to be able to play them.
And because the number of strings is consistent on each string, the number of notes is consistent
on each string, _ it makes your playing very consistent.
If you can develop some basic techniques, _ _ _ _ _ you don't have to change them.
Because there are a consistent number of notes, you can do the same technique each time.
For example, let me show you this one.
This is one of the most useful, basic things you could do with a C major scale.
I'm going to go up four notes and back down. _
_ So it's_
Then up six notes.
[A] _
[D] So it's like this.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ I haven't done that one [Em] in a while.
It's kind of fun.
Here we go.
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[N] Yeah, so it's sixties note triplets. _ _ _
Really fast lick.
And I must admit, as you slow that one down, it really loses all its magic.
The fun thing about this one is it sounds good as a _ fast lick.
[C] If you just try to play this as a melody, [F] _ [D] _ _ _ [Db] very exercise-y sounding.
So beware, this one is only useful if you are able to play [A] it up _ _ _ [C] _ to [E] speed with some
muting to make it sound heavy metal.
You can do that within each set of strings in that scale.
So for example, we could take the two middle strings of that same three note per string [A] position.
_ _ _ [G] _ And the top three strings in that [A] same position.
_ _ [C] _ And it's really important to find a way to end it.
So the end I'm going to use, I'm going to go_
I'm going to end _ on the third, which is the E.
[D] _
[B] It's nice to have a good ending note.
So I can go [D] like_ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _