CLICK HERE for Tabs Today’s drill is a Paul Gilbert Style String Skipping Legato Guitar Lick using the minor pentatonic scale, hammer ons, and pull offs. This is also a great stretch exercise for the fretting hand, as the notes are configured in a 5-fret spread. Here are a few tips: Focus on the rhythm. … Continue reading “Drill #51 – Paul Gilbert Style String Skipping Legato Guitar Lick”

Nate from Richards Guitar Studio shows you how to play a fast string skipping lick in this guitar lesson by Richards Guitar Studio. The lesson includes how to use alternate picking, speed, and string skipping combined to create killer lead guitar licks. Great for metal, shred, and rock lead guitar playing and guitar solos, as … Continue reading “Drill of the Week #30 – String Skipping Lick”

Nate shows you a Marty Friedman-style lick – the great guitarist best known for his work with Megadeth. Nate from Richards Guitar Studio shows you a Marty Friedman-style lick – the great guitarist best know from his work with Dave Mustaine and Megadeth.  Learn to cover this lick on guitar using bends, hammer ons, pull … Continue reading “Drill of the Week #27 – Marty Friedman-style Lick”

Nate shows you an alternate version of the speed lick in Drill of the Week #22. CLICK HERE for Tabs – Link will open a new blog window. Click link again to view.  

Nate shows you a speed lick and some practice techniques to develop picking and finger speed. CLICK HERE for Tabs – Link will open a new blog window. Click link again to view.