Guitar licks (Shared)

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Since there were a few guitar threads recently and people asking about learning guitar. One of the best ways to learn guitar is from other players. You can learn new techniques, patterns, flows, and styles from other guitarist. With that said, if anyone is interested is sharing guitar licks they've made or riffs they play, this could be a good place to learn new things.

If any of you are interested in sharing and maybe learning / teaching a thing or two, I've created the following tab using www.guitartabcreator.com. Take a bit of getting used too, but it seems to work pretty well.

The following is using minor pentatonic scale in the key of E. (specifically using pattern 3 of the scales shown below) It is played with good tempo, but not really fast. Most of my lead type playing generally very rock like, but with heavy blues overtones. (not heavy metal like, even though that is what I mostly listen too)

The timing / spacing in the tab may not be correct. I've never actually wrote music down like this before.

For those that don't know how to read guitar tablature (tab for short), click here first.

Code:
(/) Slide Up  (\) Slide Down  (h) Hammer On  (p) Pull Off  (b) Bend (r) Release (v) Vibrato

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------17--19p17-------------------------17--19p17------------
A|---------17--19------------------------19-------------17--19-------------19--------
E|--15/19--------------15/19---------------------15/19-------------------------------


(/) Slide Up  (\) Slide Down  (h) Hammer On  (p) Pull Off  (b) Bend (r) Release (v) Vibrato

E|----------------------19p17------17-------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------17-----------20------20p17------17----------------------------------------------
G|---------16h19------------------------------19------19p16------16-------------------------------
D|--17h19----------------------------------------------------19------19p17--19p17--19--19p17------
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------19--
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

http://www.guitartabcreator.com

Minor Pentatonic Scale. (pattern 3 used above, red notes are in the key of E)
Minor%20Pentatonic%201.gif
 
Maybe I will do some this weekend....no lead stuff as I kind of suck at it.
 
BrAinPaiNt;3870371 said:
Maybe I will do some this weekend....no lead stuff as I kind of suck at it.

No problems there. I can do some lead, but I'm no pro at it. I'm just interested in learning new stuff.

If I get a chance, maybe I will try and record the lick above and post it. So at least someone will know what it is supposed to sound like. (though I have timing issues, so it probably will still suck!) :laugh2:
 
I like it...up on the high strings.

Then, set the metronome on slow. Practice.

:)
 
This is a great thread.

I am a Randy Rhoads fanatic/disciple.

I picked up the Guitar circa 1983-84. He already died. But I only learned of him after his death.

I heard him play Crazy Train, Diary of a Madman, Mr Crowley, Revelation, etc. I was SOLD.
I had to learn to play it.

So, I found a book called Blizzard of Oz that had MOST of the tablature for his guitar on most of the songs.

A few years later, I was known as the guy who could play Randy. It was a rush. I didnt care so much about the accolades as I just enjoyed being able to play parts of the song, parts of the solo over his own playing.

About a year ago I picked up the guitar again and having been practicing Diary of a Madman just about daily.


I love this song.

Check out the tabs.

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/r/randy_rhoads/diary_of_a_madman_tab.htm


Check out these guys, They Rock on Randy!!!

[youtube]pFdGoSCL8xg[/youtube]


[youtube]60LDrFZD5JE[/youtube]
 
This guys plays the entire Mr Crowley song as a solo.

Blows my mind.

Check out the 4:16 second mark when he stops picking and points at the camera. I love this stuff!!

[youtube]fqbDRg_R02Q[/youtube]
 
REDVOLUTION;3871110 said:
This is a great thread.

I am a Randy Rhoads fanatic/disciple.

I picked up the Guitar circa 1983-84. He already died. But I only learned of him after his death.

I heard him play Crazy Train, Diary of a Madman, Mr Crowley, Revelation, etc. I was SOLD.
I had to learn to play it.

So, I found a book called Blizzard of Oz that had MOST of the tablature for his guitar on most of the songs.

A few years later, I was known as the guy who could play Randy. It was a rush. I didnt care so much about the accolades as I just enjoyed being able to play parts of the song, parts of the solo over his own playing.

About a year ago I picked up the guitar again and having been practicing Diary of a Madman just about daily.


I love this song.

Check out the tabs.

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/r/randy_rhoads/diary_of_a_madman_tab.htm


Check out these guys, They Rock on Randy!!!

[youtube]pFdGoSCL8xg[/youtube]


[youtube]60LDrFZD5JE[/youtube]

RR was the real deal and a monster player. I saw him about 6 weeks before the plane crash.
Diary is a wonderfully constructed peice as is revelation among others.
And the outro solo on tonight where he just keeps playing is amazing.
 
Achilleslastand;3871227 said:
RR was the real deal and a monster player. I saw him about 6 weeks before the plane crash.
Diary is a wonderfully constructed peice as is revelation among others.
And the outro solo on tonight where he just keeps playing is amazing.


Sweet! You got to see him.

His compositions, while not as complicated as some, are "composed" better than most.

Mr Crowley - how many melody changes. Amazing.

Revelation - Same. The solo, he makes it sound like a violin.

Diary - Eerie and the chords seem all wrong and yet it sound so right.

He beat the intro riff to crazy train into most of his songs but you would know it unless you played. Masterful!


Over the Mountain - Another song that is all wrong but works.

SATO - 100 mph of pure guitar gogo.

Tonight - he just wails away. Good stuff. You are right.
 
REDVOLUTION;3871110 said:
This is a great thread.

I am a Randy Rhoads fanatic/disciple.

Great, post some tab of your favorite licks or riffs from him. Not full songs or complete solos, just small parts that are fantastic.
 
This little riff is basically a filler. Something I would think would be played as a guitar fill between sets, or to fill space while maybe the band is fixing something or changing something. Not really sure. I suppose it could be incorporated into a song too. I just never tried. I like it though. It's got a great sound to it.

Anyway, it's creation was born from a riff in Metallica's Seek and Destroy. If you know how to play S&D, you will find the seed that started it.

Okay, it's played with heavy distortion, though it could probably be played any number of ways. All notes played on the low E string are muffled and it's in the key of E.

Once you complete a full pass, rinse and repeat.

Code:
(/) Slide Up  (\) Slide Down  (h) Hammer On  (p) Pull Off  (b) Bend (r) Release (v) Vibrato

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------5--------------
A|----------------7--5--7----------------7--5--7----------------7--5--7--5-----------7--5--7-----
E|--0--0--0----0-----------0--0--0----0-----------0--0--0----0--------------7--6-----------------
 
REDVOLUTION;3871110 said:
This is a great thread.

I am a Randy Rhoads fanatic/disciple.

Have you seen this yet? http://rhoadsscholar.com/
The guy was one of Randy's students in '79 and took a bunch of handwritten lessons from Randy and made a book out of them. It looks amazing. Check out the site, I think you'll like it.

"This is a story about a time in my life where I studied with guitarist Randy Rhoads. In my E-book, you will find my annotated lesson plans, hand written by Randy. In addition, I will take you on a journey of the L.A. music scene, back in 1979. A lot of great music came out of that era."
scholar4.jpg


"For about half the price of a guitar lesson, you will have the opportunity to take a journey with me back to 1979, when I had the opportunity to study with Randy Rhoads.
Randy took the time to write out each lesson by hand. He did this for each student. It was personalized to my abilities at that time. These lessons took place over the course of about a year.
Randy was able to distill playing technique and music theory in a unique way. 24 years later, I have yet to find a teaching method which uses a similar approach."
 
By the way, this is a great thread....and learning to play Crazy Train (minus the solos of course) is still the most pleasing hurdle I've overcome on a guitar to this date. I'll never forget the feeling when I realized I could nail that killer intro. :)
 
CowboyDan;3871539 said:
Have you seen this yet? http://rhoadsscholar.com/
The guy was one of Randy's students in '79 and took a bunch of handwritten lessons from Randy and made a book out of them. It looks amazing. Check out the site, I think you'll like it.

"This is a story about a time in my life where I studied with guitarist Randy Rhoads. In my E-book, you will find my annotated lesson plans, hand written by Randy. In addition, I will take you on a journey of the L.A. music scene, back in 1979. A lot of great music came out of that era."
[URL="http://lafond.net/axeshop/scholar4.jpg"][/URL]

"For about half the price of a guitar lesson, you will have the opportunity to take a journey with me back to 1979, when I had the opportunity to study with Randy Rhoads.
Randy took the time to write out each lesson by hand. He did this for each student. It was personalized to my abilities at that time. These lessons took place over the course of about a year.
Randy was able to distill playing technique and music theory in a unique way. 24 years later, I have yet to find a teaching method which uses a similar approach."

Ive seen this before i believe in guitar world. I actually called musonia after RR passed and offered my condolenses and thoughts on randy. His mother took the time to talk to me and was very wonderful.
Heres some vids of where RR used to teach..........
http://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/h7f4CPwtXco

Here are some more great vids....
http://www.nme.com/video/youtube/search/musonia

That had to be a wonderful time and scene to be around.........EVH,RR and George Lynch all in the same area
 
CowboyDan;3871539 said:
Have you seen this yet? http://rhoadsscholar.com/
The guy was one of Randy's students in '79 and took a bunch of handwritten lessons from Randy and made a book out of them. It looks amazing. Check out the site, I think you'll like it.

"This is a story about a time in my life where I studied with guitarist Randy Rhoads. In my E-book, you will find my annotated lesson plans, hand written by Randy. In addition, I will take you on a journey of the L.A. music scene, back in 1979. A lot of great music came out of that era."


"For about half the price of a guitar lesson, you will have the opportunity to take a journey with me back to 1979, when I had the opportunity to study with Randy Rhoads.
Randy took the time to write out each lesson by hand. He did this for each student. It was personalized to my abilities at that time. These lessons took place over the course of about a year.
Randy was able to distill playing technique and music theory in a unique way. 24 years later, I have yet to find a teaching method which uses a similar approach."


That is pretty cool. Any larger images?


CowboyDan;3871543 said:
By the way, this is a great thread....and learning to play Crazy Train (minus the solos of course) is still the most pleasing hurdle I've overcome on a guitar to this date. I'll never forget the feeling when I realized I could nail that killer intro. :)

It IS a rush.
Hey, and dont know yourself. You can learn the solo. Maybe not in Randy-time but its melodic enough where you play a certain part of the solo and you say, "wow, yeah, thats it"



Achilleslastand;3872348 said:
Ive seen this before i believe in guitar world. I actually called musonia after RR passed and offered my condolenses and thoughts on randy. His mother took the time to talk to me and was very wonderful.
Heres some vids of where RR used to teach..........
http://www.nme.com/nme-video/youtube/id/h7f4CPwtXco

Here are some more great vids....
http://www.nme.com/video/youtube/search/musonia

That had to be a wonderful time and scene to be around.........EVH,RR and George Lynch all in the same area

I got a Randy Rhoads Student Model guitar circa 1983-84. It's a shark fin, it was # 692. Delores Rhoads was given the first one. That was a nice touch!
 
REDVOLUTION;3871142 said:
This guys plays the entire Mr Crowley song as a solo.

Blows my mind.

Check out the 4:16 second mark when he stops picking and points at the camera. I love this stuff!!

[youtube]fqbDRg_R02Q[/youtube]

That was pretty damn cool.
 
CowboyDan;3871543 said:
By the way, this is a great thread....and learning to play Crazy Train (minus the solos of course) is still the most pleasing hurdle I've overcome on a guitar to this date. I'll never forget the feeling when I realized I could nail that killer intro. :)

I was just messing around with Crazy Train last night. Changing the timing up on the main riff and it made a very cool sound. All the same notes, just changed the timing. Basically I would stress and hold the C# and D notes (make them whole notes). Then to complete the sequence, I would play the final notes at a faster tempo.

YoMick, being a huge RR fan, do you hate it when people augment his stuff? I know I hate it when people do it to the Star Spangled Banner, but not so much with other stuff.

I should to record the tab I post as small mp3s or something so you guys can hear what it sounds like. I'm not really very creative, but I can take existing stuff and augment it into other things. Spend enough time playing with it and and soon it doesn't even sound like the original.
 
nyc;3872601 said:
YoMick, being a huge RR fan, do you hate it when people augment his stuff? I know I hate it when people do it to the Star Spangled Banner, but not so much with other stuff.


For me personally. I love Randy's stuff AS IS. No augmenting.


Its rare that I want to change anything. For example:

Revelation - the really show part before the awesome solo. Well, I want to play with a band one day. Not to be a full fledged bang member per se but just to play a few Randy songs.

I would probably change the slow part or play half of it and then pick the notes instead of picking the chords. Just to make it nastier.


Diary - I practice it note for note. I dont change anything.
Crazy Train - same.
Mr Crowley - this is 2nd to Diary for Me. No changes.
Over the mountain - same.

I just get such a thrill out of his compositions that I play it as close to the way he played as possible. I pay homage to the Axeman!
 
CowboyDan;3871543 said:
By the way, this is a great thread....and learning to play Crazy Train (minus the solos of course) is still the most pleasing hurdle I've overcome on a guitar to this date. I'll never forget the feeling when I realized I could nail that killer intro. :)


Hey Dan,

try this out.


Crazy Train (not alot, but a very recognizable piece when YOU play it ;)


E --------17--16--14-------------14--16--17--17B----
B ----------------------17B---------------------------



Mr Crowley (again, simple but you will hear Randy, I promise)

E----15----12---------12------9--10--12--13-12----10^12^10^12^10^12--12 B----------------11



^ = hammer
 
Had ti fix Crowley - ignore the above

Mr Crowley (again, simple but you will hear Randy, I promise)

E----15----12---------12------9--10--12--13-12----10^12^10^12^10^12--12
B----------------11



^ = hammer
 

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