Quick licks: advanced #10
![Advance lick one: Eric Johnson lead](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/d45596242071b94a880ce9e86381df66-320-80.jpg)
Advance lick one: Eric Johnson lead
A Pentatonic line based around Eric Johnson's trademark lead style. The line is based around a G major chord using both the G major pentatonic (G, A, B, D, E, G) and D major pentatonic (D, E, F#, A, B, D) scales similar to Johnson's approach. Follow the position shifts and picking carefully (Eric may favour crossing strings with the same stroke where possible, though). A thick sustaining lead tone with a good bit of analogue delay works just fine here.
![Advanced lick two: Wes Montgomery octaves](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/22e297441051a692dabd5246ee0e85bc-320-80.jpg)
Advanced lick two: Wes Montgomery octaves
Here's a workout for octaves playing in the jazz genre using your picking hand's thumb with all downstrokes - watch out for blisters! Harmonically this line features Wes-approved arpeggios and the use of a dominant diminished scale in bar 2 over the G13b9 chord (G, Ab, Bb, B, C#, D, E, F, G). Watch your timing as this is at a ballad tempo (46bpm) and use a clean, dark neck pickup sound. You could use a pick (downstrokes) but thumb is more warm toned.