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Quick licks: intermediate #11

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By Guitar Techniques
Published 14 February 2012

Jazz blues comping and Judas Priest riffing

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Intermediate lick one: Jazz blues comping

Intermediate lick one: Jazz blues comping

A cool organ trio type blues accompaniment based on a G7 chord vamp reminiscent of jazz fingerstylist Charlie Hunter. The triad chord pattern is on top and the bass line is on the bottom to help develop a complete rhythm guitar style. A neck pickup with the tone rolled off a bit is the way to go.

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Intermediate lick two: Judas Priest style riffing

Intermediate lick two: Judas Priest style riffing

There is nothing subtle here - just pure heavy riffing in the classic Priest tradition. Make sure all of the open fifth strings are palm muted as indicated and use an aggressive pick attack. A generous amount of valve crunch and a bridge position humbucker are mandatory!

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