Build your guitar vocabulary with these licks & tricks. Each lick has an explanation of the scales and theory behind it.
David Gilmour
- This lick comes from the intro to "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd.
Elliott Randall
- This lick comes from the intro to "Reeling in the Years" by Steely Dan.
Brian Setzer
- Here is the intro lick from the song "Stray Cat Strut".
Stevie Ray Vaughan
- This lick comes from the main riff of "Couldn't Stand the Weather".
Jimmy Page
- Here is the first lick from the solo in Whole Lotta Love by Led Zeppelin.
Brad Nowell
- Here is the solo from "What I Got" from the group Sublime.
Eric Clapton
- Here is a major key lick from Clapton's version of "Stormy Monday Blues".
Mike Campbell
- Here is one from Tom Petty's right hand man. This is the intro solo to "Refugee"
Randy Rhoads
- Go off the rails on the crazy train with this lick from Ozzy's most influential guitarist.
Billy Gibbons
- Here is a minor pentatonic flurry from ZZ Top's La Grange.
Neal Schon
- Learn the entire intro solo to "City of the Angles" by Journey. The solo is broken down into 5 separate licks.
Carlos Santana
- Add a little black magic to your minor key solos.
Slash
- Have a little "Patience" and learn this lick from Guns n' Roses guitarist Slash.
Angus Young
- Shake it all night long with this lick from AC/DC's lead guitarist.
Mark Knopfler
- From the Dire Straits song "Sultans of Swing". Make it cry and make it sing.
Mike Einziger
- Defy gravity with this lick from Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger.
Kirk Hammett
- Add some spice to your solos with this one from Metallica's guitar wizard.
Jimi Hendrix
- And the wind cries...Hendrix.