Modal Guitar Licks: 80 Original Guitar Licks from the Major scale and its Modes

80 original & creative Modal Guitar Licks in guitar tablature along with standard notation, featuring the major scale & all of its modes. In the styles of Brit Pop, Smooth Hip-Hop Jazz, Half-time Thrash, Progressive Metal, Funk Rock, Funky Blues & Pop Rock. To hear some samples of the licks, please find a link within the preview of the eBook, just below the contents.

• All licks are assisted with picking directions & fretboard finger guide numbers.
• 432 bars of music (average lick length 5.4 bars).
• Dynamics and techniques include slides, hybrid picking, sweep picking, hammer-ons, pull-offs, palm muting, trills, displaced rhythms, pedal notes, double stops, finger rolls, string bends, double-handed tapping, pinched harmonics, tapped harmonics, tremolo bar and partial chords.
• Theory and technique tips for every lick.

Guitar Music Theory Modes -

• An introduction to the theory of modes with clear charts and diagrams.
• 5 CAGED scale diagrams for every scale type (45 scale diagrams).
• Licks from the Major, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian & Locrian modes.

Audio and Video -

• Audio demonstrations for all licks at full & half speed.
• Backing tracks at full and slower practice speeds.
• Video demonstrations for all licks at full speed.

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Gareth started learning guitar at age 8 and by age 10 was playing dom 9th, diminished, major 7th chords and similar in the orchestral pit with the teachers for school plays. At age 13 he achieved grade 5 classical guitar with honours. Later on he attained Distinction at higher diploma level from the Academy of Contemporary music, grade 8 Electric guitar (RGT), grade 8 Electric guitar (RSL), grade 8 Contemporary Music Theory (LCM) and grade 8 Bass Guitar (RSL). He has had a guitar tuition practice for over 20 years where many of his students keep coming for years. His books are based on his own experience as well as teaching his own students at various levels.