Licks Using the Slide
The following licks use notes from the pattern 1 extension at the fifth position. Any of these licks can be used to improvise against the Rock and Blues jam-along progressions at the end of the CD. Be careful to select the correct pattern 1 (and hence pattern 1 extension) starting position to suit the key of each progression.
Once you are familiar with the notes of pattern 1 and pattern 1 extension, it is possible to slide up or down to any note in the pattern. This example demonstrates long slides on the 2nd and 3rd strings. Experiment with other long slides using any notes from these patterns.
This lick features the use of quick slides, it also uses a rhythm called a triplet, which is three notes within a beat. Triplets are particularly common in Blues, Jazz and Rock and are the subject of Lesson 7.
Here is a lead guitar solo using hammer-ons# pull-offs and slides. All the slides in this solo are between notes from pattern 1 and pattern 1 extension. However, when sliding to a note it is possible to slide from any fret. The notes in this solo all come from the pentatonic scale, using pattern 1 and pattern 1 extension. Try to memorize the solo and then make up your own licks and solos based on the ideas you find in it.
