Another technique used by lead guitarists is to play two notes at a time (double stops, or double notes). This was commonly used in 1950’s Rock "n" Roll (e.g. Chuck Berry) and is still used today. The most common notes used in pattern 1 are shown in the fretboard diagrams below. Each pair of notes to be played together are surrounded by a box.
These 6 pairs of double notes are written below in example 8.0 (CD2). They are often used for improvising against a Blues progression.
Use the left hand fingering as indicated by the white numbers in pattern 1 above.
The following lick also uses double notes.
This lead guitar solo uses ideas from the playing of Chuck Berry, Johnny Winter and Jimi Hendrix. It contains all the techniques you have learnt. There are a few notes in the solo which are not in pattern 1. These extra notes come from chords 1, 4 and 5 in the key of A. There are many slides in this solo. As mentioned earlier, it is possible to slide from any fret as long as you end the slide on the correct note.