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– Copy and dissect. Copy licks from every guitar player you know, but don't copy them verbatim. Rip them apart, leave out notes, add other notes, use hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, vibrato, bending and create your own sounds, melodies and ideas from those licks.
How do I get better at guitar licks?
How to Learn Guitar Licks the Productive Way
- Learn the Lick in Different Keys. ...
- Learn the Lick in Different Positions on the Neck. ...
- Don't Just Start the Lick on the 1st Beat. ...
- Try Different Tempos and Timings. ...
- Know What Scale the Lick is In. ...
- Practice Connecting Your Licks. ...
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- Add Repetition to Your Licks.
What is the difference between guitar licks and riffs?
A lick is different from the related concept of a riff, as riffs can include repeated chord progressions. Licks are more often associated with single-note melodic lines than with chord progressions. ... A lick may be incorporated into a fill, which is a short passage played in the pause between phrases of a melody.
