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General information about Licks & Improvisation

Licks are short figures which are usually 1-2 bars in duration. These

figures are first practiced individually and then learned off by heart.

Eventually, you then apply these figures practically.

A solo often consists of several consecutively played licks. The

advantage of this is that you can recall these ideas precisely in

different live situations and can easily transpose them on a guitar by

moving them into different keys.

Improvisation can, generally speaking, be compared to learning a new

language: First you learn individual words, then you put the words

together to form phrases, and then whole sentences.

Eventually, you don’t have to think about words, grammar etc.

anymore and can speak freely about your thoughts on a topic.

The same thing happens with improvisation. The goal is to gradually

think less about scales, arpeggios etc. and instead to also tell a story

while playing.

The more you try this, the more freedom you will gain in terms of

rhythm, dynamics, expression and phrasing.

Tip: You can of course transcribe the following licks differently for

yourself, or phrase and vary them differently. All licks can also be

watched and played along to via my YouTube channel:

www.youtube.com/c/antonkorenjak.

I hope that you will have a lot of fun with this guitar licks,

experience a positive musical development and at the same time

will find a companion on the way to your personal goal!

Lick of the week 1 in C#mStyles: Rock, Blues

Used Scales: Pentatonic Scale, Aeolian ModeTechnical Focus: String Bending

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full full ½

full

14

full

12 11

½

11 11 912 9

full

full

12

Lick of the week 2 in E or C#min Styles: Rock, Metal, Fusion

Used Scales: Ionian Mode (E), Aeolian Mode (C#m)

Technical Focus: Legato Technique

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All Rights Reserved - International Copyright Secured

P H H P P P H H P P P H H P P P H H P P

3 33 3

3 3

3 3

16

P

12

H

14

H

16

P

14

P

12 14

P

11

H

12

H

14

P

12

P

11 12

P

9

H

11

H

12

P

11

P

912

P

9

H

10

H

12

P

10

P

9


3 3

3 33 3

3 3

11

P

8

H

9

H

11

P

9

P

811

P

7

H

9

H

11

P

9

P

711

P

7

H

9

H

11

P

9

P

711

P

7

H

9

H

11

P

9

P

7

12

Lick of the week 3 in EmStyles: Fusion, Metal

Used Scale: Aeolian ModeTechnical Focus: Sweep Picking, Slides


1214

16 12 1412

1416 12 14

1214

15 12 1312

1315 17

1514 16

1719 17

1514 12

1315 17

15

17

Lick of the week 4 in EmStyles: Fusion, Metal, RockUsed Scale: Aeolian Mode

Technical Focus: Sweep Picking, Slides


98

10 1210

12 1412

14 1513

14 1615

17 19

17

Lick of the week 5 in EmStyles: Jazz, Fusion, RockUsed Scale: Aeolian Mode

Technical Focus: String Skipping


17 14 17 14 15

1615

1417 16 15 17

1415

1615

full

16 14 1617

16 14 16

14

16 14 16

15

16 14 16

full

17

full

(17)

Lick of the week 6 in E or C#min Styles: Pop, Rock

Used Scales: Ionian Mode, Blues ScaleTechnical Focus: Slides, Hybrid Picking


14

12 10

13

10 9

11

9 7

9

7 5

7

5 4

6

4 2

4

2

4 24 2

3 42 4

2 4 64

5

Lick of the week 8 in EmStyle: Rock, Fusion, PopUsed Scale: Aeolian Mode

Technical Focus: String Skipping, Alternate Picking


19

17

15

19

17

1619

17

15

19

17

16 17

15 19 15

17

14

12

16

15

1217

14

12

16

15

12 1416

1719

14

Lick of the week 9 in G or Em7Styles: Pop, Rock, Fusion

Used Scales: Ionian Mode (G), Aeolian Mode (Em7)Technical Focus: Hybrid Picking, Large Intervals


7

5

7 10

7

9 10

9

10 12

11

12 14

12

14 15

15


Used Scales: Ionian Mode (G), Aeolian Mode (Em7)Technical Focus: Hybrid Picking, Large Intervals


10

9

8 10

11

12 14

12

12 14

14

15 17

16

15 17

full

full

17

Lick of the week 11 in G or Em7Styles: Blues, Country, Pop

Used Scales: Blues Scale, Pentatonic ScaleTechnical Focus: Alternate Picking


1210 11 12

10 12 15 12 1012

1012 11

1012 9

1212 9

12 913 12 10

1212 10

12 11

10

Lick of the week 12 in G or Em7Styles: Rock, Fusion

Used Scales: Ionian Mode (G), Aeolian Mode (Em7)Technical Focus: Sweep Picking


17 1415

16

15 1213

1415 12

1212

14 1112

14

H H H P

12 910

1212 9

1012

10

H

1412

11

H

1212

10H14

P

10

Lick of the week 13 in Em7Styles: Rock, Metal, FusionUsed Scales: Aeolian Mode

Technical Focus: Sweep Picking


P P P P

33

33 3

33

3

1112

10 14P10

1211

1210 14

P10

1212

1312 15

P12

1312

1312 15

P12

13

P P P P

33

33 3

33

3

1415

14 17P14

1514

1514 17

P14

1516

1715 19

P15

1716

1715 19

P15

17

15

Lick of the week 14 in Em7Styles: Rock, Fusion

Used Scale: Aeolian ModeTechnical Focus: Sweep Picking


H P H P H P

1210

9

H

12

P

910 12

109

H

12

P

9 11

H

14

P

1112

14

H P H P H P

1412

12

H

15

P

1212 14

1312

H15

P12 14

H17

P14

1516

17

Lick of the week 15 in Em7Styles: Rock, Metal, Fusion

Used Scales: Pentatonic Scale, Aeolian ModeTechnical Focus: Tapping


P P P P P P P P

33 3 3 3

33

3

19T

15P12

19

T

15

P

1219

T

14

P

1219

T

15

P

1219

T

14

P

1219

T

14

P

1219

T

14

P

1219

T

14

P

12

P P P P H H H H

33

3

3

33

3 3

19

T

14

P

1219

T

14

P

1219

T

14

P

1219

T

15

P

1219

T

12

H

1419

T

12

H

1419

T

12

H

1419

T

12

H

15

full

full

15

Lick of the week 17 in Bm7Styles: Blues, Rock

Used Scale: Pentatonic ScaleTechnical Focus: Legato Technique


P H P P H P

9

P

710

7

H

97

9

P

79

P

79

7

H

97

9

P

7

P H P P H P

9

P

79

7

H

97

9

P

710

P

79

7

H

107

10

P

7

full

full

10


Scales: Ionian Mode (G), Aeolian Mode (Em7)Technical Focus: String Skipping, Tapping


H H P P H H H H P P

109

H

10

H

12

8

12

P

10

P

9

H

10

H

12

8

H

10

H

12 15

T

12

P

10

P

H H P P H H P P P P

8

H

10

H

12 17

T

12

P

10

P

8

H

10

H

12 15

T

12

P

10

P

8

12

P

10

P

9

10


Used Scales: Pentatonic Scale, Aeolian ModeTechnical Focus: String Bending


3 3 3 3

full full full

full

97

7

full

97

7

full

97

7

full

10 7

3 3 3 3

full

12 10

½

14 12

full

15 14

full

17 15

full

full

17

Lick of the week 20 in Em7Styles: Rock, Fusion

Used Scale: Pentatonic ScaleTechnical Focus: Slides


57

5 810

8 1012

10 810

8 1012

10 12

1512 10

1210 12

1512 15

1715 12

1512 15

17

full

full

17


Used Scales: Blues Scale, Pentatonic ScaleTechnical Focus: Alternate Picking


3 33

1415

16 1416

1415 14

17 14 12

33

3 3

1412 15 14

11 1412

13 1215

1415

12


Used Scales: Blues Scale, Pentatonic ScaleTechnical Focus: Bendings


7 9 10

7

10 9 79

full

99

7 9

full

97

77

full

full

10

Lick of the week 23 in C7Styles: Blues, Jazz

Used Scales: Mixolydian Mode, Chromatic Passing NotesTechnical Focus: Legato Technique


H P H P

8H

12P

811

88

H

11

P

89

8

H P

8

H

9

P

810 8

10 9 8 7

(7)


Used Scales: Mixolydian Mode, Chromatic Passing NotesTechnical Focus: Alternate Picking


87 10

8 109

8 11

811 10 9 8

10 7 8

9




7 108

710

98

6

10 13 10 11 1213 12 10

11




1513 14

13 12 14 1513

12 14 1513 12 13 14 15

12




6 4 5 4 36 3 4

56 4 5 4 3

6 3 4

5




10 13 1411 12

12 13 12

11 12 1310 13 10 11 12

13


Used Scale: Mixolydian ModeTechnical Focus: String Bending


full full

8 109

8 11

full

1112

full

11

full

11 89

10 8 109

11

½

½

8


Used Scale: Mixolydian ModeTechnical Focus: String Bending


½ ½ ½

4

½

(4)3

7

½

(7)6

10

½

(10)

full full ½

811

full

(11)12

full

11 7

½

(7)

½

½

8




10 9 8 10 710 8 10

7 107 10

8 98 11

full

full

(11)




8 9 10 11 12 11 10 9 811 10 9

8

11 10 9

8

11 8 9 1010 7 8 9

9 6 7 89 6 7

8

Lick of the week 33 in BmStyles: Blues, Jazz

Used Scale: Pentatonic ScaleTechnical Focus: String Bending


99

97 9 7

fullfull

full

97 10 7

full

10 77 4

(4)




¼

1110 12 10 12

¼

10

full1½

full

12 12 1012

1½

12

12


Used Scale: Pentatonic ScaleTechnical Focus: Slides


3 33

3

7 57

5 7 99 7

97 9

7

3 3 3 3

9 79

7 97 10 7

97 10

7

full

full

10


Used Scale: Pentatonic ScaleTechnical Focus: Slides, Double Stops


3 3 3 3

1110 10

111011 11

10 1011

1011 9

999

99 9

999

99

3 3 3 3

77

77

77

77

77

77 9 7

97

9 7

full

full

9




fullfull

full

1010

full

10 7

full

910

full

9 7

9

Lick of the week 38 in EStyles: Pop, Rock

Used Scale: Ionian ModeTechnical Focus: Hybrid Picking


7

9

9 119

11

10

7

9

9 119

11

11 1311

12




12

1411 12

14

14

1114

12 14

1613 14

16

16 19

17




4

75 7

6

97 9

8

119 10

9

1210 12

13




79

7 9

119 11

13

10 12

1412 14

16

14 17

16




7

97

9 11

9

119

1113

10

13 14

12

1412

14

Lick of the week 43 in EmStyles: Rock, Metal

Used Scale: Aeolian Mode Technical Focus: Tapping


P P P P P P P P

17T

15P14

P12 19

T

15P14

P12 17

T

15P14

P12 19

T

15P14

P12

P P P P P P P P

22T

15P14

P12 19

T

15P14

P12 17

T

15P14

P12 19

T

15P14

P12

22T


Used Scale: Pentatonic ScaleTechnical Focus: Tapping


12 1412 14 16 19

T

16 14

16 21

T

16 14 16 19

T

16 14

12


Used Scale: Aeolian ModeTechnical Focus: Tapping


19T

10 19T

14 19T

12 19T

14 19T

12 19T

15 19T

14 19T

15

19T

14 19T

17 19T

15 19T

17 19T

12 19T

15 19T

14 19T

15

12




P H H P P P H H P P

17P12

H15

H17 19

T

17P15

P12

17

P

12

H

15

H

17 19

T

17

P

15

P

12

P H H P P P H H P P

16

P

12

H

14

H

16 19

T

16

P

14

P

1217

P

12

H

14

H

17 19

T

17

P

14

P

12

14




3

33

3

17

T

12 1517

T

12 1417

T

12 1416

T

12 14

33

33

17

T

12 1517T

12 1519

T

12 1519T

12 15

22T

Lick of the week 48 in CmStyles: Blues, Rock

Used Scale: Pentatonic ScaleTechnical Focus: Repeating Pattern, Pull Offs


P P P P P P P P

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

11

P

810

11

P

810

13

P

1112

13

P

1112

16

P

1315

16

P

1315

18

P

1617

18

P

1617

full

full

18

Lick of the week 49 in CmStyles: Blues, Rock

Used Scale: Pentatonic ScaleTechnical Focus: Alternate Picking


8 68 6

10 810 8

10 810 8

10 810 8

8 58 5

10 810 8

12 1012 10

15 1215 12

full

full

15

Lick of the week 50 in Bm or DStyles: Blues, Rock

Used Scale: Blues Scale

Technical Focus: Hammer On, Pull Off

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All Rights Reserved - International Copyright Secured

H P P P

3

5 75 7 7

H

8

P

7

P

57

P

5

H P P P

3

7 109

79

H

10

P

9

P

79

P

7

77

Lick of the week 51 in Cmaj7Styles: Jazz, Pop

Used Scale: Ionian ModeTechnical Focus: Sweep Picking


H

810

12 9

H

108

1012

H H

8

H

99

1012 8

H

1012

12


Used Scale: Ionian ModeTechnical Focus: Alternate Picking


810 12 8

10 12 910

12 912 13 10

12 13 10

12


Used Scale: Ionian ModeTechnical Focus: Sweep Picking


810

128

1012

1012

1312

1315 13 12

1312

full

full

15




1012 13 10

10 12 910

12 910 12 8

10 1210

9

Lick of the week 55 in Cmaj7Style: Jazz, Pop



12 1312 10 12 13

10 9

10 1210 9 10 12

10 8

12

Lick of the week 56 in AStyles: Pop, Jazz



7

7 5

7

7 5

11

12

9

12

12 9

12

11 911

full

10

full

12

Lick of the week 57 in AStyles: Pop, Jazz



P P P

4

4

P

24

5

P

24

5P

2

7

7 56

7 55

9

Lick of the week 58 in A or F#m7Styles: Country, Pop



16 17 14 1717

1715

17

P P

14 15

P

1416

1414 16

P

1416

14

full

full

1617

Lick of the week 59 in Bm or DStyles: Rock, Fusion

Used Scales: Aeolian Mode (Bm), Ionian Mode (D)Technical Focus: Alternate Picking


5 75 7 9

7 97

9 1110 12

10 12 14 17

14

Lick of the week 60 in BmStyles: Jazz, Rock, FusionUsed Scale: Aeolian Mode

Technical Focus: Alternate Picking


12 9 1012 10

1112 11

97

7 109

77 10

full

full

10

Lick of the week 61 in Bm or DStyles: Jazz, Blues, Rock, Fusion

Used Scales: Aeolian Mode (Bm), Ionian Mode (D)Technical Focus: Alternate Picking


1412

1014 10

119

7

11 79

75

9 5 7

9

Lick of the week 62 in BmStyles: Rock, Metal, FusionUsed Scale: Aeolian Mode

Technical Focus: Sweep Picking


H P P P H

5 97

6 77

5H9P5 9 12

P9

1011

P

9

H

11

H P H P H

109H12

P9 14

H17

P14

1516

1514

H17 12 9

1011

12

Lick of the week 63 in BmStyles: Blues, Rock

Used Scale: Blues ScaleTechnical Focus: Alternate Picking


7

10 9 710

10 9 7

710 9 7 10 9 7

9

77




P

12 15 1713 14 17

P14 13

17

½

15 12 15 17

½

1315

12




12 15 1713 14 17 14 13

17 15 12 15 1713 14 17

full

full

17

Lick of the week 66 in BmStyle: Blues, Rock



12 15 1713 14 17

15 17

1814 17 19

17 1917 22

19

Lick of the week 67 in BmStyle: Blues, Rock



8 97 9

7 9 10

79 10

7 107

10 7

full

full

10

Lick of the week 68 in EmStyles: Jazz, Blues, RockUsed Scale: Aeolian Mode

Technical Focus: Alternate Picking


15 17 18 19 1517

1617

1415

1415

1215

1215

full

full

14

Lick of the week 69 in EmStyles: Blues Rock

Used Scale: Pentatonic ScaleTechnical Focus: Pull Off


P H P

8

P

79

7

H

87

8

P

7

P H P

10P

78 7

H

87

8

P

7

full

full

10

Lick of the week 70 in EmStyles: Rock, Blues, JazzUsed Scale: Aeolian Mode

Technical Focus: Alternate Picking, Pull Off


P H P

12

P

1012

10

H

1210

12

P

10

P P H P

14P

1012

P

10

H

1210

12

P

10

12

Lick of the week 71 in EmStyles: Rock, Blues, Jazz



P H P

15

P

1214

12

H

1512

15

P

12

P P H P

17P

1215

P

12

H

1512

15

P

12

full

full

15




P H P

17

P

1516

15

H

1715

17

P

15

P P H P

19P

1517

P

15

H

1715

17

P

15

1½

1½

17




P H P

20

P

1719

17

H

2017

20

P

17

P P H P

22P

1720

P

17

H

2017

20

P

17

full

full

19


Used Scale: Pentatonic ScaleTechnical Focus: Alternate Picking, Legato Technique


H P H P

12H

17P12

1512 15

15 12

H

17

P

12

H P

1412 15

14 12

H

16

P

1214

12

full

full

14




H P H P

12

H

16

P

1214

12 1414 12

H

16

P

12

H P

1412 14

14 12

H

17

P

1215

14

12

Lick of the week 76 in D7Styles: Blues, Jazz

Used Scale: Dominant Pentatonic ScaleTechnical Focus: Alternate Picking


14 1013 10

1013 10

12

13 1012 11

1012 11

12

10




1413

1010 13

1210

11

1212

1110 12

1210

9

12




12 1314

9 1010

11 12

1310 11

10

11 1212

12

½

½

10




1010

1412 10

1012

12

1011

1212 11

1012

13

full

full

12




1413

12

1010

1113

12

12

1011

1012

1212

11

full

full

13

Lick of the week 82 in D7Styles: Country, Blues

Used Scale: Mixolydian ModeTechnical Focus: Chicken Picking, Hybrid Picking


full full

9

full

9

10

11

7

1110

full

9

full

(9)

full

9 79

79 7

9

full

full

910




14

14

13

13

12

12

10 11

10

12

12

10

10

9

8

7

½

½

6




3 3 3 3

17 XX

X

16 XX

X

14 XX

X

12 XX

X

½

½

10


Used Scale: Mixolydian ModeTechnical Focus: Slides, Hammer On, Pull Off


5 7 97 9

7 57

H P

4

H

5

P

47

45 7 3 4

7

Lick of the week 86Styles: Jazz, Fusion

Used Scale: Whole Tone ScaleTechnical Focus: Alternate Picking


A7

5 7 9

5 7 96 8

6 85 7 9

6 8 6

Dmaj7

7


Used Scale: Whole Tone ScaleTechnical Focus: Alternate Picking


A7

98

56 8

86

6 89

65 9

85

6

Dmaj7

5


Used Scale: Whole Tone ScaleTechnical Focus: Sweep Picking


H

A7H P P

5

H

76

65H7 9

P7

88

9

P

7 5 76

6

Dmaj7

7


Used Scale: Whole Tone ScaleTechnical Focus: Hammen On, Pull Off


P

A7H P P H P

8

P

67

6

H

86

8

P

68

P

68

6

H

87

8

P

6

Dmaj7

7


Used Scale: Whole Tone ScaleTechnical Focus: Sweep Picking


H

A7H P P H H

5

H

96

65H9P5

88

9

P

5

H

96

65H9

Dmaj7

5


Used Scale: Diminished ScaleTechnical Focus: Legato Technique


A7 H H H H P P

5

H

75

H

65

H

75H6P5 8 6

P5

8 5 6

Dmaj7

7


Used Scale: Diminished ScaleTechnical Focus: String Skipping


P

A7H P P P H P

8

P

57

5

H

8

5

8

P

5

8P5

8

P

5

H

8

5

8

P

5

Dmaj7

7


Used Scale: Diminished ScaleTechnical Focus: Alternate Picking


A7

8

6

5

8

6

58

7

5

8

7

5 7 85 8

Dmaj7

7


Used Scale: Diminished ScaleTechnical Focus: Sweep Picking


A7 P P

56

78 9

P6

76

89

1011 12

P9

109

Dmaj7

11


Used Scale: Diminished ScaleTechnical Focus: String Skipping


P

A7P P P P P P P

8P5

8

P

58

P

5

8

P

5

11P8

11

P

811

P

8

11

P

8

Dmaj7

7




P

A7P P P

9P6

76

12P9

109

15P12

1312

18P15

1615

Dmaj7

14




A7 P H P

67

6 9 12P9

109 12

1312

H15 18

P15

1615

Dmaj7

14




A7

8 5 68

57 8 5 7

85

6 8 5 68

Dmaj7

7




A7

5 6 8

5 6 8 6 5

8 6 5 6 8

5 6 8

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