A7 string skipping

by V3N0M3333 (May 18, 2011)

This is an A7(a dominant 7th) string skipping lick i figured out while i was noodling around 1 day. I personally think when you string skip with this pattern you dont play the 3rd so i left it out. Since it is in Amaj, you will be playing a G instead of the major 7th, G#


D U H H D H H P P U P P
E|-----------9-12-15-12-9---------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|---9-12-14--------------14-12-9-|
D|--------------------------------|
A|12------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|



Or, if you want to include the 3rd which is C#, then



D D U H H D D H H P P U U P P U
E|-----------------9-12-15-12-9---------------|
B|--------------12--------------12------------|
G|------9-12-14--------------------14-12-9----|
D|---11------------------------------------11-|
A|12------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|



Notice how the picking for the original didnt change, just make sure to play the 2 down/up strokes in a sweeping fashion to keep the smoothness of the lick