E Major Pentatonic & Diatonic Licks

This free heavy metal guitar video lesson by Peter Vogl will show you how to play several rock and metal licks in the key of E. We'll use the E Major Pentatonic Scale and two postions of the E Major Diatonic Scale to create these licks. We'll also practice these licks over track 5, Vanesque, of the Let's Jam! Hard Rock.

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Let's start by reviewing the E Major Pentatonic Scale

E minor Pentatonic scale

Here is the tab for Lick 1

Let's look at the E Major Diatonic Scale

e major pentatonic scale 2nd position

Now let's take a look at Lick #2

Here is a different way to play the E Diatonic Scale

E Blues Scale

Here is the tab for lick 3. This lick harmonizes the E Diatonic Scale up the 1st and 2nd strings.

E Blues Scale

Now practice playing all of the licks over track 5, Vanesque, of the Let's Jam! Hard Rock.

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