Playing Octaves

This free heavy metal guitar video lesson by Peter Vogl will show you how to play several guitar licks that use octaves. There's no one particular scale that fits over all of these licks but they all use the C Dorian Scale. We'll also practice these licks over track 12, C Tuned Rock, of the Let's Jam! Hard Rock.

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Here is how you play the C Dorian Scale

E minor Pentatonic scale

The first lick features octaves with bends

Let's try the second lick

e major pentatonic scale 2nd position

And now Lick #3

Now practice playing all of the licks over track 12, C Tuned Rock, of the Let's Jam! Hard Rock.

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