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The Mechanics of Metal T• Series

A state-of-lhe-art instruction course designed to help beginning,intermediate, and advanced guitarists master the art 1 heavymetal guitar playing.

Lesson 1: Heavy Metal hord Guide with accompanying

cassette tape

Lesson 2: Total Sea es and Modes with accompanying

cassette tape)

Lesson 3: Teehnique and Exereises with accompanying

cassette tape)

Lesson 4: Trieks with accompanying cassette tape)

Lesson 5: 1 Versatile Lieks and Runs with accompany-

ing cassette tape)

Mechanics 01 Metal · PublicationsP.O. Box 62

Howard Beach, N.Y. 4 4



The Meehan ics of Melal' Series

A Sound and Organizcd Approach lo Ihe

Maslcring of Heavy Melal GlI ilarTw

Lesson 5: 1 Versalilc Li s and Ru ns

AII m:uerial wrilten, narrated, and pcrformcd

by Pelcr Greenfield

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Author's Note

Picase use Ihis booklel , logelher wilh Ihe ¡neluded cassette tape, 10 ¡earn

the licks and runs prcscnlcd in Ihis lesso n. Befare atlcmpling 10 play any

of Ihe cxampl es, be sur 10 review all nOl31;ona l symbols (page 7) verycareru lly. Gaining a complete undc l1il nding of all notatio flal symbols first ,

wil l ¡nsurc y ur abilily 10 inlcrprcl eac h lick precisely and accurdlc ly.

AJI licks and runs will be played 31100 speeds on Ihe casse llc tape. First,

) Ou lI hcar how Ihe lick should sound whcn playcd up lo lempo; Ihen you'll

hcar Ihe same Iick pl ayed slow ly. Use Ihe slow examplc 10 hc lp you lea rn

Ihe l i nOlc-for-notc, and use Ihe raster example as a reference point for

Ihe lick's 'iming and "rce' ,

Pl e se note thal a small numbcr placed aboye any word or term ¡ndientes

Ihe lesson in whi ch Iha word or Icrm is di scussed more Iho roughl y. For

examplc, on puge 5, a sma ll ' 2 appears above Ihe ICrln "key". Thi s meansIhal keys are discusscd Ihoroughly in Lcsson 2. These rerercnccs are

prov ided primarily ror Ihose who are using Ihis lesson individually, and

nOI Ih c enlirc Mechanics or Melal ' course.

I hopc Lcsson 5 helps you 10 expand your musica l vocabul ary. Good luck.



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Ifyou've laken ¡he time lo Ihorough ly sludy Lcsson 2, you should now

have a salid knowlcdge of proper scale application . You should be able

10 find ¡he corree scale lo improvise Qver any chord progression 1 and

you shou ld know how 10 use the di ffere nl scale types and modcs lo create

va rious moods and sound quali tics. Ir yo u've been praclicing ¡he right and

left hand exercises and princip ies of propcr tcchniq llc prcscnlcd in Lcsson

3, you should be on yo ur way lo build ing strcnglh and dexle rily in bolh

hands. Lesson 4 was designed lo tcaeh you all aspccts of fretboardpyrotcchnics anu nash guitar tcchniques. Poss ibly, Ihe onl y link thal is

missing fram your deve loprnent as a ¡cad gui lari st, is a slI pply of musical

phrases and crcativc ideas to place ins ide all Ihose scales.

Many gll itaris ls lend lo gel locked inlo Iheir own paUerns, always using

Ihe same licks or same approach 10 any sca le . The resull can be a somewhal

rcpcliliou s sound, or even worse, an awful rol experienced by a good number

ofo lherwise ve ry capable gll ila r players. Lcsson 5 is designed lo help yo u

pUl sorne new panerns into your gllilar playing, y building up and pcr fecling

a wide vocabulary of lieks and musical ph rases. A goocl number of Ihe

included licks and runs also serve as exee llent right and left hand cxercises.

The licks in this lesso n are divided inlo five seclions Ihal inelude alllhc

sca le Iypes eovered in Lesso n 2. The objeclive here is lo leach you how

lo usc sca les crealively. UlIimately, you' lI combine yo ur innucnce from

performing these licks with your knowlcdge of seales to ereate mu sical ideas

of your own. The licks in Ihis lesson are div ided inlo the fo llowing five

seclions:

Seclion I - Pentatonic and Blues Scale Licks

Section 2 - Major Scale and Moda l Licks

Seclion 3 - H rmonic Minor and Mclodic Minor Sca le Licks

Seclion 4 - Diminished Licks

Seclion 5 - Open Slring and Chromalic3 Licks

In Lesson I you learned aboul moveable cho rds and in Lesson 2 you

learncd aboul moveable scales. With Ihe exceplion of Ihe open slring licks,

all lhe licks in Ih is lesson are also moveable. As before, you musl e aware

of lhe roo11.2 notcs - the notes Ihal delermine the lick's key .2 Al the licks

eontained in this lesson are in Ihe key of A. Un like before, the rool notes

are nol ci reled. Thi s time, y u are going to have lo find thc root notes.

As you play cach Iick, sea rch fOf the "A" notes. AII "X' notes are roo noles.



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Bend aud release: A note is benl and then

reJeased back lo its original p itch; both notes

sound using one cksl roke Thi s exa mp le ¡ndi

cales to bend the third slring, seventh fre one

whole-step, then reJease (he nole back lo ilS

original pitch.

Half-step bend and release: This examp le

indicates lO end (he third string, seventh ret

one half- step, lhen release (he note back 10 its

or iginal pitch.

Hammer -on: Pick the third string , fifth fret and

harnm cr-on lo the Ihird slr ing , sevcnlh frct.

Pu ll-off: Pick (he third slr ing, seventh frel and

pull-off lO (he third slring, fifth frer.

Com bined bend, reIease, aud pull-of1 : A note

is bent ancl released back lo its original pilCh

lhen a pull-o t is used 10 sound a third note. AHIh ree notes sound using on piclcstroke Thi s

example indicates 10 bend the third slring,

seventh fret one whole-step, lhen release the

note back to its original pitch, Ihen pull-off 10

the third slring, fifth fret.

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Combined h alf-step bend, release, and pull

off: This exa mple indieates lo bend the third

string, sevenlh fret one half-slep, Ihen release

the note back lO its orig inal pitch, Ihen pull-off

lO Ihe Ihird string. fifth fret.

Slide (upward); Pick Ihe Ihi rd string, fifth fret

and slide lO the Ih ird str ing, sevenlh fret.

Slide (downward): Pick the thi rd string. seventh

rrel and slide lo Ihe Ihird stri ng, fifth fret.

SUde to an indefl nite poi t: Pick the sixth

slring, sevenlecnth frel and slide down lo an

indefinite point (no exact frelboard location).

Left hand vlbrato: The left hand index finger

is used 10 employ vibralO 10 the third string, fifth

fret.

Tremolo bar vibrato: The tremolo bar is used

lo employ vibrato 10 the third string, fifth (ret.

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Mute: The rig ht hand palm is uscd 10 mute the

Ihird string, fiflh frel.

Natura l harmonic: The thi rd slriog, seventh

frel is played as a natural harmonic .

Pick hand harmonic: The edge of Ihe right

hand Ihumb and the lip of the pick is used lo

sound Ihe Ihird slr ing, seventh frel as an

artificial harmon ic.

Two-Handed Techniques

Right hand harnrn er-on: The proper right

hand finger is used lO hammer-on lo Ihe third

slriog, twelfih fret. (U nless othcrwise indicated,

¡he middle finger is used lo executc all righlhand Icchniques.)

Ri ght hand pull-off: The proper right hand

finger is used 10 pull-off from the third slring,

twelfth fre 1 the third striog, seventh fre . (The

note al th e seventh frel is held down with lhe

left h lld ring fioger .)

Righl hand slide (upward): The proper right

hand finger is used lO sJide from lhe third slriog ,twelfth (ret to lhe third string, (ourteenth (re .

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Right ha nd s lide (downward): Thc proper

righl hand fingcr is used lo slide fromlhc Ih ird

slring. fourtccnlh frel to Ihe third stri ng. Iwclfth

fre .

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Eight-finger lapping: Whcn more Ihanonc right hand finger is used . spceific

fi ngcrings w ill be indicalcd ri= right

hand index fingcr. rm=r ig hl hand

middle finger. rr=right hand ring

fingcr. rp=righl hand pinky) . In Ih is

example . Ihe righl hand index finger is

used lo hammer-on 10 the Ih ird string, twelflh

fre t. Then the right hand midd lc finge r is uscd

lo hammcr-on lo the third slring , founecnlh fre .

Thcn Ihe right hand ring finger is uscd to

hammer-on to the thi rd string, s ixlcen th fret.

Finally, lhe righl hand pinky is uscd 10 hammer

on to Ihe Ihird slr ing, scvcnleenlh fre .



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Lick 56

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Lick 61

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Section 5 - Open String andChromatic Licks

Lick 81

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Lick 97

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