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What would any collection of licks be without a
tasty treat from Metallica's guitar wizard Kirk Hammett. This
lick comes from the intro solo to the song "Fade to Black".
It is straight out of a B natural minor scale at the 14th fret.
For more information on how to read this, check
out the lesson on reading
Internet tablature.
Left
hand fingers
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2 1 4 1 2 3 2 1 2 1 4 2 1 3 1________ 1 3 1
E:----14-19-14-------15-14----------------------------------------
B:-15----------15----------15----17-15-14-------------------------
G:----------------16----------14----------16-14b(16)r14--14h16----
D:-------------------------------------------------------------14-
A:----------------------------------------------------------------
E:----------------------------------------------------------------
The red numbers
are the notes that you should use as your guide. In this case
the red notes are all B notes, since this is a lick in B minor.
If picking all of the notes in the first part of
the lick proves to be to much of a challenge at first, try adding
the pull-offs indicated below. This will make the lick a little
easier.
Left
hand fingers
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2 1 4 1 2 3 2 1 2 1 4 2 1 3 1________ 1 3 1
E:----14-19p14-------15p14----------------------------------------
B:-15----------15----------15----17-15-14-------------------------
G:----------------16----------14----------16-14b(16)r14--14h16----
D:-------------------------------------------------------------14-
A:----------------------------------------------------------------
E:----------------------------------------------------------------
Here is the B natural minor fingering that this
lick is out of. The numbers in the scale chart indicate what fingers
to use. The notes in red are a B
note (the root of the scale).
B natural
minor scale
|-1-|-2-|---|-4-|---|-4-|
-1st string
|-1-|-2-|---|-4-|---|---|
|-1-|---|-3-|---|---|---|
|-1-|---|-3-|-4-|---|---|
|-1-|---|-3-|-4-|---|---|
|-1-|-2-|---|-4-|---|---| -6th string
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14th fret
You can also associate this lick and scale with
a B minor barre chord, root on the 5th string. This chord is not
played at the 14th fret very often, but you are just using the
chord shape as a reference.
B minor
barre chord, root on the 5th string
|-1-|---|---|-1st
string
|---|-2-|---|
|---|---|-4-|
|---|---|-3-|
|-1-|---|---|
|---|---|---| -6th string
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14th fret
If you are transposing this lick to some other keys,
you may find that the high note is just to much of a stretch for
your 4th finger when lower on the neck. You might lowering the
3rd note in the lick by 2 frets to make it more finger friendly
when played lower on the neck.
Left
hand fingers
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2 1 4 1 2 3 2 1 2 1 4 2 1 3 1________ 1 3 1
E:----14-17p14-------15p14----------------------------------------
B:-15----------15----------15----17-15-14-------------------------
G:----------------16----------14----------16-14b(16)r14--14h16----
D:-------------------------------------------------------------14-
A:----------------------------------------------------------------
E:----------------------------------------------------------------
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