Let’s take a simple, 4 note Jimmy Page style sequence of minor pentatonic notes, and look at some quick ways we can manipulate it into some different sounds without changing the notes… only the beats 🙂
This is important because it helps to see that, once your fingers can make some movements, there are a lot more than just one thing you can play. With any given set of movements, you may have dozens of possible licks you can throw down.
Dig in!
If you want to download the TAB for the different licks, the PDF is HERE
24 replies to "Twisting Up A Jimmy Page Lick"
Wow! that was cool. I watched the video and mimicked Griff for a while but then I got off on a tangent adding other notes to it, changing keys, cranking up the over drive. I am sure I am not doing anything remarkable but for once, I think this is going to stick, I think this is a riff I can remember.
Hey love it when you keep it simple for us old folk, great stuff Griff
This lesson reminds me of your 4-note solo, a lot. It was your 4-note solo that opened my eyes, fingers and ears to soloing, and all of a sudden I could solo (not great, but ok). Like this lesson, the notes and fingerings are limited, but the rhythm, rhythm subdivisions, and note/phrase choices allow for practically an unlimited number of licks, and you demonstrated a few.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge and reinforcing this lesson. It’s led me to develop some of my own licks (I like to use at times) in covers (aka. an arrangement I think), that I think are better than the original, or a good alternative/variation. Admittedly I’m not the guy with millions in recording royalties, but I enjoy playing guitar.
I’d appreciate if you also showed your picking pattern with the right hand for these licks.
Thanks!
Let me add to my earlier comment on this exercise on the A minor box 1; I followed the four-note pattern, slow playing for timing and pull-off, etc. and I liked it. But I would really enjoy an extension on this same video, stressing cord shapes and how to improve on them, such as planting your ring finger on the third string, seventh fret and learning how to more easily move the other fingers around and exploring the shape. I have been approaching things a note at a time but I’d like to move into setting up shapes and going shape to shape, etc. Can you help?
I love your lessons simplicity. You know how to break it down griff. Learning to solo is so different for me than learning the open chords. While learning chord fingering if a few dead strings was popping I would keep on strumming uninterrupted. I catch myself doing this on solo practice. Which I feel I’m not maximizing my practice thus stunting growth. These little riffs Youre teaching will I hope get me to slow down and somewhat master a few riffs. Keep cranking out the videos and I’ll keep spreading the word that you are “the man” thanks and Take care
Great stuff. New to your site. glad I found it.
Where can I get that T-shirt?
What a growth challenge. Love it.
I have ventured into this by chance. Jimmy Page looked over Vic Flicks shoulder to learn from him. So this I think could be also a Vic Flick inspired lick . Thanks
Hi Griff,
It’s not triplet-i-fy, it’s tripletize. 😉
Best,
Jeff
That was really interesting stuff. I really like how that one idea was transformed into four different ideas. Can’t wait to work on that when I get home. Thanks!
Alexander
Griff, I accidently let my browser put my email address in the url field. Can you delete it?
Thanks,
Phil
You know Randy Rhoads solos! Please share or create a lesson set.
Thank you much for your humility and loyalty with your online students, including me..the four note Solo is very helpful..are there other scales besides the pentatonic to play over the the 1, 4, & 5…does the major pentatonic work over the blues progression, and , how about modes..or is that for another lesson..mahalo from Hawaii
Randy was one of my biggest influences as a teenager learning guitar. I’d be happy to do some lessons like that, but it’s been a while I’ll have to brush up.
I’d be up for that!
Great stuff Griff.
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This was a good lesson as these types of turnarounds were used quite effectively by the blues-rock masters like Page, Clapton, Skynyrd, and as you showed, Rhoads. Wish you could go over more of these if appropriate some time
Thanks Griff 😎🌴🎸🇺🇸
Thanks Griff for continued insight and inspiration!
Great lick. I can’t help but notice that it begins on beat 1. I suppose that is what makes it a “lick” as opposed to the beginning of a solo which, as we all know, should not begin on beat 1. My question is… exactly where should this lick be utilized?
Oops, comment posted in wrong place.
Good observation… but as this is more of a classic rock lick, it doesn’t have to follow the beat 1 rule.