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Guitar Open Strings Lick - How to Play Guitar Licks with Open Strings

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Channel: Guitar Control · 2016 · Music

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Playing open string guitar licks while you’re playing a chord progression is a great way to add some life to a simple progression of chords. Guitar open strings lick playing is a skill that requires the ability to play chords and the skill to move smoothly from playing a chord to playing open strings on guitar, then back to playing a chord again. The purpose of adding these open string guitar licks is to create a rhythmic and melodic combination that’s pleasing to the ear.

This guitar open strings lick lesson is played in E minor and incorporates some slides, double stops, and a walking pattern over the chord progression. This is an ideal lick for open string guitar chords and excellent for creating some open string rhythms. Learning how to play guitar licks with open strings can help you build a bond between your left and right hand. This symbiotic relationship is important to helping develop you as a well rounded guitar player. 

Open string guitar licks sound cool and are a great way to incorporate a variety of playing techniques that can take your rhythm guitar playing to another level. Grab your guitar and give it a try. Master the technique and then use it in other chord progressions to really help strengthen the way you approach playing chord progressions and guitar licks built over the chords.

Guitar open strings lick lessons are essential for any guitarist who plays solo guitar or is the only guitarist in a group setting. While this lesson focuses on open strings on guitar, the same idea can be applied to playing all types of chords and can be used to to add some melodic phrasing to any chord progression. You can even take some of the ideas used in this lesson and apply the technique to songs you’re already playing just to bring a little freshness to the sound, or if you prefer, try jamming some open string licks to inspire some creative musical ideas.

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