Guitar Tricks Insider February/March Digital Edition | Page 12
NUGGETS: NAME THAT TUNE
Fig. 1
E
Fig. 2
3
3
E
3
7
7
9
9
7
9
7
9
No need to be nervous while paying props to
Tony Iommi in Fig. 1 as he demonstrates the
boundless E minor pentatonic scale. Leather
fingertips optional!
Fig. 3
A7
0
3
2
0
7
5
7
5
Fig. 3 should lift your “depression” if repeated in
a “manic” manner. As a variation, try playing at
fret 2, leaving string 5 open while pulling off from
the A note on string 3 to string 3 open (G).
2
0
3
2
0
2
Rockabilly cats, including “stray” felines, were
often fond of the rippling pull-offs in Fig. 2. Using
the middle and index fingers is recommended
while “slaloming” down the root position of the E
composite blues scale.
Fig. 4
3