Guitar Lick Open String Pull Off Mixolydian Mode

An guitar lick based around E Mixolydian Mode using open strings and
legato technique. Lots of great metal bands incorporate open string runs and legato
to make some great riffs. Check out "Thunderstruck" by ACDC and "Wasted Years" by Iron Maiden for two great examples.

Wide Interval Guitar Lick - Mixolydian Mode

An E Mixolydian Mode guitar lick using wide intervals and slides. This lick
resolves the the D note so try playing it over an E7 chord to
bring out the full effect of the flat seventh.

E Mixolydian Mode Guitar Lick

This short guitar lick based on the E Mixolydian mode has a lot
of twists and turns to keep your left hand busy. I came up
with this when trying to replicate a guitar lick my teacher
used during a jam session.

Legato Guitar Lick - E Mixolydian

A descending guitar lick based around the E Mixolydian Mode. Once you get
this shape under your fingers you can try extending this pattern up and down the neck
and create your own runs with it. Try this over an E7 chord.

E MIxolydian Mode Guitar Lick

An ascending guitar run based on the E Mixolydian Mode. Try this
over an E7 Chord. This lick uses legato technique with lots of hammer ons.
Try to make it as smooth and flowing as possible. You can also vary the guitar lick
by muting and picking some of the lines and using legato on others. This use of contrast is a good way to spice up runs. In the video and tab example however,
I've stuck to straight legato playing.

Legato Guitar Lick

A short legato guitar lick. Try expanding this pattern to move either vertically or horizontally up the guitar neck. Hey if your really adventurous do both. Have a great weekend!

Guitar Lick - G Major Scale

A guitar lick based around the G Major Scale. I've provided a chord progression you can try this guitar lick over that uses two variations on a G chord that I think sound nice and happy. I figure it's warming up and soon will be baseball weather so why not a happy guitar lick too.