Niczy’s Easy Runs
Easy… …or is it?
This lesson shows how runs can be constructed simply by taking a scale, in this case E natural minor (E F# G A B C D). The run is constructed by playing 3 notes per string patterns, with little variations on that at the start and finish. Just by doing this you can have a starting point to constructing more complex runs, and also have a neat exercise to practice or warm up with.
Here’s one of my trademark wild shred licks which covers a fair amount of the fretboard, showing how sometimes its best to keep it simple:
E–17-s 15-14-12————————————–
B—————-15-13-12—————————–
G————————–14-12-11——————-
D———————————–14-12-11———-
A—————————————————–
E—————————————————–
E—————————————————–
B—————————————————–
G—-14-12-11—12-11-9———-12-11-9————–
D—————————12-11-9———————–
A—————————————————–
E—————————————————–
E—————————————————–
B—————————————————–
G—-11-9-7——–11-9-7—————————–
D———–10-9-7———-10-9-7———————-
A————————————–10-9-7—————
E————————————————8-5-3-2-0—–
Keep Shreddin’
© Richard Niczyperowicz 2005
Hey, cool lick. Btw, I think there’s a typo. The C# in the first part of your tab (G string 11th fret) would have to be change to C (G string, 10th fret) to make it natural minor. As it is, the first section is E Dorian, and the 2nd is E nat minor.
Cheers!
GOOD EXERCISE .NORM COMPLAINED ABOUT A C# ON THE G STRING (ON 11th FRET),I SUBMIT THAT THERE IS NO C# ON THE G STRING ON THE 11th FRET.WHAT DID I MISS?