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Guitar Pro 4 Files From Riff Training Level 2
(please note: Guitar Pro 4, 5 or 6 is required to open these files)
Click here to download Practice Pieces 1, 2, 3 and 4
Practice Piece 1 - complex picking patterns and fast alternate picking
Practice Piece 2 - sweep picked arpeggio inversions
Practice Piece 3 - sweep picking and tapping
Practice Piece 4 - pick hand speed with down strokes
Licks from Riff Training Level 2
These licks are in Guitar Pro and PDF format
Alternate Picking
Lick 1 - G Minor Pentatonic sequence up octaves.
Lick 2 - G Lydian sequence up octaves.
Lick 3 - E Half Whole Diminished run.
Lick 4 – String skipped alternate picked lick using the A Melodic Minor scale.
Lick 5 - Combination of 3 and 4 note per string playing descending the F Minor scale.
Lick 6 – Combination of 16th notes and 16th note triplets in E Minor/G Major.
Lick 7 – This lick uses 4 note per string playing up a sequence of 9 in the G Dorian mode.
Lick 8 - E Natural minor descending run.
Legato
Lick 9 – B Phrygian Dominant lick.
Lick 10 – A major legato octave lick.
Lick 11 – F minor pentatonic lick in groups of 7.
Lick 12 – A natural minor 4 note per string lick with string skipping 1.
Lick 13 – A natural minor 4 note per string lick with string skipping 2.
Lick 14 – G minor pentatonic lick played with septuplets.
Sweep Picking
Lick 15 – F major and C major sweep picked arpeggios.
Lick 16 – F major, A minor, G major, D minor arpeggio sequence with sweep picking.
Lick 17 - D minor 7, F major 7 and E minor arpeggios played with quintuplets.
Lick 18 - G minor add9 arpeggio.
Lick 19 – C major 7, D minor 7, E minor 7, F major 7 sweep picking sequence.
Lick 20 - F minor to Gb minor arpeggios.
Tapping
Lick 21 – E natural minor tapped lick.
Lick 22 – E minor 9 tapped arpeggio.
Lick 23 – E natural minor scale lick with 3 finger tapping.
Lick 24 – G diminished tapped arpeggios.
Lick 25 – E major 7, Csharp minor 7, A major 7, B dominant 7 tapped arpeggios.
Lick 26 – A diminished multi finger tapping lick.
Lick 27 – E minor major 7 melodic minor lick.
Lick 28 – A minor pentatonic septuplet lick.
Lick 29 – A minor pentatonic multi finger tapping lick.
Licks Combining Techniques
Lick 30 – E minor 7, D minor 7, F major 7, E minor 7, A minor 9, C major 9 sweep picking and legato combination lick.
Lick 31 – C augmented sweep pick arpeggio followed by whole tone alternate picked lick.
Lick 32 -This lick uses the half whole diminished scale and diminished arpeggios. The lick combines alternate picking, legato and sweep picking. I have adding guitar, bass, drums and synths to the Guitar Pro file to show a practical use for the lick. Have fun!
Lick 33 – 4 note per string B minor scale followed by sweep picking B minor arpeggio.
Lick 34 – This lick a good example of legato sequences and tapped arpeggios combined to make a long line.
Lick 35 – G natural minor legato and alternate picking lick.
Lick 36 – E minor 7, B minor and F sharp minor sweep tap lick.
Lick 37 – C Dorian 3 fingered tapping line followed by F dominant 7 and E flat major 7 arpeggios.
Lick 38 – A minor arpeggio inversion lick with tapping.
Lick 39 – C minor 9, B flat major and A flat major 9 sweep tapped arpeggios.
Lick 40 – C melodic minor legato and sweep tap lick
