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Trading Licks

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10-20 mins per example

Tutor: Robbie Calvo | Gear used: Yamaha Revstar 502TFM, Line 6 Helix and Powercab 212 Plus

Creative Scale Sequences

THE YEARS OF PRACTICE time spent learning chord and scale shapes burns them into our minds and muscle memory. We’ve all developed a repertoire of stock licks that we can package and repackage at will over most musical situations. I truly advocate having those phrases at your disposal and also believe that those lines define our personality and unique voice on the guitar.

However, I also believe that

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