Three-note rolling lick riff — C# minor New

Level 4 metal

A three-note cell that rolls back and forth (root plus two neighbouring notes) within the C# minor pentatonic, characteristic of a classic blues/rock solo phrase.

Tips

Once the riff feels stable, add a slow metronome and increase it in steps of 5 to 10 BPM, without ever sacrificing steadiness.

Tablature

Three-note rolling lick riff — C# minor E A D G B e 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 E A D G B e 9 9 12 9 9 9 12 9 9 12 9 9 9 12 9 9

Fretboard position

Pentatonique Do# mineur — pos. 1 Pentatonique Do# mineur — pos. 1 9

root note other scale note

Related sheets

Same scale, another key