Guitar Lick of The Day:
Segmented Pentatonic

Here is just a Kirk Hammett pentatonic scale broken up into segments, played descending. A cool phrase really doesn't have to be harder than this. Notice how we add the flat fifth ("13") to the pentatonic scale.
  Backing Track with Guitar (100 bpm)

  Backing Track Original (100 bpm)

  Backing Track Slow (85 bpm)

Tab


e|---------------------------------------------|
b|-15p12---------------------------------------|
g|-------14-14p12------------------------------|
d|----------------14-14p12---------------------|
a|-------------------------14-13-12-10-12-10---|
e|-------------------------------------------12|


Scales and Theory

E minor pentatonic scale (blue dots = root notes, grey dots = flat fifth). This scale works with the chords Em, F#dim, G, Am, Bm, B7, C, D.

Guitar Scale Diagram

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