GUITARMAGEDDON: E MINOR PENTATONIC: ABUSIVE FINGER EXTENSION LICK

This lick is a variation on the first lead from by Dave Mustaine from the song "The Conjuring" off Megadeth's "Peace Sells But Who's Buying" album.

The most difficult aspect to this lick is the six fret stretch from the 12th to the 17th fret. I play this using my index finger on the 12th fret, ring finger for the 15th fret, and pinky for the 17th fret. I use this lick, or variations on it, all the time when improvising over a I-IV-V progression. It's flashy like shred since you are using three fingers but versatile like the pentatonic with heavy focus on the root note, and the perfect fourth and fifth.

Ramble On
The first variations are two simple three note patterns, one rooted on 12th fret E and the other rooted on 12th fret B. The three notes for bars one and two are I/IV/VII (E/D/A) and the three notes for bars three and four are V/V+b5/I (B/Bb/E) the note at the 15th fret G string is a diminished 5th.