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Ex 2 JIMMY PAGE style Ex 2 JIMMY PAGE style Ex 2 JIMMY PAGE style Ex 2 JIMMY PAGE style D5 Here we are climbing through D Minor Pentatonic D5 (D-F-G-A-C) with bends while always coming back to the group of 16ths D5 on the root note. These D5 two elements together produce a healthy dose of tension and anticipation in your soloing (the good stuff).

Hear we have a phrase in bar 9 and then we simply move this to the next adjacent string set. A simple idea again but why don’t you take the rhythm and change the scale degrees yet further - and don’t forget to take the bend with you. 10

This tremolo based bend is quite a cool idea 10 10 of great 13 10 (14 ) that 10 lots

10 13 10 blues players pull out of the bag occasionally. Rory Gallagher (14 ) 10 was 10 also 13 a fan 10 of (14 ) 10 13 10 (14 ) this one. To achieve the bend you have to take the first finger of your picking hand and place it behind the fretted tremolo figure to perform a bend on the second string using the picking hand. You might find the stability of the bend is tricky to maintain at first, but persevere and it will become second nature - as most techniques on the guitar inevitably do. The idea is to build the dexterity and strength, so you might even want to employ the first and second fingers of the fretting hand to help support the bend. There’s also a lot of care needed not to brush the open strings as you move your picking hand behind the

13 fretting 12 hand, 10 but it’s 10 no different 12 to (14 those ) first forays into two-hand tapping, 13 or when 12 playing 10 12 artificial 10 harmonics 12 (14 for ) the first time. Patience is key! 13 12 10 12 10 12 (14 ) 13 12 10 12 10 12 (14 ) 12