JAM TRACKS

Test out your lead guitar skills over our rock and indie backing tracks

11. KILL THIS!

Verse

||: G / / / | D / / / |

| G / / / | A5 B5 D5 / :|| x4

Bridge

||: C5 / / / | G/B / D5 / :|| x3 | C5 / / / | G/B / D5 B/D# ||

Chorus

||: Em / / / | C / / / |

| G / / / | D / / B/D# :|| x3

| Em / / / | C / / / | G / / / | D / / / ||

The verse and bridge are both based in G, but approach each section differently to add variety. For example, you could try playing rhythmically in the verse, before exploring some melodic licks or short hooks as you reach the next section. As ever, make sure to experiment and just enjoy playing.

12. LIZZY’S TWIN SISTER

Intro/interlude

||: A / / / | / / G5 /:|| x4

Verse

||: A5 A6 A5 A6 | D5 D6 D5 D6 | | A5 A6 A5 A6 | D5 D6 D5 D6 :|| x4

Chorus

||: Am / / / | A m7/g / / / |

m7b5

| F# / / / | Fmaj7 / / / :|| x4

Once you've listened to the track, try mapping out how to play over it from start to finish. The intro and verse rely on the A minor pentatonic scale. Switch to the A Dorian mode in the chorus, but be ready for a brief move to the A natural minor scale as you reach the Fmaj7 chord.