Lick of the Day - Brooks Betts - May Day Parade

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Brooks Betts' Tips for Today's Lick:
Today's lick is the verse riff from the song "When You See My Friends," off the self-titled album by my band, May Day Parade. It's a laid-back chord melody figure that incorporates the use of hybrid picking (pick and fingers) and hammer-on and pull-off techniques. My guitar is in drop-D tuning, tuned down one half step (low to high, C♯ G♯ C♯ F♯ A♯ D♯).

I start out using hybrid picking and down-pick the low B note on the sixth string's ninth fret while simultaneously plucking the high D (G string, seventh fret) with my middle finger. I use hybrid picking for several other chords in this lick, as I find incorporating the softer-sounding attack of a finger pluck helps lend a mellow, earthy feel to the chord progression. You can study my picking method up close by watching the half-speed version of the video lesson, as well as following the picking prompts in the notation.

When fretting notes for this lick, I find it's very important to stand my fingers up on their tips so as to help prevent them from inadvertently muting any of the adjacent open strings, which should ring out.

The tempo is 88 beats per minute, 60 for slow practice.

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[ELECTRICguitarDUDE79]

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[BlakeeLee]

Hey guitarworld, you spelled "Mayday" wrong.

[andy17guitar]

@K0ulit I have to say your judging this video with your knowledge of playing guitar. This song is great for beginner guitarists.

[bobkat321]

Pop music shit.



[ELECTRICguitarDUDE79]

@verbotenco cool story bro... y can't u just agree to shut your fucking face and listen to the music and chill out

[verbotenco]

@ELECTRICguitarDUDE79 Ironically they conceived an idiot, who is you. I wonder what the fuck is wrong with their genes :::::)))))))))))))

[ELECTRICguitarDUDE79]

@verbotenco cuz they're not fuckin idiots dipshit, stop tryin to be a smart ass and shut up and listen to the music...

[sam93300]

OK,i see ,i'm a fucking fool

[sam93300]

could anybody tell me what's the name of this song?

[cooperic]

this is lick of the day? I don't even..

[TheDarkSideOfTheEdo]

why he has some tape on his bridge?

[verbotenco]

@ELECTRICguitarDUDE79 If nobody gives the fuck what the name is, why didn't your parents name you 'Fuckface' or something like that? Delusional troll...