A strange "Gypsy" lick



I find this style of picking kind of interesting. As you can see you only pick half of the notes. The rhythm is the same as drummer Joakim's bass drum and hi hat playing in our song "Inner Revolution" from Spanking Hour, a heavy metal samba tune. I based the lick on the first three notes of the Gypsy scale, but of course you can use any combination of tones you like.

Start on the 12:th fret on the high e-string (E) and pick downwards. Play the F on the same string´s 13:th fret and the G# on the e-string´s 16:th fret legato. Then pick upwards (G#) and downwards (G#) and "roll back" to where you came from and begin forward.