This weeks lesson is what I call a "Goodie Bag" lesson.  I have a batch of licks or ideas that are loosely connected, but each can stand on their own...do all or part of the lesson!

The theme this week is "Hybrid Picking".   Hybrid picking is where you use a combination of pick and fingers to play the strings as opposed to just using the pick or just playing fingerstyle.

The first example is a walking bass line played with the pick while the other fingers play chords.  The thing to keep in mind is that the chord either happens WITH the bass note, or in between bass notes...it is not as hard as it seems.

The next few examples are mostly "double stops", where you play two notes at one time on adjacent strings.  If you are playing more in a Chuck Berry style, you would use your pick to play the double stops.  I usually play more of a country vibe on these ideas, so I use my ring and middle fingers to pluck both strings at the same time, and use the pick to play any single notes.

The fifth line down does not have any double stops, but I use the ring finger (notated "A" below) to snap the first of every six notes in the line.

The next two lines are ideas that you can use for either soloing, or as a rhythm guitar riff.  Hybrid pick or pick normally, they will sound great in Blues, Rock or Country styles.

The licks on the last line are more for soloing...

Have fun with these...next week, more goodies!