12 Cool 3 Notes-Per-String Exercises to Rock On! Part II

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Via Twitter I’ve received a lot of positive response and requests for a follow up on the “Cool 3 Notes-Per-String Exercises to Rock on!” post. I thank each and everyone of you.

It’s one of the most popular posts on Guitarhabits. I have a lot of fun in creating these licks so it’s my pleasure to present to you part II.

All of the exercises are licks you can incorperate in your improvisation or solos. Feel free to use them however you like. They are yours to take.

If you haven’t checked out part I yet, I recommend you to do so. Part I also explains the purpose of 3-notes-per-string exercises.

Tip: Practice each exercise with a metronome. Start at a slow pace and gradually increase the beats per minute.

Note: Don’t go any faster until you can play each note clear and correctly. It’s good for you.

Enjoy!

EXERCISE #1(in the key of E minor)
e:-------------------------------------------0-3-5/6--------|
B:-----------------------------------0-3-5------------------|
G:---------------------------0-2-4--------------------------|
D:-------------------0-1-2----------------------------------|
A:-----------0-5-7------------------------------------------|
E:--0-10-12-------------------------------------------------|
 

EXERCISE #2(E blues pattern)
e:--7-6-5---------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------5-4-3------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------4-3-2---------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------7-6-5------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------7-6-5---------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------5-4-3p0----|
 
EXERCISE #3(A diminished pattern)
e:--------------------------------------------11-12-14------|
B:----------------------------------10-12-13----------------|
G:--------------------------8-9-11--------------------------|
D:-----------------7-9-10-----------------------------------|
A:---------6-7-9--------------------------------------------|
E:--5-7-8---------------------------------------------------|
 
EXERCISE #4(in the key of G)
e:------------------------------------------5-6-7/10--------|
B:----------------------------------5-7-8-------------------|
G:--------------------------2-3-4---------------------------|
D:------------------2-4-5-----------------------------------|
A:----------3-4-5-------------------------------------------|
E:--3-6-7---------------------------------------------------|
 
EXERCISE #5(in the key of G minor or G5)
e:--3-5-3---------------------------------------------------|
B:--------6-3-6---------------------------------------------|
G:--------------5-7-5---------------------------------------|
D:--------------------8-5-8---------------------------------|
A:--------------------------8-10-8--------------------------|
E:---------------------------------10-8-10----6-8-6/3-------|
 
EXERCISE #6(in the key of F minor or F5)
e:------------------------------------------6-8-8/11/13-----|
B:-----------------------------------6-9-6------------------|
G:--------------------------3-5-5/8-------------------------|
D:-------------------3-6-3----------------------------------|
A:----------1-3-3/6-----------------------------------------|
E:--1-4-1---------------------------------------------------|
 
EXERCISE #7(A major blues pattern)
e:--8-9-5---------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------7-8-5------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------5-6-2---------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------4-5-2------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------6-7-3---------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------7-8-5------|
 
EXERCISE #8(in the key of E minor or E5)
e:----------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------|
G:----------------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------0-2-3----------2-3-5---------3-5-7---------5-7-9-|
E:--0-2-3----------2-3-5---------3-5-7---------5-7-8--------|
 
e:----------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------|
G:----------------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------------------|
A:----------7-9-10-----------9-10-12-----------10-12-14-----|
E:--7-8-10----------8-10-12-----------10-12-14--------------|
 
e:----------------------------------------------17-19-20\22-|
B:-------------------------------------17-19-20-------------|
G:----------------------------14-16-17----------------------|
D:-------------------14-16-17-------------------------------|
A:----------12-14-15----------------------------------------|
E:-12-14-15-------------------------------------------------|
 
EXERCISE #9(in the key of B minor, Bmb5, or B5)
e:------------------------------------------13-15-14--------|
B:---------------------------------12-15-14----------12-----|
G:------------------------10-12-11--------------------------|
D:----------------9-12-11-----------------------------------|
A:---------8-10-9-------------------------------------------|
E:--7-10-9--------------------------------------------------|
 
EXERCISE #10(in the key of A5)
e:------------------------------------------2-4-5-----------|
B:----------------------------------1-3-4-------------------|
G:--------------------------2-4-5---------------------------|
D:------------------2-4-5-----------------------------------|
A:----------3-5-6-------------------------------------------|
E:--5-7-8---------------------------------------------------|
 
EXERCISE #11(in the key of E minor or E5)
e:--------3-5-7-------5-7-8--------7-8-10---------8-10-12---|
B:--3-5-7-------5-7-8-------7-8-10--------8-10-12-----------|
G:----------------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------------------------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------|
 
e:--10-8-7--------------------------------------------------|
B:----------10-8-7------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------7-5-4---------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------7-5-4------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------5-3-2---------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------5-3-2p0----|
 
EXERCISE #12(blues pattern in the key of E minor, E5 or E7)
e:-----------------------------------10-11-12---------------|
B:--------------------------10-11-12----------10-11-12------|
G:--------------------7-8-9---------------------------------|
D:--------------7-8-9---------------------------------------|
A:--------5-6-7---------------------------------------------|
E:--5-6-7---------------------------------------------------|
 
e:----------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------|
G:-12-13-14-------------------------------------------------|
D:----------12-13-14----------10-11-12----------------------|
A:-------------------12-13-14----------10-11-12-------------|
E:----------------------------------------------10-11-12----|
 
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Thanks,
Klaus Crow