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Here's a little lick I just took off Chely Wright's song "Shut Up & Drive".
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1)________4_________
2)__________________
3)___________4~~4B__
4)__4~~~~~~~~~~~4C__
5)_____4~~~~~~~~4C__
6)__________________
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And if you turn it over, it don't sound too bad either.
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1)__________4_________
2)____________________
3)_____________4B~~4__
4)__4C~~~~~~~~~~~~~4__
5)______4C~~~~~~~~~4__
6)____________________
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Here's one from Tracy Byrd's "Holdin' Heaven". Play this one real quick.
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2)___________________________________________
3)_15B__________13B_13~~13B1/2~~13___________
4)____________________________________13~~13
5)_____15A~~13A_____13~~13A1/2~~13____13~~13A
6)____________________________________13~~13B
7)___________________________________________
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And lastly, this could be a good little exercise for a beginner. The faster you play it, the better it sounds. All clean notes, don't let'em ring together.
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3)________________________________________
4)_15____________10_____________3_________
5)____15a~15________10a~10________3A~3____
6)___________15____________10B_________3B_
7)________________________________________
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4)_____________________
5)_3___________________
6)___3B~3______________
7)__________3_____3____
8)____________3~2___3__
9)_____________________
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Ya'll have a good weekend.

Hey Harold!

Thanks a bunch!. Luv this kind of stuff. Regards.....Fred

My pleasure! Glad to do it.

Hi Harold. I have not heard the song by Chely Wright. But that little lick sure got my inspiration going. I never would have come up with this one by myself. Thanks alot.
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F# -> G# on 1st string
D -> C# on 9th string

1)__________4~~~~~~~____________4~~~4##~~~~~~~~~____________________
2)__________________________________________________________________
3)______________4~~~4B~~~~~~________________________________________
4)__4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~____________4~~~~~~~____________________
5)______4~~~~~~~~~~~4A~~~~~~________________4A~~4___4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_
6)__________________________________________________________________
7)__________________________________________________________________
8)__________________________________________________4L~~~~~~~~~~~~~_
. . . . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 .


4)__________4C~~4~~~~~~~____________________________________________
5)__________________________4C~~4~~~________________________________
6)__________4B~~~~~~~~~~____4B~~~~~~________________________________
7)__________________________________________5~~~4___________________
8)__________________________4~~~~~~~4L______________4~~~~~~~________
9)__________4~~~~~~~4L~~____________________________________________
10)__________________________________________________4~~~~~~~________
3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 .
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Bengt Erik