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I like licks that have the notes splitting off in different directions. Here are a few that are easy to play. These all take you from an A to a D. The first is a familiar Emmons lick. The second string is lowered a full step. Feel free to post your favorites.

Lee, from South Texas

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1_____________
2__8LL~8~10___
3_____________
4___________10
5__8A~~8~10___
6___________10
7_____________
8_____________


1____________
2____________
3____________
4____________
5_______3A~3_
6__5~5B______
7____________
8__5~5L_3~~3L


1___________
2___________
3__5~5B_8~10
4__5~5L_____
5_______8~10
6___________
7___________
8___________


1___________
2___________
3__5~5B_8___
4__5~5L___10
5_______8___
6_________10
7___________
8___________
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Good stuff Lee and I'll add a couple in the same key.
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5th string lowers 1/2 step.

3._12b~~~~~~~~~~~~10
4.___________10L~~10
5.______11aL~~~~~~10
6._12b~~~~~~~~~~~~10

(or)
3._12b__11b__10b__10
4.___________10L__10
5.______11aL________
6._12b______________
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2nd string lowers 1/2 step

1.____________
2.____6L______
3._5__6__8__10
4._5________10
5._______8____
6.__________10
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<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Ricky Davis on 31 July 2000 at 09:32 AM.]</p></FONT>

First lick goes from D -> A7
Second lick goes from E7 -> A

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1___10##_~_10____________________________________
2_________________12bb_~_12_~_12b_~_12b_~_12bb___
3___10___~_10#____12___~_12_~_12#_~_12__~_12#____
4___10___~_10b___________________________________
5________________________________________________
6________________________________________________</pre></font><FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Ricky Davis on 31 July 2000 at 12:28 PM.]</p></FONT>

id like to give this a try so if im mess it up ricky can help me im sure. anyway this first fill/run is going from A to D.
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4___9L~~10L~~10~__8R~~8~~8L__5_____
5___9 ~~10~~~10A__8 ~~8~~8~__5A__5A
6________________________________5B
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if this works Ill post another

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carter single 10
<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Ricky Davis on 31 July 2000 at 08:42 PM.]</p></FONT>

ok last one heres a fill/run going from D too A
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4__10~~13R___11R~~11~~11L_____
5_____________________________
6__10~~13____11B~~11B~11B__12B
7_____________________________
8__10~~13____11~~~11~~11___12_
9_____________________________
10_________________________12A
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I went ahead and fixed your other tab and then on this one I went ahead and put the other strings in cause alot of folks are use to seeing the string spacing for grips when reading tab. I also used the underline (shift&line key)for the string lines.
Nice lick and good job; it's comin' along and lets have more pal.
Ricky

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carter single 10
<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Ricky Davis on 31 July 2000 at 08:50 PM.]</p></FONT>

Here is one that I have on my video; but just love this one and thought I would post it again for those that don't have it.
A to D
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1.____5_________
2.______________
3.________4b__5b
4._5____________
5.____________5a
6.______________
7.______________
8._5__5L__4L____
9.______________
10____________5a
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Ricky Davis
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Ricky,
Thanks for fixing that for me. joe

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carter single 10

NO prob Joseph glad to do it pal. Did you see how I did it with the lines and such?
Just seems to read better what do ya think?
Anyways Good stuff Joseph and Jeff and Lee. Hey Jeff I like that (#) (b) thing and using two for two flats or sharps; it makes alot of since>I might even start tabbin' like that(nobody has a prob. with that do they?
Ok guys lets have more.
Ricky


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What a great thread! Thanks fellas!

Here is two that I have played for some time
First one goes G6 to D7 and back thing.
The Second goes F to G with a 6/9 at the end


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1______________________3________________________
2_______________________________________________
3________________________3B~3B___3__2~~1________
4____3___3~~~3L_____3L___3L~3L___3L_2L~1L__3____
5____3A__3A~~3___3_______3~~3A___3__2~~1___3____
6____3___3~~~3B____________________________3____
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4_________________________3~~3C__3_________
5______________________3__3~~3C__3_________
6____1___________1~~3______________________
7_______2__________________________________
8____1__2__3__3____________________________
9__________________________________________
10_________3_______________________________
</pre></font><FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by BENGT ERLANDSEN on 09 September 2000 at 10:15 AM.]</p></FONT>

Here is one that uses the 9th string D -> C# lower.
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4-------------------------------------------
5----------------------------5--------------
6-----------5B~5~~~~~5B---------5B-5~~5B----
7----------------------------------5--------
8--------5~~~~~5----------------------------
9-----5L~~~~~~~5-------------------5--------
10------------------------------------------
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4-----------3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~3L~~~~~----
5-----------------3~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----
6-----5B~3-----3~~~~~~~~3~~~~~--------------
7-----------------------------3~~~~~~~~~----
8--------------------3~~~~~~~~3~~3L~~~~~----
9-------------------------------------------
10-------------------------3~~~~~~~~~~~~----
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If you have the G# -> F# lower on your guitar you can use that instead of playing the 7th string.<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by BENGT ERLANDSEN on 10 September 2000 at 11:29 AM.]</p></FONT>

Here`s one I use a lot. It`s close to Ricky`s.

D to G.

4.___10____10L_____9L________________________
5.________________________10a_______________
6._________________9b_____10b________________
7._________10________________________________
8.___10______________________________________

Dag<FONT SIZE=1 COLOR="#8e236b"><p align=CENTER>[This message was edited by Dag Wolf on 27 October 2000 at 04:02 AM.]</p></FONT>