D Lick #17

A weird little lick using a numer of hammered triplets.

D Lick #16

A bit like a lick Scruggs uses in 'Don't Get Above Your Raisin' this one is effective at midtempos.

D Lick #15

Again with the leading into the chord tones by half step. Can't help myself.

D Lick #14

I like this type of lick with the chromatic movement skippin up to the higher string.

This one moves up from a D to a G.

D Lick #13

One from up in the middle of the neck. I find a little choke can add a touch of character.

D Lick #12

Single string in the purest sense of the word(s).

D Lick #11

Syncopated and sinking down low...

D Lick #10

Triple it!

D Lick #9

This licks makes use of the 6th interval...

D Lick #8

This one is stright up diminished. The first shape you can think of as a D7 shape then it keeps descending 3 frets at a time...

D Lick #7

Here's one moving from a D major shape to a diminished shape higher up...

D Lick #6

This lick isn't all that off the wall but I love the sound of it. Has a ragtime feel to it using alot of single string and skiping over the 2nd string...

D Lick #5

The 3rd fret to 2nd to open pulloff is a beautiful thing. I use this D lick sometimes on Foggy Mtn. Breakdown...

D Lick #4

I really like the sound of an arpeggio + all of the notes a half a step behind the chord tones. This lick takes that priciple and adds in all of the open strings for good measure. The result is this...

D Lick #3

This little bugger is a chromatically descending D lick. Mostly it keeps the same left hand shape with the index and ring fingers inching back down the fretboard.

This is the lick solo...



And this is the D lick plus a complimentary G lick to finish things off...

D Lick #2

This second D licks begins just like the first D lick did but heads off in another direction with a little 'backwards roll with chromatically descending bass note' action...

D Lick #1

We'll start things off with a D lick.

In bluegrass banjo the key of G is used ALOT and progressions often resolve with a move from the D chord (V) back to the G (I). I find the final D in a progression ideal for tossing in tasty licks that create a little tension (to be resolved when we hit the G).

Here is one fairly single string heavy D lick...