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Double Stops Guitar Lesson for Killer Rock Guitar Licks! Create killer rock guitar licks with these essential double stop moves! Perfect for high energy rock and metal solos. This double stops guitar lesson will show you exactly how to do this using double stops from Slash, Angus Young, Michael Schenker, Zakk Wylde and others!

Double Stops Guitar Lesson for Killer Rock Guitar Licks!

Here's what you learn in this guitar lesson:

00:07 Hear me jamming using some of the double stops I'll show you in this lessons.

0:35 Double stops - what are they? A double stop is simply two notes played together on the guitar, kind of like a 'mini chord'. They give a chordal sound to your rock solos and break up the sound of 'single note' licks and runs to create cool contrast.

1:00 Let's look at a set of essential double stops and a sample lick from each one to give you some ideas for double stop licks of your own.

1:15 Here's a reminder of how to play the A blues scales down at the 5th fret.

1:32 Double stop lick 1. Using the common double stop we hear on the top 2 strings. It's using a common bend and double stop combination before finishing with a little blues scale run. A favourite of most of the great players from Chuck Berry to Vai!

3:48 Double Stop Lick 2 - This is a favourite of Angus Young! It's using a note which isn't in the blues scale shape but normally works great when we add it in. Try throwing this into your solos...it's got a wicked punchy sound to it.

5:55 Double Stop Lick 3. Here's a cool double stop bend which will be an awesome addition to your lick library. Watch the fingering on this and use whichever option seems best to you. Once you get used to using this double stop try digging in to create a gritty, aggressive sound to it.

6:48 Double Stop Lick 4. Check out this common double stop bend. It takes a little practice and strength to get this bend happening but it's worth the effort. Notice how I'm re-picking the bend whilst holding it up and also damping it off to stop it ringing out too much.

9:20 Double Stop Lesson Tips
Learning these licks is a good start but make sure you take each double stop out and experiment with jamming out some of your own ideas. This is essential! Also notice where the double stops are found in the scale so you can easily find them when you move the scale around to different keys.

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