Three-note-per-string licks (we'll call them 3 n-p-s, for short) are great for navigating comfortably ... Many scale shapes can be repeated across the neck using a simple fingering pattern. Paul's ...

In this video lesson, Paul Gilbert demonstrates a typically high-octane picking lick - in this case, a 3-note per string idea high up the neck. The first sextuplet in bar 1 below is the simplest as it ...