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Learn the picking motion, interval choices, and variations that allow the Major–Minor Mix Lick to shift easily between major and minor sounds.  ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​

The Major–Minor Mix uses one repeatable right-hand and phrasing motion while changing the notes you target. By choosing notes such as the Major 2nd, Minor 3rd, Major 6th, and Minor 7th, the same basic idea can lean more major, more minor, or blend the two together.

 

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Picking Motion

I often play this phrase with hybrid picking: pick, hammer-on, hybrid pick the high E string, return to the B string, then pull off.

You do not have to use hybrid picking. You can also use the pick with hammer-ons and pull-offs. The important thing is to find a motion that feels comfortable and remains flexible as the phrase gets faster.

Try not to force strict alternate picking. Hammer-ons, pull-offs, and/or hybrid picking can make the phrase much easier to play fluidly at speed.
 

The Core Sound

5 → 6 → R → 6 → 5 → ♭3 bend

The opening creates a clear major color through the 6th, before the bent â™­3 brings in the minor sound.

 

Why This Lick Is So Flexible

Same motion, different targets. Changing which of these notes you emphasize lets the phrase shift between major and minor without requiring an entirely new lick.