Lick of the Day: Gary Moore style Super Chunk by Doug Aldrich

Today s lick is inspired by the legendary Gary Moore. It begins with a steady, machinegun barrage of alternatepicked, palmmuted 16th notes and ends with a wild twostep overbend on the low E string, punctuated by a squealing pinch harmonic. I play through this lick using strict alternate picking (downupdownup) to ensure my rhythms are deadon accurate. The best way to practice this style of picking is simply to start out slow, paying close attention to your pick stroke s direction. You can use the picking prompts in the notation as a guide to make sure you re on the right track. When performing the twostep bend on the low G note (low E string, third fret) in bar 4, I m using both my index and middle fingers to pull the string in toward my palm. The extra finger muscle is all but required to perform this monster bend, as otherwise there s a good chance the string would slip out from under my middle finger. The piercing squeal heard on the first Gnot