Opening riff:

Our first guitar riff is based on the Mr Scary riff and features a driving sixteenth note rhythm on the 2nd fret of the 6th string. The riff also pedals off of the 3rd and 4th frets of the A string, giving a strong F# Aeolian tonality by high lighting the minor 6th. This fist riff also includes a descending picking run that uses both F# Phrygian and F# Aeolian.

Second riff:

Our second riff sticks with the sixteenth note driving rhythm, but modulates to C# minor. This riff borrows ideas from the track “Wicked Sensation” and features two note figures on the 5th and 4th strings. I’ve included the b5 interval in this riff as this is used a lot by George in his rhythm playing. This riff also includes a short lick performed on the 6th and 5th strings based around the C# Blues scale. With both of the riffs make sure you keep your picking hand nice and relaxed to enable you to keep the constant sixteenth note rhythm. Also make sure that you use alternate picking through out, even when pedalling between two strings.

Guitar solo:

Now it's time for the guitar solo and we kick off with a Blues based lick using the F# minor pentatonic scale. The bends on this opening lick are slow and gradual, and you should also pay attention to achieving pinched harmonics and a wide aggressive vibrato. Our next lick uses the F# Blues scale that resolves with an unusual approach to vibrato, which is similar to a bass player's technique. To achieve the vibrato you will slide back and forth between the 2nd and 4th frets on the 3rd string. Make sure you don’t grip the neck too tight as you won’t be able to slide between the two positions.

George Lynch is with out a doubt one of the most original and inventive hard Rock guitarists to emerge from the 1980’s scene. He is renowned for his fluid free flowing legato flurries, his fast tremolo picking, sliding vibrato, wide intervals, and use of exotic scales.

George Lynch began playing the guitar at the tender age of 10 years old.  A naturally gifted guitarist, he began playing with bands in his teens in his native city of Spokane WA. By the late 1970s George had relocated to Los Angeles, playing the club circuit at the same time as Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen. Lynch auditioned for the gig with Ozzy Osbourne, and although Randy Rhoads was picked, George ended up filling Randy’s teaching spot at Randy’s mother’s music school.

By the early 80's George had joined the band Dokken, who earned a huge amount of commercial success, both with album sales and sell-out arena tours. His unique chops were earning him a reputation as one of the big guns in Rock guitar; alongside the likes of Steve Vai and Eddie Van Halen. This was further cemented by the release of Lynch’s signature instrumental “Mr Scary”, earning him the same name. The track featured George’s signature phrasing, screaming harmonics and wide stretching licks. This track is still one of George’s best loved tunes to date.

By the 90's George had left Dokken, forming his own band Lynch Mob, with their debut album “Wicked Sensation” boasting some of his best writing and playing to date. Lynch also released his first solo album “Sacred Groove” in 1993, earning him the reputation as a diverse, well seasoned guitar hero.

Lynch as continued to record and perform on and off with both Lynch Mob and also Dokken, as well as collaborating with ex-Dokken bassist Jeff Pilson on the Lynch/Pilson Project. George has a number of other projects that he is, and has been, actively involved with, including T&N, and most recently KXM with Korn drummer Ray Luzier and Kings X singer/bassist Dug Pinnick.

Gear wise, George Lynch has had a long standing relationship with ESP guitars, Seymour Duncan pickups, and Randall amplification, all of whom produce signature George Lynch equipment. Uniquely, he also now runs his own Mr Scary Guitar company, where he will actually build a guitar for you!