Rock Chops

Ritchie Kotzen
REH Video
h = 100
Legato
Ex 1 Ex 2 Ex 3 Ex 4 (key of A major)
Cmaj Cmaj Cmaj

44 "% "! "# "% "# "! * "! "# "! *

1

"# "! *
* & ( * ( & * & ( * ( & & * & ( * ( & % & ( & % "" ( * "" * ( ' ( * (
* ( & ( & % & ( *

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P
Ex 5
4

' "" ( * "" * (

* ( ' "" ( * "" * (
* & ( * ( & % & ( & % * & ( * ( &
( & % * & ( * ( &

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Ex 6
"% "! "# "% "# "! * "! "# "! *
6
"% "! "# "% "# "! "# * "! "# "! *
"" ( * "" * ( ' * ( '
* ' ( * ( '
* & ( * ( & % & (

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ZZZZZZZZ
"% "! "# "% "# "! "%
8

"% "! "# "% "# "!

"" ( * "" * (
"" ( * "" * (
& % * & ( * ( &
( % & ( & % * & ( * ( &

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Ex 7 E Major Scale Ex 8 (E major scale lick)

% & ( * ( &
10
& ( * "! * (
) * "" "" * ) "" ) * "" * )
* "" "$ "$ "" * "$ * "" "$ "" *
"" "# "% "% "# "" "% "" "# "% "# ""
"# "% "' "' "% "# "' "# "% "' "% "#

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( % & ( & % * & ( * ( &

Q
13

* & ( * ( & "! ( * "! * (

"" ) * "" * )
"$ * "" "$ "" *
"% "" "# "% "# ""
"' "# "%

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Ex 9 (C major legato lick)

"!
15
"! "$ "! "# "$ "# "! "! "# "$
* "# * "! "# "! * * "! "# "#
* "# * "! "# "! * * "! "# "#
) "# ) "! "# "! ) ) "! "# "#
) "! "# "#

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"$ "! "# "$ "# "! "# "$ "& "$ "#
P
17

"& "# "$ "& "$ "#

"% "! "# "% "# "!
"% "! "# "% "# "!
"% "! "# "% "# "!
"$ "! "# "$ "# "! )

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Ex 10 (G major pentatonic)
"! "# "& "# "! "! "# "&
19
"# "! "! "# "&
"# * "# * ( ( * "# * ( ( * "#
* ( ( * "! *
"! ( "! ( & & ( "! ( * & ( "!
( & $ & ( "! (

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Scales
Ex 11 (A mixolydian with no 3rd) Ex 12 (A dominant 7th with flat 6th)

64 "# "% "& "# "$ "&

22
"! "# "& "! "# "%
* "" "# * "! "#
( * "# ( * ""
( * "! ( ) "!
& ( "! & ( *

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P
Ex 13 (A armonic minor)

44
"# "$ "' "$ "# "!
24
"! "# "$ "& "$ "# "! *
* "! "$ "! *
( * "! "# "# "! * (
( ) "" "" ) (
& ( ) "! "! ) ( &

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String Skipping and Tapping

ZZZZZZZZ
Ex 14 (C armonic minor with no 6th) Ex 15
Bm7
T

64 44
"" "$ "& ( "! "# "# "% "( "*
26

"# "$ "& ( "! "#

) "! "# ( * "# ( * "# "" "$ "% "$ "% "'
* "! "# ( * "# ( * "#
' ) "! ( * "# "# "% "(
( ) "! ( "! "#

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Copyright 1990
Page 1/2
 ZZZZZZ
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Ex 16 (try over D major)
T
fullfull
T T T T T T T T T T

") * "# "& ") #" ") "& "# * ## ##

29
") * "# "& "# *
") * "# "& "# * ") * "# "& "& ") #" ") "& "# *
") * "# "& "# * ") * "# "&
") * "# "&
") * "# "&

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Ex 17
Am7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7 D
T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T

#! "# "& "( #! "( "& "#

32

#! "! "$ "( #! "( "$ "! #! "# "& "( #! "( "& "#
"* "# "% "' "* "' "% "#
## "% "( "* ## "* "( "%
## "# "& "* ## "* "& "# ## "% "( "* ## "* "( "% "( "! "# "% "( "% "# "!

ZZZZ
Ex 18 Ex 19 (no Picking)
Amaj

R R R R
T T T T T

34 44
* "# "( "# * "* "( "% ## "* "&
36

"! "! "& "( "* "& "# "& "!

* * "% "' "% ""
"# "" "# "' "# *
"# "" "#
"& "% "& "% "# "%

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Ex 20 (atonal lick) Section 1 Section 2

R R
T T

"$ "# ) "# "! (

39
"! )
* ( "% ) & ' ( ) * "! ""
"! * "! "" "" "% ) '
"! * "! ( ' ) "% "" "" ) "! * ""
* "! ) "% "" "! * &

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Section 3 Section 4 Section 5

42

"# "$ "% "' "( "' "% "$ "# "" "! * ) ( ' * "& ) "! "" "# "' "&
' ( ) * "! "# "# "& * "! "! ""
"! * ) "& * "# "# ( ' ' ( "# "$ "( "%
"# "" "# "$ "% "& * "& "$

Ex 21 Ex 22

??
F#m7 F#m7
T T
fullfull
T T T T T T T T T T

* "# "( "# * * "# "* ##

46
"! "! "!
' * "% * ' * *
( "% * "% *
* "# ( "# ( "" "% * "" "' * "" ""
* "# ( * "% ( * *

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Sweeping

ZZZZZZ
Ex 23 Ex 24
Cmaj Cmaj
T T T T T T T T T

"( "# "* "# "% #" ) "# "& "# ) "# "& "#
48

"% "( "# "% "* "# "% ) "$ ) "$

* "# * "#
"% * "% * "! "% "! "%
"" "% * "" "' * "" "" ( "! "& "! ( "! "& "!
) "# ) "#

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Fmaj Gmaj Dmaj Fmaj Cmaj

"$ "( #! "& "& "* "( "% "$ "( "& "#
52
"$ "( "& "& "$ "$
"% "( "' "% "% "#
"& "( "( "' "& "%
"# "& "* "& "% "( "( "# "# "& "& "!
"$ "( "& "% "$ "#

ZZZZ ZZZZ ZZZZZ

Ex 25 Ex 26 Ex 27
Bm7 Bm7 Amaj

54 64 54
& * & * "# "% "# * ( "# (
55

( ( "! "! * *
' * * ' ' * "" "" * ' ' "" "" '
& ( & ( ( (
& * * & & * * & % * * %
( ( ( ( & &

ZZZZ
Ex 28 Ex 29 Ex 30
C#m7 Gmaj9 F#m7

64 54
"# "* "# "! "& "! "# "& "* "& "#
58

"% "% "! "# "# "! "& "&

* "' "' * ( "# "# ( "# "' "' "#
"" "" ( * * ( "% "%
( "% "% ( & "! "! & "# "' "' "#
* * & ( ( & "% "%

Ex 31 (try over F#m7 or Amaj) Ex 32

C#m9

44 54
"# * * "# "' "#
61

"! * "%
* ' * "$
( "$ "%
* ( & % "" "' "% "# ""
( & # * "% "# *