There are three main uses of this Handy Guide. The "gigging musician" will benefit from all the popular licks and can draw on this information as you would with an encyclopedia. For example, if you need a Classic Rock lick for your evening gig, simply turn to the Classic Rock section and transpose one of the licks into the desired key.

For the student, just bring this guide to one of your lessons and have your teacher walk you through the licks and offer additional suggestions. For the g...