Scott Henderson Guitar Licks

Scott Henderson is a well known blues and fusion guitar player, he was voted best jazz guitarist in Guitar Player Magazine (1992). He was the original guitarist of the Chick Corea Electric Band, and recorded with Jean-Luc Ponty and Joe Zawinul. His own band is called Tribal Tech. Scott Henderson teaches guitar at the Guitar Institute of Technology.

Here's a little trick I saw Scott Henderson do on a video somewhere. This first one works on minor chords. He starts from the root and then plays two perfect 5ths, a minor 2 and then again two perfect 5ths:

Here's the same idea converted to major chords. Start by playing the root, then 2 perfect fifths, then a major second and again two perfect fifths.

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