Sundown Plunge (easy) · level 1 · goal 92 bpm

Sundown Plunge is an eight-bar lead riff in standard tuning: Blues-metal lead, F# minor pentatonic with a blue note, twelfth position, strings 1-3. This is level 1 of 3, played at 92 bpm; the three levels of the riff run from 92 to 132 bpm. It works on vibrato. The player loops the riff with drums and bass, starts at 70% speed and steps up 5% after every clean pass until you play it at full tempo.

Rest on the downbeat and come in on the "and." That lazy entry is the blues feel. Every phrase ends on the 11th fret of the G string, so aim for it and hold it.

The three levels

1. Level 1 · 92 bpm · Blues-metal lead, F# minor pentatonic with a blue note, twelfth position, strings 1-3. Rest on the downbeat and come in on the "and." That lazy entry is the blues feel.
2. Level 2 · 116 bpm · Blues-metal lead, F# minor pentatonic with a blue note, twelfth position, strings 1-3. Play the triplets lazily, almost late, and keep the pull-offs strong so they're as loud as the picked notes.
3. Level 3 · 132 bpm · Blues-metal lead, F# minor pentatonic with a blue note, twelfth to nineteenth position, strings 1-3. Pick only the first note on each string during the dives and let the pull-offs roll.