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Lead On!
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Fire up a rockabilly-style lead over a classic Merle Haggard song
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Try this lick over the A–E–D–A progression in Example 5.
  Example 5
Example 5, Played Slowly
You may also want to record yourself strumming the chord progression and then play the solo licks along with your recording. Hearing the licks in context will help you understand why these simple note changes make the differences they do.
This one-note change from A to B works with any lick that ends on an A. To see how, first try Example 6, which starts with a half-step prebend (see the section on Bending Strings on page 5 for a country-style bending lesson).
Example 6
Example 6, Played Slowly
Like Example 4, this lick will work over A and D as is, but it needs a little tweaking to work over E. Like we did with Example 4, we’ll end this new lick on a B (Example 7).
Example 7
Example 7, Played Slowly
The lick in Example 8 starts on the fourth string and ends on an A on the low string. It sounds great over an A chord.
Example 8
Example 8, Played Slowly
To play it over D, move the last note up one string to end on a D (Example 9).
Example 9
Example 9, Played Slowly
To play it over E, change that last note to the second fret on the fourth string (E), as in Example 10.
Example 10
Example 10, Played Slowly
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