Guitar Solo - Scales, Chops, Licks, Technique, Improvisation, Guitar Lessons. Guitar Study - Schedule, Organize Your Guitar Study. Guitar Lick of The Day: Funky Rhythm at Guitar Masterclass. Using otaves as a solo tool is common in nearly every musical style.
Fortunately for guitarists, octave lines are fairly simple to execute. The key is to lightly touch the middle string, in this case the d-string, to prevent it from ringing. The result is a thick sound - it almost sounds as if two guitars where harmonising each other (=playing together). Tab e|------------------------------------| b|------------------------------------| g|-14/16-16-16-16\14-14-14-14/16-16-16| d|------------------------------------| a|-12/14-14-14-14\12-12-12-12/14-14-14| e|------------------------------------|