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Everybody Hurts – Key & Guitar Solo Scale

Everybody Hurts by R.E.M. is in E minor. To solo over it, start with the E minor pentatonic; the E blues scale adds grit and the E natural minor adds melody.

The scale for soloing over Everybody Hurts

e|-------------------------------12-15-|
B|-------------------------12-15-------|
G|-------------------12-14-------------|
D|-------------12-14-------------------|
A|-------12-14-------------------------|
E|-12-15-------------------------------|

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E Minor Pentatonic Scale on the whole neck

2 E minor licks to try over Everybody Hurts

Box 1 licks from the JamEase lick library, written for E minor (h = hammer-on, p = pull-off, / = slide, b = bend, ~ = vibrato).

e|-------12-|
B|-12-15----|
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|----------|
E|----------|

e|-----------------12--|
B|---------12h-15------|
G|-12h-14--------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Listen: Everybody Hurts

Everybody Hurts – R.E.M.

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