Welcome
to the blues licks.
Here I will provide
you with 10 quality
licks that you need
to master to become
a successful blues guitar
player Why? because
these have been used
by the blues masters!!
such as Stevie Ray Vaughan,
Buddy Guy, Clapton,
etc.These
licks can be used to
build your own guitar
solos in any blues style.
I will explain the techniques
and some of the concepts
used so you can expand
upon them using your
own ideas. You could
also add them to your
own version of improvised
Pink Floyd guitar solos
after learning the concepts
of the solo in the Pink
Floyd tabs.
Blues
Licks No.1
Surely
one of the most
vulnerable licks
of the lot - it
can be traced back
to the hugely influential
Muddy Waters. This
starts in E and
ends in A at the
double stop.
Blues
Licks No.2
This
Buddy Guy inspired
lick is merely a
descending E minor
pentatonic scale
- but it works.
Buddy Guy along
with Muddy Waters
are two very inspirational
blues players during
the 60's that inspired
many great players.
Many sources of
his licks can be found
here
Blues
Licks No.3
A
typical Albert King-ism
- SRV borrowed this
one extensively,
so we might as well
do the same. This
lick can be played
over an E7 chord.
Albert King is another
great early american
player heavily inspired
by Stevie Ray and
Clapton. More of
his licks can be
in the GREAT
heavily rated LICK
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Must Know Licks
Blues
Licks No.4
This
was meant to be
a Freddie King lick,
but if you think
you detect a hint
of Paul; Kossoff
in here, you may
well be right.
Blues
Licks No.5
Apart from
that cheeky one-note-lick,
this was the most
typical BB King
lick that I could
improvise. BB King
another massive
talented blues player
inspired by future
greats. His guitar
signature lick book
can be found here that
could certainly
turn you into a
talented blues player.
Blues Licks No.6
Here's
an Albert Collins
flavoured lick -
the best part is
that it works in
standard tuning.
This can be played
over an A7 Chord.
Blues Licks No.7
Another
BB King classic
- note how the G#
works fine over
E7, but has to move
down to G when the
A7 comes along.
Blues Licks No.8
A
great blues lick
here mostly consisting
of 10 and 11 fret
notes and some double
stops. This lick
is played over B7
Blues Licks No.9
This
lick has a feel
of the 60s era
Clapton, but you've
probably heard
BB King using similiar
ideas. This works
well over E7. We
all know what a
great blues and
rock player is
Eric Clapton.
Blues Licks No.10
The
first three beats
of this one might
sound like a Charlie
Parker lick but
it should be pointed
out that JS Bach
was using similar
ideas way back in
the day. At any
rate, the lick is
all about weaving
around chord tones
using chromatic
approach notes.
Use it if you want
to sound like Larry
Carlton. Sounds
great over B7. Enjoy!
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