Blues
Try this phrase out
over a V–IV blues
change. Use pull-offs
for smoothness
and speed. This
works well in a
medium “straight-eighths”
feel.
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Blues Break
This double-stop
lick could be great
for stop-time breaks
in blues. Try using
the fingers on
your picking hand
instead of a pick.
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Blues Mixolydian
Notice how this
lick starts off in the
typical box position,
then adds notes
from the Mixolydian
mode. It’s a good
way to get more
variation from the
five box patterns.
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Blues Rock
This blues-rock lick
starts with a bend
and combines both
major and minor
3rds on a dominant
7th chord. The triplet
rhythm makes it well-suited
to a shuffle.
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This lesson comes from:
The Guitar Lick·Tionary