Often new players are drawn to the instrument because of a desire to play the blues. John lee hooker relocated to detroit and invented the boogie, which has resounded in blues, rock, and pop styles ever since. Styles run the gamut from straightforward bluesrock cliche licks, licks in the style of some of our favorite guitarists, to some fairly unorthodox ideas. Ill show you 4 different variations of todays lick. E blues, position 1 12th fret easy blues guitar coach magazine more details.
Jan 30, 2019 learning jazz guitar licks is essential for anyone studying the genre. How to play the most awesome licks over any blues chord. All of the licks are written in the key of e minor, so that you can easily master them in this popular key. Blues licks blues chords guitar guru blues riffs bass guitar blues jam trax. Get started playing blues guitar with these mustknow licks. In this lesson youll learn the one scale that is responsible for about 95% of all the blues licks you hear the minor pentatonic and minor blues scale. Using small blues guitar lick ideas and moving them to. Blues scales blues is an irresistible tonality for a guitar player. These original tunes are composed and recorded by david lewis luong, australia.
Dec 21, 2016 thanks everyone, i hope this is a really fun and achievable lesson for players starting out on their blues adventure. Before the solo starts, the track plays through the rhythm part for several measures tab included at the bottom of this page. High graphic resolution enables printing of best quality large format printouts. Figure 6 is the classic i chord lick, popularized by b. Oct 24, 2012 frequently, blues guitarists will mix major and minor scale tones in their licks. To play the blues is a fascinating undertaking because it can be both simplistic and yet intangibly tricky to master. Adding licks sheet music jam track 70bpm jam track 100bpm this is a valuable skill to develop whether youre playing blues music by yourself, playing with a band, or accompanying a singer. Blues guitar solo learn a long blues guitar solo full of cool blues guitar licks played by jimi hendrix, eric clapton, mark knopfler, b. Muddy waters and howlin wolf developed the early versions of chicago blues by amplifying their rootsy delta licks in a combo setting with tunes little red rooster, and spoonful. Fun, comprehensive and well structured courses for beginners, intermediate and advanced guitar players.
Modal licks aeolian 15 for electric guitar solos in the. Lesson 9 extending the blues and pentatonic scales dvd 3. Five modal licks in aeolian mode for electric guitar solos in the styles blues, rock and pop with music notes, tab tablature and sound. Today ill show you 3 cool blues licks from the 50coolblueslicksimprovisation course. Below youll find some often used blues licks in various keys. They are optimized for printing rather than viewing on screen. You can get more charts in with custom tunings using my interactive scale generator here. With its 200 licks and phrases, conceived by the most famous guitarists, this coursebook is a veritable blues cyclopedia imperative for everyone working on blues. In this video lesson i demonstrate four of my favorite slowblues style guitar licks. Guitar lovers licksriffs is a digital book with sound in pdf format for printing purposes.
With four hours of content, this dvd is jampacked with lead lines, phrases, and riffs personally taught to you by professional guitarists matthew schroeder, ben woolman, peter roller, and colin obrien. The licks presented here are classified according to genre ternary or binary licks, 128 licks, intros, turnarounds, riffs etc. The e minor pentatonic scale the e minor blues scale. With its 200 licks and phrases, conceived by the most famous guitarists, this coursebook is a veritable bluescyclopedia imperative for everyone working on blues.
Its really just taking the same guitar lick idea and applying it to different sets of notes. Online videos provide the guidance to help you sound great on harp n guitar. Learn classic blues, rock and folk riffs on harmonica. Clicking on the graphics will start playback of the integrated.
These suggested practice ideas should be incorporated into your. Easy blues volume 1 blues licks, solos improvisation. Blues licks are an essential part of learning to solo and improvise on your guitar. A definitive list of 25 licks spanning the entire bluesrock universe is a contentious thing. Listen to this sound example this is a great way to play over these two chords in a standard 12 bar blues progression. After you learn these licks learn this five minute blues guitar solo. Blues guitar minor blues lesson 1, part 1 if we write the similar progression as a type 2 progression, it would be like this.
Thanks everyone, i hope this is a really fun and achievable lesson for players starting out on their blues adventure. Lesson 8 the e minor blues scales dvd 3 in this lesson. Courses in blues, rock, jazz, technique, ear training and much more. Guitar lovers licksriffs pdf with integrated sound and. But this book can also be used on its own as a stand alone reference guide to scale diagrams, lead guitar soloing strategies, learning to play over chord changes, and more. A guitar licks goldmine awaits in this incredible acoustic collection. The e minor pentatonic scale how to play blues guitar with. This book contains a collection of 101 blues turnaround licks for the guitar. Language sitemap guitars licks modal licks aeolian 15. The common common chord progression is simply known as a 12 bar blues, which looks like this. The e minor pentatonic scale how to play blues guitar. Full album with 1 hour of guitar blues music video.
I7 i7 i7 i7 iv7 iv7 i7 i7 v7 iv7 i7 v7 so what does this mean. Should you need to know how to read tabs click here read me all tabs are standard tuning. I have done this with the files i had in original format i did not have all of them. King or albert collins really dont play much rhythm guitar at all, but have a large band and just sing and play some lead guitar licks. Lesson 9 extending the blues and pentatonic scales dvd 3 in this lesson. In this video guitar lesson im going to show you a blues lick in e that uses some triplet pulloffs. This is particularly true of blues, a style loosely based upon musical cliches that have survived generations. It contains pentatonic and modal licks as well as famous riffs by other musicians. Conclusion as guitarists such as stevie ray vaughan can sound really good using this dominant pentatonic scale, so can you. If we would play over a minor bluesprogression with for instance the chords am7, dm7 and em7 we cant use the major pentatonic scale.
In this video guitar lesson im going to show you a few short blues rock guitar licks. Learning jazz guitar licks is essential for anyone studying the genre. Micro licks, like this one and the lick in the lessons for micro lick 1 and micro lick 2, are tiny lick fragments that become great building blocks for longer licks. Jazz guitar lessons online, printable pdf ebook methods with tabs and audio files for beginners and advanced. Use these instructional materials to help open up guitar avenues and to examine different chords and rhythms, lead guitar techniques, learning the fretboard, music theory,scales, and the world of playing over chord changes. To play the blues is a fascinating undertaking because it can be both simplistic and yet intangibly tricky to. Guitar lovers licks riffs is a digital book with sound in pdf format for printing purposes. In any form of music, some melodic ideas sound more at a home than others. Sep 16, 2011 heres some blues licks i use well i should say they sound bluesy like me on facebook. By working jazz guitar licks, you increase your fretboard knowledge and build a strong connection to the jazz tradition at the same time. While you may know that its important to practice jazz guitar licks, finding the right lines to work on can be a daunting task.
Leigh fuge of mgr music digs into 10 interesting and helpful lead blues guitar licks, ideal for beginners or novice blues guitar players looking for an injection of practice ideas. The main feature of this lick is the roll between strings 2 and 3 and the blues curl on the note c f5. For category study,scale,chord,s prices include vat tel cat no title instrument price 127892z 101 blues guitar turnaround licks bkcd guitar 15. Blues guitar lick in g frequently, blues guitarists will mix major and minor scale tones in their licks. In this lick, there are two concepts that you can take out and explore further in the practice room. In this lesson, you will learn 12 rock guitar licks in detail, as well as the rhythm guitar part used for the backing track. Playing and improvising acoustic blues doug young acoustic blues workshop notes q 96 our goal is to be able to play a simple, but effective solo blues guitar piece, hopefully with some improvisation. Each blues guitar solo starts with a laid back chorus followed by some hot. Licks are memorable musical phrases that can be strung together to create a solo, fill in behind a vocal phrase or simply spruce up the end of a tune. Its always good to have plenty of blues guitar licks in the key of e in your arsenal. Play the hammer on and mute the last note of the triplet. Jazz guitar lessons pdf methods with audio files online.
S3 shorthand for fret 5, string 3 and its amazing how much getting a good curl makes the lick sound awesome well be looking at curls in more detail later in the module. Heres a look at a blues guitar lick in g that focuses mostly on the g minor pentatonic scale, but adds the major 3rd at the end. The music and guitar tab are from blues guitar band that teaches blues guitar the way its meant to be played in a blues band. This book of written lessons is an excellent tool and reference manual to develop and enhance your guitar skills. Most of them are discussed on the page for that certain song. Thatll be the day play along easy songs for stage 8. In this lesson, were going to take the intermediate 12bar blues riff and learn how to put some lead licks into it. You can see them as the beautiful words that spice up your story.
Easy acoustic blues lick in e, is a continuation of a series of lessons on micro licks. Blues in e is one of the most common keys to play in, so you can never have enough e blues licks. Solo guitar blues licks and solos 12bar blues guitar. This pdf contains the scale charts for the blues scale in all keys for guitar in standard tuning. Learn a complete blues solo based on the pentatonic scale, written and recorded by francesco cagnacci.
Any listing of the great blues guitar licks would have to include its fair share of b. I have also included the 5 box patterns you need to learn in order to memorize the blues scales in all keys. Im assuming a little bit of basic knowledge and ability on the guitar. D7 licks two frets higher to play over the e7 chord. Well learn how to extend the blues and pentatonic scales out past the open position to cover some of the other licks in down to the station. The examples cover everything from phrasing techniques to turnar. Guitar lovers licksriffs pdf with integrated sound and high. Although all pentatonic licks can be played in the i, iv and v position you should find out where to use them by simply analysing which notes are important see above. In this video, i go over 5 longer jazz blues licks that incorporate different ideas that i. Chicken pickin mp3 albert collins style blues guitar lick.