180 Beginner Blues Licks

Stop playing scales. Start playing the blues.

Real blues phrases in A, C, E and B minor, with bends, slides, double stops and the blue note, and how to turn a few licks into a solo of your own over a backing track.

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What you will play

38 lessons · 5.3 hours of video · 9 modules. From the pentatonic shapes to double stops and big bends, then jam tracks in every key the lessons use.

Name the notes on the low E and A strings and find the root of any pentatonic shape
Play the five A minor pentatonic shapes and move a phrase between them using A octaves
Play in-tune whole-step bends, releases, slides, pull-offs and double stops in 5th-position A minor
Strum a 12-bar minor blues in A and drop short licks between the chords in time
Build a short solo from a few numbered licks with different endings in C and E
Add the blue note, passing tones and approach notes to minor blues licks in B

Your first weeks

About 30 minutes a day.

Week 1
Map the neck
Name the notes on the low strings, play the five A minor pentatonic shapes and a basic 12-bar blues.
Week 2
Essential licks in A minor
Learn the core licks with in-tune bends, slides, pull-offs and double stops, and drop them between the chords of a minor blues.
Weeks 3 and 4
From licks to solos
Number a few licks, mix them, give each one a different ending, and you have a solo over a blues in C or E.

Is it for you?

You know the first pentatonic box and want real blues phrases to play
You feel stuck running scales up and down
You want to jam over a backing track, not just practice exercises
You learn well by watching and copying a teacher

You are brand new to guitar: learn your first chords and single notes first

What you need

An electric guitar with light strings is ideal for the bends
The A minor pentatonic box at the 5th fret
About 30 minutes a day

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Your first blues solo is a few licks away.

Learn two or three licks this week and play them over a real backing track.

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Stop playing scales. Start playing the blues.

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What you will play

Module 1 · Map the neck and the 12-bar form4 lessons · Find root notes on the low strings, play the five A minor pentatonic shapes, move a phrase up the neck with octaves and play a basic 12-bar blues.

Module 2 · Essential licks in A minor6 lessons · Play the core blues licks in 5th-position A minor with in-tune bends, slides, pull-offs and double stops, and use them in a 12-bar minor blues.

Module 3 · From licks to solos in C and E4 lessons · Improvise a solo over a blues in C or E by numbering, mixing and ending a few licks.

Module 4 · Across the neck in A3 lessons · Add the blue note to your A minor licks and play the same ideas in three octaves, up to the 15th fret.

Module 5 · Minor blues in B1 lessons · Solo over a B minor blues with slides, octaves, passing tones and approach notes, and target the chord tones of Bm7, Em7 and F#m7.

Module 6 · Major and minor pentatonic4 lessons · Play the A major pentatonic shapes and mix the major and minor sounds on purpose over a blues in A and a shuffle in C.

Module 7 · Double stops, speed and big bends6 lessons · Play pentatonic double stops in every position, fast hammer-on and pull-off flurries, and controlled pre-bends and overbends.

Module 8 · Tone and playing with others3 lessons · Set up a usable blues tone and know what matters when you jam with other musicians.

Jam tracks to practice with7 lessons · Play every lick from the course over a real backing track in A, C, E and B minor.

Your first weeks

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Questions

Is this really for beginners?

I cannot bend in tune yet. Can I still play these licks?

Why does the key keep changing?

How many licks should I learn before I start jamming?

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