15 Essential Blues Licks pt1

15 Essential Blues Licks part 1

In this tutorial, we will learn 15 essential blues licks in the context of a 12 bar blues solo over a shuffle groove in the good old-fashioned key of A. Our solo spans two choruses (twice around the 12 bar progression) and features many classic blues licks and phrases in the styles of B.B. King, Freddie King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Albert King and Albert Collins.

These 15 licks feature classic blues tonality, along with chord tones that really highlight the changes. These are all extremely usable ideas that you can incorporate into your own playing. Each lick breakdown features on-screen tab In addition to learning the solo, we’re also going to cover a very cool rhythm guitar part that you can try out next time you find yourself at a blues jam. Enjoy!

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Welcome!

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About This Course

Level 1

1. Level 1 Intro

2. The Anatomy Of The Guitar

3) Picks And Posture

4) Strings, Pedals & Amps: The Right Gear For Blues Guitar1

5) How To Tune Your Guitar

6) Our First Chords pt1: The Chord Of A

7) Our First Chords pt2: The Chord Of D

8) Our First Chords pt3: The Chord of E

9) 12 Bar blues in A pt 1

10) 12 Bar Blues In A pt 2

11) 12 Bar Blues In A pt 3

12) 12 Bar Blues in E

13) A Brief Overview Of The Number System

13) A Brief Overview Of The Number System

14) Blues Shuffle Riff In A pt1

15) Blues Shuffle Riff In A pt2

16) Blues Shuffle Riff In A pt3

17) Blues Shuffle Riff In E

18) Introducing Bar Chords pt1

19) Introducing Bar Chords pt2

20) Introducing Bar Chords pt3

21) Introducing Power Chords

22) Finding The Notes On The Neck pt1

23) Finding The Notes On The Neck pt2

24) Stretch Shuffles

25) Stretch Shuffles In Other Keys

26) Introducing Alternate Picking

27) The Minor Pentatonic Scale

28) Introducing Lead Guitar pt1

29) Introducing Lead Guitar pt2

30) Introducing The Blues Scale

31) Soloing With The Blues Scale

32) Hammer-ons, Pull-offs & Trills

33) Descending Triplet Run

34) Introducing Vibrato pt1

35) Introducing Vibrato pt2

36) Introducing String Bending pt1

37) Introducing String Bending pt2

38) Extending The Range Of The Minor Pentatonic Scale pt1

39) Extending The Range Of The Minor Pentatonic Scale pt2

40) Extending The Range Of The Minor Pentatonic Scale pt3

41) Our First 12 Bar Blues Solo pt1

42) Our First 12 Bar Blues Solo pt2

43) Introducing The Major Third

44) Our Second 12 Bar Blues Solo

45) Finding The Notes On The Neck pt3

46) Finding The Notes On The Neck pt4

47) Soloing In Other Keys

48) The 5 Positions Of The Minor Pentatonic Scale pt1

49) The 5 Positions Of The Minor Pentatonic Scale pt2

50) The 5 Positions Of The Blues Scale

51) Blues Turnarounds

52) Our Third 12 Bar Blues Solo

53) Thumb, Bare Fingers And Hybrid Picking

54) Soloing in E: Our Fourth 12 Bar Blues Solo

Level 2

55) Level 2 - Introduction

56) Off-Beat Rhythm Shuffle With 7th Chords

57) Off-Beat Rhythm Shuffle With 9th Chords

58) Rhythm Guitar Stabs

59) Sliding 9ths

60) Different 12 Bar Blues Forms

61) Rhythm Study: Playing In The Pocket Using A Metronome on the 2 & 4

62) The Uptown Shuffle

63) The Downtown Shuffle

64) Imitating Horn Lines

65) Imitating Organ Riffs pt1

66) Imitating Organ Riffs pt2

67) The Power Shuffle pt1

68) The Power Shuffle pt2

69) Typical Blues Endings pt1

70) Typical Blues Endings pt2

71) Typical Blues Endings pt3

72) Typical Blues Endings pt4

73) Typical Stops In Blues Arrangements

74) Blues Intros

75) More Blues Tonality: Introducing The Major 6th

76) Jamming With Blues Tonality: The Major 6th

77) Full Blues Tonality: Introducing The 9th

78) Soloing Using Full Blues Tonality

79) String Bending Revisited: Bigger Bends

80) Unison Bends

81) Compound Bends

82) Double Stops

83) More String Bending Ideas

84) Raking

85) Reverse Raking

86) Targeted “Rakes From Nowhere"

87) Soloing With Double Stops

88) Funky Blues pt1

89) Funky Blues pt2

90) The Albert King box pt1

91) The Albert King box pt2

92) Pseudo-Albert King Bends

93) The BB King Box

94) 8 Bar Blues pt1

95) 8 Bar Blues pt2

96) Sixth Intervals

97) 16 Bar Blues

98) Playing With Dynamics

99) Using Pedal Tones pt1

100) Using Pedal Tones pt2

101) Minor Blues pt1

102) Minor Blues pt2

103) Minor Blues pt3

104) Minor Blues pt4

105) Minor Blues pt5

106) Minor Blues pt6

107) Minor Blues pt7

108) Minor Blues pt8

109) Minor Blues pt9

110) Minor Blues pt10

111) Uptempo Rock n’ Roll Guitar pt1

112) Uptempo Rock n’ Roll Guitar pt2

113) Uptempo Rock n’ Roll Guitar pt3

114) Uptempo Rock n’ Roll Guitar pt4

115) Uptempo Rock n’ Roll Guitar pt5

116) Uptempo Rock n’ Roll Guitar pt6

117) Uptempo Rock n’ Roll Guitar pt7

118) Soloing Concept: Playing In Lower Registers

119) Introducing The Major Pentatonic Scale pt1

120) Introducing The Major Pentatonic Scale pt2

121) Introducing The Major Pentatonic Scale pt3

122) Southern Rock pt1

123) Southern Rock pt2

124) Southern Rock pt3

125) Southern Rock pt4

126) Southern Rock pt5

127) Southern Rock pt6

128) Southern Rock pt7

Level 3

129) Level 3 - Introduction

130) Soloing With Chord Tones pt1

131) Soloing With Chord Tones pt2

132) Soloing With Chord Tones pt3

133) Soloing With Chord Tones pt4

134) Soloing With Chord Tones pt5

135) Soloing With Chord Tones pt6

136) Soloing With Chord Tones pt7

137) Guide Tones

138) Using Different Scales Over Chord Changes pt1

139) Using Different Scales Over Chord Changes pt2

140) Long Blues Shuffle Solo Study pt1

141) Long Blues Shuffle Solo Study pt2

142) Long Blues Shuffle Solo Study pt3

143) Long Blues Shuffle Solo Study pt4

144) Slow Blues 1: Introduction

145) Slow Blues 2: The Groove Of Slow Blues pt1

146) Slow Blues 3: The Groove Of Slow Blues pt2

148) Slow Blues 5: First Slow Blues Solo Study pt1

149) Slow Blues 6: First Slow Blues Solo Study pt2

150) Slow Blues 7: “Austin Flood” Second Slow Blues Solo Study pt1

151) Slow Blues 8: “Austin Flood” Second Slow Blues Solo Study pt2

152) Slow Blues 9: Third Slow Blues Solo Study pt1

153) Slow Blues 10: Third Slow Blues Solo Study pt2

154) Slow Blues 11: Taking It Down - Fourth Slow Blues Solo Study pt1

155) Slow Blues 12: Taking It Down - Fourth Slow Blues Solo Study pt2

156) Slow Blues 13: Taking It Down - Fourth Slow Blues Solo Study pt3

157) Slow Blues 14: Taking It Down - Fourth Slow Blues Solo Study pt4

158) Slow Blues 15: The Magic Of E pt1

159) Slow Blues 16: The Magic Of E pt2- Fifth Slow Blues Solo Study

160) Slow Blues 17: Using Open Strings In Other Keys

161) Slow Blues 18: 16 Bar Muddy Blues pt1

162) Slow Blues 19: 16 Bar Muddy Blues pt2 - Sixth Slow Blues Solo Study

163) Slow Blues 20: Stormy Changes pt1

164) Slow Blues 21: Stormy Changes pt2

165) Slow Blues 22: Stormy Changes pt3

166) Slow Blues 23: Stormy Changes pt4 - Seventh & Eighth Slow Blues Solo Studies

167) Slow Blues 24: Stormy Changes pt5 - Seventh & Eighth Slow Blues Solo Studies Continued

168) Slow Blues 25: Slow Minor Blues pt1

169) Slow Blues 26: Slow Minor Blues pt2

170) Slow Blues 27: Slow Minor Blues pt3

171) Slow Blues 28: Slow Minor Blues pt4 - Ninth Slow Blues Solo Study

172) Slow Blues 29: Slow Minor Blues pt5 - Ninth Slow Blues Solo Study Continued

173) Slow Blues 30: Slow Minor Blues pt6 - Ninth Slow Blues Solo Study Continued

174) The Texas Shuffle 1: Rhythm Guitar Study pt1

175) The Texas Shuffle 2: Rhythm Guitar Study pt2

176) The Texas Shuffle 3: Texas Blues Solo Study pt1

177) The Texas Shuffle 4: Texas Blues Solo Study pt2

178) The Texas Shuffle 5: Playing Texas Blues Rhythm Guitar In Other Keys

179) “Eleven By Twelve” - The Ultimate Blues Rhythm Guitar Study

Level 4

180) Slide Guitar 1 - The Fundamentals Of Electric Slide Guitar - Open E Tuning - pt1

181) Slide Guitar 2 - The Fundamentals Of Electric Slide Guitar - Open E Tuning - pt2

182) Slide Guitar 3 - First Slide Guitar Solo Study In Open E Tuning

183) Slide Guitar 4 - Second And Third Slide Guitar Solo Studies In Open E Tuning

184) Slide Guitar 5 - More Classic Blues Licks In Open E Tuning pt1

185) Slide Guitar 6 - More Classic Blues Licks In Open E Tuning pt2

186) Slide Guitar 7 - Fourth Slide Guitar Solo Study In Open E Tuning

187) Slide Guitar 8 - Fifth Slide Guitar Solo Study In Open E Tuning

188) Slide Guitar 9 - Sixth Slide Guitar Solo Study In Open E Tuning

189) Slide Guitar 10 - Seventh Slide Guitar Solo Study - Introducing Open D Tuning pt1

190) Slide Guitar 11 - Seventh Slide Guitar Solo Study - Introducing Open D Tuning pt2

191) Slide Guitar 12 - Taking a Detour With The Bo Diddley Groove

192) Slide Guitar 13 - Introducing Open G Tuning

193) Slide Guitar 14 - Eighth Slide Guitar Solo Study In Open G Tuning

194) Slide Guitar 15 - Introducing Open A Tuning

195) Slide Guitar 16 - Ninth Slide Guitar Solo Study In Open A Tuning

196) Slide Guitar 17 - Comparing Open Tunings

197) Slide Guitar 18 - Playing Slide In Standard Tuning pt1 - Tenth Slide Guitar Solo Study

198) Slide Guitar 19 - Playing Slide In Standard Tuning pt2

199) Reusing Ideas pt1

200) Reusing Ideas pt2

201) Reusing Ideas pt3

202) Blues Rock pt1

203) Blues Rock pt2

204) Blues Rock pt3

205) Blues Rock pt4

206) Blues Rock pt5

207) Blues Rock pt6

208) Blues Rock pt7

209) Blues Rock pt8

210) Blues Rock pt9

211) Blues Rock pt10

212) 8 Bar Rhythm & Blues Ballad pt1

213) 8 Bar Rhythm & Blues Ballad pt2

214) 8 Bar Rhythm & Blues Ballad pt3

215) 8 Bar Rhythm & Blues Ballad pt4

216) John Lee Hooker Style Boogie pt1

217) John Lee Hooker Style Boogie pt2

218) John Lee Hooker Style Boogie pt3

219) The Train Beat/Two-Beat Groove pt1

220) The Train Beat/Two-Beat Groove pt2

221) The Train Beat/Two-Beat Groove pt3

222) Jump Blues pt1

223) Jump Blues pt2

224) Jump Blues pt3

225) Jump Blues pt4

226) Jazz Blues pt1

227) Jazz Blues pt2

228) Jazz Blues pt3

229) Jazz Blues pt4

230) Jazz Blues pt5

231) End Of Course Summary

Bonus Material - 15 Essential Blues Licks

15 Essential Blues Licks pt1

15 Essential Blues Licks pt2

15 Essential Blues Licks pt3

15 Essential Blues Licks pt4

15 Essential Blues Licks pt5