March 8, 2022 by Klaus Crow
Today I’ll teach you a nice basic blues guitar lick in the key of A. You can play this lick over a blues chord progression or a blues shuffle in the key of A.
The blues lick is made up notes from the pentatonic scale with an added major 3rd note.
Blues licks are a great way to build, expand and spice up your solo vocabulary. If you’re wondering why would need to learn licks check out 6 Vital Reasons Why and How You Should Learn Guitar Licks.
Now let’s learn get rolling!
Below are the TABS and the video lesson where I explain the entire lick slowly and clearly.
Enjoy!
Don’t forget to leave your feedback in the comments below or on Youtube. I read and reply to everyone of them. I’d love to hear from every single one of you :)
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Per Söderström says
Great. Thanks
Per Söderström says
Nice Lick to practice! Thanks.
Klaus Crow says
Hi Per,
Try to incorporate the lick in your soloing/improvisation as fast as possible, so it becomes
part of your soloing vocabulary ;)
Thanks for the comment.
Best,
Klaus
Jeff Rininger says
Tasty ! Many techniques that may be applied to other licks, too. Playing the 7/9 slide as 7h8h9 also sounds cool and emphasizes the blue note.
Thank you very much Klaus for this lesson !
Frank says
Well! Your attention to detail and assistance is most welcome. A nice break from learning scales and playing arpeggios.
Cheers Klaus!
Klaus Crow says
Hi Frank,
Thanks for the feedback, I really appreciate it.
Keep picking ;)
Klaus Crow says
Hi Jeff,
Indeed it’s all about learning the techniques and tricks and incorporate them
into your own licks. Thanks for sharing!
Best,
Klaus