Klaus Crow, Author at GUITARHABITS

Blues Guitar Lick for Intermediate Players

Hi everyone, today I’ve got a beautiful blues guitar lick which requires some intermediate level skills. Sure you can try it if you’re still at the early stages of guitar playing’ but just that you know ;)

The blues lick is in the key of A and is made up notes from the pentatonic scale with an added 6th and major 3rd note from the major scale)

Blues licks Chord Progression

The blues progression that you can play underneath the licks is / A7 / D7 A7 /

Below are the TABS and the video lesson where I explain the entire lick slowly and in close up.

Wicked Game Guitar Lesson

By Klaus Crow 6 Comments

Wicked game - Chris Isaak - easy guitar lesson

Today I’m going to teach you how to play “Wicked game” by Chris Isaak from his third studio album “Heart Shaped World”. This is a beautiful laid back song with a lovely vibe to it.

This is an easy guitar lesson that is great for beginners and for those of you who just like to play great classics. The song contains 3 open chords and a basic popular strumming pattern that you can apply to many others songs as well.

How to Play Wicked Game

Wicked game is played with 3 chords: Bm – A – E

You can learn the chords on The 8 Most Important Guitar Chords for Beginners and on

The second 8 Most Important Guitar Chords for Beginners

The chord progression is / Bm / A / E / E /

Here is strumming pattern you can use to play the song:

↓↓↑↑↓↑ = down – down – up – up – down – up

Watch the video guitar lesson below to learn the entire song. I explain it slowly, clearly and in close up.

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Enjoy!

A Nice Basic Blues Guitar Lick – Key of A

By Klaus Crow 7 Comments

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!

Basic blues guitar licks - key of A - Tablature

Knocking on Heavens Door Guitar Lesson

By Klaus Crow 5 Comments

Knocking on heavens door - Bob Dylan / Guns 'n Roses - Guitar Lesson

Hi Folks,

Today I’m going to teach you how to play “Knocking on heavens door” by Bob Dylan, also covered by Guns ‘n Roses. This is a great song to learn on the guitar and a “must” to have on your repertoire :)

It’s an easy version for beginners using open chords and a basic strumming pattern to make the learning process as smooth as possible.

How to Play “Knocking on heavens door” on Guitar

Knocking on heavens door is played with 4 chords: G – D – Am – C

You can learn the chords on The 8 Most Important Guitar Chords for Beginners

Here are two basic strumming patterns you can use to play the song:

Basic strumming pattern #1:
/ G ↓↓ D ↓↓ / Am ↓↓↓↓ / G ↓↓ D ↓↓ / C ↓↓↓↓ /

Basic strumming pattern #2:
/ G ↓↓↑ D ↓↓↑ / Am ↓↓↓↑↓↓↓↑ / G ↓↓ D ↓↓ / C ↓↓↓↑↓↓↓↑ /

Watch the video guitar lesson below to learn the entire song step by step.

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