25 Blues Licks You Must Know (Guitar Player)

 

25Blu lues Lic icks YouMust Know by Andy Widders-E Widders-Ellis llis • Guitar Player Player,, August 1992

Ex. 1

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5 8

Ex. 2

A 7 (I7)

q. = 60-72

5 8

 ~ 

q = 100-138

Full

Full

Full

5 8

5 8 (8 ) (8 ) 6

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D 9 (IV7) 10

13

11

7 6 5

7 6 5

5 7

6

Ex. 4 q = 60

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S

S

X X X

8

9 7 5   7 5   7

6 3

6 3

5 3

12 11

Full

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S

6

S

6 8 8 9 9

\

6

8 6 8 6

9

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\

6 6 6

5

Ex. 6

Ex. 7

q. = 63

q = 120

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C 9 (IV7)

1/4

5 3

4 7 5 67

b 

S

7

10

B 7 (I7)

D 9 (IV7)

A 7 (I7)

Full

3

4 7

q. = 92

G 9 (I7) 3

5

Ex. 3

q = 63

5

S

4

Ex. 5

\

A 7 (I7)

S

S

 

8

7 9

5

S

11

7 9

10 8

8

Full

\ 10

*Bend on slow version only.

Ex. 8

#

F 7 (V7)

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1/2

7

E 7 (IV7)

\ 10 (10)

 

Full

\

10

10 7

9

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B 7 (I7)

Full

Full

\

\

10

7

10

7

q = 122

(7)

13

Ex. 9

D m7 (Im7)

Full

S S

13 12 14

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A 7 (V7) S

S

13 14 12 10

12

9 10 12

\

12

q = 60

b 

b 

A 7 (IV7)

E m m7 7 (Im7)

S S

4 5 4 7 4

6 7

6 4

6 4

4 6 4 6

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Ex. 10

Ex. 11

q = 60-75

q = 96

D 9 (IV7) S

A 7 (I7) S

S

9 10 10 8 9 8 7

S

S

E 7 (V7)

10 10 10 8 7 8 7 8 9 11 11 11

5 5 7 5

7

13 14

14

q = 80-104

b 

 ~~~ 

E 9 (IV7)

1/2

Full

\

\ 6

14

12 12 13

Ex. 13

b 

5 5

14

14 14

q = 76-116

S

7

15 16

6

B 7 (I7) 7 7

S

Ex. 12

A 7 (I7) 8 9

D 7 (IV7)

S

S

6

10 10 11 12 12

7 7

G7 (I7)

 ~~ 

2

Full

\

11   ( 11)  ( 11)

8 (8) 6

8

7

C9 (IV7)

 

12

12 12

10

8

Ex. 15 Ex. 14 PB PB 1/2 Full

q = 140

B 7 (I7) \ \ 10 12 12 12 12

q = 72

 ~~~ 

1/4

\

10

12

1/4

\

3 3

 ~~~ 

 ~~~  D 7 (V7)

D 7 (V7)

G 7 (I7)

10  

alternative ending

3

3

S

3

3 2 2 1 1

4 3 4

0

5 4 5

Ex. 16

S

3 6 5 6

0

5 4 5

Ex. 17

q = 115

q = 80

G 7 (I7)

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Full

Full

15  

15

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15

18

15

18 15 18 15

17

15

17 17

 

8

11

1/4

10 8 10

11 10 8

C 7(I7)

10

Ex. 19

Ex. 18

q = 138

q = 138

E 7 (V7)

A 7 (I7) S

5

—\  ~ 

F 9 (IV7)

5 6

5

1/4

S

8

8

7

5

7

5\

7

5

 ~ 

E 9 (I7)  

 ~~ 

Full

14 \ (14 )  (14 ) 13 1 3 12 7

14

12

14

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Ex. 20 q = 116

E 7 (I7)

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S

 \

14

12

10

12

15

14

12

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Full

15

(14 )  (14 )

13

12

14

11 Let Ring

Ex. 21

C 9 (I7)

q = 104-126

1/4

S

8

8

9

11 9

 ~  8

9

S

8

S

8 7 8

10 9 10

8 7 8

Ex. 22 q = 92

C 9 (I7)

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Full

\

18

18

\

S

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17

15

17

Full

63

14

15

C 7 (I7)

Ex. 23

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(18 )   (18 )

15

13

Full

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(15 )

13

15

16

13

15

\

 ~~  13

14

15

15

13

 ~~  13

Ex. 25

Ex. 24

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©»

72

108

E 9 (IV7)

Full

10 7

10

\

7

10

7

 ~~ 

10 7 9 7

9

#

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B 7 (I7)

B 7 (I7)

  F 7 (V7)

Full

 

\ 9

S

7 9

9

7 8

9 Let Ring

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