Author Archives: Blues Licks Master

Better Blues Licks: Question…Repeat…Answer

By Blues Licks Master | Published: August 31, 2010
Image via Wikipedia “I went to the crossroads, fell down on my knees I went to the crossroads, fell down on my knees Asked the Lord above, have mercy now, save poor Bob if you please” -Robert Johnson What Makes A Great Blues Guitar Solo? The blues is about telling your stories. It’s about baring [...]
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CAGED Guitar – Understanding The Guitar Fretboard

By Blues Licks Master | Published: August 27, 2010
This article is not specifically about the blues guitar or blues licks, but if you want to be any kind of accomplished guitarist you need to know this! So pay attention, folks, and learn this well.  Print it out, hang it on the wall and do the practice exercises everyday until you see the thing [...]
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The Minor Pentatonic Scale – Part 5

By Blues Licks Master | Published: January 9, 2010
The 5th pattern of the Minor Pentatonic Scale is the G form (from the perspective of CAGED guitar). Get the latest Flash Player to see this player. [Javascript required to view Flash movie, please turn it on and refresh this page] document.getElementById("player1").style.display = ""; var s1 = new SWFObject("http://100blueslicks.com/wp-content/plugins/flv-embed/flvplayer.swf","player1","300","220","7"); s1.addParam("wmode","transparent"); s1.addParam("allowscriptaccess","always"); s1.addParam("allowfullscreen","true"); s1.addVariable("height","220"); s1.addVariable("width","300"); s1.addVariable("file","/flv/mpent-gform.flv"); [...]
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The Minor Pentatonic Scale – Part 4

By Blues Licks Master | Published: January 7, 2010
So now that you know the first 3 patterns of the Minor Pentatonic Scale it’s time to get your fingers on the 4th pattern. This pattern is really useful because it fits in the area where you would play a chord with the root note on the 5th string. Notice the root note on the [...]
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The Minor Pentatonic Scale – Part 3

By Blues Licks Master | Published: November 22, 2009
So now that you know the first 2 patterns of the Minor Pentatonic Scale it’s time to get your fingers on the 3rd pattern. Many blues guitarists focus primarily on the first 2 patterns of the scale, but if you want to be really good you need to learn to play all over the fingerboard. [...]
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The Minor Pentatonic Scale – Part 2

By Blues Licks Master | Published: October 7, 2009
Now that you’ve got the first position of the scale under your fingers it’s time to to get to work on the second position. If you haven’t yet, be sure to read the part 1 of this series on the Minor Pentatonic Scale. The Second Pattern Of The Minor Pentatonic Scale When you move up [...]
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The Minor Pentatonic Scale – Part 1

By Blues Licks Master | Published: September 5, 2009
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Stevie Ray Vaughan Remembered

By Blues Licks Master | Published: August 28, 2009
Certainly one of the most inspirational blues guitarists to ever have picked up a guitar is Stevie Ray Vaughan. A true blues guitar icon, Stevie not only brought the old school blues to some of us younger players, but he managed to leave a mark that forever changed the blues guitar. I just ran across [...]
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Take My Advice: You Can Play Guitar But You Suck!

By Blues Licks Master | Published: August 27, 2009
Sometimes the truth hurts.  But if you can get over yourself for a minute, facing the truth can set you free. Or at least make you a better blues guitar player. This is a true story. Some years ago when I was working hard at getting my chops together I was a regular at a [...]
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Get The Blues Right: Taj Mahal And The Diminished 7 Chord

By Blues Licks Master | Published: August 22, 2009
Ever since Jake and Elwood did it in The Blues Brothers, “She Caught The Katie” by blues great Taj Mahal has been a jam night standard.  But this great song has one little twist that often trips up less experienced players:  the Diminished 7 chord. It’s not that the Diminished 7 chord is difficult to [...]
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