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Blues Guitar & Beyond • 7m 55s
Expanding on the concept of scale position sweet spots, this lesson will teach you some fundamental blues licks that you can expand on in your own way or use verbatim. These licks always sound great and will serve you well as you continue to develop your improvisation chops and blues vocabulary.
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