Quick Blues Licks to Steal
Blues Guitar & Beyond • 5m 27s
As you’ll gather, a lot of original blues guitar playing is rooted in a sound nearly every guitar player works with in the pentatonic scale, so learning nuance and dynamic expression is essential to develop your own sound. These quick licks are some of my go-to moves for blues, and they can be yours too, whenever you need them!
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