BLUES
BLUES LICK·TIONARY
BY DAVE HILL
Four Phrases to Add to Your Repertoire
& 44 Ó OE ‰ oe oe
C7
& 44 Ó OE ‰ oe oe
C7
& 44
Ó OE ‰ oeoe
C7
88 T
A
B
oe oe . oe G7
oe
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oeoe#oe.oe oe
3
1
oeoeb oen
oe oe . oe G7 oe oe . oe G710 10
oeoe
oeoe#oe.oe oeoe#oe.oe 8 9108
oeoe
oe oeb oen oe oeb oen8 11
11
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Blues
Try this phrase out
over a V–IV blues
change. Use pull-offs for smoothness
and speed. This
works well in a
medium “
straight-eighths” feel.
T
A
B
T
A
B&
oeb oe F7
88 88 oeoeb oeoe# oeoe
10
10 10 10 oeoeoeoen oeb oe
8 9 10
8
8 9 10
8 oeoeoeoeoeoeoeoe
88 oeoeOE
C7
8
11
8
11 Ó
3
6
6
6
&
oeb oe F7
&
oeb oe F7 11 11
oeoeb oeoe# oeoeoe oeoeb oeoe# oeoeoe 8 8 118 8 11
6
oeoeoen oeb oe
6
oeoeoen oeb oe 8 10 10 11
oeoeoeoeoe oeoeoeoeoe 8 10 10 8 8
6
oeoeoe
6
oe oe oe 10 10 7
oeoeOE
C7
oeoeOE
C7
7
10
ÓÓ
33
66
11 11 8 8
11
11
8 8 11 8 8
8 10 10 10
10 10 10
11887
7
11 11 8 8
11
11
8 8 11 8 8
8 10 10 10
10 10 10
11887
7
10 10
Blues Break
This double-stop
lick could be great
for stop-time breaks
in blues. Try using
the fingers on
your picking hand
instead of a pick.
& 44 oeoeoeoe˘ oe A9
& 44 oeoeoeoe˘ oe A9 & 44 oeoeoeoe˘ oe A9 5545 7 TAB
oeoe oeoe b joeoeoe oeoe oe oe
oeoe oeoe b joeoeoe oeoe oe oe oe oeoe b joeoeoe oeoe oe oe 5 55 5 8 7575
J
oeoe‰ oeoe oeoe OE
J
oeoe‰ oeoe oeoe OE Joeoe‰ oeoe oeoe OE 5 55 7 57
Blues Mixolydian
Notice how this
lick starts off in the
typical box position,
then adds notes
from the Mixolydian
mode. It’s a good
way to get more
variation from the
five box patterns.
B & 44 ‰
oe oe A7
T
55
T
A
B
55
5
A
5
45
& 44 ‰
oe oe A7
45
57
57
1
8T
A
B
1
8T
A
B
55 5
5 8 75
75
oe
J oeoe
55 5
5 8 75
7 oeoe oe oe
5 55
75
oeoe oe oe
5 55
75 oe
J oeoe
75
7
85 5
58
1/4
1
1 1/4
85 5
5
8
‰
J
oeoe noeoe˘ ‰
j oe oeoeoeoe oeoe b oeoe oeoe oe oe oe oe n oe . ˙
3
J
oeoe noeoe˘ ‰ ‰ Joeoe noeoe˘ ‰ 5545
55 55
‰
joe
oeoe oeoe oeoe b oeoe
oeoe oeoe oeoe b oeoe
oeoeoeoe oeoeoe 5575
let ring
3
79
let ring
let ring
3
oeoen oe .˙
oeoen oe .˙
8
57 87
7
3
3
3
5 7 oeoeoe oeoe
5
5
4
57
oeoeoe oeoe
5
5
4
57
oeoe
joe
55
oeoe
55
57
55 5
87 5
55 5
87 5
oeoeoe# oe#
8
7
79 oeoen oeoeoe oe
5
8
79
7
5
1
oeoeoe# oe#
oeoen oe oe
oeoe
5
585
8
1
85
75
76
5
5
8
585
7
57
85
75
7
76
5
7
57
7
Blues Rock
This blues-rock lick
starts with a bend
and combines both
major and minor
3rds on a dominant
7th chord. The triplet
rhythm makes it well-suited to a shuffle.
G7
& 44 OE
oeoe
13 T
A
B
1
G7
& 44 OE
oeoe
13 T
A
B
1
oeoe
oe oe3
oeoeb oe
oeoeb oe
oen oe
oe
oe
‰oeoe
oe
3
‰
oeoe
oen oe3
oe joeb oen oe oe
3
oeoeb oe
Ó
joeb oen oe oe
Ó
3
( 13) 11 13
12
( 13) 11 13
12
3
10 12
12 11
10 12
12 11
8
89
10
8
3
12 10
10 8 9
12 10
10 8
10
8
10
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