25 Blues Licks

25 Blues Licks You Must Know by Andy Widders-Ellis • Guitar Player, August 1992

Ex. 1

~ ~ ~

q. = 60-72 Full

5 8

~

Full

Full

Full

5 8

Ex. 2

A 7 (I7)

5 8

5 8 (8 ) (8 )

S

6

7 6 5

7 6 5

q = 100-138

A 7 (I7) S

4

7

6

5

~~

q. = 92

S

8

S

9 7 5

7 5

S

~~~

7

S

6

6 8 8 9 9

Ex. 6

Full

1/4

3

6 3

5 3

12

\ 6 3

5 3

S

Full

6 \ 8 6 8 6

~~~

8

7 9

5

8

q = 120

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~~

C 9 (IV7) S

~~

Ex. 7

q. = 63

G 9 (I7)

5

6 6 6

9

7

q = 63

3

B b7 (I7)

5

Ex. 5

\

7

10

q = 60

D 9 (IV7)

A 7 (I7) X X X

4 7

4 7

11

Ex. 4

Ex. 3 D 9 (IV7) 10 13 11

5 5 6

11

S

7 9

10 8

Full

\ 10

*Bend on slow version only.

F #7 (V7)

~~

1/2

\

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10

7

10 (10)

Full

\ 10

9

~~~~

B 7 (I7)

E 7 (IV7) Full

Full

\ \ 10 7 7 7 10 10

Ex. 8 q = 122

(7) 13

Ex. 9

Full

S S

13 12 14

~~

A 7 (V7)

D m7 (Im7) S

S

13

14 12 10

12

9 10 12

\ 12

q = 60

A b7 (IV7)

E bm7 (Im7)

S

4 5 4

S

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

D 7 (IV7)

S

S

5 5 7 5

S

15 16

6

14

14 14

14

12 12 13

Ex. 12

S

8 9

7 7

7

5 5 6

7

7

G7 (I7)

2

Full

( 11 ) ( 11)

11

\ 10

8

~~

Ex. 15

q = 140

PB PB 1/2 Full

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

q = 72 1/4

\ 10

~~~

1/4

\ 10

12

alternative ending

3

3

3

q = 115

G 7 (I7)

3 2 2 1 1

15

15

S

3

5 4 5

~~~

6 5 6

0

5 4 5

17 15

q = 80

17 17

—\ C~7(I7)

F 9 (IV7) 8

11

1/4

10 8 10

11

10 8

10

Ex. 19

Ex. 18

q = 138

q = 138

E 7 (V7)

A 7 (I7) S

5

~~~

D 7 (V7)

Ex. 17

\ 15 18 18 15 18 15

15

4 3 4

0

Full

Full

S

3

~~

Ex. 16

~~~

D 7 (V7)

G 7 (I7)

3

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C9 (IV7)

6 \ 8 (8) 6

Ex. 14

\ 17

~~~

1/2

\ 8

12

10 10 11 12 12 7 7

q = 80-104

E b9 (IV7)

B b7 (I7) Full

14

12 12

Ex. 13

q = 76-116

A 7 (I7)

13 14

6

5

5

1/4

S

8

8

7

5

7

\ 5

7

5

~ 7

E 9 (I7)

~~

Full

\ 14 (14 ) (14 ) 13 12

14

12

14

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Ex. 20 q = 116

E 7 (I7)

~~

S

\

12

14

10

12

15

14

12

~~~~~

Full

15

(14 ) (14 )

13

12

14

11 Let Ring

Ex. 21

C 9 (I7)

q = 104-126

~

1/4

S

8

11 9

8

9

S

8

9

8

S

8 7 8

10 9 10

8 7 8

Ex. 22 q = 92

C 9 (I7)

~~~

Full

\ 18

18

(18 )

C 7 (I7)

Ex. 23

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Full

S

14

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(18 )

13

\ 15

15

17

17

~~

(15 )

13

15

~~ 16

13

15

\ 15

13

14

~~

Full

15

13

13

Ex. 25

Ex. 24

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Full

E 9 (IV7) 10 7

15

7

\ 10

B 7 (I7) 10

7

10 7

9 7

~~ 9

B 7 (I7) \ 9

F #7 (V7)

~~

Full

7 9

~~~

S

9

7 8

9 Let Ring

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