Guitar Lick of The Day: Blues
Here is a "feely" C minor pentatonic blues lick.
To produce a cool effect, the beginning of this lick is played slightly off time. Also notice the subtle effect achieved by sliding up to the first note.
Tab
e|---------------------------------------|
b|-------------11-----8------------------|
g|-----8----8-----10b---10-8----8b-8b----|
d|-/10---10------------------10-------10-|
a|---------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|
Sound Settings
Marshall JCM 800 simulation, medium drive settings, bass & middle: 11 o'clock, treble: 1 o'clock, reverb: 9 o'clock. I usually have a very slight (barely audible) delay to fatten up the sound.
Scales and Theory
C minor pentatonic scale - aka C blues box (blue dots = root note, C). The C minor pentatonic scale works well in a blues situation, with the chords C7-F7-G7. In a pop/rock situation, it works nicely with the chords Cm, Ddim, Eb, Fm, Gm, G7, Ab, Bb.
Guitar Tip of The Day
Kristofer Dahl, Instructor and Founder of GuitarMasterClass
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