Blues Guitar Improvisation: Essential Licks & Techniques!

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Want to improvise blues solos like a pro? In this lesson, I’ll show you a powerful device to add soulful licks to your guitar playing. We’ll use the A minor pentatonic & blues scale to build phrases that sound pro, even if you’re just starting out with improvisation.

What You’ll Learn:
⦿ Essential blues licks to build your soloing vocabulary
⦿ The extended A minor pentatonic scale & how to use it
⦿ How to add bluesy chromatic notes for extra soul
⦿ How to incorporate these ideas into real solos

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0:00 - Intro: How to Improvise Blues Guitar
1:00 - The A Minor Pentatonic & Blues Scale
2:01 - Learning the Extended A Minor Pentatonic
3:40 - Adding the Blues Note (Flat 5)
5:06 - Essential Blues Lick Breakdown
6:20 - Practicing the Lick in Different Octaves
7:45 - Using This Lick in Your Improvisation
8:41 - Combining New Licks with Your Own Style
9:15 - Final Tips for Improvising Guitar Solos
9:45 - Outro: Get My FREE Licks Course!