Guitar Lick of The Day

 

If the blues sound you dialed in is sensitive to dynamics, hitting the strings harder will result in more distortion. To make the distorted sound even more obvious I ended this lick with double stops. I just can't get enough of that effect.

 
     

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------------------8-10-11|
g|11-10-8------------------------------------8-9-10-8-10-11|
d|--------10-9-8----------------------8-9-10-8-9-10--------|
a|---------------10-9-8---------------8-9-10---------------|
e|----------------------11-10-8-6-7-8----------------------|

  

Backing (105 bpm)

Backing slow (80 bpm)

Marshall JCM 800 simulation
Medium drive settings
Bass & Middle 11 o'clock
Treble one 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)

Passing notes are used in this lick - IE notes that are "beside" the allowed notes of the pentatonic scale.

 

 
/Kris
 

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