Blues Guitar Lick in G | How to Mix Major & Minor in Your Blues Guitar Licks


Published on 27 January 2016
http://www.bluesguitarinstitute.com/tips Click here for more blues guitar tips, licks and lessons! In this blues lesson, I show you how to play a short but tasty lick in G. There are two big takeaways in this lick 1) the fact that we are mixing major and minor tones and 2) the slide used to shift positions on the neck. This lick is based on the G Minor Pentatonic Scale but borrows one note from the G Major Scale to add a little spice to the lick. The all important major note? The major 3rd of course. The major 3rd note (B, in the key of G) is not in the minor pentatonic scale, but using this note as a "coloring note" is an awesome way to add some life to your blues solos. I break the lick down into three groups of notes in the video and the second note group is where the slide shift comes into play. The shift is a slide down the neck (toward the nut) from the 3rd string, 7th fret to the 5th fret. This slide, which has some very bluesy subtleties, gets your fret hand into a completely different position on the neck opening up more note possibilities. Many blues players use this technique and its a great way to move up and down the neck into different pentatonic boxes. If you enjoyed this video and got some value from the lesson, please hit the "Like" button and please share this with your friends! If you want to grab the TAB for this lick, both on screen and a downloadable PDF, click here: http://bit.ly/TTKWhk (Standard notation is included since the rhythm of the lick is incredibly important!) Remember, there are more blues guitar tips and licks at http://www.bluesguitarinstitute.com/tips Thanks for watching, Cheers!