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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 )

7 6 5

7 6 5

q = 100-138

A 7 (I7)
S

~~

q. = 92

9 7 5

7 5

~~~

6 8 8 9 9

Ex. 6

Full

1/4

6 3

5 3

12

\
6 3

5 3

Full

6 \
8 6 8 6

~~~

7 9

q = 120

~~

~~

C 9 (IV7)
S

~~

Ex. 7

q. = 63

G 9 (I7)

6 6 6

q = 63

B b7 (I7)

Ex. 5

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

7 9

10 8

Full

\
10

*Bend on slow version only.

F #7 (V7)

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1/2

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10

10 (10)

Full

\
10

~~~~

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

13

14 12 10

12

9 10 12

\
12

q = 60

A b7 (IV7)

E bm7 (Im7)

4 5 4

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

9 10 10
8 9 8 7

E 7 (V7)

10
10
10
8 7 8 7
8 9
11
11
11

D 7 (IV7)

5
5
7 5

15
16

14

14
14

14

12
12 13

Ex. 12

8
9

7
7

5
5 6

G7
(I7)

Full

( 11 ) ( 11)

11

\
10

~~

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

q = 115

G 7 (I7)

3 2 2 1 1

15

15

5
4
5

~~~

6
5
6

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

~~~

D 7 (V7)

Ex. 17

\
15
18
18 15 18 15

15

4
3
4

Full

Full

~~

Ex. 16

~~~

D 7 (V7)

G 7 (I7)

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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

1/4

\
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)

~~

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

11
9

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

63

Full

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

72

108

Full

E 9 (IV7)
10 7

15

\
10

B 7 (I7)
10

10 7

9 7

~~
9

B 7 (I7)
\
9

F #7 (V7)

~~

Full

7
9

~~~

7
8

9
Let Ring

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