MEL BAY'S CLASSIC BLUES i + a RS LE i un bee a eee Se i eS ee —MEL BAY’S CLASSIC BLUES LICKS FOR ELECTRIC GUITAR by Fred Sokolow ka iii {2) rei} od (s) @ & fl Trg ia FIRST-POSITION KEY.OF-E LICKS" chaser ‘Bes Bor Licks 13 55) ‘Bee Bor ike 46 [01] ‘ues Boxiks 7.9108) ‘Bes Box Licks 10-3 f.03) Tumarunds 1446 (43) Tumarunds 17-20 4a} Dowblenet & Chord Lik 21-2 [45] Doxblenot & Chord Licks 24-25 [48] Ups Neck Licks 26-282) “THE FIRST BLUES BOX" chaptr les Box Licks 20:31 (48) Bes Boe Licks 32. 117) hes Box Liks 35.97 [$8] flues Boe Like 38-40 1.02) ues Boe Like 41.44 Bes Box Liks 45.47 [40) Harmer & Puff Lk 4850 23) Harme-on& Pub Licks 5153 [44] Double nc (Chuck Bers Lids 54-5 [7] Doub (Chuck Bers) Lis 7-59 [52] Doubie-noe (Chuck Beryl) Lik 6-6 [6] Chorsbasd Lids 62.64 Terarunds 6568105) CD CONTENTS CB erro 6871131 5] Piayeg were canes 72.7640 (2B) Plan were canes 75:77 (50 [27] Playing wen tne changes 7840 (39) “THE SECOND BLUES BOX” chase (28) —Comecing he Two Bus Boxes 81-24 (aa) Sarvs e515) (Bo) ScalorLcks 88.8251) ST) Scale Lots 93-6554) Wand Chard Ls 96.8838 (Bo) More iV and v Chart ks 09-10 [49] "THE THIRD BLUES BOK" chapter Scalar Licks 102-108 1.01) Scalar ike 10507 (3 (35) Sear iks 108110] CB) scalar Liks 141-13 538) Bends and Ovrbends 11411654] “THE FOURTH BLUES BOX” chptr Sear Lks 1174194] Searls 120-2237 Sedaris 125-125 3 Seda Lek 126-127 48] Chord tased Ls 128-1937] “CHOROIRHYTHM LICKS” chagte [ZA] horaitytnm Licks 131-133 £:38) a eee BBEBa: Be BEES 3888 Chor Licks 198-195 [20] Cory ks 137-1393) Chori ks 140-15 20) Ninh Chord Licks, Sth Sting Rot 42-148 [25} Ninh Chard Licks, Sh Sting Root 86-148 42) Ninh Chord Lik, th Sing Root 147-1481] Licks hat Use Sant 6h Sting oct th Chords 4-150 (32 Doublenate Keyoté Faves 181-183[47] res 15-188 101) 938) 314] Sige Note Koyo Fares 164186 [39 Shige Note Key ot Fares 16716051] Making Thom Moveable 170-724 Making Thom Moveable 1731754) aking Them Moveable 1761773) ling Them Moveabe 1 TICE TRACKS (Lead gla n one 23%, back bangin te itr) Siow hes in (121 Moderate Shute in G (1:29 Feast Shute in A: 14) Moderate Rockin G38) Fast Rockin O[ 11} ‘Al guitars played by Fred Sokolow; bass, drums, keyboards by Dennis O'Hanlon, Recorded at O'Hanlon Music and Recording Services (© 3999 BY MEL BAY PUBLICATIONS, INC. PACIFIC, Mo 82089. ALLAIGHTS RESERVED. INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT SECURED. 84) MADE AND PRINTED INUUSA Visit us on the Web at http://www.melbay.com — E-mail us at email@melbay.comCONTENTS INTRODUCTION ..... HOW TO READ TABLATURE FIRST-POSITION KEY-OF-E LICKS The E Blues Scale and Scalar Licks Turnarounds . Double note and Chord-based Li Up-the-Neck Licks 0.2.0.0... Scales versus Chords THE FIRST BLUES BOX Finding the First Blues Box Blues Box Licks ..0...00.000005 Hammer-on and Pull-off Licks : eens Double note (Chuck Berry-style) Licks ........... beveeeees 12 Chord-based Licks 12 Turnarounds bbe e eee eese eee eneeeeeeeees 13 Playing “with the changes” ee 14 Mixing Chord-based Licks with Blues Box Licks 15 THE SECOND BLUES BOX 16 Puipeqeucal Digiesiog en eee eet veces 16 Finding the Second Blues Box 0.2.0.2... 000.0000 0000s eee WT Connecting the Two Blues Box 18 Scalar Licks bese IV and V Chord Licks THE THIRD BLUES BOX Finding the Third Blues Box . Scalar Licks Bends and Overbends BOX bees Finding the Fourth Blues Box... Scalar Licks Chord-based Li CHORD/RHYTHM L! ICKS . BASS/BOOGIE FIGURES Double note Key-of-E Figures wee veveees Making Them Moveable .........000e.000ee00eese sesso es Single-Note Key of-E Figures Making Them Moveable PRACTICE SUGGESTIONS