Ballad Blues Supplement

The Lead Guitar

Standard tuning
=E =D
=B =A
=G =E
= 87
Lick 1
sl.
H
B 3 5:3 sl. sl. P
4:3
1 2 3

5:3
od.guit.

H sl. sl. P sl.

7
4 4 6 4 6 6 8 8 6 4 6 4 6
4 6 4 6 6 6

Lick 2
P
Cm sl.
sl. E
4 3 5 6
P sl.

5:3
¼
sl. P sl. P sl.

7 9 (9) (9) 7 (7)

(6) (6) 4 4 6 6 4 4 6 4 6 8
6 64

Lick 3
sl. P sl. P H B sl.
H
sl.
7 8 9

3
¼ full ½ H
sl. P sl. P H sl. sl.
7 9 7 9 (9) 99 7 7 9
7 9 74 7 7 9 9 X 9
6 6 4 4 6 4 446 8 X
6 X

Cm P
sl.
sl.
Lick 4
sl. P
3 sl. 3 sl.
10 11 12

5:3
sl.
sl. P sl. sl. P sl.
7 7 7 7 9 11 7
7 9 9 7 9 7 7 9
X 8 8 8 64 6 4 6 (6) (6) 4 4
X 6 6 6 64
X

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 P
sl. P H Lick 5
13

P sl. P H

(9) 7 9 7 7 9
8 8 8 6 4 4 4 4 6 X
6 X
X

E B
Lick 6
sl. P
P H P sl.
14 15 16

3 3 3

½ full full full

sl. P H P sl. P
1414 1214
9 109 7 7 12 12 14 14(14)12 12 12 12
9 9 7 7 8 13 13
9 9 7 7
9 9 8 7 5

Lick 7
P P

17 18 19

3
full full full ½ full full full
full
P P
14 14 14 14 12 14
14 (14) 12 12 12 14 12 12 14 14 14(14) 12
13 13 13

Cm
sl.
Lick 8
H P
20 21

3 4:3
3

½ full ¼ full
H sl. P
9 9 9
14 9 9 12 12 9 9 9
9 11 12 11(11)9 9 9 11
9 11 11 11
11

2/3
 E
P

22

full full
P

12 12 (12) 9 12 9 9 12 (12)
11 11

sl. P
Lick 9
23

¼
sl. P

12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 9 7 7 7
9

sl. P
B sl. P
H
24

¼ ¼
H sl. P sl. P
7
7 10 12 10
7 8 11 9 7
9 9

H H
H P
25 5:3

¼
H H H P

7 9 7
7 8 9 7 8 7
7 9 7 9 9 7 7
9 9 8 7

26

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