G’day! In this mandolin lesson we’ll take a look at some Blues Licks using the blues scale, major blues scale and arpeggios for the chords in the 12 bar blues, played in G. Other techniques we’ll be focusing on are down stroke picking, double stops & tremolo. The licks & concepts in this lesson will be suited to the advancing intermediate picker, wanting to develop their improvising skills.
This is the fifth licks lesson for the mandolin, make sure you start with Hot Pentatonic Licks: Mandolin Lesson where we cover some of the scales we’ll be using, plus there are a bunch more licks to learn first! Each of the different licks from the lessons can be used in combination for either soloing or back up, so make sure you’ve checked them out!
The first video lesson is available free below.The full lesson is available to members, which:
- Includes 2 video lessons covering the licks & techniques;
- Includes the PDF tab worksheet with licks played over the 12 Bar Blues;
- Downloadable MP3 intro example plus a 12 bar blues jam track in G!
The PDF worksheet with the Blues Licks tab/standard notation is available to purchase separately below:
Lesson #1:
- Learn the first 4 bars of the Blues Licks – 12 Bar Blues;
- Tremolo, pentatonic scales, double stops.
Lesson #2:
- Learn the remainder of the Blues Licks – 12 Bar Blues;
- Up the neck, double stops, arpeggio, rhythm;
- Summary.
Blues Licks: Mandolin Lesson
Lesson #3:
Members Only- MP3 play-along & backing track.