Blues Guitar Riffs
Add To Your Bag Of Licks
On this page you will find some popular blues guitar riffs to learn and use at your next blues gig.
Having a big bag of licks at your disposal while improvising gives you more ideas to play and experiment with.
Learn a few at a time, always practicing with a metronome or a drum machine, until you are able to play it smoothly and cleanly. Then come back and tackle a few more.
To start off with, let's learn a few blues turnarounds you can use to spice up your playing.
The 1st and 2nd turnarounds are both in the key of E
Blues Turnaround 1
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to listen speed: 100bpm
Blues Turnaround 2
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speed: 120bpm
This next turnaround is in the key of A
Blues Turnaround 3
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to listen
speed: 120bpm
Now for some blues licks.....
This first blues lick is in the key of A and consists of five note groups. All five notes should be played for each beat of your metronome.
Blues Lick 1
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to listen
speed: 100bpm
Blues Lick 2 is in the key of E
Blues Lick 2
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to listen
speed: 120bpm
Lick 3 and 4 are in the key of A
Blues Lick 3
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to listen speed: 120bpm
Blues Lick 4
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to listen
speed: 120bpm
Hope you have enjoyed this lesson!
Stay tuned for more blues guitar riffs and licks coming in the future.
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