30 Beginner Blues Guitar Licks You MUST Know

Learning blues licks is the first step towards learning how to solo and improvise over blues progressions and songs. Every blues player learns pretty much the same beginning vocabulary of blues licks and then, with time and practice, transforms them into their own distinctive blues sound.

Corey Congilio hand-picked these 30 Beginner Blues Licks You MUST Know to ensure that they were easy to learn and very versatile. Each of these 30 blues licks can be played over ALL of the chords in any blues song — you can pull them out anywhere, at anytime while you’re soloing! These 30 licks are also ‘moveable’ so that you can move them up and down the fretboard and play the blues in any key.

”Over the years, I’ve worked with thousands of beginning blues students. What I’ve found is they could hear the lick, and learn the notes easily enough but it was the basic guitar techniques that hindered them most. That’s why I’ll not only show the licks, I’ll also show you how to execute the techniques that will truly give your licks personality and authenticity. All of these 30 licks incorporate one or more of these techniques, and I'll guide you step-by-step through the process of making them come to life!”

You’ll not only expand your vocabulary for soloing and improvisation, you’ll also build solid foundations in essential blues guitar techniques such as whole step bends, using slides and legato lines, double stops for harmonic reinforcements, alternate picking for economy of motion, hammers-ons and pull-offs, and plenty of expressive ways to use vibrato.

"I wish this course had existed when I was first learning to play, I'd be a better player today [...] One cool riff after another, never intimidating, always useful and adaptable. I'll return to this again and again for inspiration. [...] I cannot reccomend this course more strongly." - Tom Rasmussen, TrueFire Student

Corey demonstrates all of the licks over rhythm tracks and then breaks them down note-by-note showing you the techniques you’ll need to get a grip on to play them correctly.

All of the licks are tabbed and notated for your practice, reference and study purposes. You’ll also get Guitar Pro files so that you can play, loop and/or slow down the tab and notation as you work through the lessons. Plus, Corey generously includes all of the rhythm tracks for you to work with on your own.

Grab your guitar and let’s play the blues with Corey Congilio!

"This is a very well chosen selection of the basic "must know" blues licks and Corey takes the time to show you how to execute the techniques needed for each one. If you want to master some of the most commonly heard and useful licks used in playing blues lead guitar parts, this is the course for you!" - Ron Holcomb, TrueFire Student

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Corey Congilio's Preferred Gear

Below is a list of Corey Congilio's preferred gear including guitars, amps, pedals, accessories, and more. What you see in Corey's lessons may or may not be this actual gear, but if you are trying to capture Corey's sound and tone, the gear listed below is recommended by Corey and it's a great place to start!

Guitars

• PRS DGT Guitar
• Gibson Murphy Lab Les Paul Guitar
• Epiphone Casino Guitar
• Novo Mirs J Guitar

Amps

• Two Rock TS1 Amp
• Universal Audio OX

Pedals

• J. Rockett Tim Pierce Signature Overdrive Pedal
• DOD Carcosa Analog Fuzz Pedal
• Dunlop DVP4 Volume (X) Mini Pedal
• Universal Audio UAFX Golden Reverberator Pedal
• Universal Audio UAFX Starlight Echo Station Delay Pedal
• Universal Audio UAFX Astra Modulation Machine Pedal
• Korg Pitchblack Custom Pedal Tuner

Accessories & More

• Dunlop Nylon Max-Grip Standard Guitar Picks
• D'Addario 10s Guitar Strings
• D'Addario Cables
• Strymon Zuma 9-output Guitar Pedal Power Supply
• Universal Audio Apollo Twin X Audio Interface
• Sennheiser Wireless Lavalier