A +
A - 
My Guitar Songbook
Good Morning  |  Sign In 
Blues Song Riff (139)  
  Lick Info  |  Tutorial  |  Tab  |  Rate  |  Share
Blues Song Riff (139) - Neal Walter       mp3
 Lick Info
  Tutorial & Tab: Neal Walter
  Audio Clip from the Tutorial
 Rated: ( 2 ) |

 

Key A - 4/4 Time
Option 1 - lick pattern follows chords of the 12 Bar 
Option 2 - lick pattern stays on the A position

Option 1: lick pattern follows chords throughout
------------------------------------------------

   A7
    _   __   _   __   __    __    __ 
   | | |  | | | |  | |  |  |  |  |  |   | | | |
e|-5----------------------------------|---------|
B|-5-7-5------------------------------|---------|
G|---7-5h-6---------------------------|---------|
D|----------7-5------5----------------|---------|
A|--------------6h-7----5s-3-----3h-4-|---------|
E|----------------------------5-------|-5-------|

   A7
    _   __   _   __   _    _   __ 
   | | |  | | | |  | | |  | | |  |   | | | |
e|-5-------------------------------|---------|
B|-5-7-5---------------------------|---------|
G|---7-5h-6------------------------|---------|
D|----------7-5------5-------------|---------|
A|--------------6h-7---5s-3---3h-4-|---------|
E|--------------------------5------|-5-------|

   D7 
    ___    ___    __    ___    __   ___   __ 
   |   |  |   |  |  |  |   |  |  | |   | |  |
e|-10-----------------------------------------|
B|-10-12-10-----------------------------------|
G|----12-10h-11-------------------------------|
D|--------------12-10--------10---------------|
A|--------------------11h-12----10s8-----8h-9-|
E|------------------------------------10------|

   D7 (Embellishment)
    __ __ __    __ __ __ 
   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
e|---------------------------|
B|----x--x--x--x--x--x-13-13-|
G|----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
D|----x--x--x--x--x--x-10-10-|
A|---------------------------|
E|-10------------------------|

   A7
    _   __   _   __   _    _   __ 
   | | |  | | | |  | | |  | | |  |   | | | |
e|-5-------------------------------|---------|
B|-5-7-5---------------------------|---------|
G|---7-5h-6------------------------|---------|
D|----------7-5------5-------------|---------|
A|--------------6h-7---5s-3---3h-4-|---------|
E|--------------------------5------|-5-------|

   E7
    ___    ___    __    ___    __     __    __
   |   |  |   |  |  |  |   |  |  |   |  |  |  |
e|-12-------------------------------------------|
B|-12-14-12-------------------------------------|
G|----14-12h-13---------------------------------|
D|--------------14-12--------12-----------------|
A|--------------------13h-14----12s 10----10h11-|
E|-------------------------------------12-------|

   D7 
    ___    ____    __   ___    ___   ___   __ 
   |   |  |    |  |  | |   |  |   | |   | |  |
e|-10------------------------------------------|
B|-10--12-10-----------------------------------|
G|-----12-10h-11-------------------------------|
D|---------------12-10-------10----------------|
A|--------------------11h-12----10s-8-----8h-9-|
E|-------------------------------------10------|

   A7
    _    __   _   __   _    _   __
   | |  |  | | | |  | | |  | | |  |   | | | |
e|-5--------------------------------|---------|
B|-5-7--5---------------------------|---------|
G|---7--5h-6------------------------|---------|
D|-----------7-5------5-------------|---------|
A|---------------6h-7---5s-3---3h-4-|---------|
E|---------------------------5------|-5-------|



Option 2: lick pattern stays on the A position
----------------------------------------------


   A7
    _   __   _   __   _    _   __ 
   | | |  | | | |  | | |  | | |  |
e|-5-------------------------------|
B|-5-7-5---------------------------|
G|---7-5h-6------------------------|
D|----------7-5------5-------------|
A|--------------6h-7---5s-3- -3h-4-|
E|--------------------------5------|

   A7 (Embellishment)
    __ __ __    __ __ __
   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
e|----x--x--x-15-15-15-15-14-|
B|----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
G|----x--x--x-12-12-12-12-11-|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|-5-------------------------|

   A7
    _   __   _   __   _    _   __ 
   | | |  | | | |  | | |  | | |  |
e|-5-------------------------------|
B|-5-7-5---------------------------|
G|---7-5h-6------------------------|
D|----------7-5------5-------------|
A|--------------6h-7---5s-3---3h-4-|
E|--------------------------5------|

   A7 (Embellishment)
    _ _   _ _ _   _ _ _
   | | | | | | | | | | | |
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|---x-x-x-x-x-5-x-5-x-5---|
D|---x-x-x-x-5-5-5-7-x-7---|
A|---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---|
E|-5-----------------------|

   D7
    _   __   _   __   _    _   __ 
   | | |  | | | |  | | |  | | |  |   | | | |
e|-5-------------------------------|---------|
B|-5-7-5---------------------------|---------|
G|---7-5h-6------------------------|---------|
D|----------7-5------5-------------|---------|
A|--------------6h-7---5s-3---3h-4-|---------|
E|--------------------------5------|-5-------|

   A7
    _   __   _   __   _    _   __ 
   | | |  | | | |  | | |  | | |  |
e|-5-------------------------------|
B|-5-7-5---------------------------|
G|---7-5h-6------------------------|
D|----------7-5------5-------------|
A|--------------6h-7---5s-3---3h-4-|
E|--------------------------5------|

   A7 (Embellishment)
    __ __ __    __ __ __ 
   |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
e|----x--x--x-15-15-15-15-14-|
B|----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
G|----x--x--x-12-12-12-12-11-|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|-5-------------------------|

   E7
    _   __ _ _   __ _ _    _ _ 
   | | |  | | | |  | | |  | | |
e|-5----------------------------|
B|-5-7-5------------------------|
G|---7-5h-6---------------------|
D|----------7-5------5----------|
A|--------------6h-7---5s-3---3-|
E|--------------------------5---|

   D7 
    _   __ _ _   __   _
   | | |  | | | |  | | |  |
e|-5-------------------------|
B|-5-7-5---------------------|
G|---7-5h-6------------------|
D|----------7-5------5-------|
A|--------------6h-7---5-(5)-|
E|---------------------------|

   A7
    _   __   _   __   _    _   __ 
   | | |  | | | |  | | |  | | |  |
e|-5-------------------------------|
B|-5-7-5---------------------------|
G|---7-5h-6------------------------|
D|----------7-5------5-------------|
A|--------------6h-7---5s-3---3h-4-|
E|--------------------------5------|

   A7 (Turnaround)
       _ _
   |  | | |  |
e|----x-x-x-----|
B|----x-x-x-----|
G|----x-x-x-----|
D|--------------|
A|----5-6-7-(7)-|
E|-5------------|
Previous Lick  Previous | Next  Next Lick