You Just Turned One Lick Into Dozens of Musical Ideas
By breaking it into chunks. Reversing it. Changing the rhythm. Working it over a jam track.
That's when the lightbulb goes on - when you realize one lick isn't just one lick.
It's a family of musical ideas you can pull from whenever you need them.
Now imagine having a whole vocabulary of these lick families - so when you pick up your guitar, music just flows naturally.
That's what happens in Box 1 Blues Soloing.
Not ready yet? No problem.
Practice the lick below with the jam track. See how many different ways you can break it up, twist it around, and make it your own.
When you're ready to learn 15 lick families (and turn them into 200+ musical ideas), Box 1 Blues Soloing is here.
Here's the Tab For Today's Lick:
When you learn a new lick, if you don't use it, you'll lose it.
That's why when I learn new licks that I want to retain, I make sure to work with them for a while over top of a jam track. I do my best to "break" the lick, dissecting it into smaller pieces, and working with all the chunks. I try playing the lick in a bunch of different tracks, over different rhythms and styles of music. By the time you go through this process, you won't even have to work on remembering the lick - your fingers will do that work for you!
Here's the basic tab for the lick we're working with in today's lesson, however notice that in the video I rarely ever played it this way. That's the whole point - take the basic lick idea, then find new ways to play with it. This really works the creative side of your brain, and it is terrific practice for soloing!
Great idea. I have books with hundreds of guitar licks. This is a good way to memorise the best ones and “repackage” them. Fantastic lesson.