Last Updated on March 16, 2022 by Klaus Crow
Buenos días amigos de la guitarra, today I’ll be teaching an easy basic blues guitar lick in the key of E. Blues is usually played in the key of E or in the key of A, so for today I decided it’s gonna be key of E.
On a side note, I’ll be continuing the major scale shape/position series real soon, but I thought it would be nice to give you some more time to get the first three major scales shapes really under your belt.
EASY BASIC MINOR PENTATONIC BLUES LICK – KEY OF E
This E minor pentatonic blues lick is really nice for beginners and intermediate players. You can play it over a 12 bar blues in the key of E or an Em chord progression.
Below are the TABS and the video lesson where I explain the entire lick in depth.
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Hi Klaus
Great stuff-Thanks for all your hard work in putting it together !
Chris Langton
Hi Chris,
Nice to hear you like the blues lick.
Thanks for letting me know you are out there watching my videos. 😊🙏
I like it too! Unfortunately can’t play it on my dreadnought. But still watching, working, learning.
Thanks.
Loving the lessons Klaus, thank you so much.
Questions: Is it typical to abandon the “1-finger per fret” approach as you play higher up the neck and if so, is there a general area of the fretboard where you would do this?
Thanks again!
Hi Jerry, you can play the lick in any key you like. If you move the entire lick down 7 frets you’re playing the lick in the key of A.
Hi Paul,
Of course you can try to adjust the fingering a bit if you really want to reach beyond the 12th fret or further.
You could also play a guitar with a cutaway, an electric guitar which has more fretboard reach or play
the scale shape in another key so you can still practice the scale shape/position. The key is not so important,
it’s more important you learn the scale position/shapes.