Mandolin Blues Lick of the Day #11 – 7.19.23
This isn’t so much a lick as one way to back up a blues tune. This is in the key of E
Blues and Rock Mandolin Performance and Instruction
This isn’t so much a lick as one way to back up a blues tune. This is in the key of E
This past week was my 10th annual Richter Mandolin Camp. In terms of genre, it focuses on blues and rock. For example
\ Today’s blues mandolin instruction: Howling Wolf! This website provides mandolin blues instruction by Jim Richter, acknowledged expert in blues &
Blue Sky Blues: Mississippi Blacksnakes (Bo Carter and Charlie McCoy) ~1930 – Brunswick 7199 Another Charlie McCoy blues mandolin tune, this time
Today’s This lick I learned from SRV’s playing. Originally a Howling Wolf tune, you’ll hear it on “Tell Me” from the Texas
This lick is one that I love to use over the IV chord. I first heard the lick used in the playing
Today we look at Charlie McCoy. This is the head to the Mississippi Blacksnake’s Blue Sky Blues. Blues mandolin licks and tablature
This is a cool approach to backing up a 12 bar blues using a pattern seen fingerpicking guitar. It’s keeping a thumping
This is one of MANY turnarounds in the key of E. Turnarounds are a great way of rethinking double stops—instead of playing
Happy Thursday! This lick is an introduction to a closed pentatonic box shape. Today’s lesson uses an A minor pentatonic blues pattern