25 Blues Licks You

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5118–5119 • by Brad Carlton • NOTES ON CALL Special

Ex. 3

q = 88-112

1

6

7

4

10 7

—

\

Full

3

9

1

7

m

B 7

Ex. 4

q = 70

Swing 8ths

1

5

4

8

1

5

1

5

3

7

—

\

Full

Hold bend

7

~

\

—

Full

PB

7

‡

( )

7

1

5

A 7

3

7

7

~~~~

Ex. 5

q = 70

Swing 8ths

4

8

8

1

5

3

7

7

1

5

3

8

1

5

3

8

10

~~

A 7

Ex. 6

q = 114

Swing 8ths

—

\

Full

Hold bend

3

10

A 7

—

\

Full

10

—

1/2

(PB)

10

3

10

1

8

3

10

~~~~~~~

4

15

3

15

Ex. 7

q = 70

Swing 8ths

—

\

Full

2

14

E 7

1

12

~~~~~

Ex. 8

q = 70

Swing 8ths

—

\

1-1/2

3

19

3

19

2

18

1

17

3

20

1

17

~~~

E 7

Ex. 9

q = 70

Swing 8ths

—

\

Full

3

17

—

\

Full

17

1

15

3

17

~~

E 7

Ex. 10

q = 119

1

10

3

13

1

10

1

10

1

10

—

\

Full

3

13

~~~~~

D 7

Ex. 11

q = 70-155

Swing 8ths

≥

2

14

A 7

m

1

12

—

\

Full

≥

3

15

~~~~~~~~~~~~

m

1

13

m

3

15

4

16

≥

14

etc.

14 14

Ex. 1

q = 70

Swing 8ths

2

12 13 13 13

2

12

2

10

3

14 15 15 15

3

13

—

1/2

even

3

11

G 7

Ex. 2

q = 70-120

Swing 8ths

4

13

≥

1

10

3

12

≥

10

≤

10

≤

13

≥

10 12

≥

10

≤

10

≤

—

\

1/2

2

11

≥

—

\

1/2

11

≥

G 7

13

≥

10 12

≥

10

≤

2

(or 3)

12

≥

12

~~~

≤

D 7

Ex. 12

q = 70-160

Swing 8ths

2

5

1

3

4

2

5

3

6

4

7

1

3

4

3

5

1

3

3

5

4

5

7

1

5

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Ex. 20

q = 70-102

—

\

1/2

PB

3

12 (

)

‡

12

1

10

—

\

Full

12

—

\

Full

Hold bend

12

~~~~~

—

\

Full

(PB)

12 (

)

‡

12

10

D 7

#

9

12

1

10

1

10

3

12

~~~~~

1

10

3

12

—

\

1-1/2

PB

Ex. 18

q = 70

Swing 8ths

4

15

‡

(

)

15

1

11

—

Full

3

13

~~

C 7

—

or...

\

1-1/2

PB

20

‡

(

)

20 16

—

Full

18

~~

1

14

3

17

—

\

Full

PB

17

‡

(

)

—

1/2

even

17

A 7

Ex. 19

q = 70-90

Swing 8ths

2

16

14

—

1/2

even

17

14 14

~~~~~~

1

10

≥

10

≥

—

\

1/2

3

13

≥

10

≤

10

≥

1

10

≤

—

\

Full

3

13

≤

10

≤

10

≥

—

\

Full

13

≤

10

≤

Ex. 15

q = 70-120

Swing 8ths

—

\

Full

3

12

≥

D 7

Ex. 16

q = 70

Swing 8ths

—

\

PB

1-1/2

4

13

‡

(

)

13

1

8

—

Full

3

11

~~

C 7

Ex. 17

q = 70

—

\

Full

PB

Swing 8ths

4

18 (

)

‡

18

1

13

—

1/2

3

16

~~

C 7

1

5

C 7

3

8

Ex. 21

q = 70-105

Swing 8ths

2

7

≥

a

1

8

a

1

6

4

8

10

m

4

8

( )

8

Let Ring

10

≥

3

8

1

8

3

11

Ex. 22

q = 70-114

Swing 8ths

2

9

3

10

C 7

4

12

1

8

≤

1

8

1

8

3

10

Ex. 23

q = 70-220

Swing 8ths

1

8

≥

8

1

8

8

—

\

Full

PB

3

10

≤

(

)

‡

10

1

8

—

\

Full

PB

10

≤

‡

(

)

10

8

C 7

3

10

≥

10

≥

8

8

8

8

—

\

Full

PB

10

≤

‡

(

)

10

8

—

\

Full

PB

10

≤

‡

(

)

10

8

10

≥

10

≥

Ex. 24

q = 70

Swing 8ths

a

m

≥

1

5

—

1/2

4

7

Full

3

7

A 7

5

4

5

even

1

3

7

4

5

4

5

7

—

1/2

even

3

5

1

2

—

Full

Let Ring

3

5

Ex. 25

q = 70

Swing 8ths

—

\

1/2

PB

4

9 ( )

‡

9

1

7

—

Full

Let Ring

4

9

D 7

—

1/2

3

\

PB*

(*Bent w/3rd stg.)

9

~~

Ÿ~~~

Ex. 13

Swing 8ths

q = 70-125

2

7

≥

8 8

≥

8

≥

7

8 8 8

4

10

3

8

9 9 9 8

9 9 9 8

9

3

9

7

1

5

A 7

3

7

1

5

3

7

~~~

Ex. 14

q = 70-110

—

\

(Hold bend)

3

1/2

14

—

\

PB

1/2

14

‡

(

)

14

~~

1

12

E 7

1

12 (

1

12

)

3

14

12

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