This classic blues intro works well for any blues song
that begins in the key of B, and is moveable. For example,
move down 2 frets to play this lick in the key of A, or
move up 1 fret to play this lick in the key of C.
s s
e :----11----11-----|-------11----11--|---11------------|
B :-10-10-----------|-10----10----10--|---10--10-9------|
G :-11----11----11--|----11----11-----|-11----11-10-----|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e :-10----10---10---|----10---10------|-----------------|
B :-9-----9--9-9----|----9--9-9-------|-----------------|
G :----10-----------|-10------10------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-9---------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-7---------------|
Jimi Hendrix * Soloing Tips * Red House
This guitar solo is mainly based upon the B mixoblues scale,
and B pentatonic major ascending run (shown below). These are
among the most common scales for blues guitar soloing, and
are great for improvising. This lesson teaches the scales,
as well as guitar licks that give examples which are derived
from each scale.
B Mixo Blues Scale
B D D# E F F# A B D D# E F F# A B
e :-----------------|-----------------|--------7--------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-7-10------------|
G :-----------------|-----7-8---9-10--|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-7-9-------------|-----------------|
A :------6--7-8--9--|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-7-10------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Lick #1 (Derived from B Mixoblues Scale)
h v
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-9-7-8-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-------9-7-------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-9-8-7-6---------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B pentatonic major run
B C# D# F# G# B C# D# F# G# B C# D#
e :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-12--14-16-------|
G :-----------------|----------11--13-|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-9--11-13--------|-----------------|
A :--------9-11-----|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-7-9-11----------|-----------------|-----------------|
F# G# B
e :-14--16--19------|-----------------|-----------------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Lick #2 (Derived from B pentatonic major run)
s s f
e :-----------------|-----------------|---------14------|
B :-----------------|-----------------|-12-14-----------|
G :-----------------|-------11-13-----|-----------------|
D :-----------9-----|-11-13-----------|-----------------|
A :------9-11-------|-----------------|-----------------|
E :-9-11------------|-----------------|-----------------|
