Blues Archives

Mandolin Blues Lick of the Day #19 – 7.30.23

I’m stuck on bass lines. I don’t think that many mandolinists think about playing “bass lines” behind others. Don’t think you can

Time for another Jim Richter mandolin blues instruction lick of the day. Today is the “lumpty” bass pattern, often heard in Chicago

Hi all! This a cool major pentatonic lick heard in blues and other other blues forms (country, rock, jazz). Simple little lick

Today’s mandolin blues instruction: turnarounds. Lots of cool ways to do them in blues. What you’ll find is that you gravitate toward

This was probably the tune that made it ok for me to like (and eventually love) Led Zeppelin. As a teen bluegrass

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Very excited about today’s mandolin blues instruction. This lick comes through the playing of Hollywood Fats (Michael Mann), who is in my

I learned 30 years ago from a blues electric guitarist and have adapted as a mandolin blues lick. It’s a bit of

This is a great straightforward mandolin blues lick that serves as either an ending lick or turnaround in a C blues. Played