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Jim Richter Mandolin Blues Lick of the Day #29 – 9.5.23

Get your groove on! This mandolin blues lick of the day in C works out of a standard C double stop in

Hello everyone! Sorry for being in the wind. Things have been pretty challenging at work and especially home, so have not had

Welcome to the mandolin blues lick of the day #27! Today’s lick focuses on integration of some syncopated chordal stuff with a

Today’s Mandolin Blues Lick of the Day focuses on an interesting double stop shuffle pattern derived from the playing of Jimmie Vaughan,

Today’s mandolin blues lick lesson continues to focus on the Key of E. This lick really is focused around the Major E

Here we are again for the mandolin blues lick of the day. We’re looking at a double stop lick that has some

Freddie King, Freddie King, Freddie King. The Texas Cannonball. As a guitarist, all I would want to be is Freddie King. Frankly,

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