Bonamassa, Joe

Jobo’s lead guitar phrasing trick

Few guitarists have revved up the blues more than Joe in recent years, and this lick is pure Bonamassa gold. The notes are pentatonic scale-based, but it’s all about the rhythm. Switching between swung eighth notes and 16ths is the trick, giving a sense of accelerating then pulling back. Try it with any pentatonic scale.

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