10 LICKS That IMPRESS Give your blues-rock soloing more finesse

In our video lesson, Doug explains the importance of looking beyond the basic root-position pentatonic shape

one great advantage of blues-rock guitar is that so much is accessible to the relative beginner. The guitar’s layout means that many classic sounds can be accessed after memorising a handful of notes in one box position. However, that can be an obstacle, because many intermediate players lack the confidence to explore outside of those comfort zones. Looking beyond a single position gives you a distinct advantage. You don’t have to become a fretboard master overnight; adding one box shape will give you a huge increase in melodic variety. The new positions of the target notes (root, 3rd, 5th, 7th) make a difference, and each shape has a new set of ‘feasible bends’. Be brave!