Here's What Guitarists Are Saying About Blues Guitar Lick Lab:

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The Devil's in the Details

andrew wheeler

I've played blues for over 20 yrs, studied at Berklee and tour yearly. BGLL is helping me fine tune my playing and I already sound more decisive/definitive i...

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I've played blues for over 20 yrs, studied at Berklee and tour yearly. BGLL is helping me fine tune my playing and I already sound more decisive/definitive in my note selection. I appreciate what BGLL has done for my playing!

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Blues guitar lick lab ..excellent course

sandy reece

This is the first course I started with, iv been learning from James only for a number of months now and my playing has improved so much! The lessons are ea...

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This is the first course I started with, iv been learning from James only for a number of months now and my playing has improved so much! The lessons are easy to follow and honestly there is so much to learn in this ,you never get bored! I would recommend TGL to all you wanting to learn guitar ,my goal for myself is to be a decent guitar player in a year of my starting point with James help..and I know it will happen! THANKS JAMES. Sandy reece

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Nice, fun and helpful

Jose Esteban

After wondering around many guitar lessons sites, finally found what suits me. The way James makes you improve, with fun licks on increasing difficulty is r...

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After wondering around many guitar lessons sites, finally found what suits me. The way James makes you improve, with fun licks on increasing difficulty is really nice. His feedback when asking a question is unique, kind and fast. I absolutely recommend to try out this site.

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Get Access to Blues Guitar Lick Lab and Everything Else in Total Guitar Lab with a Monthly or Annual Pass!


 Take Years Off Your Learning Curve and Start 'Ripping It Up' Every Time You Step Up To Play!


with Blues Guitar Lick Lab


Learn the exact tools and techniques used by the worlds hottest blues players and start playing blues solos that 'turn heads' and sound awesome !



Imagine having the same 'soloing toolkit' as your favourite blues guitar legends...

Stevie Ray Vaughans burning, rapid fire licks...

Screaming 'monster' bends like Albert King...

The sweet, laid back cool of BB King...

Now imagine using this toolkit to play your own smoking blues solos every time you got up to play with a band, at a jam session...or on your own just for fun!

What if you could get this toolkit without it taking years to learn and without all the confusing jargon, time wasting distractions and unnecessary 'fluff' you find in so many guitar products?

( making everything seem 10x more complicated than it really is!)


Well You Can...with Blues Guitar Lick Lab!

 If you know my lessons then you'll know I'm all about showing you the crucial things you need to smash your guitar goals and speed you towards becoming the guitar player you deserve to be.

In a direct, 'BS free' way that actually gets you results...

 I've had people asking me for an intermediate level blues guitar course for a long time...

So I took everything I've learned from teaching thousands of blues guitar lessons and put it together into a single course.

The result is Blues Guitar Lick Lab!

Access Blues Guitar Lick Lab When You Join Total Guitar Lab with an Annual or Monthly Membership!

Playing smoking blues guitar is now something almost any guitarist can do...with the tools and strategies I reveal in

Blues Guitar Lick Lab !



Blues Guitar Lick Labgives you a 'tool box' of essential blues licks and vocabulary and shows you how to use them to create explosive blues solos which will make an impact!

Most guitar players (like me!) take years to learn what Blues Guitar Lick Lab will show you (in a fraction of the time!)


In Blues Guitar Lick Lab you'll discover:


  • The most essential blues guitar bends, double stops, repeating licks, sliding licks and more... for killer blues solos! Inspired by the biggest names in blues guitar, these must know 'building blocks' give you everything you need to build an awesome soloing vocabulary


  • Must know tips and 'secrets' to help you nail essential blues techniques like bending, vibrato, 'blues curls' etc. for razor sharp chops and punchy more exciting blues solos and leads!



  • How to find those 'hidden' sweet blues notes! Learn to easily play slick, 'head turning' licks with simple but powerful 'substitute scales' like the 'BB Box' and 'minor 6' pentatonic (for those super classy BB King and Robben Ford sounds...which most players never discover how to get!)




  • Using 'lick chunks': the secret to exploding your soloing lick bag and creating hundreds of your own licks (eventually you'll be able to solo as effortlessly as a pro without ever worrying about running out of ideas!)



  • What most other courses don't tell you about playing awesome blues solos (secrets for 'hooking' the listener, dragging them in and almost forcing them to hang on your every note!) Discover these simple tricks for making your playing stand out from the pack every time you play (why be just another so-so blues guitarist?)
  • Plus lots more: soloing on a minor blues (the other 'must know' blues sequence), 'twangy' open string scales and licks (SRV/Freddie King style), full solos showing you how to put it together, improvisation and 'jam session hacks' and lots more...



Frequently Asked Questions


How is the Blues Guitar Lick Lab training delivered?


The course uses a mixture of short video lessons, audio downloads, blues backing tracks and PDF downloads. Everything is fully explained and demonstrated in simple 'BS free' language (no confusing jargon!) using step-by-step demonstration (you don't miss a note!) and close up video shots.


Is there TAB available for the lessons?


Yes! Each module comes with a professionally transcribed and fully downloadable PDF workbook featuring all the lesson examples in guitar TAB and notation.

The workbook also contains the 'homework' for the module! Working through these short practice routines will help you learn, remember and be able to use everything in the module much more easily so you'll start hearing a difference...fast!


How do I know if Blues Guitar Lick Lab is right for me?



If you've got some experience and knowledge of playing electric blues guitar but feel like you always play the same licks and runs...then Blues Guitar Lick Labwill give you what you need to massively expand your soloing vocabulary and push your playing to the next level.


Or perhaps you just want to start learning the very coolest tricks we hear in the playing of the blues greats? Those hip, funky licks, slick phrasing and pro touches to make your playing really stand out from the crowd when you hit the stage. It's all here in Blues Guitar Lick Lab.

If you're new to blues guitar and feel like you don't have a solid grasp of soloing over the 12 bar blues in any key, have a range of blues licks and runs at your disposal, or feel like there are big 'gaps' in your understanding... then Blues Guitar Lick Lab is probably too advanced for you right now.

But don't worry!

Head over to my Blues Guitar Launchpad course inside Total Guitar Lab. This will give you the 'rock solid' foundation (which all the great blues artists have!) and get you on track to playing great blues without all the confusion and roadblocks most players hit. Afterwards you'll be ready to come back tackle Blues Guitar Lick Lab.


How long will it take me to work through Blues Guitar Lick Lab?

The modules in Blues Guitar Lick Lab are 'bite sized' and designed to be fun and manageable to work through. Plus you don't need to master every single thing in a module before you move on.

Having said that you should expect to spend around a month on most of the modules if you're going to cover them properly.

You may find you're faster than this...or slower. It doesn't matter, the whole beauty of an online course is that you get to go at your own pace. The most important thing is to nail enough of the material that you can start kickin' butt with high impact blues solos!


Are YOU Ready To Launch Yourself Towards Becoming a Great Blues Guitarist?


If you are ready to take a big leap towards becoming a great blues guitar player then I invite you to join Blues Guitar Lick Lab now and start transforming your playing right away!

Forget endlessly hunting online for the 'secret sauce' to playing great blues...

You'll find everything you need mapped out in 100% 'confusion free' step-by-step lessons, right here in one 'easy to find' place...

So join now and prepare to take your blues playing to the next level with Blues Guitar Lick Lab!

See you on the inside...




Here's what Greg has to say about Blues Guitar Lick Lab::

5 star rating

The Best Out There!

Greg Hinkle

After taking a couple different courses, James Shipways, TGL blues course is the best out there. The coverage is thorough and the modules are set up with sim...

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After taking a couple different courses, James Shipways, TGL blues course is the best out there. The coverage is thorough and the modules are set up with simplicity in mind. Way more than your moneys worth!

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Course Curriculum

  • 1

    WELCOME TO 'BLUES GUITAR LAB' - WATCH THIS MODULE FIRST!

    • DOWNLOAD YOUR BLUES GUITAR LICK LAB ROADMAP INTRO HERE

    • WATCH: GETTING GREAT RESULTS WITH THE BLUES GUITAR LICK LAB ROADMAP!

    • WELCOME TO 'BLUES GUITAR LICK LAB' (AND WHO THIS COURSE IS FOR...)

    • HOW TO USE 'BLUES GUITAR LICK LAB'

    • HERE'S WHAT'S COMING UP IN MODULES 1-5?

    • [DOWNLOAD] 'DEEP BLUE' JAM TRACK (BLUES IN A)

  • 2

    MODULE 1: 'ARE YOU USING THESE ESSENTIAL BLUES BENDS IN YOUR SOLOS?'

    • DOWNLOAD THE ROADMAP FOR THIS MODULE HERE (INCLUDES ALL TAB!)

    • COMING UP IN MODULE 1..

    • LICK 1-'QUICK SLIDING'

    • LICK 2-'LET ME DOWN'

    • LICK 3- 'KING CURLER'

    • LICK 4-'HOLD ON!'

    • LICK 5 -'REPICKER'

    • HERE'S WHAT TO DO NOW...

    • DOWNLOAD MODULE GUITAR PRO FILE

  • 3

    MODULE 2: CHECK OUT THESE FUNKY DOUBLE STOPS FOR COOL LICKS AND SOLOS!

    • DOWNLOAD THE ROADMAP FOR THIS MODULE HERE (INCLUDES ALL TAB!)

    • WHAT'S COMING UP IN THIS MODULE

    • LICK 1 - 'OCTAVE STOPPER'

    • LICK 2 -'KENNY 'N' GEORGE'

    • LICK 3- 'FLAT 5 FUNK'

    • LICK 4 - 'STOP JIMI!'

    • LICK 5 -'SWEET BB'

    • HERE'S WHAT TO DO NOW...

    • DOWNLOAD MODULE GUITAR PRO FILE

  • 4

    MODULE 3: 'MAKING THE MOST OUT OF THE SLIDING BLUES SCALE (AWESOME BLUES TOOL!)

    • DOWNLOAD THE ROADMAP FOR THIS MODULE HERE (INCLUDES ALL TAB!)

    • COMING IN THIS MODULE...

    • THE SLIDING SCALE SHAPE (CHECK THIS OUT FIRST!)

    • LICK 1 - 'SLIDER'

    • LICK 2 'PUSH ME'

    • LICK 3 - 'BLUES GROWLER'

    • LICK 4 -'QUICK SHIFT'

    • LICK 5 -'DOWN SOUTH'

    • HERE'S WHAT TO DO NEXT...

    • DOWNLOAD MODULE GUITAR PRO FILE

  • 5

    MODULE 4: 'ADD SOME 'WOW FACTOR' TO YOUR SOLOS WITH THESE SPEEDY REPEATING BLUES LICKS!'

    • DOWNLOAD THE ROADMAP FOR THIS MODULE HERE (INCLUDES ALL TAB!)

    • COMING UP IN THIS MODULE...

    • LICK 1 - 'ROUND THE BEND'

    • LICK 2 - 'BLUE 'N' LOOPY'

    • LICK 3 - 'TRILLIN' OUT'

    • LICK 4 - 'BLUE VOODOO'

    • LICK 5 - 'JUST PLAIN GREASY'

    • HERE'S WHAT TO DO NEXT...

    • DOWNLOAD MODULE GUITAR PRO FILE

  • 6

    MODULE 5: PUTTING IT TOGETHER...'DEEP BLUE'

    • DOWNLOAD THE ROADMAP FOR THIS MODULE HERE (INCLUDES ALL TAB!)

    • COMING UP IN THIS MODULE...

    • DEMO -'DEEP BLUE' EXAMPLE SOLO

    • 'DEEP BLUE' LESSON ('LICK BY LICK' BREAKDOWN)

    • [DOWNLOAD] 'DEEP BLUE' BACKING TRACK

    • [DOWNLOAD] 'DEEP BLUE' PRACTICE TRACK 44BPM (GTR & METRONOME ONLY)

    • [DOWNLOAD] 'DEEP BLUE' PRACTICE TRACK 52BPM (GTR & METRONOME ONLY)

    • DOWNLOAD MODULE GUITAR PRO FILE

  • 7

    MODULE 6: USING 'LICK CHUNKS' TO BUILD HUNDREDS OF NEW LICKS...EASILY!

    • DOWNLOAD THE ROADMAP FOR THIS MODULE HERE (INCLUDES ALL TAB!)

    • COMING UP IN THIS SHORT MODULE...

    • LICK CHUNKS: THE KEY TO A HUGE SOLOING VOCABULARY!

    • COMBINING LICK CHUNKS TO CREATE NEW LICKS (DEMONSTRATION)

    • PRACTICE EXERCISE: JAMMING WITH LICK CHUNKS AND WHAT TO DO NEXT

    • [DOWNLOAD] 'BLUES GROOVE' (BLUES/FUNK BACKING IN A)

    • DOWNLOAD MODULE GUITAR PRO FILE

  • 8

    MODULE 7: THE 'MINOR BLUES' (THE OTHER 'MUST KNOW' BLUES FORM!)

    • DOWNLOAD THE ROADMAP FOR THIS MODULE HERE (INCLUDES ALL TAB!)

    • COMING UP IN THIS MODULE...

    • NEARLY EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE MINOR BLUES (AND HOW TO PLAY IT!)

    • B MINOR BLUES DRILL VIDEO (STAY WITH ME!)

    • HOW TO SOLO OVER THE MINOR BLUES

    • 'KING OF THE HILL' - SOLO DEMONSTRATION

    • 'KING OF THE HILL' LICK-BY-LICK BREAKDOWN

    • [DOWNLOAD] 'KING OF THE HILL' (MINOR BLUES) BACKING TRACK

    • DOWNLOAD MODULE GUITAR PRO FILE

  • 9

    MODULE 8: THE 'B.B. BOX' (GET SOME OF THE COOLEST BLUES SOUNDS EVER!)

    • DOWNLOAD THE ROADMAP FOR THIS CHAPTER HERE!

    • HERE'S WHAT'S COMING IN THIS MODULE...

    • HOW TO PLAY AND THINK ABOUT THE BB BOX (GET THE LOWDOWN...)

    • HARNESS THE AWESOME SOUND OF THE BB BOX WITH THESE 7 ESSENTIAL POWER MOVES!

    • BB BOX LICK 1 - 'BOX 'N' BEND'

    • BB BOX LICK 2 - 'HIGH 5'

    • BB BOX LICK 3 - 'BB LOOPER'

    • BB BOX LICK 4 - 'FORD MOTION'

    • MIXING SCALES DEMO JAM (TRANSCRIPTIONS IN ROADMAP!)

    • THERE YOU HAVE IT... (MODULE CLOSE)

    • [DOWNLOAD] 'BB BOX' BACKING TRACK

    • DOWNLOAD MODULE GUITAR PRO FILE

  • 10

    MODULE 9: ADDING 'TWANG' WITH OPEN STRING SCALES & LICKS

    • DOWNLOAD THE ROADMAP FOR THIS CHAPTER HERE!

    • HERE'S WHAT'S COMING IN THIS MODULE...

    • HERE'S HOW TO PLAY THE 'OPEN' E BLUES SCALE SHAPE

    • LET'S EXTEND THE SCALE (PLUS SOME OTHER COOL TRICKS!)

    • OPEN STRING POWER MOVES (FOR AWESOME OPEN STRING LICKS!)

    • 'OPEN UP': STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN STYLE SOLO (DEMO AND BREAKDOWN)

    • 'OPEN UP' DRILL VIDEO (CAN YOU KEEP UP?)

    • OTHER USEFUL OPEN STRING SCALES (YOU MIGHT WANT TO EXPLORE THESE)

    • THERE YOU GO...HERE'S WHAT TO DO NEXT!

    • [DOWNLOAD] 'OPEN UP' BACKING TRACK (TEXAS STYLE BLUES IN E)

    • DOWNLOAD MODULE GUITAR PRO FILE

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