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Old 12-11-2019, 07:06 PM   #27239 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by elphenor View Post
wut

is this a definition thing

The Blues is based on universal guitar lines that the songwriter usually borrows from the public language

...licks
So does jazz but calling themes licks would make you look like a square. I think you're just mistaking derivative pentatonic electric guitar soloing phrases as core elements of the blues.
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