5 Guitar Licks Every Player Must Know (Beginner-Friendly!)

Beginner guitar licks you must know! In this blues guitar lesson, you’ll learn 5 essential guitar licks using the A minor pentatonic scale—perfect for beginner blues and rock soloing. Marty here with a go-to lead guitar lesson I used to teach literally thousands of students before YouTube was even a thing! These five licks aren’t just cool—they’ll help you sound musical and start improvising fast. What you'll learn in this video: ⦿ How to solo with 5 simple, powerful lead guitar licks ⦿ Key phrasing techniques: slides, pull-offs, and rhythmic repetition ⦿ Why repetition + variation makes your soloing sound more pro Want to take it further? Download my FREE Ultimate Guitar Guide below — it’s got all the pentatonic positions, chord diagrams, triads, and arpeggios to build your soloing foundation. https://www.martymusic.com/the-ultimate-guitar-guide-ebook Thanks for watching, and keep those licks lickin’! 🎸 More Guitar Lessons & FREE Courses: https://www.martymusic.com/free-courses Follow me everywhere: https://linktr.ee/martyschwartz Check out the Epiphone Marty Schwartz ES-335 Guitar - https://sweetwater.sjv.io/xkQ6Zy Free Boss Katana Patches - https://bosstoneexchange.com/creator/125b3da8-184c-48b5-83d8-cbcbe9a15807/?utm_source=share My Favorite Guitar + Filming Gear at Sweetwater https://imp.i114863.net/e4A326 My Favorite Guitar + Filming Gear at Amazon https://www.amazon.com/shop/martymusic Disclosure: I only recommend products I would use myself and all opinions expressed here are my own. The link above is an affiliate link, that at no additional cost to you, I may earn a small commission on. 0:00 – Intro + What You’ll Learn 2:30 – Lick #1: Rolling Finger Blues Phrase 6:03 – Lick #2: Chuck Berry Classic Riff 9:32 – Lick #3: Easy Repeating Pattern 11:13 – Lick #4: Hammer-On Riffs + Hendrix Vibe 13:58 – Lick #5: Triplet Rhythm Scale Pattern 17:14 – Final Recap of All 5 Licks 18:57 – Outro + Free Guitar Guide