Optional: Go Further

The most obvious way to expand the Classic Minor Lick is to simply move it to other useful areas of the fretboard.

But there’s another important idea: you can also keep the same physical motion and discover completely different sounds.

Ways to Expand the Lick

1. Move the Original Lick

Find other places on the fretboard where the Classic Minor Lick can be played. Over time, the phrase becomes familiar vocabulary that helps connect different areas of the neck.

2. Move the Motion Inside Box 1

Forget the interval names for a moment and focus on the physical movement of the phrase.

That same movement can be applied elsewhere inside Box 1 to create new phrases.

In one location, the motion produces a more major sound, including the:

Major 2nd → Minor 3rd → Major 6th → Root

The exact treatment changes slightly because the notes now have different functions.

3. Mix Major and Minor

The same motion can also produce phrases that combine major and minor colors, including relationships such as:

Major 6th → ♭7 → 5th → 4th

The Main Idea

The motion itself can become vocabulary.

You’re recognizing a small musical gesture that can be transformed throughout the scale and eventually across the entire fretboard. This goes beyond memorizing one lick in one or multiple locations. Consider this phrase a kind of connective tissue for your blues playing.