: Combining major and minor pentatonic scales creates a sophisticated, professional sound.
If you are starting out, focus on these types of licks to build your vocabulary:
: Practice your licks over a simple 12-bar blues progression (using I, IV, and V chords like E7, A7, and B7) to understand how they fit into a real musical context.
: Playing two notes at once, often raking across them for a "swampy" feel.