1-Minute Blues Clapton Crossroads Chorded Lick

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May 16th, 2025

During his solo in the song Crossroads, Clapton plays a chorded lick that feels completely out of place with everything else he's playing. However, as you'll learn in this lesson, you can play this chorded lick in the same position as the other licks in the solo, using a single hammer-on maneuver across three strings.

Key:E
Tuning:Standard
Topics: Blues Licks
Difficulties: Intermediate
Artist: Clapton
Songs: Crossroads
Courses: Related Courses
Longer Lessons: Related Lessons
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