Create a melody, no pyrotechnics. Pretend every note you play is a word (or a syllable) Play 'em like a singer.
Don't just "play" very many notes. Slide into em, out of em. Vibrato. Bend em a little.
Yeah yeah, minor pentatonic. If you play more than four notes in order from that scale, particularly if you play them fast, you're playing "blues rock." It's a punishable offense.
The minor third bent up towards the major third (but not quite there)in any key is your friend. So in a G blues, bending a Bb up towards but not quite to a B.
Oh, and be sure to make the right faces. Every note should look like it hurts a little, but also feels good. And when you play something that sounds good, a nice wide smile or even a little yell to remind everybody "yeah, I got this" is a nice touch.
Oh, one more thing. The B.B. "single note lick"
Whatever key you're in, find the highest root you can on your guitar. So in G, 15th fret, first string.
Play that note HARD, then slide downward out of it. If you can mute the other strings and "rake" into it, even better.
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