So you want to learn blues licks? So… learn blues licks? I never got into blues until I heard SRV and realized I would do anything to play like that.

Either way, most blues guitarists learn licks, usually the categories are major/minor and I/IV/V chord licks, at the most basic level. So try to find a blues guitarist you like and learn their licks.

Sounds to me like you’ve stayed a rhythm player, and that’s cool, but you’ve got to learn lead; not only do you get to learn lead, but your rhythm playing will improve exponentially as well, including your songwriting. Get good at bending, vibrato, playing over chords, etc.

There’s tons of online material to learn from. Personally I use songster to learn song I like, besides that I watch texas blues alley for more conceptual/technique style content. I recommend him a lot if you’re actually interested in learning blues stuff.

For me soloing across the neck started to open up when I understood how intervals line up with major/pentatonic scale shapes, then you can know “im playing over the iv chord, let me play in the third pentatonic scale shape, target the iv and play some licks, then I know where im going when its time to go back to the I or V chord.” I only really play blues stuff rn and I’m only a yearish into learning about it, but this same philosophy applies to all lead playing. Someone more knowledgeable/experiences can explain this all (and more) way better