- Blues Rhythm and Lead Guitar Lesson
- The Double Stop: A Blues Rhythm / Lead Guitar Lesson
- The Turnaround
- Create Your Own Fingerstyle Compositions On The Guitar
- Blues Rhythm Guitar Lesson in the key of E
- B.B. King Guitar Lesson - Understanding His Approach
- Eric Clapton Blues Rhythm Guitar Lesson - Part 2: Advanced
- Eric Clapton Rhythm Guitar Lesson
- Reggae Guitar Rhythm Lesson
- Keith Richards Style Rhythm Guitar Lesson
- Bo Diddley Style Rhythm Guitar Lesson
- Blues / Rock Rhythm Guitar Lesson (Key of A)
- Slow Blues Guitar Lesson - Just Guitar
- Play an Easy Guitar Solo with Just 2 Notes
- Albert King Blues Guitar Lesson
- Simple Lead Played in the Major Pentatonic Scale (Key of E)
- How To Create a Solo Using Only 3 Notes - Using Both Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales
- Understanding The Major and the Minor (Blues) Pentatonic Scales
- Simple Blues Guitar Lick - 1 (Chuck Berry Style)
- Mark Knopfler Style Guitar Lesson - Lead Guitar
- Eric Clapton Style Blues Guitar Lesson
- Robert Cray Blues Guitar Solo Lesson
- BB King Blues Guitar Lesson
- Steve Cropper Funk Blues Rhythm Guitar Lesson
- Chet Atkins Fingerstyle Lesson: Very Basic
- Bending Strings: How To Bend Guitar Strings
- Beginner Guitar Course (FREE!)
In this lesson we continue our look at the major and minor pentatonic scales, however this lesson focuses on a very important intersection of those two scales. This "crossroads" that happens on the neck of the guitar is one of the most important spots on the neck to understand because it allows for lots of combinations of solos. In this lesson I don't show you note for note how to play any of these solos, but instead try to demonstrate how easy it is to create your own solos using this intersection of the major and minor pentatonic scales. Be sure to download the jam track for this lesson (below), it's an up-tempo blues in the key of A.

I just registered here thus I’m not up to date on these lesson. Would you provide a link to the lesson preceding this one? You reference a couple of things that I’d like to review. Thanks!


Welcome aboard brandonian - if you run into any issues or have questions let me know




Excellent lesson! Would love see more 2 or 3 notes example videos.

very awsome stuff on here an u r pretty easy to follow along with i have played drums for about 19 years an i played gutiar for about 5 or 6 years but last year i didnt play at all or even pick a gutiar up for that matter but a few months ago i broke out one of my gutiars a fender strat. an put some new strings on it an started playing agen really got back into it fast i play alot of rock lead an a heavy rock rethem style riffs. an also have a mello side but when i found this site it open up a new door to blues an jazz for me iv downloaded a few of ur jam tracks an ben playin along with them i have ben givin the lead some of my owne touch on a rock stand point an also brought some blues out of me. // this site is cool keep up the good work an i will keep watchin
/// u know it would be cool to be abel to download vids to thit site kinda like putting it on youtube so u could see the people learning this stuff an others can see an hear how people r playin to ur jam tracks ???
Thank you for this excellent lesson
This bit finally helped me to understand how to blend the major and minor pentatonic scales together. Keep the good stuff coming!

I am really glad I saw this on Itunes!
I’ve been playing for years and in the past few weeks I have learned so much and started enjoying playing electric again!
Great site and well done Brian!!!
Andre-South Africa

thankyou Brian you explain things simply and easy to oick uo on
Colin Devon England

Great, Fantastisch, for me a new experience. just 2 notes.
But: I think i am missing that experience or creativity to make a good solo. Is it passible that you (brian) can make som tabs with this notes. For example just make a tab from the notes you play on the video on major en minor notes.
I have been playing for about 2 years now and just since I got my new IPOD and got your podcasts on ITUNES. The last three weeks I understand more and play better than the last 2 years. You are an awsome teacher and I will be following your videos and website for any new material from now on. Thanks so much.
Jay


Thanks so much for these great lessons brian,you make it easier for me to learn keep up the good work.


This vid is awesome as well..any chance to see the picking patterns?.....

Absolutely one of the best online lessons ive ever seen. Your way to explain things
Is very good. Keep it up!

WOW I HAVE LEARNED MORE IN 2 DAYS FROM YOU THEN I HAVE LEARNED IN 1 1/2
YEARS OF OTHER TEACHER ON LINE.WOW THANKS AGAIN JIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dont want to slow your work down brian, but for us beginners tabs would be handy.
thanks again for your great explanations about pentotonic scales


Brian…........Does this mix of major and minor scales work on all of
the scales? Thanks before hand, Great teacher!

Thanks for this site..i was just directed here a couple days ago and my playing has already elevated..thanks again

Brian, this is one great lesson! I’ve been trying to play the Clapton version of Freddie King’s “Tore Down.” Been kicking my butt, so I moved the key of this lesson and then added notes from the chords to move through and resolve. WOW! what a difference… Thanks for this lesson…you may have hit on the fastest way to get a person playing the guitar!

again Brian,excellent wat you doing. please make the tab for this solo. I have not the experiens to do that. By myzelf It is realy great.
Thanks FP
awesome… i was playing for 5 years .. i found your lessons so great .. and makes me to learn many techniques.. u are rocking man .... ! i suggest can u put some lessons for the beginners to learn finger practices that would be so great-full . .!

This is an incredible lesson! You really show it’s not about how many different notes you can cram into a solo, but the phrasing with a few notes! Combining the major and minor on just the top 2 strings with bends, hammers, and pull-offs can give incredible complexity and beauty.
Thanks, Dan




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