Very nice presentation Bobby.
I think this was a ah-ah for a lot of us.
Well done.

AndréM

That’s a good one, Bobby!

Very good presentation, I enjoyed it.

Your blues playing was awesome, you’re a natural bluesman! 😉

My question goes deeper: When did humans first decide that a flat 7 was a good idea? And why? What is the earliest known use of the blues scale? Apparently some of us hear things differently, because my granddaughter says she does not hear a note played an octave higher as being the same as the lower note. So why do most of us immediately recognize notes an octave apart as being the same note?

Google AI says the blues scale was first recognized in the 1930s, but it may have been used outside of the mainstream for some time before that. I have to confess, I’ve never heard a blues scale used in classical music. But why not?

Nice presentation Bob , you sure got the blues in you , and have a fine repertoire of blues classics , love the way you just launched into SRV on the fly …..👌

Martin

Great interesting performance.

Dieter

Fun presentation Bobby. Was wondering about the “Funk” shirt when you started talking about the Blues 🙃
Big aha for sure, thanks!

You make everything so interesting Bobby and a musical journey down memory lane. The flat 7 a documentary in the making. 🎵

You hit the nail on the head, Bobby.
When I was a young teenager listening to Jimi Hendrix, James Gang, Ten Years After, Grand Funk Railroad, Rolling Stones, Steppenwolf, I knew I loved the sound but had no idea “the blues” is what was underneath it all.
John

Great light bulb! The Blues with the flat 7 is the best musical invention😁.
I like your rhythm examples👍.

Hope you had a great holiday in Italy and Switzerland.

Denise

Nice presentation Bobby, the flat 7 was certainly a note or sound that took my attention immediately when I started to play guitar.

Richard

Nice lightbulb Bob! The magic of tension. Progressively adding more blue notes; b7, b3, b5…. The way to be Blue 😎

I love the flat 7! You are very good at these videos!

It’s even more than an aha moment., Bob. That’s the foundation of why we all love that blues sound. Like John I always loved those blues oriented bands in the 70’s (Ten Years After, Rory Gallagher, Jimi Hendrix etc.) but I didn’t really know what it was about that sound that I liked so much. If I had seen your video back then, I would have known.

You’re “flat” out right, Bob. The note that inspired us all. Ah Ha! That sounds cool!

James

This was some really useful info, especially when you started putting it in context of some great songs.
Some of us longtime players start taking the 7ths for granted after a while and it was nice that you snapped me back to an awareness of the fundamental heart of the blues.

Nice tone on that git, too.

Roberto
So yeah that’s a neat concept. I saw Muddy Waters open for the Outlaws at the Civic Arena (long before I was old enough to know better) and was blown away by that ‘blues sound’ cemented by the Dominant 7th sound. I didn’t know Muddy from Adam but walked out of there appreciating the blues as much or more than the Florida Guitar Army. Rock on bro

John

Nice Bob! Entertaining and informative. Loved the SRV and James Gang examples.

Hey Bobby, those are some good examples and I agree (and so does Brian according to many of his lessons) …I love funk 49…one of my favorite jams! Pap

Hi Bobby
Enjoyed your presentation on the foundations of blues and blues giants use of “blue notes”
Look forward to learning more!
KT

I always look forward to your presentations, Bob, and this once didn’t disappoint – entertaining, great explanation and demonstration. – Mark 👍🎶😎