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Blues phrasing formula – Connect it all to a single note! – Guitar Lesson – EP629

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If you’ve every struggled with using all of the guitar information you’ve learned to actually construct a solo, or even not known how to start your lead, this lesson will be a breakthrough for you

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  1. Bruce G says

    February 6, 2026 at 6:33 pm

    Fantastic lesson Brian! I would love the follow on lesson you suggested as well!

    Looking forward to digging into this one this week!

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  2. Kevin D says

    February 6, 2026 at 6:55 pm

    like it👌

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  3. slopace says

    February 6, 2026 at 6:55 pm

    Another great lesson Brian. As for myself, I would like more solo lessons playing in the same key throughout. When playing in a jam session, especially with a lot of chord s, I always find myself wanting to just play in the key and of course targeting chord tones because you don’t have to think as hard. I really do enjoy learning all the different approaches to soloing though.

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  4. David S says

    February 6, 2026 at 7:07 pm

    Back to basics, great Brian. A follow up lesson on the same subject in another area of the neck would be most welcome.
    David 😎

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  5. Michael Krailo says

    February 6, 2026 at 7:16 pm

    JoeD1, this lesson was made just for you brother. This ought to clarify your options for the challenge. You can play pattern #4 major or pattern #3 minor and blend them together as you see fit. For the challenge though, the key is G, so there is a G on the 10th fret and the 8th fret. This was the perfect lesson to get everyone into the challenge with more confidence.

    In ML129, he blended the major into the mostly minor pentatonic because the chords were all dominant 7 chords. Since we are not playing to a backing track, it really doesn’t matter how you approach it. But I really like what Brian did with this lesson leading up to the challenge to give us all more confidence in what our options are.

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  6. Stephane R says

    February 6, 2026 at 7:24 pm

    other than how it sounds, how can i logically know that it is the major scale.? I mean as an example E shape 5th fret, I know A minor lives inside the E shape chord while the major is 3 frets down.

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  7. David H says

    February 6, 2026 at 7:37 pm

    Great stuff, Brian. I would appreciate more similar lessons that focus on any and all formulas that offer memorable and valuable starting points. I find that, having pretty much memorized the various pentatonic scale shapes, worthwhile solos flow easily once I have a solid starting point. The solos almost play themselves.
    Also, would it be possible for you to also put up as downloadable files the loops you use for just the 1 chord, and for the 1 and 4 chord. Thanks.

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    • Brian says

      February 6, 2026 at 8:01 pm

      Hey David, good idea – I added those 2 tracks

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  8. peter w says

    February 6, 2026 at 8:03 pm

    Excellent. You have your agenda for the next four weeks!

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  9. Michael Krailo says

    February 6, 2026 at 8:21 pm

    At about the 10m mark in the 2nd video, Brian calls out the pattern #4 minor pentatonic scale. I’m pretty sure he meant to say pattern #3, because, pattern #4 is the major scale in that position. Whoops.

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  10. Daniel P says

    February 6, 2026 at 8:29 pm

    I really enjoyed this lesson. I would enjoy similar lessons using different areas/shapes as well.

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  11. Mark H says

    February 6, 2026 at 8:45 pm

    Favorited. I’ve been working on using position 4 of the pentatonic major & minor lately, this will fit right in with that effort.

    It’s a crazily-shaped pattern that does sound really good. I’m guessing it’s the disposition of the intervals across the strings that makes it sound special.

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  12. Mike R says

    February 6, 2026 at 9:02 pm

    Really enjoy this lesson. Yes, please do more like this. Simple and elegant always sound the best to me without losing that cool, bluesy feel. I can relate very well to this presentation using one note to focus on for each of the chords. Let’s do it with the other CAGED shapes also.
    Thanks

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  13. Don T says

    February 6, 2026 at 9:14 pm

    Definitely want to see this change position!

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  14. Charles Q says

    February 6, 2026 at 9:17 pm

    Great lesson , would like to see it in other positions up the neck

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  15. Brian P says

    February 6, 2026 at 9:54 pm

    I would LOVE a pdf summary / cheat sheet for the key of D with the scale/notes and the patterns from the lesson. It would help me memorize the notes on the fretboard and be a quick visual aid when studying these concepts along with the on screen lesson material. I just posted on the forum yesterday looking for this exact lesson / material.

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