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Minor Key, R&B Style Composition – Using Call & Response Technique – Solo Guitar Lesson EP293

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In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn how to play a fun, minor key R&B style composition on acoustic guitar that is designed to give some different ideas for approaching rhythm. You’ll be using the “Call & Response” style technique to alternate back and forth between rhythm and lead.

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  6. JoLa says

    and brings us joy it does! Thank you, Brian, you serve us nothing but the best musical treats possible and they are so much fun to learn! Your style of teaching is phenomenal, I just can’t get enough, and I can’t wait to start on that one! Btw, you and Caletta look good together, she’s a keeper! 😉

  7. Jason P says

    Hi Brian,

    Just starting digging to your latest. This one is a lot of fun and it has a groove you can really fall into. This will be very helpful. Thanks so much for the effort you put into your lessons. It really is one helluva deal.

  8. Michael L says

    That‘s not fair! I sat there for breakfast and thought to myself: „Why not take a look at Brian‘s new lesson…
    … and that changed the whole planning of my day: Can‘t stop playing that new piece… What a groovy and tasty piece!!!

  16. Steve M says

    Hey Brian, I have what I hope isn’t a dumb question. To the extent when we are playing a major blues progression, we can play major pentatonic or minor pentatonic ( depending on mood ), do these riffs work over a major blues progression? If not, what is it in this, that makes it not work?

    • Brian says

      The general rule of thumb (that I use anyway) is that if the song is in a major key – you can play either minor OR major pentatonic scales and either will work, you can even blend the 2 scales together. So if it was a blues song in the key of G (G, C, D), you could use either scale. However, if it’s a minor key song, you can not use the major pentatonic scale, only the minor pentatonic scale (of those 2).

  23. David L says

    Hi Brian, love your lessons. You’ve said in the past you’re a big fan of Brian Setzer. Have you any lessons in mind in the style of September Skies or Lonely avenue. Laid back style of jazz, would sound great on guitar. Thanks, David.

  24. drlknstein says

    I recognized the booker T/ money riff- double stop immediately from another lesson—but i really like it when u stop on something like that and spend some time explaining it (chuck berry – influence etc.) while u play it and expand on it–for those clammering for mini lessons—here s one—

    I been working on and will use it again..

    • james w says

      I agree with this comment, and several others in this vain. I thought I was hopeless, but Brian, you have a teaching method that just got through to me, and to borrow another comment in this string, I find that each new lesson of yours takes even less time as all of the content that you include in your lessons starts to pay dividends 10, 15 lessons down the line.

  29. Terry H says

    Brian,
    In Bars 25/26…Is your movement from the Gm too the Cm done with the chosen intervals because of the minor chords….using the Natural Minor Scale Intervals…??
    If that makes sense..LOL

    T.Harper

  34. sciencefiction says

    TonyM’s recent posting of this lesson (EP293) reminded me what a great lesson this is. This lesson reminds me of EP028 SRV (also in key of G with similar licks on acoustic). EP293 would be a great lesson to learn in conjunction with EP028 and then practice back and forth to get timing, and rhythm, and licks. I intend to do this. Just grab acoustic and go.

    Great lesson, Brian!
    Larry

  40. Martin K says

    Brian – Love this . G minor has great sound. Just wandering how we can get away playing the D7 in this G minor key? Is it a substitute chord perhaps? Thanks for any clarification.

  41. Jerry I says

    Brian, I sometimes see comments that there is too much talk and it is confusing. And I sometimes find it the same, but I have also found that if I just concentrate and keep slogging through those times, I come out knowing a whole lot more about music. It may not become clear for 3 or 4 more lessons, but eventually the sun does start to shine. I have a grandson who likes to learn phrases and I keep telling him that the important thing to learn is where those phrases come from and how they fit musically. I am not a very good guitarist, but I enjoy playing and I have learned so much about music from your lessons. Best value in lessons ever. Thanks.

  42. richard c says

    hey Brian, I don’t think the tab matches with your Video, I don’t mean the D7 at the very beginning. but after intro. I got kind of lost. I use the tab if I cant follow on the video. I could be totally wrong. I do get mixed up. hahaah. I love the video. this is a great lesson. do more like these. hahaha I love that style and sound. on the tab its the fist row. video says 3 fret double on 3 &2 hammer on then slide up to double 4&3 on the 3 fret. tab is different I think. double check me

  43. richard c says

    I love playing the double licks in A minor with a little rhythm. its different from the Video but I love putting parts of it my stuff. makes it so much better. great lesson one of my Favs.

  44. richard c says

    Ive been playing / Practicing about 3 days know. I just need to work on timing and speed, but I played it for some friends they were like WOW did you make that up, hahahaha I almost said , Well of coarse. But I told them about the site. hahaha Great lesson one of my favorite.

  49. john p says

    It’s okay that some people decent. But as for me “B”, you rock. I could play guitar all day everyday. Your lessons are quick and you have raised my skill and knowledge more than anyone. Thanks.

  51. Glen G says

    I’m getting this under my fingers. I love the upbeat funkiness of this piece. Great job, Brian!!! Not confusing at all, as per other comments here. In fact, I’d argue that you are quite succinct in your explanations with just the right amount of alternate applications for other tunes. Cheers!!

    Glen

  55. Ben R says

    Loving the scale/chord framework here. Once under you fingers its the sort of thing you can noodle about on for ages coming up with your own variations, licks, fills etc. Its like a skeleton to endless add flesh to bones

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