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<>I’ve decided to switch direction on occasion with these blues guitar lick videos and try to offer content for the beginner, intermediate, and advanced guitar players. This video demonstrates a simple blues guitar solo that even a beginner should be able to play, on either an electric or an acoustic guitar. Most of it is played using the double string technique (where you are playing 2 strings at the same time), and because of playing on double strings it ends up sounding a lot like something Chuck Berry would do, Chuck Berry is the master of playing double string stuff. I hope this is something that everyone will be able to play – Hit me with questions either on this page or in the forum if you have them.
Chuck Berry Style Guitar Lesson
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the tab download link has broken
Ahh thanks for pointing that out Dasha! It’s fixed now. Good catch.
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Brian…. this one was slow enough for me to get almost the first time. Good video!
@coltgrabber - Good! I’m glad that you were able to follow this. I’m going to be making lots more of these introductory type videos.
let me put it this way.. for someone who picked up the guitar on his own and never had lessons as such.. these are a godsend.
Can I make a request for a lesson on connecting up all the different patterns for the pentatonic scales running the length of the neck? I think that would make this series pretty complete!
@Bioswami Thanks man. I honestly never thought of myself as a teacher before I started putting these lessons up on YouTube… I didn’t think I had the patience to actually teach guitar - but I’m glad you are finding these lessons useful. Thanks for the kind feedback.
it’a real pleasure to me i learn basics links rock ‘n ‘roll master chuck Berry the beginning of the beginning no more
Brian, I just discovered this site and saw a couple of your lessons, (pentatonic Blues scales) and this one and I must say you are a very impressive teacher. Thank you!
Hey Brian, quick question, I played a mexico tele (lefty) at the guitar shop yesterday, brand new was a scratch n dent had 1 chip in the paint not a huge deal, they usually go for $499, this one was $379, is a tele going to give me that strong bluesy feel and sound? maple fretboard, sounded pretty good too, say more than a strat or les paul? it sounded pretty good but did need some TLC PS I played a strat and the tele felt a lot better to me.
to add to my previous inquiry, I really like the G&L teles as well, what would brian choose and why?
Thanks Brian, G&L is the company Leo fender started after he sold fender to whoever he sold it to. he had no say on the manufacturing or anything so he started G&L, they make some quality instruments.
@1976lespaul - I love the sound of a Telecaster, they have a better sounding overdrive (to me) than a Strat, however, the Strat is the best playing guitar out there.. and definitely the most versatile. The one blues guy that immediately jumps to mind in regards to Telecasters is Albert Collins (a.k.a. the master of the Telecaster) - check him out if you haven’t.. to hear the tone he got out of his guitar (his Tele had a humbucker pickup in the neck position).
So to answer your question, yes a Telecaster can give you a very bluesy sound, but bending string on a Telecaster aren’t as easy as bending strings on a Strat - I think the tone of the Tele beats a Strat though.
Regarding G&L, I honestly don’t know much about them - If it were me, I’d stick to the Mexican Tele
Greetings again Brian, played a MIM Arctic white lefty strat today, guitar center wasnt busy, empty really, plugged into a peavey 2-12 combo,I was able to really test drive this guitar all tones, all amp settings…. I was really impressed with the comfort and the tone, never really tried a strat,for blues they are the standard, now that im playin lots o blues, I just may have to purchase it! Thanks again G
Nice! Those Mexican strats are great guitars (and half the price of the US Strat). They’re pretty much the exact same guitar but the US Strat goes up in value over time where the Mexican Strat really doesn’t. In terms of playability, they’re pretty much identical. Just saw Jimmie Vaughn play last week and he was playing a Mexican Strat (he has his own signature Tex-Mex strat). Yeah, as for playing blues, it’s hard to argue with the Stratocaster - Clapton, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Hendrix, Robert Cray, and the list goes on and on.
Tex-Mex start, that is pretty cool, Its nice to chat and relate to someone who is as passionate about music and guitars as I am. at times,quality lefties are hard to find,I find a nice one and its mine, when i first started playing 20+ years ago lefties were non existent, walk into a shop and wow 300-500 guitars….and maybe a lefty or not.and dont forget the guitar books are all transcribed for righties, and yes when you are learning, everything is upside down. I do have an Ibanez RG5EX-1 that I purchased new a few weeks ago(flat pewter). its not super bluesy by any stretch, but boy does it have many tone options, and a great neck, and its 20lbs lighter than my Les Paul, amps today can give anything a bluesy feel, I see an arctic white strat in my future, Thanks Brian! (<:
wonderful! I have already got the feel for this lick, and should be ok with a bit more practice.. Thanks
just finished lesson had great craic
Nice and easy vid! How do you get this sound from your amp? thanks
The links are broken again - unfortunately.
Otherwise a very good lesson
Hey BoPedersen - I’m working on fixing the links as we speak and should have them up this evening at some point.
Thank you Brian - now I’m up and playing :0))
Nice lesson for a simple Chuck style lick, fyi when you teach the end part where your using fingers on 1st and 2nd strings on frets 7and9 you don’t show your pinky making that lil half step stretch to 10th fret. That tab you have it correct, easy enough to figure out if you play and use your ear and eyes but some beginners may get confused. Like what your doing with the site.
hi brian, would chuck berry’s style be characterized as having a lot of major pentatonic riffs? would that be the correct way to view the lesson?
Chuck Berry tended to play in both manor and major pentatonic scales quite a bit. I’d say one of his unique characteristics was playing double string solos.. barring the 1st and 2nd string on the 5th fret for the key of A for example… he did lots of double string solos which gave him a fatter / fuller sound.
Free not Free anymore?
Clemster it is $5.00 for every tab….
Brian,
Great Lesson!
Hey but can you do a follow up on this n give us more Ideas as to how to build on this.
Thanks!
very good lesson!
A favorite Brian, thanks. Really have enjoyed signing on and your teachings are superb. Thanks for the great effort you put into the love in teaching us to play guitar.
When I click “Download MP3,” where is the file saved?
Larry, try RIGHT clicking on the link and choosing “Save As…” to tell the MP3 file where you want it saved.
hi Brian, Louis here how many patterns or positions are there in the major and minor pentatonic scales and which ones are you using should i learn all the patterns of the minor and major scales?
Love Love Love this . I had a lot of fun with it this weekend, and got to show it off to my mom who has played rhythm guitar for years. She was impressed. So thanks!
Hi, Brian. It sounds like if the central part of the lick sounds different when you play it at then begining with the jam track (min 1:31) and when you explain it at 5:27. It’s like if your playing an aditional note… Is that true or just my newy hearing?
Can you address which scales you’re piecing together in this lesson? I am trying to figure out new riffs, but also the basic scales they come from so I can better understand the ‘whys’
I notice that the video and the tab are played different. Is one more correct?
Nevermind…I’m not real quick.