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Slow and Easy Stevie Ray Vaughan (SRV) Minor Key Licks. Guitar Lesson EP415

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In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn several slow, “doable” Stevie Ray Vaughan style licks that you can play over a minor key blues. There is lots of repetition in the licks from this lesson to make it less overwhelming. You can do this!

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    • John P says

      Same here John, couldn’t agree more.
      I’ve bought and downloaded a ton..no TON’s of guitar lessons, videos etc. over the years, but Brian’s are the only ones that really connected with me, and gave me the inspiration to continue. Cheers John.

  4. Robert Burlin says

    I am going to call the Band Brain. Have not listened to this one yet but before the night is out I will be able to play it, somewhat! I have made Fridays a ritual of staying indoors and working on Brian’s creations, all day, all night. Brother I Praise your teaching efforts and I love your playing. When is your band coming to Oakland?

  5. JohnStrat says

    This one is going to be fun but I suspect pretty difficult to get close to the sound. It may not be all that difficult if you have the dexterity of Brian but until that miracle is achieved I fancy this may take quite the effort to close in upon.. going to be a fun journey!
    JohnStrat

  7. deece says

    Brian,

    This is the second time I’ve heard you use this effect, I think, in a backing track: a B-3 Hammond. However, this time I didn’t hear the Leslie spinning with it. This sound, actually, is what made me finally cross over and join Active Melody after being a free member for a year or two. It was some time ago, but I heard it that particular day in your free lesson, and it reminded me so much of my band in high school. I laughed to myself and was amazed that you had this kind of finesse. In addition to your great compositions, this kind of knowledge is what convinced me to become a paying member.

    Of course, I know I am dating myself now by talking about a Hammond B-3 with a Leslie. LOL.

    Thanks for another great lesson, Brian.

    Best wishes,

    deece
    SP, Brazil

    • Eric O says

      Dense … by far the Hammond B-3 is one of the greatest organ sounds in history. Booker T. nailed it with Green Onions in 1962. Hammond actually hated the Leslie … go figure.

  12. San Luis Rey says

    You are channeling some serious SRV Brian! Love the Tin Pan Alley esq licks and the overall feel of this. The Strat sounds great and I look forward to another slow blues week with my all time favorite guitar hero.

  13. Guillermo L says

    Hi Brian,
    some time ago I asked you for some SRV style lesson and I don´t know if this now happened uppon this request or randomly. Regardless, I want to tell you that the way you analyze and explain different styles is one of its kind. The composition and the backing track are superb. Don´t worry about running out of time while explaining any detail, those are very important for most of us and if the weekly lesson is 5 minutes longer it will not be the end of the world.
    Thank you for this great one.

  14. ERIC M says

    Hi Brian ,

    Great part , I heard you a few times talking about the compting at 3,40 . Can you explain to me , it’s interresting , and can be a great help i think .

    Brian or someone else …..

    I can’t keep up with the rythm of these last weeks , i love everything ; Thanks Brian.

    ERIC.

  19. Brian Canadian in the UK says

    SRV gone way too soon, he has so much left to give us, I am going out on a limb if he did not pass he would of been the greatest blues guitarist ,
    Great Lesson again Brian, I am working on my Major and Minor scales these lessons are perfect they give you the practical structure but with a sprinkle of theory not so much but just enough,

    Thanks Brian

  23. Neil R says

    Brian,

    A great lesson as always. Your talent and way of explaining things never ceases to amaze me. I love these slow blues lessons, maybe because my fingers are too slow to move fast 🙂 Stevie Ray Vaughan-outstanding guitatist.

    Just as an FYI, I have been playing with the guitar over 50 years with huge gaps in between but this past couple of years I have tried to be more devoted and I think it is paying off and Brian has helped me enormously and really motivates me to try harder.

    My wife gave me a TRIO-Plus for Christmas past and it is really great. Like playing with a band. I take some of Brian’s lessons and try and duplicate the basics and it is really paying off, even my wife says I’m sounding better after all these years.

    Thanks for everything Brian as you are truly a gifted instructor.

  24. madams says

    You’re outdone yourself!

    Some of the recent lessons don’t have a second lesson for Premium members. I always love hearing “Okay Premium members!” It always made me feel excited to learn something extra for being a member. I do realize that we get the backing tracks and tabs.

    Is this a new approach or will you be bringing back the two lesson format?

    Best,
    Michael

  28. Barrie E says

    I have the blues! What makes SRV and other great blues players (including you) great is the subtleties of the timing. This is very intuitive for you,Brian, and for those who have the blues in their bones. What is actually difficult about this piece for those learning is getting the timing right. The first (repeated with variation) phrase is difficult because of three things: the timing of entry, the emphasis on particular notes and the duration of the notes- there is a subtle difference between the length of the first bend and the second bend, for example. I’m learning and what I have to do is break down each phase and listen to it carefully several times and then play along. As a classically trained musician, the score doesn’t tell (all) the story,

  29. Michele S says

    Hi Brian!

    Great lesson! love some SRV style playing.

    I just wanted to inform you that the following are not working:
    Slow Walkthrough Video and Video Tablature Breakdown.

    Please fix when you have a moment.

    Thank you,

    Michele

  36. Jacob B says

    Just curious if you have ever got into Tab Benoit ..He is one of my all time favorites, even hung out with him a couple times and played with him once at one of his shows. Tab toured with Stevie and they called Tab the Stevie of New Orleans and Stevie the Tab of Austin … would be really cool to have a Benoit lesson.
    Jake
    Savannah GA

  38. William F says

    beautiful slow blues w SRV thank you
    now to get practicing…finding the time
    and get it down….
    i’m from chicago”blues” and 25 yrs livin in Milano, Italy
    kudos for your dedication

  40. David E says

    Great inciteful lesson. Breaking everything down and how scales connect to chords (CAGED) really helps me and keeps me motivated. You are the best teacher on the internet. God knows there are thousands of them who aren’t. LOL.

  41. Marc T says

    Great stuff, Brian!
    I have a question about bending. I notice that you bend upwards throughout this lesson. I find that the last bend (on 5th fret) in the first bar is easier to do by pulling the bend downward, away from the string that I am moving to next. Do you have any caveats about the direction of the bend? Any general advice? When I am moving to a new string directly after a bend, say a bend on the 3rd string followed by notes on the higher strings, I have trouble cleanly releasing the bend, especially if it’s a quick passage.
    I would appreciate any thoughts you have.
    Thanks again for such meaningful lessons. I find myself applying your lessons to my own playing all the time.

  49. PHILFREIDA says

    Hi Brian . In my opinion that is just the perfect course ! You make me feel how important is , in this I-IV-V minor blues , to target the root of the next chord when changing to the 4th or going to the 5th . In this SRV phrasing you chose to play the various licks in the minor pentatonic scale of each chord (A-D and E) .. I have learned from you that it is also possible to phrase different licks staying in the A minor pentatonic scale providing that we target the note that introduce the next chord as the root of the next chord . .Should it then results in an as beautiful piece ? Is this target note necessarily the root or is it possible the target important chord notes belonging the next chord such as 3rd , 5th or 7th ? Finally is it only feasible in a slow blues since we have not such important changes of position on the neck ? Thank you for your so valuable support !

    Philippe

  50. Bruce L says

    Hi Brian, I am old guy trying to teach myself guitar. I look at many teachers on YouTube and mate (yes I am Aussie) you are best. I have tried a few courses but I keep coming back to you as you :). And SRV is my absolute hero. I had the pleasure of seeing SRV and double trouble and this was a double act with the fabulous thunderbirds with his bro Jimmy, on the same night. Cannot describe how dame good it was, 1986 in Perth Western Australia, which is very long way from anywhere. I am so glad I am a premium member, the ability to down load the TAB’s speeds up my learning. Thank you so so much.

  52. Lucas K says

    So, my summer holiday project is done! No so perfect, but hearable!
    Thanks for the inspiration, the explaning step by step and most important to the beginning your word: it sounds complicate but you can do that. And really, its true!

  55. Agnieszka R says

    Such great licks and great explanation!
    I like the backing track but it would be nice to know a cool way to play the rhythm for this on guitar (to show jam buddies so they could play it for me 🙂 )

  60. Steve G says

    Brian…not sure if you read comments from older lessons, but I do have an important (to me) question. Perhaps someone else can chime in. I am using this piece to transition from “memorizing” to “improvising”. I have worked hard to get to this place and I’m loving it. My issue is getting synchronized with the backing track. I am able to almost do it on simpler pieces, but when I am improvising on this one, I cannot stay in sync for very long. I am trying to “hear” the beat, but all is lost when my brain turns to decide what licks I am going to play. Are there lessons on AM that help work through this? Or, Brian, can you do a lesson on how to walk and chew at the same time?

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