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Slow Blues Guitar Lead Lesson (in the key of B), With No Accompaniment – EP017

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I wanted to take a different approach when creating this guitar lesson. Typically I like to plan my lessons out, write out all of the parts so that everything lines up perfectly, create the tab, jam tracks, and then FINALLY create the video. However, with this lesson, I decided to just let the camera roll so that I could improvise some blues stuff in different keys, and see if anything was worth trying to teach to someone. I found about a minute and a half of a solo that I thought sounded pretty good, so I picked that and ran with it.

The reason I wanted to do it this way is because it’s very difficult to try and script out a blues solo, and the end result can be somewhat watered down, so this approach allowed me to create a much more authentic sounding blues solo, and it was incredibly easy to do, so let me know if the interest is there and I’ll create more of this style.

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Comments

  1. allenmorales230@gmail.com says

    This song is great! Can’t wait for the rest of the lessons. Question: the opening slide and chord does the tab have a typo or am I misunderstanding something?

    • Barry W says

      Yep. The tab starts out with a typo. Slide the chord up 2 frets to the V chord. (F#9) You see the exact same chord in fret 3, where it is correctly written as the IV chord, E. Brad explains the first chord at the 3:40 mark on the tape as being on frets 8 and 9.

  14. burstreplica says

    Brian, thanks a lot for this. each time I learn something of yours it teaches me something new and permanently adds to my repetoire.
    This will be the best so far !!!!

    Jazke

  16. tjl1274@verizon.net says

    I would love to learn this, but it is just to painful to watch these videos without them pausing constantly. I don’t think it’s my computer, not sure what it is, but they just will not play for me.

  19. Stardust says

    Hi Brian, first I wanted to congratulate you on your great site, full of powerful content & goodies, I am not a total beginner but coming back to the guitar after many years of it collecting dust and also my playing experience was mainly strumming, no picking, so I have no words to describe how helpful your lessons are being. And for the price! Thanks a lot for supporting all of us money stricken guitar loving amateurs out there!
    One suggestion: I find it hard to see the frets where your fingers are located because of the position of the camera, your hand is blocking the view of where your fingers are exactly located, wouldn’t it be better if the camera was aimed more from the left, or even from the center, than where you have it now?
    Thank you

  20. tag says

    I am new here because I am always looking for pickers who have an approach to teaching that is comfortable and real. So far I am encouraged by your style and I think you have a great idea with this style of lesson. (looks like you have some T-Bone influence) I be watching and I think I will pay the 5 bucks right away. Thanks, tag

  23. cuvy says

    Brian

    I love the “stand-alone” lessons that require no accompaniment or backing track. I don’t sing and I don’t play in a band so I love to be able to play music where the guitar can handle all aspects of the music on it’s own - base, rhythm, lead and percussive mutes. Literally, a one man band. I have been practicing the pentatonic scales but did not understand how to integrate them with chords. This lesson really advanced my knowledge when you explained how you frame the key with some chords and then you can rip into some scale solos. This lesson really helped integrate this concept for me. I also love how you are now annotating the chords on the tabs. With these annotations, I am not just memorizing the tabs but can understand the key your using and the associated chords within the key. I am so grateful to you.

    The world needs more people like you in it. Thank you and God Bless. Your the best!

    Gregory

  27. chance says

    Brian, I’ve purchased many lessons from alot of different teachers. Yours are the VERY BEST. I am really starting to sound like a guitar player… because of your easy and detailed lessons.
    Thanks,

    Dave

  30. paulgerrit says

    Hello Brian,
    I loved this lesson, thanks a lot. One question: which scale do you use in the end (part 6), not the minor pentatonic, can you explain?

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