These “play by yourself” lessons are my favorites because they blend chord progressions and lead playing. I admire players that can sit down with no accompaniment and play a song like this. It demonstrates a higher level of mastery than playing just chords OR lead. Lots of fun too!
Yes, exactly my thoughts! I am thinking of buying premium lessons from Brian, anyone some experience with it? Brain is in my opinion one of the best guitar teachers out there. His teaching method of learning is very understandable. Keep rocking Brain!
Hi Brian Helpful...yes and i thank you I come back to your lessons again and again and each time i get further along. Over 50. Been playing for just about 2 years now. I have a cheap accoustic with thin guauge steel string as my main practice guitar. Also a telecaster style guitar that i use occasionally. I like the acoustic better. Sorry this is lengthy. I am looking at a rather high quality arch top. Maybe baby Anyway. I find that your commentary is highly instructive. What i dont understand i research. I shall become a premium member when my skill level justifies it. Anyway. I really do enjoy your lessons. Sometimes i listen to your songs just for entertainment without listening to the whole lesson. Stay strong. Thanks again
What i like about your videos is that you present your ideas like a Swiss Army knife. Ideas that are useful in so many ways and every time you pull out a different tool from the knife. Same with this one. I find myself improvising in all kinds of ways for an hour on the first few bars alone... Awesome !
Nothing gives me more of a sense of accomplishment than taking these lessons in and slowly but surely get proficient with it….all the while really understanding what’s going on with the chords and scales behind it! Best way to learn and feel encouraged to go further!
I love these “on the porch” compositions. Reasons: (1) They sound great at home, (2) short enough that they’re easier to memorize, (3) they cover a variety of styles and genres, (4) it gives me something to play when I go to the guitar store and want to noodle around.
being somebody that struggled in that zone of learning where I wasn’t making much progress after learning some basic chords. I really appreciate the stuff you teach. This is a great little jam that incorporates just some chords with little licks. That is the stuff that has improved me as a player tremendously. Thank you.
This is brilliant Brian, exactly the level I'm trying to work towards. The standalone is perfect because many of us don't play in bands. Thank you so much!
suddenly complicated things become easy: an excellent teacher is at work! Many thanks to you, Brian. And to answer your question: your little tunes are the best way to learn!
I love the bits where you're explaining why you're playing the notes you're playing. For example in this video where you talk about playing on the two sides of the 'fence'. These are the best bits. All the other teachers just say 'put your finger here, now put your finger here ...' More of this please!
Jam by yourself lessons keep me going. They are a challenge AND sound good. These lessons help me pull a few things together about past lessons. Thank you for your encouragement. N
Brian-the stand alone blues comps are my absolute favs. The ones I learn become my go to practice exercises. As a bonus, they always sound good and my family enjoys hearing them. I really like the ones where you talk through were a lick/chord is coming from and why it works.
I’m 5 minutes in and loving it. Very clear , easy to understand instructions. The comments seem filled with praise for Brian and the channel. Let’s play!!
This is superb Brian. I too like these ‘no jam track needed’ lessons very much, but not really more than the other stuff. The variety you produce is what works for me - please keep surprising me 😊👍🏻
Since you asked for feedback, here’s my two cents… I would love some more looping lessons. I want lessons just like this one where you teach note for note, but with the chords, percussive bits, and solo all on three different layers so that I can begin to develop my looping skills. I hope this helps. also, thank you for all that you do, it’s helped me immensely.
While I love all your lessons, these are the ones that got me to become a paid member. Only thing I might add is just a few seconds of “how did I dial in this tone” . . . I’d also like to see more of thes for different genres. Your ‘Re the best on the net IMO. Perfect pace for me and where I’m at in my journey.
Absolutely fantastic, Brian. Dropping on by here from Active Melody (where I’m working through the full lesson) to give this video the thumbs-up it deserves. For what it’s worth, I love these stand-alone compositions; at the same time, I also love the theory lessons and deep-dives. Honestly, I get so much from the whole package. Your versatility and the wide range of topics and lessons all add up for me, and it’s why I view my Premium Yearly membership as such a killer value. Thank you!!
Hi man. I’m Robbie . I absolutly love all your youtube tutorials. I I’m 72yrs old and i will start learning this Minor BluesJam. I find all your tutorials are great and easy to understand. Please don’t change anything. I have been thinking of becoming a member. Thankyou
I second this! Mike Campbell is one of my favorite guitarists and I love trying to learn his solos note for note and I can hear his Chuck Berry influence
Once again, thank you. The go-to man when you are stuck. This video came up, I was somewhat discouraged with my day's progress and then I watched this. NIce groove Man!
I’m a premium member and often just search past lesson. EP427 is a good one. I love your teaching style and how you always explain where the ideas relate theory wise. I you always make it look so simple…just wish I could also. Thanks for the lessons.
Brian, I'd just like to say I am so glad I found your lessons on you tube. You have a way of teaching that is easy to follow. I love the type of licks, grooves, chord changes etc... I grew up listening to all the 60's 70's type of blues, gospel ,soul music from Muscle Shoals, Stax Volt, Steve Cropper, and any other blues or soul etc... I could find. I am a bass player and have been playing over 50 years. I am pretty much retired now, but am learning the guitar and finding your web sight was a total blessing. All the licks you play to me are like hearing Wilson Pickett , Aretha Franklin, BB King, Albert King and any other artist in that vein of music. Thank you for the way you teach, and I hope to work myself into a premium member. Keep the licks coming.
Thank you Brian. These stand alone jams are the best way to really learn how to feel your guitar to know what works and express your emotions. This simple little rhythm call can provoke amazing responses. Thanks again.
I have been playing rhythm guitar for over 45 years but never took an interest in learning lead... until now. So I booked a lesson at my local music store but the teacher became frustrated with me when I didn't understand the charts he was trying to teach me as I am completely self taught and had never had a guitar lesson before. Needless to say, I never went back but was fortunate to find your lessons. Your teaching method is amazing and I have learned so much. Your patience and the way you explain things and show licks keeps me engaged. I learn something new each time I re-watch one of your videos. Thank you!
Your approach of describing the riffs as voicings in the context of the chord progression was the perfect immersion for me into the lesson- you described the forest without ignoring the trees!
I really like these stripped down lessons. At the end of a day when all the dishes are done, I don't want anything to get too complicated. The call/response format is perfect for playing on the couch.
I needed this! I’ve been plateaued for months playing to backing tracks and not progressing to my standards. I wasn’t really hearing what I was playing. This lets me focus more on MY playing. Thank you!!
Very helpful lesson. When playing alone, its difficult , if not impossible to get through an entire song without the help of other instruments playing in the background. Thank you for sharing your knowledge of the blues! The foundation of rock-n-roll
Can't understand how anyone would hit the thumbs down on a video like this. These pieces are are just a heap of fun and there is always so many useful tasty little bits to steal from them. Best blues guitar teacher on the internet bar none -Thanks for what you do!
With friends that tend to drift from jamming to songs they have played over the last 30 years together I really look to these to help break that drift. They tend to expect a lead into jamming and are really good at adapting. They seem to enjoy this adaptation as long as I can keep a loose progression that allows a journey into improvising. These types of lessons allow me to expand my playing and learning.
These stand alone lessons really help my growth as an intermediate lead player. It really cements a lot of the theory on pentatonic, chord shapes, triads and the mechanic's of rhythm and lead fills and timing. Thank you, Brian more please....Ive been a AM premium member for 3+yrs from North Nashville area: IMO, best value on the virtual guitar learning platform.
That was sweetly unique... How you are teaching this lesson is how I self taught myself, with chords interspersed with little runs leading into and away from chords, though without the technical knowledge of what I was actually doing, if that makes any sense. But I can learn a lot here, and from your other posts that I will now follow. Wish I learned the technical side of music in the beginning. I would've been a lot better. Now the arthritic hands are slowing me down. The pace that you teach at is ideal for me. I have trouble following other folks who don't slow it down enough or explain it in enough detail. And I love to play blues influenced stuff.
I loved the video. I've been studying with your videos for 2 years and my way of playing the guitar has changed for the better. Now I am more free when it comes to playing. In my city there are no blues or country teachers for that I am very grateful to you. Thanks from Spain.
I think that this site is the best value for money by far, it is the most educational and enjoyable guitar lessons and the stand alone lesions are awesome that is why I joined this site 2. Years ago thanks Brian
Brian: I am a premier member and have been for years. Please keep the stand alone lessons coming. I had a gig with 3 other musicians, all four of us are high school graduate classmates, but "lost" our band largely due to Covid and aging. I regularly circulate through 33 of your "no accompaniment" lessons and would be lost without them especially now. Many thanks!
I've been watching your videos for years, but never learned anything, just noodled around. Now after starting again with some little knowledge of pentatonic scales and some licks, your videos make more sense to me. I can finally play by myself, and enjoy it better than ever.
another helpful video and a neat little song. I have been a premium member for a couple months now and the stand alone compositions are probably my favorite. I have been playing for 42 years and realize you can always learn something new. Brian has a real laid back way of teaching that i enjoy. Thanks - Scott
These are my favorite lessons that you put out and why I'm a premium member. Any lesson that I can learn how to write my own piece from and around, and helps me understand a little more theory is always great.
I don't get to jam with others very often and even then it's with people who have been together for forty years or so. They do not have ready access to the internet which doesn't bother them. They are tight. These "play by yourself" lessons allow me to feel a greater comfort as it pushes them to adapt outside their normal comfort zone.
These kinds of lessons are really very good for individual growth. You really have to stay in time to make it work. They are my favorite that you do. I've been playing for a long time but always come away from your lessons with something "new". It's great, lessons are great.
I've subscribed for years, a huge fan. I've learned more than I say. I play finger-style, usually accompanying a singer in a duet. We rarely do blues (more indie, folk, ballads, rock). Jazz is my passion, but I haven't gotten very far with that. I don't improvise often, but what I've learned through your lessons means I can, I now know how. As well I've learned to use the entire fretboard comfortably, use the pentatonic, major and minor scales, triads, double-stops, etc. There hasn't been a single lesson that hasn't taught me tools, and kept me moving forward. Thank you.
I know you've asked for comments and it's about time I share mine with you. I bought your premium course back in June and I've more than gotten my money's worth. It has taken me to the next level in my playing. This piece is only my fourth song to learn. It's taken a lot of work and frankly, I wondered if I'd bitten off more than I could chew - I started with Lesson 268. Between deciphering every note and then playing it again and again and again, I'd guess maybe 800 times, but it has finally become part of me. I will definitely re-up for another year's subscription once this membership expires. You're really quite amazing. Thanks.
I love this lesson! It is a great building block for expanding and improving call and response skills. At the end of the day you really help me to improvise more comfortably.
Brian I really appreciate your "stand alone" lessons. It allows focus on the arrangement itself, without special affects. Acoustic even better. Thanks for your efforts!
As always you keep giving your special talent. Letting us in on the groove that makes sense. And allows us to expand our creativity and musical experience. The best in my opinion.
I love this lesson. It exemplifies why most of the best lessons on line are yours, Brian. I'm trying to catch back up after not playing much for a number of years and I really appreciate the approachability of the lessons - love the way you break things down into pieces, some come pretty easy, some hard. Also blues - check, play without a band - check (play with jam track is good, but being able to do both is better) - focus on transitions - check! Some discussion of how to pull pieces together/the logic behind transitions is so helpful. Best of all though is that both the rhythm and lead parts really sound and feel good. A++ Please do more like this! And please keep the lessons on rhythm lines and turnarounds coming - they really help me when playing with more skilled folks.
Thank you Brian, you are such a wonderful teacher. You break what looks like the impossible down to a feeling of ‘yes, I can do that too’ not so impossible. I’ve been following you for about 6 months and I haven’t signed up yet but I’m thinking if I want to play then I will join. I love your jams such as this one. Please, please can you do more. They are such an inspiration as I’m on my own for most of the time. Thank you so much for taking the time to show your life Guitar skills. Susie
I always love stand alone blues lesson . The way you dissect and then explain how it fits, together. Always the Internet Expert/ Artist at this teaching style ! Thank you Brian .
Hey man. I'm so glad I found this video. You really have put together something special here. Thank you so much. I love this jam and could listen to it everday. I'm determined to get this piece down as smooth as you play it. It might take me months but I'm going to do it. I'm taking it piece by piece. I have the easy stuff down so far- the rythrm part and the sliding 3 strings on 3rd and 5th.The bends and the higher on the fret board chords along with the single note fills is the difficult part for me. Thanks again!
Have been enjoying your perspective, insights, technique and explanations for about 6 or 7 years now and wish to let you know how much we are fascinated and entertained with what you say as well as what you play and how you play it. I am over 70, have been in a garage band 60 years ago, maybe a little less, and am losing the ability due to arthritis and hand, thumb, finger tendon/joint pain. Use it or lose it, or in my case, use it before you lose it. In any event, one observation about your musing over the diad or triad chords you were making by doing a basic double stop up on the fifth and fourth strings, extensions off the A-shaped D or E chord. I think you spoke about this cool way of getting a different chord voicing like Jimi Hendrix did, especially in his The Wind Cries Mary....one of the first tutorials of yours I watched....an incredible cover/lesson BTW. In any case, don't know if I'm making myself understood, but there are others who use these min-chord voicings and have so since the 70's. The Doobie Brothers, and especially Tom Johnston's playing/songs feature this technique.....listen again to Dark Eyed Cajun Woman as an illustration. Take care and my eternal gratitude for keeping us old senior citizen guitar players mesmerized.
YES!!! these lessons are awesome. I’ve been playing for about a year now. These types of lessons are helping me tremendously. The other stuff is great too. I am a active melody member and will be for a long time. Thanks for time and effort. Just know you are really a great teacher and your really helping everyone. If anyone’s reading that isn’t a member. Please sign up you will not be disappointed. Especially if your stuck in scales and basic chords like I was. There’s so much value here it’s great. Thanks again and keep em coming
your videos are so informative I played for years in the living room I always deal with life as I play to this way. I just find rythims like this and play for hours.thx so much you teach very well
Thanks Brian, I have been bouncing around TH-cam like a lunatic looking for a starting point to build on the limited guitar skills I picked up years ago & I have now found it, I am having tonnes of fun with this lesson. Echoing some of the comments, an insight into your tone & a look at practicing with a looper would be very much appreciated.
EXCELLENT! Note by note, to create very nice riffs. I've watched 100's of video lessons, and this is by far the best lesson I've watched. Thank You!! I'm on my way to find every lesson you've done!
I've been checking out your videos and for a few weeks now. Mark me down as one of those who were convinced after this video to get a membership. As I don't play in a band or even have friends to jam with, all my guitar playing is stand-alone and this is exactly what I'm looking for. It's a great tool for learning the fretboard as well as being fun; and sounds cool!
Please keep posting. Your lessons are really a great fun. Thank you. Lessons like that help me great deal because they force me to think ahead. I have a big problem with that. I play a little riff and then I stop. These lessons help me to focus and connect all of these little licks into something that actually sounds good.
As a relative 'newbie', these types of lessons help a ton in learning to _play_ guitar. The theory, exercise, etc. lessons are invaluable in *teaching* guitar, but these help tremendously in making one *feel* like a guitarist.
I love these stand alone /play by yourself lessons. I am teaching my grandson drums and we play these together. Thank you for a fabulous learning experience.
I'm an Active Melody member and LOVE your lessons. Like the guy you mentioned I really like the stand alone lessons, they are super fun to learn and all add to my practice repertoire. What I'd love to learn is how to build these pieces myself, I'm a pretty good mimic and can learn your pieces (and I love them) but wish I understood more to create my own. All that said, please keep these coming, great fun. Thanks.
After teaching guitar and keyboard for over thirty years I hope my celebration of your musicianship and thoughtfully constructed video lessons brings a good vibe back to you. I'm a fan and subscriber. You're doing a great job. Keep mixing it up.
These “play by yourself” lessons are my favorites because they blend chord progressions and lead playing. I admire players that can sit down with no accompaniment and play a song like this. It demonstrates a higher level of mastery than playing just chords OR lead. Lots of fun too!
Yes, exactly my thoughts! I am thinking of buying premium lessons from Brian, anyone some experience with it?
Brain is in my opinion one of the best guitar teachers out there. His teaching method of learning is very understandable.
Keep rocking Brain!
@@detike14 Definitely worth the subscription
@@pete8081 Thanks for the feedback Pete
@@detike14 it’s worth the money. High value, low cost.
@@detike14 Well worth it mate, especially for the active tab or print it plus Brian also does backing tracks at slower speeds for practice too.
Yes these are my favourite lessons, “stand alone” with chords and fills!👍🎸🇨🇦
All your lessons are awesome but these "stand alones" are what inspired me to join the Actiive Melody membership. Thanks Brian!
Haha me too my friend I joined because of this reason aswell👍
Me too!
Yea, love these lessons!
Hi Brian
Helpful...yes and i thank you
I come back to your lessons again and again and each time i get further along.
Over 50. Been playing for just about 2 years now. I have a cheap accoustic with thin guauge steel string as my main practice guitar. Also a telecaster style guitar that i use occasionally. I like the acoustic better. Sorry this is lengthy. I am looking at a rather high quality arch top. Maybe baby
Anyway.
I find that your commentary is highly instructive. What i dont understand i research.
I shall become a premium member when my skill level justifies it.
Anyway. I really do enjoy your lessons. Sometimes i listen to your songs just for entertainment without listening to the whole lesson. Stay strong. Thanks again
I've been playing guitar for 25 years and there is ALWAYS something I learn when I watch your videos.
What did you learn THIS time?
Totally agree with aarnx82
What i like about your videos is that you present your ideas like a Swiss Army knife. Ideas that are useful in so many ways and every time you pull out a different tool from the knife.
Same with this one. I find myself improvising in all kinds of ways for an hour on the first few bars alone... Awesome !
Nothing gives me more of a sense of accomplishment than taking these lessons in and slowly but surely get proficient with it….all the while really understanding what’s going on with the chords and scales behind it! Best way to learn and feel encouraged to go further!
This is ABSOLUTELY one of THE BEST Blues LESSON RIFFS ever! AWESOME for practicing alone. THANK YOU, THNAK YOU, THANK YOU.
Just excellent.....I love the stand alone stuff, and the uniquely detailed yet simple explanations
I love these “on the porch” compositions. Reasons: (1) They sound great at home, (2) short enough that they’re easier to memorize, (3) they cover a variety of styles and genres, (4) it gives me something to play when I go to the guitar store and want to noodle around.
And when you only have 20 min to practice at home or away.
4)…noodle in the guitar store and pass it off as an original hehe
being somebody that struggled in that zone of learning where I wasn’t making much progress after learning some basic chords. I really appreciate the stuff you teach. This is a great little jam that incorporates just some chords with little licks. That is the stuff that has improved me as a player tremendously. Thank you.
Have found myself at a brick wall for ages and almost gave up playing. Thank you for such an easy to follow lesson.... I am re-inspired !
Just started (at 63) to learn guitar. I realy like these kind of lessons because there is quick progress which makes it more fun to play
This is brilliant Brian, exactly the level I'm trying to work towards. The standalone is perfect because many of us don't play in bands. Thank you so much!
That's a good lookin guitar . It even looks like a guitar I would love to play .
suddenly complicated things become easy: an excellent teacher is at work! Many thanks to you, Brian. And to answer your question: your little tunes are the best way to learn!
I love the bits where you're explaining why you're playing the notes you're playing. For example in this video where you talk about playing on the two sides of the 'fence'. These are the best bits. All the other teachers just say 'put your finger here, now put your finger here ...' More of this please!
I really enjoy the jam by yourself lessons. They sound good, are good practice pieces, and something to build on. Thanks for sharing!
Jam by yourself lessons keep me going. They are a challenge AND sound good. These lessons help me pull a few things together about past lessons. Thank you for your encouragement. N
Brian-the stand alone blues comps are my absolute favs. The ones I learn become my go to practice exercises. As a bonus, they always sound good and my family enjoys hearing them. I really like the ones where you talk through were a lick/chord is coming from and why it works.
I second that - it’s my favourite format for applying the theory I’ve been learning. And we get the inspiration from a nice composition.
I’m 5 minutes in and loving it. Very clear , easy to understand instructions. The comments seem filled with praise for Brian and the channel. Let’s play!!
This is superb Brian. I too like these ‘no jam track needed’ lessons very much, but not really more than the other stuff. The variety you produce is what works for me - please keep surprising me 😊👍🏻
Great stuff. Thanks for making this very bluesy jam as easy as possible. Cant wait for next lesson.
Since you asked for feedback, here’s my two cents… I would love some more looping lessons. I want lessons just like this one where you teach note for note, but with the chords, percussive bits, and solo all on three different layers so that I can begin to develop my looping skills. I hope this helps. also, thank you for all that you do, it’s helped me immensely.
I second that, thanks :)
I third that, great idea
What a superb idea! Yes please... some of this!
Brian, this was a real magic lesson. Cannot say thankyou enough
While I love all your lessons, these are the ones that got me to become a paid member. Only thing I might add is just a few seconds of “how did I dial in this tone” . . .
I’d also like to see more of thes for different genres. Your
‘Re the best on the net IMO. Perfect pace for me and where I’m at in my journey.
Been playing over 50 years....with same band...still learn good stuff every time I watch and listen...thanks...u da man...
Absolutely fantastic, Brian. Dropping on by here from Active Melody (where I’m working through the full lesson) to give this video the thumbs-up it deserves. For what it’s worth, I love these stand-alone compositions; at the same time, I also love the theory lessons and deep-dives. Honestly, I get so much from the whole package. Your versatility and the wide range of topics and lessons all add up for me, and it’s why I view my Premium Yearly membership as such a killer value. Thank you!!
Hi man. I’m Robbie . I absolutly love all your youtube tutorials. I I’m 72yrs old and i will start learning this Minor BluesJam. I find all your tutorials are great and easy to understand. Please don’t change anything. I have been thinking of becoming a member. Thankyou
How many videos do you come across where every lick and chord is useful? Top tier content right here. 🫡
I really appreciate all of these lessons. But if you could do a “in the style of Mike Campbell,” that would be awesome.
I second this! Mike Campbell is one of my favorite guitarists and I love trying to learn his solos note for note and I can hear his Chuck Berry influence
Once again, thank you. The go-to man when you are stuck. This video came up, I was somewhat discouraged with my day's progress and then I watched this. NIce groove Man!
I’m a premium member and often just search past lesson. EP427 is a good one. I love your teaching style and how you always explain where the ideas relate theory wise. I you always make it look so simple…just wish I could also. Thanks for the lessons.
Top notch lesson. Just the right thing to groove by yourself. Hats off, Brian
Brian, I'd just like to say I am so glad I found your lessons on you tube. You have a way of teaching that is easy to follow. I love the type of licks, grooves, chord changes etc... I grew up listening to all the 60's 70's type of blues, gospel ,soul music from Muscle Shoals, Stax Volt, Steve Cropper, and any other blues or soul etc... I could find. I am a bass player and have been playing over 50 years. I am pretty much retired now, but am learning the guitar and finding your web sight was a total blessing. All the licks you play to me are like hearing Wilson Pickett , Aretha Franklin, BB King, Albert King and any other artist in that vein of music. Thank you for the way you teach, and I hope to work myself into a premium member. Keep the licks coming.
These Solo style lessons are the reason I became a member of the Active Melody community. Please keep them coming.
Thank you Brian. These stand alone jams are the best way to really learn how to feel your guitar to know what works and express your emotions. This simple little rhythm call can provoke amazing responses. Thanks again.
I have been playing rhythm guitar for over 45 years but never took an interest in learning lead... until now. So I booked a lesson at my local music store but the teacher became frustrated with me when I didn't understand the charts he was trying to teach me as I am completely self taught and had never had a guitar lesson before. Needless to say, I never went back but was fortunate to find your lessons. Your teaching method is amazing and I have learned so much. Your patience and the way you explain things and show licks keeps me engaged. I learn something new each time I re-watch one of your videos. Thank you!
Easy to follow , love how you compose the progression and practice practice practice
Your approach of describing the riffs as voicings in the context of the chord progression was the perfect immersion for me into the lesson- you described the forest without ignoring the trees!
This is the reason I joined Active Melody - with each lesson, you get a piece of music you can play. Thanks Brian!
I really like these stripped down lessons. At the end of a day when all the dishes are done, I don't want anything to get too complicated. The call/response format is perfect for playing on the couch.
I needed this! I’ve been plateaued for months playing to backing tracks and not progressing to my standards. I wasn’t really hearing what I was playing. This lets me focus more on MY playing. Thank you!!
I learned to play the basics 50 years ago, but never learned the embellishments. Thank you so much for this vid. It is absolute gold for me.
I really appreciate these lessons. Thank you so much.
Very helpful lesson. When playing alone, its difficult , if not impossible to get through an entire song without the help of other instruments playing in the background.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge of the blues! The foundation of rock-n-roll
These „play by yourself“ lessons of yours I really like best, very helpful for beginners and intermediate!
Can't understand how anyone would hit the thumbs down on a video like this. These pieces are are just a heap of fun and there is always so many useful tasty little bits to steal from them. Best blues guitar teacher on the internet bar none -Thanks for what you do!
With friends that tend to drift from jamming to songs they have played over the last 30 years together I really look to these to help break that drift.
They tend to expect a lead into jamming and are really good at adapting. They seem to enjoy this adaptation as long as I can keep a loose progression that allows a journey into improvising.
These types of lessons allow me to expand my playing and learning.
These stand alone lessons really help my growth as an intermediate lead player. It really cements a lot of the theory on pentatonic, chord shapes, triads and the mechanic's of rhythm and lead fills and timing. Thank you, Brian more please....Ive been a AM premium member for 3+yrs from North Nashville area: IMO, best value on the virtual guitar learning platform.
That was sweetly unique...
How you are teaching this lesson is how I self taught myself, with chords interspersed with little runs leading into and away from chords, though without the technical knowledge of what I was actually doing, if that makes any sense.
But I can learn a lot here, and from your other posts that I will now follow. Wish I learned the technical side of music in the beginning. I would've been a lot better.
Now the arthritic hands are slowing me down.
The pace that you teach at is ideal for me. I have trouble following other folks who don't slow it down enough or explain it in enough detail. And I love to play blues influenced stuff.
I loved the video. I've been studying with your videos for 2 years and my way of playing the guitar has changed for the better. Now I am more free when it comes to playing. In my city there are no blues or country teachers for that I am very grateful to you. Thanks from Spain.
I think that this site is the best value for money by far, it is the most educational and enjoyable guitar lessons and the stand alone lesions are awesome that is why I joined this site 2. Years ago thanks Brian
Brian: I am a premier member and have been for years. Please keep the stand alone lessons coming. I had a gig with 3 other musicians, all four of us are high school graduate classmates, but "lost" our band largely due to Covid and aging. I regularly circulate through 33 of your "no accompaniment" lessons and would be lost without them especially now. Many thanks!
I've been watching your videos for years, but never learned anything, just noodled around. Now after starting again with some little knowledge of pentatonic scales and some licks, your videos make more sense to me. I can finally play by myself, and enjoy it better than ever.
Such subtle call and response sound, very inspiring, thank you
Gotta say these are my favourite type of lessons. Love your way of teaching Brian!
You have my attention, Sir!!! Thank you for sharing
another helpful video and a neat little song. I have been a premium member for a couple months now and the stand alone compositions are probably my favorite. I have been playing for 42 years and realize you can always learn something new. Brian has a real laid back way of teaching that i enjoy. Thanks - Scott
These are my favorite lessons that you put out and why I'm a premium member. Any lesson that I can learn how to write my own piece from and around, and helps me understand a little more theory is always great.
These lessons are my absolute favorite Brian! I absolutely love the jam by yourself videos, I learn so much. Rhythm, timing, lead. Thank you very much
I don't get to jam with others very often and even then it's with people who have been together for forty years or so. They do not have ready access to the internet which doesn't bother them. They are tight.
These "play by yourself" lessons allow me to feel a greater comfort as it pushes them to adapt outside their normal comfort zone.
These kinds of lessons are really very good for individual growth. You really have to stay in time to make it work. They are my favorite that you do. I've been playing for a long time but always come away from your lessons with something "new". It's great, lessons are great.
I've subscribed for years, a huge fan. I've learned more than I say. I play finger-style, usually accompanying a singer in a duet. We rarely do blues (more indie, folk, ballads, rock). Jazz is my passion, but I haven't gotten very far with that. I don't improvise often, but what I've learned through your lessons means I can, I now know how. As well I've learned to use the entire fretboard comfortably, use the pentatonic, major and minor scales, triads, double-stops, etc. There hasn't been a single lesson that hasn't taught me tools, and kept me moving forward. Thank you.
I know you've asked for comments and it's about time I share mine with you. I bought your premium course back in June and I've more than gotten my money's worth. It has taken me to the next level in my playing. This piece is only my fourth song to learn. It's taken a lot of work and frankly, I wondered if I'd bitten off more than I could chew - I started with Lesson 268. Between deciphering every note and then playing it again and again and again, I'd guess maybe 800 times, but it has finally become part of me. I will definitely re-up for another year's subscription once this membership expires. You're really quite amazing. Thanks.
I love this lesson! It is a great building block for expanding and improving call and response skills. At the end of the day you really help me to improvise more comfortably.
A whole different world in A minor! Can’t thank you enough! Keep up the good works!
I loved how well the lesson was delivered and it used a lot of what i already know about playing. It became so easy to play.
The stand alones are really fun ones to learn the techniques. You are so good at explaining the how and the why.
Brian
I really appreciate your "stand alone" lessons. It allows focus on the arrangement itself, without special affects. Acoustic even better. Thanks for your efforts!
Best video in ages. Love this. As so many other have said, these pieces are the reason I went premium!
Love these solo guitar lessons. I like deep dives! the deeper the better
A lesson like this is a perfect example of planting the seed for expression and creativity.
As always you keep giving your special talent. Letting us in on the groove that makes sense. And allows us to expand our creativity and musical experience.
The best in my opinion.
This is the lesson I've been looking for. Tha ks
I love this lesson. It exemplifies why most of the best lessons on line are yours, Brian. I'm trying to catch back up after not playing much for a number of years and I really appreciate the approachability of the lessons - love the way you break things down into pieces, some come pretty easy, some hard. Also blues - check, play without a band - check (play with jam track is good, but being able to do both is better) - focus on transitions - check! Some discussion of how to pull pieces together/the logic behind transitions is so helpful. Best of all though is that both the rhythm and lead parts really sound and feel good. A++
Please do more like this! And please keep the lessons on rhythm lines and turnarounds coming - they really help me when playing with more skilled folks.
Thank you Brian, you are such a wonderful teacher. You break what looks like the impossible down to a feeling of ‘yes, I can do that too’ not so impossible. I’ve been following you for about 6 months and I haven’t signed up yet but I’m thinking if I want to play then I will join.
I love your jams such as this one. Please, please can you do more. They are such an inspiration as I’m on my own for most of the time. Thank you so much for taking the time to show your life Guitar skills. Susie
I always love stand alone blues lesson . The way you dissect and then explain how it fits, together. Always the Internet Expert/ Artist at this teaching style ! Thank you Brian .
Hey man. I'm so glad I found this video. You really have put together something special here. Thank you so much. I love this jam and could listen to it everday. I'm determined to get this piece down as smooth as you play it. It might take me months but I'm going to do it. I'm taking it piece by piece. I have the easy stuff down so far- the rythrm part and the sliding 3 strings on 3rd and 5th.The bends and the higher on the fret board chords along with the single note fills is the difficult part for me. Thanks again!
I love all your compositions or improvisations. I also find you to be the best teacher on TH-cam.
I agree with Steve Adams, I love the "play by yourself" lessons. I've followed you for years and love the way you present the lessons.
Have been enjoying your perspective, insights, technique and explanations for about 6 or 7 years now and wish to let you know how much we are fascinated and entertained with what you say as well as what you play and how you play it. I am over 70, have been in a garage band 60 years ago, maybe a little less, and am losing the ability due to arthritis and hand, thumb, finger tendon/joint pain. Use it or lose it, or in my case, use it before you lose it. In any event, one observation about your musing over the diad or triad chords you were making by doing a basic double stop up on the fifth and fourth strings, extensions off the A-shaped D or E chord. I think you spoke about this cool way of getting a different chord voicing like Jimi Hendrix did, especially in his The Wind Cries Mary....one of the first tutorials of yours I watched....an incredible cover/lesson BTW. In any case, don't know if I'm making myself understood, but there are others who use these min-chord voicings and have so since the 70's. The Doobie Brothers, and especially Tom Johnston's playing/songs feature this technique.....listen again to Dark Eyed Cajun Woman as an illustration. Take care and my eternal gratitude for keeping us old senior citizen guitar players mesmerized.
YES!!! these lessons are awesome. I’ve been playing for about a year now. These types of lessons are helping me tremendously. The other stuff is great too. I am a active melody member and will be for a long time. Thanks for time and effort. Just know you are really a great teacher and your really helping everyone. If anyone’s reading that isn’t a member. Please sign up you will not be disappointed. Especially if your stuck in scales and basic chords like I was. There’s so much value here it’s great. Thanks again and keep em coming
Play by yourself are the some of the best lessons you teach. ,thank Brian 🇬🇧Steve🇬🇧👌
your videos are so informative I played for years in the living room I always deal with life as I play to this way. I just find rythims like this and play for hours.thx so much you teach very well
Thanks Brian, I have been bouncing around TH-cam like a lunatic looking for a starting point to build on the limited guitar skills I picked up years ago & I have now found it, I am having tonnes of fun with this lesson. Echoing some of the comments, an insight into your tone & a look at practicing with a looper would be very much appreciated.
Wow! Learned so much from a single video.
Please do more of these. These are pretty unique lessons the other guitar teachers are not focusing on.
Love your courses and lessons. As a Premium member I can honestly say it is worth every penny!
EXCELLENT! Note by note, to create very nice riffs. I've watched 100's of video lessons, and this is by far the best lesson I've watched. Thank You!! I'm on my way to find every lesson you've done!
I've been checking out your videos and for a few weeks now. Mark me down as one of those who were convinced after this video to get a membership. As I don't play in a band or even have friends to jam with, all my guitar playing is stand-alone and this is exactly what I'm looking for. It's a great tool for learning the fretboard as well as being fun; and sounds cool!
Tele sounds so sweet too. Thanks Brian for another great lesson.
Love your stuff man! Level of complexity is perfect, not to hard, not to easy : )
Please keep posting. Your lessons are really a great fun. Thank you. Lessons like that help me great deal because they force me to think ahead. I have a big problem with that. I play a little riff and then I stop. These lessons help me to focus and connect all of these little licks into something that actually sounds good.
As a relative 'newbie', these types of lessons help a ton in learning to _play_ guitar. The theory, exercise, etc. lessons are invaluable in *teaching* guitar, but these help tremendously in making one *feel* like a guitarist.
I love these stand alone /play by yourself lessons. I am teaching my grandson drums and we play these together. Thank you for a fabulous learning experience.
Excellent. Brian! Thank you! More of these, please!
I'm an Active Melody member and LOVE your lessons. Like the guy you mentioned I really like the stand alone lessons, they are super fun to learn and all add to my practice repertoire. What I'd love to learn is how to build these pieces myself, I'm a pretty good mimic and can learn your pieces (and I love them) but wish I understood more to create my own. All that said, please keep these coming, great fun. Thanks.
You have helped my playing immensely..
One of my favorite lessons. Nice call and response. And the double stops give it a really full sound. Thanks!
These play along lessons are exactly why I joined Active Melody. Love it, thanks
After teaching guitar and keyboard for over thirty years I hope my celebration of your musicianship and thoughtfully constructed video lessons brings a good vibe back to you. I'm a fan and subscriber. You're doing a great job. Keep mixing it up.