Just use your flatted fifths, half steps, major AND minor 3rd, slur into each note, duplicate the licks that a great blues guitarist would use... and add even MORE cool slides and slurs into notes. Don't worry about your vibrato. I would opt for trills instead. Vibrato is more for classical music unless you just use it lightly to "shape' a note. The G Pentatonic was the absolute BEST scale to show you because you get all the open strings and you pretty much stay in first positions. You don't have to, but you can sound great right there. Don't forget your string crossing exercises. While the Pentatonic scale may be the EASIEST scale to play on the guitar, no matter what sequences you choose, on the violin you are GOING TO HAVE TO CONTEND with STRING-CROSSING! Don't avoid it. Get comfortable with it... on ever note that follows into the next sequence. This kind of violin playing positions itself right between "old-timey" fiddle tunes and Classical music. Treat it as such. It is literally blues (guitar) being played on the violin, and if you happen to be a blues guitarist....well... plan on making some fast progress. The thing you're gonna dig MOST is being able to slip, slide and slur into each not and play as "sloppy" as you want. By sloppy, I do not mean OUT OF TUNE... I mean, kick back and just play the blues mang! It's all about "feel" and in the blues... you are going to want to mess with those 3rds, 5ths, 9ths, and 6ths along with your 7ths. Get yourself some kind of sampler or amp that gives you a ton of "backup" tunes.... you will be jammin out in no time.. and to be able to switch between your guitar and your violin... man, there ain't NOTHIN' like it! If the guy is selling a book, hey, buy it up, but really....I mean really? It's all in your ears. Play in tune, have fun and apply what you already know.... make the blues violin something that IT has to learn instead of the other way around. One more thing... while first position is fun, easy and cool....as is "old-timey' fiddlin'...... I will always, always, always practice my Classical Music pieces. Those composers may have known NOTHING about the "blues" but they knew EVERYTHING about music, music theory and the right way to play ANY instrument. You should also. Your choice, but don't just stop at first position G. Be able to play the Pentatonic Scale A,B,C,D,D,E,F and G. know where all of your notes are on EACH string. Be versatile. I promise you, you will become a better musician for it.
Wow, I haven't even been playing violin that long, a month? 6 weeks tops? This just works! Find it sooo much more intuitive than the guitar for some reason, and I've got over a years experience, it all joins back together though, any progress I make on one inevitably benefits me on the other (apart from when I play the wrong note crossing strings on autopilot and get it a step higher when playing guitar) just find the violin seems to make more sense to me for some reason (and most people say it's much harder!)
the Gmaj blues scale and the Emin blues scale have the same notes. The the Emin blues scale has E as the tonic (of course) and the b5 is the 'blue' note. With the Gmaj blues scale G tonic with the b3 as the blue note.....relative minors....works the same as pents. If you know the Amin blues scale (b5) you automatically know the Cmaj blues scale(b3) yes?
Not the case concerning not having a major 3rd in the minor blues scale (in his words happy sound)because Eb to G is a major third last time I picked up a fiddle :P
Well, I've been playin violin for 30 minutes now total in my life, I've mapped out and marked the fingerboard with the notes I need to jam along with a particular blues song and I'm off to see what licks I can conjure up. If ever there was a shortcut, it's got to be what I'm doing. Old Black Water is gonna keep on rolling in just a few minutes...
the minor blues scale that you demo is a variation of the basic minor blues scale...with more notes. the basic minor blues scale... 1, b3, 4, b5, 5, b7 does not have a major third either, and therefore does not sound happy. I think beginners would be better served by learning the basic major & minor blues scales first, before adding more blue notes. More notes can be added to the major blues scale also....then they become bebop scales.
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Opened a lot of doors with this video. Thanks .
Great stuff! Just ordered the book ... can't wait for it to arrive.
More violinists need to see this! excellent stuff rock on dude
Incredibly helpful! I will be buying the book for sure. Thanks!
Great video!!! Thank you so much, it is a lot of help for me!
This really clicked with me. Thank you!
Just use your flatted fifths, half steps, major AND minor 3rd, slur into each note, duplicate the licks that a great blues guitarist would use... and add even MORE cool slides and slurs into notes. Don't worry about your vibrato. I would opt for trills instead. Vibrato is more for classical music unless you just use it lightly to "shape' a note. The G Pentatonic was the absolute BEST scale to show you because you get all the open strings and you pretty much stay in first positions. You don't have to, but you can sound great right there. Don't forget your string crossing exercises. While the Pentatonic scale may be the EASIEST scale to play on the guitar, no matter what sequences you choose, on the violin you are GOING TO HAVE TO CONTEND with STRING-CROSSING! Don't avoid it. Get comfortable with it... on ever note that follows into the next sequence. This kind of violin playing positions itself right between "old-timey" fiddle tunes and Classical music. Treat it as such. It is literally blues (guitar) being played on the violin, and if you happen to be a blues guitarist....well... plan on making some fast progress. The thing you're gonna dig MOST is being able to slip, slide and slur into each not and play as "sloppy" as you want. By sloppy, I do not mean OUT OF TUNE... I mean, kick back and just play the blues mang! It's all about "feel" and in the blues... you are going to want to mess with those 3rds, 5ths, 9ths, and 6ths along with your 7ths. Get yourself some kind of sampler or amp that gives you a ton of "backup" tunes.... you will be jammin out in no time.. and to be able to switch between your guitar and your violin... man, there ain't NOTHIN' like it! If the guy is selling a book, hey, buy it up, but really....I mean really? It's all in your ears. Play in tune, have fun and apply what you already know.... make the blues violin something that IT has to learn instead of the other way around. One more thing... while first position is fun, easy and cool....as is "old-timey' fiddlin'...... I will always, always, always practice my Classical Music pieces. Those composers may have known NOTHING about the "blues" but they knew EVERYTHING about music, music theory and the right way to play ANY instrument. You should also. Your choice, but don't just stop at first position G. Be able to play the Pentatonic Scale A,B,C,D,D,E,F and G. know where all of your notes are on EACH string. Be versatile. I promise you, you will become a better musician for it.
Wow, I haven't even been playing violin that long, a month? 6 weeks tops? This just works! Find it sooo much more intuitive than the guitar for some reason, and I've got over a years experience, it all joins back together though, any progress I make on one inevitably benefits me on the other (apart from when I play the wrong note crossing strings on autopilot and get it a step higher when playing guitar) just find the violin seems to make more sense to me for some reason (and most people say it's much harder!)
Wow. Very insightful. Thanks
enjoyed this. need the book.
Thank you so much for this lesson... :)
Fantastic!
6:13 EXACTLY what I'm talkin bout! You can do those on every two strings.... so DO IT!
Genius!......Wonderful.....
Fantastic. "Toni Branco from Brazil".
I love it!!!
Amazing 😍
Sounds coooool ...
desearia tener su libro!!! una pena que no este aqui en Argentina.. :(
This sounds interesting.
the Gmaj blues scale and the Emin blues scale have the same notes. The the Emin blues scale has E as the tonic (of course) and the b5 is the 'blue' note. With the Gmaj blues scale G tonic with the b3 as the blue note.....relative minors....works the same as pents. If you know the Amin blues scale (b5) you automatically know the Cmaj blues scale(b3) yes?
thank you so much.
It was amazing. How do I buy this book? Does it have a pdf version so I can pay and download it? I am from Brazil...
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Awesoooooomeeeee :D
Not the case concerning not having a major 3rd in the minor blues scale (in his words happy sound)because Eb to G is a major third last time I picked up a fiddle :P
Well, I've been playin violin for 30 minutes now total in my life, I've mapped out and marked the fingerboard with the notes I need to jam along with a particular blues song and I'm off to see what licks I can conjure up. If ever there was a shortcut, it's got to be what I'm doing. Old Black Water is gonna keep on rolling in just a few minutes...
Harmonic with strings, lol. This sounds nice.
the minor blues scale that you demo is a variation of the basic minor blues scale...with more notes. the basic minor blues scale... 1, b3, 4, b5, 5, b7 does not have a major third either, and therefore does not sound happy. I think beginners would be better served by learning the basic major & minor blues scales first, before adding more blue notes. More notes can be added to the major blues scale also....then they become bebop scales.
cool
How do I buy the book?
Pastor Bernice €31,50 dollars not including shipping weight of the book is0.85 kilograms