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Simple ways to improve your blues phrasing when improvising on guitar - Blues guitar lesson EP420
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ก.ค. 2021
- In this week's lesson, you'll learn some simple (and easy) techniques to enhance the quality of your blues phrasing. Remember to make room for pauses, make simple statements, and don't be afraid to repeat yourself!
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Ok, just to clarify the “cheesy metal” comment from this video. I meant the cheeseball stuff like 80s hair band stuff. Heavy Metal is such a broad category and includes everything from Black Sabbath and Van Halen (which I like), to Winger and Poison, which are totally cheesy. I’m just saying you won’t find that type of shredder metal on this channel.
You made a lot of great comments and I happen to agree with you...I'm sure many of us do As you alluded to most of us are blues enthusiasts anyway. And thank ya
Methinks he doth protest too much
We know what you meant. Thanks for another great lesson!
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@@jimhouse9961Or,,,SmartAss Dr.! LMFAO.....
You are my best reacher. You are clear, simple, step by step. Thanks
One of the best guitar teachers and lessons ever 👋😎🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵
Did not pick up a guitar until I was 75 been struggling for 2 years trying to make something sound like music...Have found your lessons very helpful to me...Thanks
Brother I hope your still playing. I'm 62 and have struggled for years trying to stick with it.
If I could stop putting that guitar down I might learn somthing.
🙂
@@stevejava4336 Both of you keep going!!!!
There are people who like to play guitar for show and impress others, and there are people who like to play guitar to enjoy and expressing himself. We should concentrate in teaching the second type.
Cheers from Indonesia.
My God...marvellous lesson! Thank you very much for sharing that. Congratulations, Master!! 🙏🏻
Brian you are an amazing teacher. i have watched your videos and i have had more light bulb moments. you make learning and playing easy. Thanks
I recently played my friend's les paul. It stands to say, scale length matters when wanting to do bends. Thanks for the length of the video. It means you really want to teach.
Excellent, excellent, and bloody excellent…..all those voicing just came together for me….lightbulb moment.🤗🤗🤗🤗
“ you’re singing with your fingers “ nice statement dude
I'm a Metal-Dude and I really love your content 😁
You are a phenomenal guitar teacher 😎👍
Brian I’m a paid subscriber of active melody. There is nothing cheesy about metal!!
Just one word BRAVO from Switzerland
Brian your a genius
One of the absolute greatest, Paul Kossoff, was never a super fast player, but he played with so much feel, so much passion, he proves it's as much what you dont play.
What an amazing lesson, especially for the nervous semi-intermediate aspiring blues players !
THIS HELPED SOUND IMPROVE MY BLUES IMPROVISATION
This is one of your best lessons Brian. You are so right. It's so easy to get wrapped up in trying to play too many notes and "shredding" Playing with emotion is the ticket! Cheers
Brian, you are a very relatable teacher. You always seem so patient and point out valuable parts that are usable (If you don't take anything away but this) those are my favorite parts of all the lessons. Thank you!
honestly i'm no pro, but i've noticed one thing in myself, since i've been listening to the blues since 12 yrs and playing since 6 yrs now, i unknowingly copy some licks, which my brother sometimes points out saying "hey i think that sounded like srv or freddie king" i dont care how well you know the scales or certain rhythms when approaching blues, be a good listener, it just adds this whole new level of converting whats in your head to what comes out through your fingers. Be well.
Pros become a pro by imitation of a pro
Pros became pros by watching pros. They all say it
Yeah; this video - and his similar offerings - give me a lot of encouragement, & really put that "play like the old greats" inspiration in sharper relief. Brian courteously drops their names as he deftly plays sweet licks in their style. Great way to put it all together.
This Blues Phrasing lesson is just what I needed to get out of my rut!
Thank you for this lesson, I spent the whole weekend with it. I was amazed that such a beginner as I am can play something that sounds so good.
Brian,
Best lesson ever (if that’s possible)! You put a lot of meat on the bones. Probably about 3-4 lessons combined in one. Sensational. Thx.
Brian, you’re terrific…you are really helping me get better both playing and thinking about what /why to the music! Thanks so much for all you do!
I love this guy and his method of teaching. Wish I had him for a neighbor
Mate you are hands down the best teacher in TH-cam land! Think many have misunderstood the ‘cheesy metal’ remark. There are different types of metal, some are cheesy, none are traditionally slow like this song and breathe from phrasing. I’m pretty sure he respects music
Man I wish I could've given you two thumbs up for this one. Great solo, great lesson. Thanks again Brian.
These are the best lessons for blues, especially, if you started playing in the early '90s. The equipment available today is amazing! Amp sims' ,Cab sims, unlimited sounds via CPU. Also, to get the music/tab, you had to buy the album books.
Thanks for your videos, taught me a lot in a short time. 🎸
I just got back into playing and have always wanted to improve playing solos, and Brian your videos have helped so much in such a short amount of time due to your ability to break things down and explain them so simply! Thankyou!
I’m enjoying your content Brian, this is a great video. Between this one and the slow minor blues by yourself video I’m set this weekend for practicing something interesting to me. I’m sounding better when improvising already, I always learn new licks or connect some dots and get closer to demystifying the fretboard when I watch your videos. Something about the way you teach is just right for me to have “ah ha” moments and really soak up some knowledge from you. I feel like I spend more time actually learning how to play and I’m not wasting the little time I have each day running in circles anymore.
Thank you, I’m signing up for a membership at your website tonight. I keep coming back to your videos and realizing they just work for me, plus you sound very much like I want to be able to play, so I find all of your content helpful and enlightening.
Brian to me you're the best on TH-cam I love your lessons and how you lay it out I don't care about being the fastest I love the story lines you teach thank you for sharing your knowledge.
I love this video. I was with my guitar teacher trying to improve my soloing, and played him something. He looks at me and says, "Who told you that you had to play all of those notes?" Exactly.
It’s criminal that Active Melody doesn’t have at least a million subscribers. Learned more here than any other TH-cam channels combined!
Brian loves subscriptions but he possibly prefers paid members on his website. I am one of them and it is worthwhile!
One of the many really great lessons. They just keep coming.
A wealth of information on Blues phrasing! Thank you, Brian!
Ya gotta have soul And feel the blues.
Really heart felt lesson Bryan. Your EP460 broke all of my mental walls down and my phrasing has really been born based on that lesson. So Thank You !
"rumble on " with that guitar -> immediate quote :)
"Cheesy" metal, who cares...you are a darn good, relatable and easy to watch and listen to guitar/music teacher that I really like to learn from.
Thank you!
Brian I just discovered your site and really like how to teach ... for me what makes this EP420 lesson so good is because you approach how to solo, not from "how many licks can I play in one bar" ... to "look! ... it's about telling a story"... and the blues licks you play are not intimidating, yet they are emotionally very powerful ... as a singer learning to solo on guitar your perspective has "hit home!"... Thank you!
Thank you, another great lesson.. really appreciate all you do, Brian.. !
Absolutely beautiful!! 👏🏼👏🏼🌞🎸
Thanks Brian, that lesson covered loads of the stuff I have been struggling with. Perfect timing, your playing and lesson content. Brilliant really glad I subscribed there is a lot more info and explanations in the part two lesson online. A great metal player is fabulous too but I know what you mean. Blues and country is what we are all here to learn.
Really love the confidence in your repetitions. So much grace. Air and savagery. Thanks so much!
I like this teacher.
Great lesson. Thank you! Fits me perfectly. So happy to be a site member.
Thanks a lot! It has changed and improved the way I had been playing. You're an amazing tutor.
Always a pleasure to learn some of your style Brian. You inspire me...the guys I jam with call me slow hand. Thanks
Yes! Finally getting the connection between chord shapes and scales patterns. That idea has been twinkling just outside my understanding for a while. This lesson really brought that into my grasp. Thank you!
Every video is a new breakthrough for me. Thanks for making things so understandable!
Brian, I love that "cheesy metal." But, don't change a thing. I love the contrast you bring.
Yeah, as someone who doesn't like metal at all even I found that to be unnecessarily exclusionary comment. I doubt he meant it that way but it's something to consider for the future. I used to be the kind of person to trash other people's music tastes but then I found out nobody likes that guy. That guy never meaningfully adds to the conversation, and most of the time is actively not trying to change his mind and be open to new experiences. Not everyone is like that, but personally I'd do anything I can to not be associated with that negativity.
I appreciate his honesty. It's a vibe, I guess. Also one can change their preferences each day they wake up. I love the guy.
@@indubiousComrade I think you mistook the comment - there’s a difference between metal (heavy metal i.e. Black Sabbath) and “cheesy metal” I.e. 80s hair band metal. If anyone is offended that I dislike that stuff, then so be it 😁
@@indubiousComrade exclusionary 😂.
Fact of the matter is people are pu$$ies now days and are to easily offended.
Even my beloved military has turned soft. Get HARD!
@@ruffyfarmracer9498 are you in the military?
Brian . I love your lesson and fantastic play alone tunes. I also love metal. There is a lot of exciting metal that came out in the 1980-1990's. Just another of the amazing styles of guitar available. Thanks for your lesaons
That Les Paul is really speaking. The phrases.
If one wants to burn, just double up the tempo or triple it. The concept holds true.
Brian, wonderful, complete, lesson, Detailed depth, so helpful
Love your style. Thank you.
NancyThank you again,Brian. This lesson is so very helpful. Your lessons continue to motivate me. You have inspired me!!!
Love this lesson! 💕Also the teacher, his magical studio, and that gorgeous resonator in the background! ;)
Brian: Thanks so much for your instructional videos in slow blues. Up to recently I have not fully understood how or what you are playing. But as my understanding of music theory increases, so does my comprehension of what you are explaining. I love how you meld chords with soloing together. This particular lesson came along at just the right time in my guitar journey.
Thanks so much for your less is more approach. I'm 76 with my 1rst electric guitar & your teaching has taken all the anxiety out of learning.
Thanks I’m picking up so much!🎸
Wow this is the best class i have ever had. I have been looking for this exact course.
Love it. This has cleared everything up for me.
Thanks for this.
This may be the best lesson I've seen for learning to play "with feeling". Great lesson; thanks!
What a breath of fresh air, your teaching skills are as awesome as your playing.
so lovely sir.... greetings from the republic of Cameroon
You are definitely one of my favorites
Great lesson, as always! Thank you Brian!
Thanks Brian. Awesome as usual! Glad I tuned in!
Love your method of teaching and your patience you take. I will be following and eager to know more. Thanks.
I find it, it is more enjoyable when we play using "looper" as background. It also enhances the timing.
the right lesson at the right time!! - thank you Brian!
This is great. I must learn to let the guitar breathe.
Thanks
Brian I've never played so bluesy thanks you.Awesome.
Thanks so much for another awesome lesson.
precious. Thank you, Brian
Son, are reading my mind.....system overload! Thanks once again.
Great ...leaned so much from this as I do with all of your cool tuts! Nice lesson. thanks very much!
Thank you Brian, awesome lesson!
This is exactly what I am looking for. Your explanations are spot on. Thank you . jeff
Lessons like this is why I support Bri with $$$. Great stuff, Brian! Thanks buddy boy!,
Great lesson Brian, very inspirational!
This is just such a great lesson
Great lesson. Illuminating. Thank you !
Great stuff as always. I subscribe to several lesson sites but have got the most use out of yours as Premium member. I’ve learned so much from your approach. Each lesson reinforces all these cool concepts that have been right under nose as someone who’s played for almost 5 decades
Yes, it is sincerely great stuff.
If I can play this one lesson, I can play it all night long and be happy with it.
Cracking lesson Brian. Thank you so much.
really nice listening to a super clean Les Paul minimal reverb.
Great lesson Brian very enlightening for me..Thank you.
Man i love you so much for this video! Thanks!
Really enjoying these. So helpful and unlock all kinds of fun things.
I played rhythm guitar for long time and these lessons are really great just started playing lead.
1 month ago
The caged system and it's easy to remember without opening a book it's hard to tie it all together but this lesson does just that.
Def got something out of it ty again for your time.
Think it's time to buy a electric guitar 🎸
Cheers
I really, really appreciate your lessons. Ive been playing 35 plus years and i enjoy picking up a lot of things from you. Thanks!!!
Man you surely a good teacher.
Thanks Brian. That was almost like a one- on - one lesson. Thanks for understanding exactly what I needed 🙏🙏
I like the way you teach.God bless you.
Thanks! That was very fun playing along with you.
Hey man , very cool ! Thanks for sharing your vibe with us !
I’m Recording some songs and had to take a step back to rehearse some phrasing and licks to fill the holes up and was stumbling over the same ideas that have become habitual on the fretboard . It’s a big help to get in somebody else’s head for a few measures and be reminded of the versatility and dynamics of the guitar .
Thanks again .
I subscribed awhile back. I'm just getting to the point I am starting to get some of the lessons ( not just this one ) of yours. You teach in a way I can understand. I appreciate that a lot. Started late in life. Good to have someone speak their minds, give great lessons and seem to really want to teach us. Cool! Thanks very much.
Love your "concept" teaching. We know the why when you are done. This helps me more than simply memorizing notes. I thank you.
I'll never be pro material, not my goal. Open mic level is good for me.
Mi hai spiegato in breve quello che avevo bisogno di sapere, grazie !
Excellent lesson
Wonderful melody
Thank you
My blues sounded like 5th position pentatonic scale up and down. 😂After studying this video 30min. Now I somewhat sounds like blues. Thanks 🙏
Y'know, Brian, i learned more about CAGED (& triads) from you than from anyone (even though i understood "re-purposed" chords already, which are the basics of CAGED).
From learning different places to find chords & triads, it has made me a better ad-lib player (improvising).
So now, after less than a year since i developed my calluses to play guitar, i can improvise so much better than i could some 30+ years ago, when i had played for about 10 years (and ppl thought i was good back then).
Of course, then i had that long span where i didn't play at all, followed by nerve impingement, then surgery, then recovery....
But, because it means so much to me, in terms of creativity (and perhaps even my mental health, lol), I LOVE the fact that i can sit and improvise now, like what you're teaching in this video!
Great lesson I am going to use what I learned here tomorrow during my lessen with my teacher. He is going to be glad when I play different phrasing over his a backing track. We have been working on me getting out of the blues scale box then coming back using more of the fretboard. He will be pleased to hear something different I know I am driving him crazy he is just to nice to say so..Thanks