10 Things Every BLUES Player Should Know! [Beginner/Intermediate Tutorial]

Guitar Tutorial covering blues chords, rhythms, the blues scale and soloing.
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[@ghfdt368]

Great tips i'd also like to add that once you got the basics down to LEARN SONGS. In blues much like rock music you are often going to come across the same song played 12 different ways and having songs like sweet home chicago, thrill is gone, hideaway and so on under your belt not only puts what you know into context but helps you improve your technique and be able to perform what you know^. A secondary thing to add is don't worry learning a solo note for note in blues unless you really want to, i find its way more efficent and useful to take pieces of a solo you really like, learn it then apply it to your own playing and improvising that way it becomes its own thing. Reason I say this is because in blues its very very rare that any player will play the exact same licks and phrases in each performance of a song, literally every performance of a song is different and its good to get used to that yourself too as early as possible i think.

[@jeffro.]

Yes, I'd agree.

[@juandixonformvp]

This lesson has it all, one of the best lessons I've come across on KZbin.

[@francoleveille4454]

You are an excellent guitar teacher. Keep it up!

[@user-jf9he3zx1g]

You have very good lessons. Thank you. From Russia with love :)

[@rajeshgumber363]

Great Stuff! Thankyou! A blue guitar always works with the Blues!

[@ricklist9381]

Sir you are an excellent teacher and these are fantastic videos.

[@Luislazarosolana]

This is really a great blues lesson! A video to keep, study and remember so we have got a powerful basement on our playing. Thank you for it!

[@audichap1]

Great as always, and I always pick up a tip along the way. As a beginner these are so helpful for me. So thank you for spending your time doing them.

[@SeanAllocca]

Dude, for me you are the best guitar teacher on KZbin. Thanks for what you do in helping me improve my playing and knowledge.

[@JohnMacAulay-wc7gx]

Been following your videos and absolutely love them. Thanks

[@Jamzocd]

Your a great teacher Jules! This is one of the best blues lessons I’ve found. Clean, clear instructions! Thank you!

[@matthewoconnell114]

You are such a phenomenal teacher. Thank you SO much!

[@jimc6687]

Jules!! UB on fire my friend!!! Beginner to intermediate here but still a great review and reaffirmation to all blues players!! Very nicely done! Jim C.

[@gerrydaly5409]

Excellent lesson

[@merldesoisa2287]

Great job brother

[@paulallen9375]

Where have you been all my life !!! Great lesson

[@jeffpodrug8942]

Thanks, Jules. Great lesson!! 🍻

[@FirstLast-nn2bj]

Excellent!

[@fgar1776]

Excellent lesson. The first simple explanation of the I, IV and V chord.

[@nestorhernandez1075]

Great tutorial thanks brother!

[@johnweldin4633]

Thank you . Fantastic lesson.

[@art82able]

Amazing Thank you very much.

[@andylaird]

Fantastic video (as always). 🎸

[@facundorichard2589]

Dude... you are an awesome teacher!.

[@mike7979dora]

Jules fantastic lesson. Coukd you do a lesson about blues groove rythm for beginners and intermediate players. Thanks 😎

[@ttmt2971]

Great job.

[@christianvose7756]

Great lesson!

[@shaunlovett1565]

Awesome lesson, thanks😊

[@MessiMsmj]

Man, simple and useful tips. I already subscribed.

[@greenleaves6924]

Keep up your making your videos, you teach at a level different than others!

[@chrism4948]

Very cool tutorial. You’re a good communicator. Thanks

[@summerman2]

Awesome video!!! Thanks!

[@cocoloco71]

Jules Rocks!!!

[@Iseeyou317]

Good this: Keep them coming

[@michaeljohnson8552]

Have gained so much from your lessons ...keep posting👍

[@QBRX]

Cool licks!

[@peterodemwingie1490]

Top man 👏🏽😀

[@Iseeyou317]

I dont know if it is the break I took or your videos but my skills are better than they ever have been. Good thing KZbin pays you 👍 you deserve it and I can’t put my lake placid blue guitar down. It makes me sound better and is so easy to fret. I couldn’t be happier -maybe cuz of the poly gloss or the wide neck feel, the great pickups idk 🤷‍♂️ feels like an American woulda been a waste cuz by , pre-2017 it is for all purposes an American. I want to jam Jules now -sometime i just play over your play -duel lead mess around, ha so fun ❤

[@albertbentley56]

well broken down brilliant 👍👍👍👍

[@christopherfryda]

I love this channel!

[@travelcanada8817]

Thank you

[@robertcobner4741]

Love your lessons jules. Always nice and clear. Do you do private lessons. What part of the world are you in. Cheers 🎸🎸

[@matzedapresi3862]

Another GREAT blues lesson! ThanX a lot ! (from Isenbüttel, Germany)

[@giulianos702]

Great master

[@Py1axRADIOAMADORISMOSEMSTRESS]

Great tks so much boss from brasil !!!!

[@jackfromthe60s]

Thanks

[@jezza46]

Great lesson Jules. Love your content. Your tone always sounds so good. How do you achieve that?

[@garryhaynes34]

well worth the watch, would have liked to know what amp setting were used ;)

[@Luka_WiFi]

ოქრო კაცი! God Bless

[@jeffro.]

Great stuff, Jules! After a looooooong hiatus, I've started back playing guitar on an acoustic. (I won't go into detail, but my electric is too heavy for my neck now since fusion surgery.) Even so, these licks sound great on the acoustic! Can't wait to find a lighter electric guitar! I'll have to check out a music store....

[@ricklist9381]

Sounds like it's time for a hollow body electric!

[@jesselachance8462]

This has to be one of the greatest guitar videos I've ever seen ! Great job ! What's next ?

[@Oggi7777]

Thxxxxxx

[@GuitarguyRichard56]

Very basic but very well taught.

[@andredecaires2]

Nice

[@johnmaher5887]

Those scale pattern diagrams are really hard to follow with the nut on the right. A right-handed player is looking down at their guitar with the nut on the left and the low string on the bottom, and most pattern diagrams show the nut on the left so the diagram matches the pattern that you see when you look down at your guitar. While the diagram matches the shot of YOUR guitar in the video, I think it would be more helpful to show the pattern with the nut on the left so it's easy to understand while looking at our own guitar.

[@tommywallberg]

I really like your lessons. Therefore do you have an online course? If so pls send me info Thx!

[@udayanmustafi3963]

🎸

[@adelinrapcore]

You = Saint

[@davidjamesperry1584]

Damn you have long fingers man ! Great lessons. Great teacher ! Do you do private lessons ?

[@garychristie9526]

Hi Jules, any advice for the stretch between 5th and 10th fret?

[@JulesGuitar]

Hi Gary, the most important thing is allowing the thumb to be low on the back on the neck.

[@Iseeyou317]

I really enjoy these videos though I am quickly advancing back to a performance level ill never leave the den. Anyways, something I never saw 25 years ago was a looper. Seems to be the thing for playing with oneself nowadays…you ahh, do any video on a looper by chance? Is it something I should pick up? Been practicing to a lot of KZbin backing tracks but u know, why not?

[@johnmaher5887]

I have a cheap looper pedal, and I love it. Sometimes you want to play a progression or a particular song, and you can’t always find backing tracks on KZbin. You can just strum the chords into the looper pedal and then loop it and solo over it. I’d highly recommend it.

[@jeffro.]

Yes, I'd highly recommend a looper as well, what he said. Required practice equipment these days!

[@AngelMartinez-qs3cf]

Is that an made in Mexico Stratocaster? Or an American Standard? Looks and sounds cool!

[@JulesGuitar]

It's a Mex Player

[@AngelMartinez-qs3cf]

@@JulesGuitar Thank you.

[@Tokestaf77]

Nice and tasty!

[@EmoKidsRule100]

Wait isn't 1,4,5 in a minor chord? I thought 1,3,5 was major.

[@CathodeRayNipplez]

Lucky I'm not a blues player cuz this is complicated 😬

[@chesterburnett3466]

I wish that I was blessed with freakishly long, thin fingers.

[@ariannaclearday]

Thanks!

[@NiekkieNick]

Great lesson as always, but that diagram of the 1st position pentatonic scale is confusing! Other guitar teachers display this scale the other way around. Low E at the bottom and high e at the top.