12 Bar Blues for alto sax

[@MarcFriaud]

Merci !

[@lyndenblades]

You’re so welcome Marc, thank you 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@kevingibson3714]

Love your lessons, I'm learning loads thanks to you. Many thanks

[@lyndenblades]

You are very welcome and that great to hear thank you Kevin 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@saxstudiobuddhikasandaruwa1918]

I'm folloving you mr.leynden.. Your lessons are very clear. Thank you so much for doing this. I'm from sri lanka.. I'm not having to money to give you.. So sorry about that but you are in my heart all ways.thank again for evrything..❤❤❤

[@lyndenblades]

You’re so welcome and thank you 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@LiskaDoll-w7v]

Thank You! This all totally makes sense. Your explanations of constructing notes\sheet music for chord changes are best on KZbin))))

[@lyndenblades]

Oh wow that so nice of you to say, please help me build the channel by sharing my videos on social media if you have a moment? I’d be really grateful 😎😎🤝🤝🎷🎷

[@MichaelGough-q2z]

thanks linden this is a great help been looking for yrs for this your a great teacher and player all the best mate

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you Michael 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@RskSmiles]

Another excellent video Lynden! Your method is very helpful and you start simply and provide good examples of different helpful apps. I like the explanation of how you formed your blues scale… wow. Inspirational is how I would describe your channel. Thanks a million.

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much, I really appreciate that 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@RskSmiles]

⁠​⁠@@lyndenbladesjust bought irealpro and set up the 12 bar blues. Simples. Going to get on and practice this. Will buy you a coffee 😊my favourite video so far.

[@lyndenblades]

That’s so kind of you, thank you 😎😎🤝🤝🎷🎷

[@janpechacek1183]

Super instructional video, gonna follow your advice and practice the 12 bar blues. Thanks a lot 😊

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you Jan 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@gabrielfernandes9195]

Obrigado, meu caro Lynden, você é claro, direto, generoso e suas explicações são preciosas. God bless you! Abraço.

[@lyndenblades]

Wow, thank you so much Gabriel that’s very kind of you to say 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@briansuttle4023]

Thanks for your tremendous posts. Wonderful, I love your stuff. I have recently purchased a TravelSax2 and find it really useful to practice without driving my wife nuts.

[@lyndenblades]

@@briansuttle4023 Brian that’s brilliant! Very important to keep your wife happy!! 🎷🎷🤝🤝😎😎

[@liamf1463]

Yet again another brilliant exercise. Thank you.

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you Liam 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@mileswhite4329]

Reminds me of how far you can go with just the chord tones. Quartet and Jazz Band are new for me. Thanks.

[@lyndenblades]

@@mileswhite4329 thank you Miles 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@timlindsay6363]

Many thanks. Such a simple but powerful way to explain this. Cheers from Australia 🦘👍

[@lyndenblades]

Ah G’day mate!! Greetings from the UK and thank you so much 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@newscrews11]

Totally inspirational. Your positive focus on the blues scale has transformed my learning after years of struggle on sax! I have worked with all the online sax educators - Nige McGill, Jamie Anderson, Scott Paddock and Jay Metcalf and personally find your approach the best for me and my needs.

[@lyndenblades]

Wow, that is so kind of you to say and I’m absolutely delighted to hear that my approach is working for you 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@Profbriandsmith]

Fascinating. I’m nowhere near ready for this yet since I’m still learning my scales but I still learned a lot. Thanks.

[@lyndenblades]

You’re so welcome 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@johnwilliams4812]

This was amazing. Thank you for sharing. I learn so much from you. Take care.

[@lyndenblades]

You are so welcome John and thank you for saying that 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@trefordavies3670]

Great lesson .. weird , yesterday I decided to take a riff around the circle of Fiths after your previous lesson . More or less the riff in this lesson . So will put it together and do exactly as this lesson demonstrates . Great job Lynden . Big thanks .

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much Trefor 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@kooky74]

Hello. Yes learning sax improvisation using the blues scales seams to work, and with backing tracks it is really a cool exercice. Hard to stop when you are inspired 😂. Thanks for the video. One day I will have a so beautiful sound that your sound (I hope) ❤.

[@lyndenblades]

@@kooky74 aww thank you Kooky 🤝🤝🎷🎷

[@DolphScreamingSax]

You've got another subscriber. Thanks for your enthusiasm.

[@lyndenblades]

@@DolphScreamingSax thank you so much Dolph 🤝🤝🎷😎😎

[@SchwuppsLP]

Wow, thank you so much for sharing this information for free with us! Much Love. I suggest using a noise gate for the mic noise though :)

[@lyndenblades]

Thanks for the tip! 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@BassNSax628]

Brilliant. You know what I’m going to say. Tenor, tenor, tenor!

[@lyndenblades]

@@BassNSax628 ok and thank you for the suggestion 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@jimmygraf]

Yes! Tenor, Tenor ✨✨👌🏽

[@craig9140]

Wonderful Lynden -We need the tenor please thanks so much

[@lyndenblades]

Ok🤝🤝🎷🎷😎

[@lyndenblades]

@@jimmygraf thank you 🤩

[@GordonCrowe100]

So do I but hey! Keep up the great work Lyndon!

[@lyndenblades]

Thanks! Will do! 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@dhacooherve3293]

Wonderful ! Very helpful 🙏

[@lyndenblades]

Glad it was helpful! 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@dexterleeledford2347]

Fantastic! I love the blues. Very nice presentation and ideas.

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much Dexter 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@marcusmarguillier]

Very helpful. Thank you 🙏

[@lyndenblades]

@@marcusmarguillier thank you Marcus 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@skipdenny2192]

Thanks!

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you SO much, your support is greatly appreciated 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@raymondhammett6558]

Loved this will you be doing anything similar for tenor sax lyndon or does this cover both 🤔

[@lyndenblades]

Hi Raymond, thanks for this. No this is for alto so doing one for tenor is probably going to be my next video 🎷🎷🤝🤝😎😎

[@raymondhammett6558]

@lyndenblades fantastic news I love blues and play them a lot. My favourite players are Ben Webster, zoot sims, Stan getz to name a few. I enjoy all your videos you have a great way of explaining things thank you 😊

[@lyndenblades]

@@raymondhammett6558 Raymond thank you so much, I really appreciate that 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@robfairbrother3014]

Thank you again, Lyndon. I have to comment again on your excellent way of teaching imrov. You keep it simple and explain clearly the concept you are going after in each video. After decades away from playing piano or guitar I decided to pick up the sax 3 years ago and improv was high on my list of skills. I get the concept but couldn’t get it buried in my grey matter. I have some excellent improv courses but I end up putting them down after awhile out of frustration so I haven’t really progressed anywhere. When I watch your videos something clicks and I just get it. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Do you offer Zoom lessons?

[@lyndenblades]

Oh wow, thank you so much Rob, that’s so kind of you to say. Yes I do offer Zoom lessons so drop me an email [e-mail] and we can set something up 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@raseshgandhi6702]

Fantastic

[@lyndenblades]

Thank you so much 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@inmaalados3753]

Thanks a lot. I understood that I can improvise just under D7 in this sample in spite of have G7 an A7 ? I don’t have to change to G7 in the G7 section?

[@lyndenblades]

Hi there, you can use a blues scale over all of the chords, yes 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@Osnosis]

But it’s important to note the guide tones F#-F in moving to the IV chord, and the C#-C in the V->I chord movement.

[@lyndenblades]

Absolutely 👍

[@janjung5651]

Very useful. Not sure if I totally understand the blues scale vs the chord progression. Will a D blues scale cover everything or do I still need to switch to the blues scales of the other keys? But great to listen to your enthusiasm and wisdom.

[@lyndenblades]

@@janjung5651 hiya, thank you for your feedback 🤝🤝 You can just use the one blues scale in D, on its own without having to use anything else over the whole 12 Bars 👍👍🎷🎷🤝🤝

[@garyjeneson1519]

Hi Lynden. Have noticed that your playing the Minor D Blues to a Major Blues backing track on Session Band. Does it matter that it’s Major or Minor backing track? Thanks

[@lyndenblades]

Hi Gary, the blues scale fits nicely over the blues, the blue note that doesn’t really belong there creates lovely tension 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@graylandart7280]

Really enjoying playing with this video. Quick question - first run through you start D F# A B for the D7 chord. Then C B A F# for the G7. Why the F# not F as G7 doesn't have an F# ? Sorry been bothering me 🙂 Keep up the great videos. GeorgeG.

[@lyndenblades]

Hiya, it’s a passing note 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@graylandart7280]

Thanks​@@lyndenblades

[@lyndenblades]

@@graylandart7280 you’re welcome 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@lyndenblades]

@@graylandart7280 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@guidolupieri7089]

Hi thanks for the interesting video. I have a question: in a D maj key I would have used a B blues scale rather than D blues scale to keep the F#. Why not?

[@lyndenblades]

Hi, in fact both the D blues scale and the B blues scale will work 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@guidolupieri7089]

Thanks 👍

[@lyndenblades]

@@guidolupieri7089 you’re welcome 🎷🎷😎😎🤝🤝

[@Lynette12345]

Bonjour Lynden Blades et merci pour cette vidéo Pourriez vous me dire pourquoi on met un F# en deuxième accord G7 alors qu’on devrait avoir un F Un grand merci d’avance ( j’essaie de comprendre )

[@lyndenblades]

Hi Lynette, the second chord G7 is a substitute for a D7, and that’s why the F# first 🤝🤝🎷🎷😎😎

[@pasqualefarina1137]

buongiorno maestro LYNDEN E POSSIBILE AVERE I VIDEO TUTORIAL TRADOTTI IN ITALIANO

[@lyndenblades]

Hi Pasquale, I don’t know how to do that but I think there is a setting in the settings of a KZbin video called CC and you have the option to translate. Please let me know if this helps 🎷🎷🤝🤝😎😎 🇮🇹 🇬🇧

[@leonardaaronlevine]

fun fun

[@lyndenblades]

Thanks Leonard 🤝🤝😎😎🎷🎷

[@mileswhite4329]

by the way, I see you are on the pool table. See you there.

[@lyndenblades]

@@mileswhite4329 Yes! 🎱

[@GordonCrowe100]

Keep doing the Alto first, just to annoy the tenormen!😅

[@lyndenblades]

Ah but I love my tenor too 🎷❤️😎❤️🎷❤️

[@ttg40]

🙄🙄…this alto guy😀

[@lyndenblades]

@@ttg40 😂😂🎷🎷