3 BB King Box Tips to Create Smooth Blues Solos

[@nicolen.9642]

I love your Tuesday blues. Years now and it's a treat. Helps me practice. And it's so true : less is more! Thank you John for this.🎶🎶🎶

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

Thank you so much, Nicole!

[@nicolen.9642]

@BluesGuitarInstitute My pleasure!

[@cricque]

Your teaching style is great. So mellow, so easy to follow.

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

Thanks! Appreciate you taking the time to comment. Have a great day!

[@Mr9080]

Great lesson. Thank you.

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

Glad you liked it! Cheers!

[@drewdietz2115]

fantastic lesson, thanks

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

Thanks! Glad you liked it. Cheers, Drew!

[@seano2176]

Hi John, I've been practising this idea on acoustic by using a looper and creating an A to D chord progression, then soloing over the top. I find it difficult to work out when the chord changes. Any tips? How can you train your ear to recognise a D chord from an A chord?

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

Hey Sean, try this - make sure you're chord changes in the loop are in time to a 4 count. So A for 4 beats then D for 4 beats. Then try soloing over A, count along and end your lick on beat one of the D chord. So it will be a short solo :) Just a phrase really, but do this several times to begin feeling when the chord changes. Stopping on the chord change will be a bit of a marker for that. Get some reps in with this. Then just expand this idea. Level two would be to play for the entire A and D and land on the next A, beat 1.Hope that helps!

[@seano2176]

​@@BluesGuitarInstitutethanks John, I'll definitely try this out. Much appreciated!

[@petermellema3630]

nice

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

Thanks!

[@touchtennis]

I hope you added some distortion after filming this video and practiced some “master of puppets” licks! 😂

[@BluesGuitarInstitute]

hahahah! hmmm, mashup....BB King Nothing?

[@touchtennis]

@@BluesGuitarInstitute hahahaha could you play the BB king box over the intro to Sanitarium?