5 Essential B.B. King Blues Licks | Lead Guitar Tutorial

[@mwinyimwenyi]

You are better than tons of other guitar tutors up in here. I like how you break down things into small steps.

[@Andre-tq9gm]

Lick 1 03:00 Lick 2 04:40 Lick 3 05:43 Lick 4 08:47 Lick 5 12:27 15:17

[@Andre-tq9gm]

Thank you for lesson 🙏🙏

[@briankierans2926]

Class playing. Fantastic teacher with excellent lesson presentation. Always clearly explained.

[@RC32Smiths01]

Hey, BB King is definitely one of the kings of the Blues! Cheers for this lead lesson man!

[@swiftlessons]

Absolutely, just sitting down with your guitar, watching him perform and doing your best to imitate his phrases can really improve your blues soloing.

[@RC32Smiths01]

@@swiftlessons It's truly inspirational indeed! Quite easily one of the greatest of all time.

[@ochomarvo7189]

Great licks. I absorb all the bb king Licks I can find from simple to difficult. Thank you

[@johnmcaleese8459]

Man, in seconds and I'm sure just getting started, you play some mean blues!! Sweet. PEACE from Philadelphia

[@keepthechange3363]

Really great concise and clear lesson!Thank you.

[@harryayre9050]

Correction, B.B. King was the King of the Blues Worldwide.

[@carloswolf2055]

You're the best teacher. Great!

[@TheRealMrbuffcat]

this is an amazing lesson. learned the whole thing note for note. 5 more blues licks too put up my sleeve.

[@nicolen.9642]

Mesmerizing... Thank you for bringing BB King's licks... 🎵🎵🎵

[@swiftlessons]

My pleasure Nicole, I’m going to make this into a series where I breakdown licks from iconic guitarist. Let me know if there’s a player you’d like for me to include.

[@nicolen.9642]

swiftlessons For now I'd like to learn the licks in *Red House* by Jimi Hendrix whenever you can! Thanks for sharing these goodies 🎵🎵🎵

[@haro82]

@@swiftlessons ah David Gilmour please :)

[@arlo12345678910]

Awesome lesson. Love the way you put it all together. Really spells Blues. And a little shout out to the King!

[@anthonyangelis1094]

Love this lesson. I learned the first three licks last night and I’m having great fun mastering them and embellishing slightly. Can you please do more David Gilmour style licks and phrases- and maybe even teach one of his amazing solos off the division Bell or maybe something more obscure like Mudmen on obscured by clouds? Thank you for all your amazing lessons.Not only are you an astonishing musician and vocalist but you are a class a teacher. The best.

[@johnnybumpous9108]

thanks for sharing this ! I love BB's stuff..this is the best video in a while...

[@haro82]

Really love these lessons. Any tips on how to get timing down for fast licks over a slow tempo song? Struggling a bit with that. Thanks!

[@gastongazaba3867]

excellent lesson!, i found myself in problems whet trying to make de ninth chord sound good (problem to make ring de first string and dont touch the 4th string with my mid finger)

[@teddywright1241]

I have to understand what i'm seeing.

[@anthonyangelis1094]

Yeah I can’t make that chord sound nice either -Not like our amazing teacher! I’ve given up on it I just don’t play it. All the phrases put together sound awesome

[@PeterKertesz2013]

Absolutely 1st class B.B.King lesson indeed, thank you!🎸🎶😎

[@tylerthompson2326]

What a truly awesome lesson! I got so much out of this, thank you!

[@stephenchadwick5852]

Finally got a tutor who's right for me🤘 thanks matey as we say in England

[@GILLISH]

u have a video on Raking?

[@swiftlessons]

Hey friends, you can enjoy this lesson with tabs and a 7 bar blues backing track at: www.patreon.com/posts/35728464. Be well and enjoy your practice! -Rob

[@creativeryan7557]

Hey Rob thanks so much for this, first bb king lesson where I've understood and been able to follow everything, really useful! backing & tab link doesn't seem to work?

[@rodney4266]

Very useful lesson some nice licks to add to my playing thanks! Great teacher!

[@akustickesrdce4690]

Hello, many thanks for your lesson. Love learning the licks & it is something to keep me going & motivated. All the best with your channel, regards, Peter

[@mulukenmekonnen5882]

I don't know what to say to you bro! KEEEEEEEEP this up and break them all

[@purplefrog3917]

Sérieux!!! The best blues lesson ive seen yet!!!!! Thank you so much!!!

[@alexcastillo6185]

Best BB lesson on KZbin period

[@victorhopkins4080]

Got homework for next week! Great lesson!

[@paulsimmons5726]

Damn, you nailed BB's tone all the way! How about some stuff by Gary Moore?

[@acuduncan]

Excellent lesson!

[@w.l.graves7228]

very excellent lesson , thank you !

[@HarleyBob957]

Great tutorial, Thanks, much appreciated .

[@bert6229]

very clear lesson thank you

[@luismartins6239]

No words, amizing job¡¡

[@jasonswanson5630]

Great video! Now please do one where the solenoid is attached to the starter.

[@jackwood-codes5738]

amazing licks

[@vincenzoamodeo3675]

Great man!😮

[@biancaformation9894]

Amazing as always!

[@Mateusvasconcelosguitar]

To learn the solos, you slow down the video.

[@trooper326]

Love it. Very simplistic, mellow, soulful flavor licks.

[@andrewmoore193]

Swifty your class 👏 😊

[@JavierPinoRodriguez]

Great lick!! I have one doubt. Its about the B. B´s Box. Why its a major pentatonic? It doesn´t have the 3rd. It is because then you can use the chromaticisms and bend from the minor 3rd to the major 3rd?? I hope you can answer my question. The curiosity is killing me hahah It sounds amazing!

[@Jerry-Falwells-Poolboy]

Tone for miles! Nice!

[@yd1865]

Great lesson. How do you get such a clean vibrato on the high E string?

[@rigelfourmyle9467]

❤thank you for your love and blessings 🙌 🙏 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤

[@Dara-ln9dh]

15:15 is when he plays the whole thing

[@TheBestGuitaristForReal]

Remember me?? Thanks a lot for these licks, i like to improvise with these.

[@MusikMoksha]

Huge Fan of your channel. Thank you for the lessons. Enjoyed this particular one but looks like the Tab does not match what you are playing note for note ? Thanks again.

[@tomchen7000]

Thank you so much

[@geraldbrown2875]

How sweet it is! Stay safe, stay home, play guitar!👍🎸🇨🇦

[@jonathonrwills1825]

so nice thank you😁 kind of a releif too there are too many blues tutorials that completely ignore Bb

[@swiftlessons]

Thanks Jonathon, yeah it’s weird because Bb is actually a very popular key. I guess most teachers assume it’s easier for people to learn techniques in natural keys, and on dotted frets.

[@jonathonrwills1825]

@@swiftlessons obviously I'm just a new guy in spite of my age but I was always under the impression that it was not only THE key but historically the FIRST key... I remember the BB King Montreal? lecture when all he talked about was Bb. Besides it is right in the Guitar Sweet Spot... anyway thank you...

[@kyawzin.kkzz0078]

Thank you

[@kyawzin.kkzz0078]

Very good👍👍 thank

[@mjcharlier]

very good lesson , i have to work !

[@johnfair62]

Thank you. What model and color is your es 335? It is beautiful!

[@viniciusrodrigues2653]

Great!!👏👏👏

[@giovannigiordano8366]

im a bit confused by the scale you are using to play. it seems like mixing a mojor and minor scale, but not sure

[@Harrison94music]

What guitar is that? Nice finish

[@OthmanPops]

Where can I find the backing track for this?

[@philippeb8665]

Superbe , Merci pour cette leçon Magique et Magnifique mister BB king

[@MrNativedude]

KZbin worked for me !

[@swiftlessons]

Yeah those commercial are annoying, at least I can undermine their message by following it with a solid lesson.

[@edcicale1451]

@@swiftlessons I let the commercials play while i do my warm-up drills. Trying to help the cause!! Great lesson!

[@mmccartney6579]

Me too. I started learning guitar about 9 years ago, after I retired, and wouldn't have even attempted it if it wasn't for KZbin!! Thank you, Rob, for all you do, especially for us older hacks!! Cheers, mate!! :)

[@rigelfourmyle9467]

More lick sssss please 🙏 ❤❤❤❤

[@andrewmoore193]

I got the blues 😊👍🎵🎵🎵🎵

[@fenoir]

Can I ask what model your guitar is please?

[@cgavin1]

What's the deal with the bridge on that guitar?

[@npservice007]

nice

[@daviddelaconcepcion7754]

you have a vid of yourself just playing the licks?

[@alessandrofriche]

How Can i find this backinf track

[@michaelwoods3850]

I don't know how u mixed the major and minor bt I suck at it

[@cjdjpac]

Great!!!

[@zeeboz3310]

The link to the backing track isn't working.

[@Gelsyviolet]

Grazie.

[@biancaformation9894]

What pedals do you recommend. I mean wich brands are trustworthy?

[@swiftlessons]

There are loads of amazing pedals out there these days. You can’t go wrong with big names like Boss and Electro-Harmonix, but you should also check out the boutique brands like catalinbread.

[@itsflyde]

I second Boss. Cheap, accessible, simple, reliable. Good shit

[@gourab469]

what a beautiful guitar

[@infintiyward]

15:16

[@123uzuz]

Chibson?

[@johnlord9073]

GENIAL !! How can you play and sing "It takes a lot to laugh, it takes a train to cry"(Bob Dylan).Thanks.

[@SidharthSharma-g1p]

How do you even play a E flat 7 , jesus that’s tough

[@richardrichard5409]

Odd choice of chords, or are they significant to the lesson?

[@swiftlessons]

Hey Richard, this backing track is a sort of exercise. It’s a condensed version of the common blues progression that I use to practice “playing through the changes,” which means that each lick leads melodically to the next chord.

[@gagandas9803]

Nic video

[@mannyatyourcorner4043]

How i wish i cud do that too

[@deweireldjeanpierre6982]

SUPER génial

[@agusyusuf9368]

👍👍

[@maliciousmushroom]

Now, if I could just play these "at speed" AND clean lol...

[@richardciezak702]

I have been playing about nearly 60 years. These licks are nice, however, you need to learn your own...not everyone else's.

[@swiftlessons]

That’s true, I definitely recommend that students take these licks, mix and match them, and try to write their own using their “raw materials.”

[@RedRebel8]

Great video - but you really don't need to waste timing calling out the string and fret numbers for your fingerings like that when you've the tab included. Once played at regular tempo and one slowed down would do fine.

[@willcasson7143]

Hedrix definitely copied the 2 lick you could hear it in red house

[@straydawg2035]

I appreciate the tabs in the video, but your rhythm transcriptions make my head hurt...you have this tabbed in 4/4, shouldn't it be 12/8? It will make your groupings much easier to read rather than have something like a half note rest that comes in on an off beat or that dotted 32nd note part.

[@tr1s53]

yo, that's the major scale in general, not pentatonic