Slow, mellow guitar lead played on the low strings. This one is EASY to play! Guitar Lesson - EP541

[@scm1716]

Who takes a GUITAR LESSON and turns it into one of the coolest pieces of music I've heard in ages? This guy! Wow, nicely done, man!

[@DeaconBlues205]

Brian, I wanted to take a minute to express my appreciation to you for helping to ignite my passion for guitar/music again. I will turn 69 years old on the 28th of this month. For D-E-C-A-D-E-S I played first position cowboy chords, never bothering to learn how to play lead solos. Earlier this year, I met a guy (older than myself) at church. Eventually, he invited me over to his home this past February, and he showed me the A Minor Pentatonic scale. The fire was lit! Since that initial lesson in February, I have learned so much. Not to mention that I have purchased 13 guitars this year! They range from a Duesenberg Starplayer to a PRS to a Gretsch to a D'Angelico to a G&L to a lowly (but serviceable) Grote. I found Active Melody a couple of months later, was immediately hooked, and purchased an annual Premium Membership on the spot. Your teaching style meshes with me perfectly. This particular lesson, however, has pushed me up to the next level. I've worked on this piece for a few weeks now, and I am so proud that I can play this all the way through without (too much) hesitation. It will be the perfect piece when I, one day soon, will walk into my men's Bible Study group, attempt to impress them with my musical prowess. But seriously, thank you! This is fantastic! It hearkens back to the old westerns of my youth, especially the Clint Eastwood classics. It sounds like old horses smell ... manly, dusky. Now, thanks to you (in part), my obession is full-blown, and I am now even dipping my toes into the colorful world of Jazz Guitar. Keep 'em coming, Brian! You are my favorite guitar teacher, and considering that I also watch Paul David and Blue Morris (among others), trust me .... that is the highest praise that I can pay you. Well, except for renewing my subscription.

[@activemelody]

Thank you Bobby :)

[@AP12BG]

There is no one, no one like you, simply the best teacher.

[@mrfacechair]

My favorite thing to watch Friday nite is Active Melody, you have a good way of explaining the guitar .

[@waynejansen1221]

This is as good as any of the western movie score or surfing movie/video I’ve seen. Outstanding and explained perfectly. Any guitarist…any…can learn from this.

[@GratefulSeaDog]

Great lesson! I think you may be one of the only instructors that takes the time to always show where the notes and chords are coming from which is always very helpful.

[@jfinke373]

Double like on that one Brian. DOUBLE LIKE. Thank you once again, I think you have officially achieved the title of GUITAR WIIZARD.

[@Beanmcgee222]

This is cool because it focused on breaking out of that pentatonic scale into the natural minor scale without being to overwhelming thanks as always for the cool lessons

[@sallymac1510]

The anticipation for a weekly AM video never fades as it always delivers a treat. Cool arrangement with single melodic lines and backing track. Old school sound with something new.

[@solomonwaigani4512]

Superb lesson! 😀👏👏👏👏👏

[@TS-Music-57]

Hey Brian, Firstly thank you! I really like the transition starting at the 0:35 second mark.

[@dannyperfect9270]

Love it. Matching geetar & specs

[@sluque]

Very nice!!! I love that it sounds more modern.

[@portsideguitar1981]

Such a great sound Brian!

[@jharrismsu]

You make a comment at 7:40 that triggered a thought. I would love a quick video from you on how/when to use your volume knob on a guitar. It may sound pretty basic, but I'm pretty much set at 11 all the time.

[@78tag]

You hooked me with the first three notes. Great vibe - delay/trem combo (almost a dripping reverb) is one of my favorite themes. I can see carrying this into some slide fun. 👍👍👍

[@joenunez2853]

Love this lesson! Sounds like it came out of the good the bad and the ugly😎 thanks for the lesson Brian.

[@dboyer011]

Love it! Perfect for quasi-beginners like me. Slow, doable, educational, melodic! Than you!

[@denisechetty4019]

Wonderful and mellow melody...simple but effective. Love the vibe with the tremolo. 🎸🙏

[@willischeyltjens2980]

Also a good lesson to learn the intervals of the chords. Thanks Brian

[@Edunvalvojat]

Just great 👍👍 Sounds awesome! Twangin’

[@pennyd3194]

This is really nice !

[@55grandad]

Sounds great, reminds me of Duane Eddy or Hank Marvin type of sound.

[@vonzoomtunes9847]

As usual---so good! Thanks for the twangy lesson!

[@danielo174]

Always so inventive and cool. Brian you continuously astound me with your imagination and taste.

[@guitarswhiskeyandgolf]

Really enjoying this one. Love being a site member and supporting Brian and Active Melody. Definitely gonna work up a cover of this. Brian has inspired me more than any other teacher.

[@mikenoble5049]

Really enjoy your lessons. Understandable and effective.

[@smokeynewton]

Love that Hank Marvin sound.

[@moGear6253]

Right Up My Alle .love that tramalo line 6 wooaaaah . you are the boss Brian

[@davidegral7152]

Another amazing lesson based on a well crafted melody. Thanks Brian.

[@Daytripper51]

Very Shadows sound!

[@andrewrobinson9453]

Love that brian, a master peice, wish it was a bit longer ,i will have to use my knowledge to had on to it ,i can here that in a Clint Eastwood spegeti western

[@goingblindmusic]

Far From Any Road by the Handsome Family came to mind. Similar chords it turns out. Love the lesson.

[@SlickCat]

This sounds like heaven through my Princeton Reverb!

[@jwuman]

great lesson,,enjoyed this very much!!thx!!

[@widely]

thanks for explaining your setup! something your students (me) need to learn.

[@glynjames5948]

Hi Brian this lesson was pure magic forget country as soon as I heard the first few bars my thoughts were this is a match for the brilliance of Hank Marvin a typical Shadows track 👍I can’t wait to learn this one .Glyn UK.

[@JeremiahL]

I really enjoyed this one.

[@edwardszysorhans573]

Sick bruh. Mega chill

[@alexz2643]

MUSIC! THANX!

[@pennyd3194]

Thanks !

[@eduardocardenas2478]

Thanks for sharing 👍 excellent information 👏 👍 gracias ❤❤

[@TrippingTheTube]

Love this.

[@edersonfelisardodasilva2615]

Thanks

[@Daytripper51]

Where do you come up with all these great melodies?

[@hopperspaniel]

Great lesson, Brian! Not to make a lesson on it, but do you know how to play "Neon" by John Mayer?

[@markvanhorne3276]

I notice that there is very little attack on the guitar picking. I put an enveloper effect on my guitar with the threshold set to zero, the attack time at 200ms, and the release time at 2 ms to get that sound. It works well with the vibe of the song. I also made my own backing track so I could put an ending on the song. The way it's written the E7 in measure 24 keeps leading back to the Am. So I wrote an ending where the I have a B7 and an E7 in the second to last measure, and an Am in the final measure. The B7 is a 5 of 5 secondary dominant, and the E7 is a 5 of 6.

[@stoneglad]

Brian, You have found your inner Chris Isaak !

[@GuitarJoLa]

You got me at “slow mellow” and “low strings” before I even played it! But of course, you exceeded my expectations! Love the tone, love the lesson! 🧲🤠❤

[@douglaschristine8387]

Hi Jola, how have you been? I always know where to find you. Active Melody lifer, lol. Peace.

[@GuitarJoLa]

@@douglaschristine8387 haha, that’s right! I’m AM lifer 😆👋

[@mairenared]

Great lesson Brian. This tune has a very Latin vibe both in terms of the rhythm and the sound. It reminds me a bit of the Cuban guitarist Manuel Galbán (listen to his album "Mambo Sinuendo" which he recorded with Ry Cooder). I love the way you break this down and make it so much easier to understand. I already have a Boss TR-2 but am off to my local guitar shop to buy a delay pedal. Any recommendations?

[@rebeccaabraham8652]

I must be too tired this week - having trouble with this one - so I slapped the chords into JJazzLab, set a slow blues@60bpm... and just jammed away in this week's 'vernacular'. I'm discovering that, at my level, the solos very much depend on what the drummer and the rhythm guitarist are playing - or in this case - what JJazzLab is playing! Who cares - I'm having fun!

[@lloydskidmore]

Love this lesson, and that tone.

[@scottgibson5697]

Huge light bulbs going off with AM finger shape of F and C. Also, moving from only pentatonic to notes in the chord changes. Thanks

[@vonzoomtunes9847]

Hershel Yatovitz approves of this lesson.

[@cadrat1962]

Love the hat Brian!….where did you get it.?

[@activemelody]

Got it in Scotland a few years ago.

[@cadrat1962]

@@activemelody ..we're going to the UK in May........I'll keep a look out..... :-)

[@Bhh-j2s]

has a bit of that Hermanos Gutiérrez sound

[@Kendrick-AZ]

very cool!

[@gretchenousterhout6726]

In a I-IV-V tune of Am-D-E like this one, the F# chord would be the VI (I believe) - but you use the F chord - and it seems to fit ok, but what is it? I feel like I should know this ;-)

[@gretchenousterhout6726]

it has something to do with F# as the relative minor triad of A? Not sure how that works with Am? and really I-IV-V would be A-D-E not Am sooo...

[@dcla6003]

Would you play this with a bass player?

[@JohnBlair-p2z]

wow!

[@randysimmons9838]

Nice

[@maryannedwards5424]

Brian🙋 Sounds like you could sing "House Of The Rising Sun," !? Love ❤ Mary Ann 🐒🍷

[@dirkgibbens377]

I don’t understand when you say you don’t use an amp, you just use the Line6 Helix. It has to be output to some sort of amp or cabinet to make sound, right? 🤷‍♂️ Please enlighten me

[@activemelody]

I run it from the Helix straight into my computer via an audio interface

[@dirkgibbens377]

@@activemelody Thanks!

[@JacobVanko]

Channeling a little Marc Ribot.

[@dirkgibbens377]

I can picture a scene from a Spaghetti Western… 😁

[@Cappaghgrove]

Reminds me a little of the Shadows. Only better

[@playitina8178]

Great lesson Bri, thank you. If you like this style check out Hermanos Gutierrez

[@markmcara963]

Thanks for the tip, these guys are great!

[@playitina8178]

@@markmcara963 no probs. Keeping practicing 😉

[@moelarrycurly708]

Tasty

[@johnsmith-lb4mo]

The actual lesson doesn't start until 5 minutes in, up till then it's the usual mind numbing lip flapping

[@activemelody]

Why do you keep coming back then every week? 😂

[@cuanhogan4330]

Let yourself out ??

[@anthonyhudson3136]

would suit a tarrantino flick.