Albert King Style Blues Licks - How to incorporate an Albert King Lick!

[@coreycongilio]

Get the TAB and Track here: coreycongilio.ac-page.com/albertkingpt2

[@paultownsend6043]

Albert was the king, anyone wishing to learn SRV shoud start with Albert first, get all those little nuances under your fingers before going for the Albert on steriods (ie SRV). Fantastic lesson as usual Corey, so important to know what licks to play over what chords, a big thumbs up.

[@coreycongilio]

Well said!

[@Macye_laird_]

Man I love your videos. Great job and look forward to watching more as I start this journey of learning the blues.

[@mairenared]

Great lesson Corey. I learned to play this recently but always good to steal some ideas from you. I was very lucky to see the great man live in London back in the late 1980s. Currently working on the solos in "Crosscut Saw" 🎸

[@RichardBellikoff]

Corey has perfectly captured Albert King's style. He did a lot with just a few licks. I saw Albert perform at the FIllmore East in the early 70s. I also saw B.B. King there. I never saw Freddie King. Maybe Corey will give a B.B. King lesson sometime.

[@coreycongilio]

Hey thanks, Richard! Yes may-B a B.B. lesson is in the future!

[@billyclub9863]

Hopefully Near Future 🤞🏼

[@RobHollanderMusic]

I saw Albert and BB at the Fillmore as well. Then as an adult continued following the legends at the Keystone Berkeley on the left coast. Inspiration and education with the masters.

[@johnsikora6043]

Love Albert King. Beautiful PRS.

[@gblot]

Great riff from Albert King's Stax recording "I'll Play The Blues For You (Pt.1)" Thanks for this lesson.

[@coreycongilio]

Love this stuff. Thanks for watching.

[@willem5348]

Nice education of Al;bert King

[@barryevans6757]

Great teaching and wicked playing........I love it all;

[@coreycongilio]

Thx!

[@rolandjgutierrez7737]

Wow when you did that lick to go to Bflat then lick to Cm that blew up a light bulb in my head so sweet loved every note you played every licks you layed down the cords man this was nice .and now I'm going to take it some where else.

[@teacher5376]

Simple .easy .great.of sounds..

[@coreycongilio]

Glad you like

[@aditya__dabholkar]

One of my favourite players, also that McCarty sounds and looks absolutely beautiful!

[@coreycongilio]

It really is!

[@KBorham]

Wow, that lesson was clear as as a crystal Lake Thanks for breakin it down in a simple way. And for not giving a music theory lesson. COVID hair don't care, let it grow bro!

[@coreycongilio]

Glad it was helpful!

[@g.mcca.1924]

Love everything you do and especially these concise tips. Best in the biz Corey!

[@coreycongilio]

I appreciate that!

[@toddknaster9731]

Love this style of lesson where you explain the concept and show how to apply it. Thanks for intentionally making a small mistake to make us feel better! Also like that you showed how to target chord tones within the minor pentatonic. Great lesson as usual!

[@jacko717]

Thank you Corey for the focus on "The Velvet Bulldozer", he doesn't get the love he deserves imo. I'm trying to figure out "In Gonna Move to The Outskirts of Town" as we speak🥇🎸

[@coreycongilio]

Great tune! Love all that stuff

[@leechild4655]

Great lesson Corey. See that video of Stevie playing with Albert one on one? Stevie was showing so much respect by what he wasnt playing and we know Albert knew and appreciated him `being the student` for the time. What a jam that was.

[@coreycongilio]

Oh yeah. I used to have that on VHS!

[@guitaristacdczztop]

One of the best guitarteachers there is for me. As a guitarteacher myself I learn a lot from you. Stil have to study your great-looking Truefire-courses. Grtz!

[@coreycongilio]

Wow, thanks!

[@jeaniefitz8570]

I have seen you tube How to play like Albert King , but your lessons are the best. Keep it up.

[@coreycongilio]

Thanks so much!

[@btsmchl]

Great tone Corey!

[@coreycongilio]

Thanks, Michael!

[@btsmchl]

I'm getting a lot of mileage off of this lick! Thanks Corey!

[@everettbutler4300]

excellent lesson, thanks Corey

[@coreycongilio]

My pleasure!

[@CraigRMerriman]

Love it! Your lessons are always informative, but better yet, very practical. Thanks Corey!

[@coreycongilio]

Thanks my friend!

[@PanamaJack666]

Excellent as usual, man! Thanks for doing these uploads!

[@marcosalbertotaddeocipullo3855]

Congrats, Corey!! Terrific class!! I've been playing the blues since 1979, looking for that simplicity that you're teaching... The sound that manages to caress and pinch our soul and our heart. I think it's possible even in more intricate chords progressions, away from the blues stile. Hugs from Brazil!!!

[@coreycongilio]

Glad you enjoyed

[@nubsnova]

I love your way of teaching, I've learned a lot in a short amount of time.. thank you!!!

[@coreycongilio]

Wow thx!

[@easyfoodphotography3089]

Hey Corey, love your tuts! Thank you for sharing, you are one of the best instructors here.

[@coreycongilio]

Much appreciated!

[@jw112mail]

Corey, please keep these coming. You'll be at 100k subs before you know it then a Million. Great player, great tone, great lessons with good production value!

[@coreycongilio]

I REALLY appreciate that! Onward and upward!

[@masqacordes]

Thank you for share with us. Greetings from Spain

[@coreycongilio]

Thanks for watching!

[@chendarboy]

WOW Corey !! this was a great lesson. great job

[@coreycongilio]

Thank you so much!

[@taloujazz9504]

lick of dream , j'adore ;)

[@juanbecerra1080]

Corey thank you very much. Fantastic lesson :)

[@coreycongilio]

My pleasure!

[@philipsilva4586]

Awesome. Really amazing usable stuff. Thank you!

[@coreycongilio]

Thx!

[@mr.bababear6948]

cool leason Corey! tq :)

[@johnmac8084]

Great lesson Corey. Greetings from the UK

[@coreycongilio]

Thanks for watching!

[@jonathonrwills1825]

Intro was so juicy brother thanks

[@5150show]

Awesome thank you 🙏

[@coreycongilio]

You are so welcome

[@voodoochild9179]

You’re awesome, I love you!

[@Mordi_B]

You sound so good Corey!!!! (maybe one day you could show us how you record ? I haven't seen a video of yours about it).

[@coreycongilio]

Maybe one day!

[@kutsbothways]

Cool lesson Corey, thank you. There is a youtube video of Frank Marino doing "I'll Play the Blues for You" that is just killer if you haven't heard it I would highly recommend it; his phrasing and note choice are exceptional. thank you for all you do.

[@coreycongilio]

You're welcome! I'll have to check that out. He's incredible!

[@grampabob6115]

Top draw Corey. 👍🏻😎👊🏻

[@coreycongilio]

Thanks 👍

[@gregiskat8354]

MUH BRUTHAH! I riffed off these 4 or 5 notes for a half hour thanks to you! You DO know you have a hallowed position on Baby Blue's G case! I need to send a pic at some point!

[@coreycongilio]

Awesome! Glad you dug it!

[@spyderlogan4992]

"Get a haircut and get a real job...". But seriously, the tone your using for this example is excellent. Clean w/reverb. Thanks Corey.

[@coreycongilio]

😂thx!!

[@spyderlogan4992]

@@coreycongilio By the way Corey, I still 'go back to the well' and study your 50 Texas Blues Licks and Rhythm Factory: Texas Blues Truefire courses from time to time. You've come a long way since then, but those are essential foundations, and you dialed in killer tone tooo.

[@kevintrew2299]

@@spyderlogan4992 @CoreyCongilio I have his Slow Blues, Trading Solos,Solo Factory Texas and 50 Blues rhythms. This man has basically taken me from the begining of my blues journey to a stage where guys sre actually asking me to play in their bands.....couldn't have got here without Corey's great lessons. He's a top man! 😁👍

[@belo1971]

Awesome lesson Corey as usual ! What is your guitar pick please ? Thanks a lot for your answer ! Kind regards from France. Bélo

[@coreycongilio]

I use a few. Sometimes a Vpick Tradition, Fender Xtra Heavy, or Dunlop 208 but, I never use the point. Always the shoulder.

[@pinkuhaque8344]

gr8 lesson badly need this backing tack, please give a link to download, thanks

[@coreycongilio]

Thx! The link to all tabs and tracks is in the description. Feel free to email me through my website if you’re having trouble.

[@merman1979]

Thanks, Corey I really enjoyed this lesson and the way you just broke one idea down. I have a lot of your Truefire courses and was wondering if your new blues course follows a similar style to this?

[@coreycongilio]

Hey Byron, if you're referring to Complete Blues V1 with Brett Papa...yes! I go in depth on topics at varying levels of difficulty. Hip Blues has more advanced topics.

[@merman1979]

@@coreycongilio thanks for your reply mate. Yeah I was meaning the Blues V1 course. Think I'll have to make a purchase. I'm just going through both of your slow Blues courses. They are brilliant!!!!

[@brians6125]

Byron Allen hey, I already have it, highly recommended

[@merman1979]

@@brians6125 Swesome. Thanks Brian. Can't wait to get stuck into it.

[@brians6125]

Byron Allen Enjoy👍👍

[@lamgefyoutoob]

I am watching these with a lot of interest. I know my major and minor pentatonic, and I know CAGED, and I have an understanding of arpeggios, but as an intermediate player all those ideas are segregated from each other. How do I put them together so I can really play? Even just over the blues...does Corey offer some kind of course for that? I feel like I am stuck. Thanks!

[@coreycongilio]

Hey thanks for this. You may want to check out my course with Brett Papa called Complete Blues Guitar Vol 1 or, wait until the next course comes out next week. Sounds like you need some help with phrasing etc. I could also help in a one on one Zoom style lesson. Feel free to hit me up at my website! Thanks !

[@lamgefyoutoob]

CoreyCongilio new course!? w/ Papastache?

[@WillyFranklinOnBass]

You're getting a little Southern drawl there... :)

[@coreycongilio]

God, I hope so!

[@azbluesdog]

Dude, you can do the hair thing. And I’ll play the blues for you. You know, through the awkward stage.

[@coreycongilio]

😂deal!

[@kingdavidhoward]

Thank you, how do you connect the backing track to my amplifier from phone or computer

[@coreycongilio]

Not sure I understand. On my end or yours?!

[@kingdavidhoward]

I mean on my end thru my guitar amp, how to play the backing track thru my amplifier

[@davidgilmour7997]

The hair's charming. Leave it. dg

[@jankoradivojevic3564]

timming,timmin...when to start lick and when to end it..

[@eddieh6818]

So obviously this isn't your basic 12 bar chord progression so can somebody explain the how/why of the major 3rd chord in the progression the Bb

[@coreycongilio]

One way is to Think of the song as being in Bb major. The Bb is the 1 chord. The Gm is the 6 and the Cm is the 2. The D is the 3rd which is traditionally minor but, often times that degree is major or dominant in this kind of song. Tricky to understand if one doesn’t know about keys/diatonic chord scales etc. Hope that makes sense

[@ckjjclan]

You said to let you know what we might like to see taught - at the start you said lots of students don’t have good phrasing (I’m in that camp)... and then at the end, you put the lick over a swing progression.... but there was this little Baa-da-ba 4 chord I think... and I was like, shoot, he’s got phrasing on his freakin’ chords, I’m screwed.... could you do a video on like a G Blues, in different feels, but show this little chord embellishments that make your 1 4 5 sound awesome, and mine like G7 regular full bar chord, to the C7 regular bla chord, to the, you guessed it, D7 bla bla bla bla boring chord sounds. What can I do to make this little shifts of awesomeness? One other video you sorta comped on an A chord as well, played it all over the place in different flavors, and it sounded like a progression, but I think you actually just played A’s all over the place, that was awesome too... what can I do to vamp/comp like that? Thanks for your video’s. Cheers!

[@coreycongilio]

I do a good bit of that in a few of my courses but, there is more on the way. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@marvinwhittaker1320]

Albert King never used a pick to pick his guitar. He used his thumb and the tip of his fingernail