B.B. King Licks | Reverb Learn to Play

[@Johngonefishin]

BB's best singing and playing can be heard on "Live at the Regal".

[@philgarguilo1251]

Live in Japan is also an amazing album - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_in_Japan_(B.B._King_album)

[@NICKWAPPERER117]

Thanks for the tip man! Was just about to dive into his work

[@NICKWAPPERER117]

@William Cobb Dig my dude Lay it on me

[@fredso]

His voice in Live at the Regal and in Lucille -68 (album) is just absolutely incredible. And I've never seen any guitarist have the control that he has in Live in Stockholm 1974

[@thelifeproductions1]

Wow Reverb - You guys are on fire with the last set of videos. This video is super inspiring!

[@nathanielwallace6674]

The Life Productions h

[@btang28]

first lick 1:53 second lick 3:38 third lick 5:30

[@stillsupro46]

Thanks so much Jeff!! The most tasteful phrasing in all the land!!! Beautiful guitar!!!

[@Jonrose73]

That was beautiful. It made my miss him more. RIP to our dear friend BB!

[@alanhardman2447]

Sounds amazing, Jeff! One thing I noticed, though, is that you ride the neck with your thumb while executing the vibrato tones. BB always did this with the thumb way out in space, using the full mass of the hand, rotating from the wrist. I saw him doing the move in an interview once and he made mention of it. When I try to get the "BB" sound, I concentrate on this method. Maybe I am just imagining the sound, but I can hear a subtle difference in the tones. Not ragging on you, because you're damn good, but maybe you can hear a difference, too.

[@jacko717]

More videos with this dude please Reverb, great teacher.

[@krisscanlon4051]

BB played with a pick which some in his era didn't... I recently noticed...Jeff your great

[@hadbl12]

The most recognizable sound in blues period!!!!

[@larrygeetar9309]

Very nice, Jeff. BB's vibrato is so distinct, also not easy to duplicate. He developed it because he loved the sound of the old timers with their bottleneck style on resonator guitars. BB's quote: "My stupid fingers couldn't play like that, so I had to find a way to make the notes sound similar to theirs. Like a voice." I think he may have been the first blues player to use finger vibrato extensively. And taking his hand off the guitar except for that index finger was certainly his trademark. You do a great job interpreting BB's vibrato. B.B. King will always be King of The Blues. And he could say so much with one note! The essence of "less is more."

[@JB-tc8el]

Great succinct video with nice explanations of where they are coming from (example Minor adding the major note and back to minor) which mean I can duplicate them/move them much more easily as I continue to learn. Thanks!

[@michaelmendillo7513]

He got that great vibrato from that big diamond ! Hahaha !!!! He was all class ! 😀👍🙏💕

[@mydearriley]

That is a beautiful guitar.

[@spudgun05]

That guitar is stunning!

[@RedGibsonsRock]

Johnny Winter, Albert King, BB King.....you've got me revisiting my earliest days of getting into the blues. Great job, Jeff! (PS, You've still got one more King to go...)

[@johngafa3480]

B&B King' s vibrato is called the Butterfly Vibrato.

[@stillsupro46]

John Gafa The butter flys at midnight Or the butter fly effect Or butternuts!!!

[@DrsJacksonn]

Didn't they call it Bee Sting?

[@seventhsamuel]

Albert Collins and Hubert Sumlin would also be really good contendors for this style of lesson video , as well as Gatemouth Brown or Pee Wee Crayton.

[@malcolmedwards296]

Got to love the b.b man 🎉🎉🎉

[@damiensmith371]

This was great! Big thanks to Jeff & Reverb for sharing!

[@paulsimmons5726]

Very well presented! Never quite seen a 335 with a flamed top like that one before, pretty!

[@YungTrinidad407]

Surreal

[@chrisbusto]

awesome. seen him play in Steepwater. amazing guitarist.

[@Braglemaster123]

B.B. knew all the cords

[@thomascampbell5755]

That guitar!

[@greengo9]

Nobody does the vibrato like the King!

[@gbaren]

Great player. Nice little tutorial.

[@luketollett9850]

Some SRV, Clapton or Brian may licks would be great

[@jacksibrizzi1236]

Thank you. Excellent work. I was glued to everything you did.

[@berniec3020]

Excellent video! Packed with a ton of BB goodness to learn from, thanks!

[@germanllanosmusic]

Great video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@davidc7mm276]

I have a Les Paul Custom , I hope I can get close in sound . Wonderful Video .

[@Braglemaster123]

David C7mm27 Not Really

[@kermitsbench7057]

I found that my custom in the middle position has a lot of the same middle "quack" if you will that really characterises the 335 sound. Not the same, but ballpark close

[@MeisterSounds]

Great guitar sound!

[@toddflowers8052]

Damn Jeff ,your playing and that guitar,wow !:-)

[@qwevo1]

Hermoso...

[@bluejazzcat]

Great videos. If possible, please post more BB King videos (lessons).

[@agusmadariaga7936]

Great lesson!

[@mitchgirard4573]

this is so so so good

[@Sven._.004]

AMAZING!

[@paulblanchet542]

Sounds great...thanks!

[@velkykanec]

Add some out-of-phase-pickup sound, and/or some overdrive, and you have instant Peter Green ;)

[@Braglemaster123]

Your guitar 🎸 sounds Amazing 😉

[@beachfrontman]

Brilliant and so informative, thanks for sharing. Incidentally, I recall reading recently where one noted guitar player (so noted his name slips my mind) stated that this style of vibrato was very 80"s and sort of USA West Coast style and has now been replaced by a more subtle approach. Words to that effect anyway. Of course I totally disagree and love this full loose wristed movement that for me allows more control and variation. Hope I'm not too far off track....I really enjoyed this vid.

[@larrygeetar9309]

+beachfrontman Calling this very 80's and West Coast style is rather foolish. This is the B.B King style! You're correct in disagreeing with that. B.B. had 30 years head start on those 80's boys, after all.

[@JoeH1538]

Impressive!

[@tayfunfiliz5805]

Thanks

[@Braglemaster123]

Great 👍

[@sauberer-pimmelde8199]

Very helpful, thx

[@jasonkesser]

Hey you’re great man. Keep goin

[@v5q211]

I'd be really grateful If you can make a lesson on stormy Monday by Tbone walker..

[@robertveith3400]

I have learned a lot from you can show a lesson on how you get that vibe trill thing you do?

[@Lukamar15]

I'm seconding the comment about Ry Cooder

[@joshuapray]

Please do one of these for Hendrix!

[@docpearson]

As you know BB set his guitar varitone switch on position 2 with what he called the magic switch to get his blues tone But I dont see a varitone on your guitar.

[@daviswood259]

Doc Pearson I guess since this was more of a how-to-play rather than how to get his tone video, it wasn’t that big a deal.

[@R0BERTMAY]

Face melting... nice!!

[@heggy_fpv]

I liked the video, but why don't you mute the excess strings when bending?

[@guyguyguyjean]

Really really well explained!!This only applies to a major 7th chord though right??not any minor chords?

[@codypenn7834]

You could use a major third as a passing tone for a minor chord. However, landing on the major third works for both major 7th and dominant 7th chords since they both contain the major third interval.

[@guyguyguyjean]

Cody Penn thanks for that i will work on it !Cheers!

[@Tictac-s2e]

guyguyguyjean Think regular dominant 7th. Not major or minor.

[@larrygeetar9309]

+Cody Penn Interesting that B.B did use the major third as a passing tone in minor blues. The Thrill Is Gone is a good example, especially in those intro licks. He lands on or bends to it, then goes through it.

[@larrygeetar9309]

+Cody Penn Interesting that B.B did use the major third as a passing tone in minor blues. The Thrill Is Gone is a good example, especially in those intro licks. He lands on or bends to it, then goes through it.

[@adnansusic1650]

What is the guitar!!!!can someone pleaaase tell me

[@adnansusic1650]

Jim009911 thanks but i meant more specifecly the guitar with the finish(sorry for My bad english)

[@mikepotts6305]

I read in an interview with B.B. King that the original Lucile was a Gibson ES 330, and I believe it burnt up in a barn fire, where he was playing music. He tried to go back and save it, but was unsuccessful so he called his guitars Lucille to remind he never to go back in a fire and risk his life. Those are as close to what I remember him saying out of his own mouth.

[@isaiahburridgemusic]

mike potts He rescued the guitar and named it Lucille to remind him never to do something that stupid again. It did not burn up. It was stolen years later.

[@chucksittig8720]

Two guys were fighting over a woman named Lucille and somehow the club caught fire.

[@pitbul8183]

Chuck Sittig the two guys fighting knocked over a barrel of kerosene that was burning for heat

[@bearbrotha]

finally

[@darinstrauss]

what amp?

[@Braglemaster123]

Darin Strauss “Fender Twin Reverb “

[@bekirkaya2690]

less talking more working

[@mattgilbert7347]

The electric guitar is perfect for Blues, Jazz, and Folk (Pop/Rock being a subset of those). BB understood his instrument's potential. Shredding is just awful. I'll take slow blues any day of the week.

[@guitarrock58]

Oh come on, ''shredding is awful'' ... really depends which ''shredding'' you're talking about.

[@hangtuah4197]

guitarrock58 it means he can't shred hahahaha

[@rickf6375]

Agree, shredding is just boring

[@Subatomic_Glue]

Music is about creation. Creation is infinite and varied, calling a certain type of music "awful" is limiting and ignorant. Music isn't about limitation, and it sounds different to all that listen. Celebrate whatever you enjoy listening to, never discriminate other genres because it isn't your preference. If that were the case we would have never gotten to the point of a Robert Johnson playing "devil's music."

[@Gfw36026]

Listen to someone called Reignwolf. You can hear so much BB King influence. But he still shreds. But shreds blues not just metal spamming. And it fits perfectly into the blues

[@benjamin3248]

Broke a string trying these licks lol

[@LUCKYB.]

And that index finger is the only thing on the neck and bridge no other part of his hand is touching ..

[@johnmac8084]

Great playing Jeff, except you're vibrato is sharp

[@abetteryou2025]

tab?????

[@TheIllusiveBlane]

I came in 3 seconds, sorry...

[@garcemac]

Reverb: Learn To Play Without Using Reverb. B.B. King did not become a legend by saturating every note he played in... reverb.

[@javorottihowze4959]

u trying to lick bb king I understand u trying to teach but I disagree because u can hit some of bb king's notes but not like him and u was close by teaching and I respect that but overall try some of yours

[@nigil7386]

Great lesson 👍