Easy Blues Guitar Lesson - Lead with just 6 Notes - Phrasing Lesson - EP219

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn about phrasing by learning a simple B.B. King Style lead that's played with just 6 notes (4 fretted notes and 2 bends).
To download the tablature for this lesson, and the 12 (yes 12!) included jam tracks (one for every key), visit www.activemelo...

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[@TheBlueGumby]

WOW! What a great lesson! I took a year of frickin guitar lessons trying to learn blues lead and my "teacher" let me run up and down the A pentatonic for a year trying to "find my own voice". I kept telling that knucklehead I don't have a voice so just teach me someone else's voice but no, just kept noodling around sounding like an idiot. I learned more in this video than I did in a year! Awesome job!!!

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[@bradprather6749]

This is great! I just showed a 10 year old girl how to slide into notes and use this triangle, 3 to 5 and then 7 to 9 on the G. In two minutes she owned the fretboard. Thanks for taking time to do these lessons.

[@bradfordsmith5014]

Fabulous lesson! Your “buffet excess” example is perfect, and your small but elegant solo is the perfect starting point for those of us struggling to get past that point in our playing. Please continue explaining all the many small licks that you throw in between chords, as they are the mortar that holds your elegant playing together.

[@rodnocker505]

Idk what kind of snobs would leave 414 thumbs down but Man I’m glad I found this video! You are awesome. I just learned these notes in this bb king box earlier today but the other guys video didn’t have phrasing explained like you do on how many different ways to use those four beautiful little notes. It feels so good to here myself play with feel as a beginner. Thanks so much!! The way you teach has convinced me to sign up for your premium lessons. That says a lot bc I’ve watched endless videos where guys just didn’t have what I was looking for to validate joining their premium lessons. You break it down so easy man thanks again!! I love the blues!! Exactly what I’ve been looking for bc I was getting very frustrated and overwhelmed and losing interest.

[@activemelody]

Thank you!

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[@redmed10]

I love the thinking behind this lesson. It is so easy to get overloaded with information as a beginner. It's so easy to do loads of things but not take the time to really learn them well so they stay with you. So often you learn something, forget it, go back to it, forget it and so you get stuck in this vicious circle. Repetition is the key. You've got to enjoy the repetition or learn to enjoy the repetition.

[@DLaronsView]

Wow! Mind is BLOWN! stumbled across this lesson looking for something else. Ditched that idea and just soaked in what you're showing. My key take away is...getting my mind and fingers to "sing" the solo and phrasing instead of trying to hammer through some notes trying to MAKE a solo. short singing phrases! wow! THANK YOU!

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[@Frasi10]

Really one of the best guitar teacher on the web, very clear, easy to understand, and inspiring, i could play pentatonic scales with my eyes closed, but didn't know what to do with them, now i can enjoy playing guitar and come up with beautiful phrases thanks to this lesson. Thank you man!

[@jimchironna8075]

GREAT Lesson !! Phrasing is the key to the "voice" of the guitar !! Thanks for sharing the knowledge ...

[@Ade24621]

That is THE most insightful lessons I have ever had. Watched it with pen and paper at hand. Perfect blues sounds in less than 20mins. You are so right about the "shiny thing" syndrome lol! I laugh because it was me. Thank you.

[@activemelody]

Thanks Adrian :)

[@RyanGaughanGuitar]

Hey Adrian! I’ve got a blues lesson with only 3 notes. Id love to know what you think of it.

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Me too, Adrian! ; )

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Forgive me for spamming you, but the video I just posted finally came together after I watched your lesson. I improvised for 8+ minutes, and it didn't suck. It's not great, but it's a lot better than where I came from. You helped me figure out how to let it breathe, and say something. I appreciate the lesson.

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[@davidjohnalpha]

I love this style of Blues playing - this lesson throws out the welcome mat to dive in further.

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Awesome teaching ! No words to thank you !!! I had learnt all the scales but they always seemed to be scales without sounding melodic.I searched a lot on KZbin but couldn't find a way to make them melodic and you made it seem so easy and simple.I had even asked my guitar subscribed tutorial guitarists about posting a tutorial on how to make scales seem melodic and today I'm so,so lucky to have found your tutorial on it. This is why ,I do not have enough words to thank you for this wonderful tutorial . Thanks once again ! :-) :-)

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Your teaching is excellent. You are relaxed, and I would say, the best teacher I have heard.

[@justanopinionontheinternet]

I really want to learn phrasing. This helped quite a lot. I see too many "teachers" playing fast and fancy but all it takes are a few words and soul

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[@neilwheldon1998]

good lad the perfect lesson for a bricklayer to learn on 10 11 and 12 can not stop playing it

[@johnr8820]

Soul can most definitely be learned...a year ago I couldn't even play barre chords now I can express myself through the guitar to an extent and I love it

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[@RyanGaughanGuitar]

JohnR88 awesome man! Yea soul is getting past the mathematical part of guitar and get to the emotion you wanna get out!

[@alanjudd7537]

I am Teaching a Chinese chap' He Tout himself to Bar' in just ''Months' (before he met me) Though it took me Over a Year of playing, before Begin Baring, Point is, He was Using Too Much 'Brute force' and getting 'hand Cramp, I am aiming at teaching him a 'Lighter Touch, Looser feel, He is learning fast' I will Show Him This' Thanks to All of you's out there.

[@brouillacblues]

I have to say I have used those notes for years while playing blues ( and other stuff!) in a band in the UK and now France......but not like that! I gave it a go and it fits all through the song! Thank you for an amazing tip showing you are never too old to learn!

[@GJHamann]

Sweet sound! Phrasing is learning to speak on guitar. And yes, it can be learned!

[@gregdenis5191]

Every guitar player , skilled or not , should watch this … great lesson. Thanks !!

[@scotthernandez3985]

I have been playing off and on for over 30 years but never was able to wrap my head around phrasing until I saw this video. This short video has inspired me to pick up my guitar again and play something meaningful and new. Thank you!!

[@rand9all]

me too man

[@frederickthompson8686]

Maybe the best single lesson on phrasing on the entire internet. Thanks! I'd heard that the major pentatonic scale works best over the one chord, and the four and five chords sound best over the minor. But I think you have lots of options once you start noodling around. Good stuff.

[@kenwolf6293]

That's exactly what David Gillmore does..sings the notes he is playing notably on Wish You Were Here. Great lesson ty

[@premshah73]

I love the way you've made this easy for beginners. And so focused on doing a lot with a few notes.

[@philmaresca]

One of the best teachers I have seen!

[@ck2music712]

GREAT lesson, hoss! Been playin 30+ years, and I got a LOT outta this!

[@johnlagreca6288]

Thanks, this helped very much. I listened to Albert 3 months in a row for hours a day a few years back because it fascinated me so much. This video is a good example of phrasing technique with an Albert shadow at a minimum. Simple, the notes you don't play are just as important as the ones you do because your mind is still hearing the other notes in the absent chord of the progression during the response phrase.

[@johnlagreca6288]

Also, thanks for reminding me how that II note is soo good on the V chord :) It's magic.

[@brunin1210]

One of most understandable lessons i ever seen, u are a great teacher, thanks

[@ArtDonna84]

Wow, you are definitely talking to me Brian. Also you said: "alot of information and I feel overwhelmed"! Well this is me with some of your lessons. So this was a great relieft and eye/brain opener for me. Now I'm ready to sign up. Thank you

[@peterschrank3016]

That's it!! Less is more. Thank you.

[@LesPaul-MorePaul]

This is the first lead I've ever learned so thank you for that.

[@78tag]

Nice, this was a great blast from the past. It isn't the usual angle to the maj/min approach. I have always enjoyed the BB (box) simplicity. Well done........ I forgot to mention - it is rare to find someone who actually shows you how to "count" your way into a blues line.

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you the man !!! You made a damn good point when you have mentioned that there's so much info about guitar lesson on the net. I have thumb through more than a hand full. Since I meet you on line its only been a few days and WoW my understanding and playing now had brought my confidence way up and having fun. Thank You !!!

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[@rickybgoode9078]

Hey Brian, I'm a 65yo beginner (picked up a guitar about 2 months ago) with arthritis and carpal tunnel in my left hand and thumb. I can not yet do barre chords so, I appreciate being able to play blues with as few barre chords as possible. Thanks for your lessons!!!!

[@Rectitude4U]

You might want to try slides and open tunings.

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He's the best teacher ice seen yet, I'm just starting out and even though I have a God given soul swag and the natural ability to pick up music by just hearing it this guy makes it all make sense and now my creative abilities are going to jump up 100% because he makes it clear. Awesome video!

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Active melody is a big inspiration for me always help me come back to guitar such a big I learned how to solo cause of active melody

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Thats true about the jumping around from one thing to another and hence not learning too much, i tend to do this alot and this is a good lesson to try to overcome that.

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[@boatbuilder1954]

I sure like that you demonstrate how it sound like before you go into the lesson first, very helpful Thanks

[@francescosisto7131]

I was checking this out last night, and was able to get some beautiful blues licks out of it, also found out that if you slide the middle finger to 10th and 9th position on the G string it sounds very bluesy and really nice.

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I really enjoy the language Brian puts out 🎸

[@Sankeyite]

Such a fun little rip to play and improvise around! Thanks!

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The Best tutor on YT..Thanks Brian

[@walterredaelli7507]

Honestly. After getting the basics of penta scales in all damned position, maj, minor, blues etc this is the most useful lesson about actual phrasing... thanks ! (P.S. even if I also love Albert K. this was pure BB ;-)

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Fantastic lesson this guy is the best ive come across so far, finally feel like im getting somewhere

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You're an awesome teacher. I've learned so much off this video. So I have you locked in.

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Out of all the teachers out there, I have to admit I keep coming back to you because you really know how to teach!!!! Keep it up

[@lry76]

Brian, of all your lessons, I think I love this one the most. I’ve often stressed myself out with feeling that I had to be fast. Just goes to prove that faster isn’t better. Also, had a thought ... currently this is standard 12 bar blues. A-D-A, D-A, E-D-A, D-A-E. With the phrasing you are using, you can almost do this. A-D-A, D-A, E-D/C-A, D-A-E. Kind of adds a Joey Bonamassa flare.

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[@zenbuilder8801]

Brian, Another excellent lesson. You are right, for the most part, i'm lost out there going from one thing to the next trying to learn. You make it very easy to understand and learn. I'm all in . jeff

[@billkoetting5197]

Blues is my favorite genre. This was a great lesson!! I don't want to take anything away from that but it would be really really helpful for those of us that are not at a pro level, if you could add a tab that you play over at the end. I took notes by pausing and drawing out a fret board but I doubt if it does your lesson justice. In any event, thanks for the lesson.

[@clutch1141]

one of the best blues lessons ever

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one of the most useful tutorial on blues i have watched on yt

[@tomisina7144]

This is life changing man, thank you

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IT IS STARTING TO CLICK IN MY HEAD NOW. YOU BREAK IT DOWN WELL. THANK YOU

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This guy can talk as much as he likes (for me ) because he untangles my overall confusions and helps me make the links I need to grasp some ‘Theory’ in a non tech way...instead of slavishly just learning/copying a song ‘ by rote’. If I can develop some knowledge of underlying structures, I know this will help in grasping other songs far easier...given time. Bit like a jigsaw puzzle ..finding that special piece that brings the whole picture nearer...or even completed !

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Been watching some of you lessons now, and must say very impressive way of leading on for more! Great staff man. Thanks for a lot of us!

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Great, I've found you at last. Your teaching method is one of the best on here so I'm looking forward to getting somewhere lol

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Great lesson. You've got a Great way of making the lesson almost In person an direct. Thanks bro. 🎸

[@RonaldGilchristsurfer]

Fantastic lesson. Covering many aspects of guitar work and made me focus better on the songs I like to put together. I can hear Clapton in those licks as well. Thanks a mil.

[@kevinmusso2397]

Yes! I’m so tired of the clips of guys just thrashing blues licks. No phrasing, just flash. It’s nonsense. The blues should tell a story. You are a great teacher.

[@DLaronsView]

man couldn't agree more. Love Joe B and his "show" don't get me wrong, but Joe B for example will give you 43 notes in a "run" for the show, but this guy just talked us through 6 notes and it felt like it had SO much more soul. Less is more!

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Kevin Musso so true

[@mcipreste]

That's right! Wise words! Blues is a feeling music style!

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Agree totally.

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@Bill Cook no such thing as too late for the blues..imho

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This teacher is so good :) showing all his good music and making easier for us to learn!Thanks for all the tips,thinking in subscribing on active :D

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Très bonnes leçons et les progrès sont assez rapides Merci pour vos cours

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First time visitor and to guitar (my son plays well) - feeling inspired with this simplification, like when I first learned design at college, start with one typeface and two or three colors that work together, keep it simple, get some confidence in producing a coherent result. If you go for the whole thing at once it's easy to be overwhelmed. Learn to walk first. Baby steps are fine. So your teaching approach resonates with what I know and understand. Subscribed and if I can get some momentum I will look at your premium content. Thanks from Guernsey (near France).

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These lessons are awesome

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The best 20:26 I ever spent on You Tube. Thanks

[@jmford45]

This is a gr8 video thank you for sharing your knowledge ! This is what I needed🎶 God Bless you

[@brianbuck7352]

LOVE IT man!. EXACT as PERFECT!. i mostly used Am pentatonic scale or A-blues scale. but after hearing this lesson, i learned!. use the MAJOR PENTATONIC!.

[@bluesfool1]

You are talking about where I’m at! Lol, I’m not talking or phrasing, I’m stuck on just playing a scale. This is super helpful!! Fantastic video!!

[@marknocera7212]

Great teacher, Everyone has soul in them. Thanks for helping to get it out of us. 🎸

[@Gene_Cali]

This Lesson is one of my go to lessons when I need a confidence boost in my limited abilities. A little goes a long way! He's giving my guitar singing lessons. :)

[@onefm1]

There is a ton of information there, and most don't break it down to a point of viable entry to improvisation. "Ok here's the scale, and ok here's the technique. Now just get out of the box and get random". This is good stuff right here.

[@YourGuitarGuide]

BB King & You Brian make it look easy. Great Lesson 🙂

[@geefour44]

you are pretty cool teaching this phrasing lesson. I really love it and I think this is what I've been looking for. So, a big, big thanks to you. You're awesome