Expand Your Blues Guitar Playing With 3 Easy Shapes

[@TheGreavette]

Thank dear god in heaven that you chose no distortion...it's the first true good blues instructional video...thanks for all your posts! Really good work!!

[@bdreg]

Your explanation of bending to the C and F# when using the BB box over the D7 was helpful! I learned recently on some jazz blues where those 3rd and 7th notes are kind of "defining" notes for a Dominant 7 chord and you showed that in practice. Thank you.

[@justanotheroldgeeza]

Really like your blues lessons Jamie. Thanks for sharing your skills.

[@doublesevens]

Really, really good tips Jamie. Thanks!

[@adrianswriting]

I'm really enjoying your lessons. Even after decades of playing guitar you're pointing out tricks and tips that are improving my playing. Thank you!

[@NeptuneBay]

Great stuff Jamie, you've got great fingers, and a nice played back teaching presentation.

[@mmsun44]

I have been scouring KZbin for good blues licks but so many just have no blues feel whatsoever. You're a pleasant surprise - great licks and great blues feel. Great videos!

[@jamieholroydguitar]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@jamieholroydguitar]

Thanks, glad you liked it!

[@doobiedoghousewilson]

Best explanation of the BB King box I've seen, thanks!

[@pendoring282]

Great lesson. Thanks very much.

[@erictharg]

Another useful concise clear tutorial. Trust a Northerner to keep it simple, clear and bullshit free! Thanks Jamie.

[@alanmarsh9905]

Thanks for these great lessons Jamie, you put it across so well, and easy to understand, it has opened up new doors...Excellent !!!

[@jamieholroydguitar]

Alan Marsh Thanks Alan!

[@jamieholroydguitar]

No problem, thanks for checking them out!

[@StEvE1961able]

Thanks for sharing all the tips. Really inspiring. Good luck with your music.

[@jamieholroydguitar]

Thanks

[@iamgsilva]

Fantastic stuff Jamie. Thanks for your efforts!

[@jamieholroydguitar]

***** Thank you!

[@DudeRevolution]

Beginners should learn 'Sweet little angel' by BB King. Its intro was the first song I learnt on guitar... had no idea I was learning a blues scale!

[@billyboy002000]

thanks very much.. youre an excellent teacher..very much apreciated..

[@primeviltom]

great lesson mate, cheers!

[@darragh140]

Great lessons Jamie, just subscribed to your channel - thanks for all your work.

[@CarrotCock]

Great videos Jamie, definitely subscribing. Keep it up!

[@michaelg2018]

thx dude. I really like your clear explanations. Ive been doing most of those things but without really knowing the theory yo explained. your good. keep it up.

[@bnastali]

Yum! Blues I can use...thanks very much, Jamie!

[@johnnewman8412]

Thanks Jamie, this was really, really helpful. It's easy to get stuck in the first two positions of the minor pentatonic, but I could never really figure out how to work box 3 into the mix. This gives me an easy way to visualize that third position and hit the 'money' notes so to speak. Thanks again!

[@johnnewman8412]

Except, as I've just realized, it isn't taken from Box 3 minor pentatonic at all. It's D Major scale I'm guessing? In which case it really only works over the 4 chord. Still, it's a very useful thing to know.

[@Brokout]

Such a great teacher

[@jamieholroydguitar]

Thank you!

[@alexanderewing3779]

Cool dude! Effortless playing(deceptively simple) NICE!

[@BonafideToolJunkie]

These are valuable tips to expand on. Those chords really capture the feel, too. Thanks

[@jamieholroydguitar]

Thanks, glad you liked it!

[@ibanezguitars4021]

Jamie Holroyd Guitar very good lessons bro !

[@jamieholroydguitar]

Ibanez guitars Cheers!

[@lightfoot413]

thank you for sharing your knowledge and experience...

[@tima9556]

Great little lesson, nice playing too.

[@jamieholroydguitar]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it

[@jamieholroydguitar]

Thanks, glad it helped!

[@caoileeleazar]

thanks mate! keep on posting coz im definitely learning.:) im in a rock progressive genra and now im just starting to learn blues coz everytime we have this open jam in blues i feel like my solo's doesn't fit .... i hope you coukd help me to be versatile musician.:) thanks!

[@tupper2712]

great video's I've been a guitar player many a years but wanna expand my learning of blues licks and such I do play some stevie ray vaughan tunes ,but wanna expand on my acoustic chicago blues a bit ,,thanks for the post really good video's i seen a few of yours

[@alynorr5942]

Thank's again Jamie.

[@tommyedge2111]

Good lad very well taught thanks a lot tom

[@jamieholroydguitar]

+Tommy Edge Cheers Tommy!

[@2010jimn]

There’s a good feel to your playing. I learn more from watching you play than hearing you talk

[@jamieholroydguitar]

Thanks James!

[@DayTripperLennon]

beautiful stratocaster!

[@frequentfalls4282]

just found this guy. I pay a guy 25 an hour for this kind of content. it's good

[@jamieholroydguitar]

Thanks!

[@jamieholroydguitar]

Thank you!

[@nealhartsell3880]

Hi Jamie. Really enjoy learning from your channel. How is you action set - for these bends?

[@jamieholroydguitar]

Hi Neal thanks! I've had a few set ups since this video, but I like the action low but with enough relief to still get clear bends. Sorry I can't be more specific!

[@tobaccorich]

Very nice my fine fellow.

[@jamieholroydguitar]

Thanks man!

[@KoolKilla300]

You should post a lesson on playing the rhythm and lead parts at the same time. as you did at 2:15

[@tharvey2]

link for the tab is wrong

[@jamieholroydguitar]

No worries

[@laurentmouly9215]

Hello jamie. Can you tell me your ampli settings please ? Thank you.

[@craigmartin2460]

Good vid man very useful. You from Lancs?

[@tenodogblu]

Loved it Jamie mate thx a lot. May I ask, what kind of amp/effects do I need to make a good blues sound? Please answer AS I TRUST YOUR RESPONSE!!

[@jamieholroydguitar]

Thanks. Around the time of this video I was using a zt lunchbox and boss frv-1 reverb pedal. Hope this helps

[@tenodogblu]

Thx Jamie, off out to get one at the weekend! love your lessons, great stuff, Dr Paul ,Sheffield

[@rogdawg1]

Jamie, it looks like the link to the notation/tab may have been hacked, at least when trying to access it from the U.S. I get a "suspicious site" warning when I try to go to it. Thanks for the great videos. I just discovered your stuff about a week ago, but I am learning a tremendous amount from you.

[@bluesman4270]

great vids mate, just hope you don't get trolls taking the piss

[@weareasmallaxe]

nice lesson. from tgp

[@mauicarlandrews]

The last position, BB box, does not seem to follow the AM pentatonic scale shapes that I am familiar with, can you explain? Thanks!

[@collingwoodfan72]

from what i can see its a mix between too a minor pentatonics, the one on the 12th fret with the root on the a string, and the extended one starting at 5 th fret on the e string

[@mauicarlandrews]

So you mean it is from two different Keys

[@collingwoodfan72]

no not two different keys just two different scale shapes

[@mauicarlandrews]

collingwoodfan72 I just did not recognize that shape as being one of the 5 minor pentatonic shapes in the key that was being played?

[@tima9556]

Carl Andrews The BB box is a major pentatonic shape, the first two patterns he shows are minor pentatonic over the A7 and then he switches to the BB box which is a major pentatonic over the A7. The third pattern ie the BB box uses notes from the major pentatonic apart from the added 4th which is a 'D'. that's the 10th fret E string. This would be the root note of the 4th chord which is why it probably sounds good over the IV.

[@UKPete007]

Really inspirational thanks ! (The link to the tabs is being blocked by MalwareBytes btw)

[@theartfuldodger935]

B.B. King, T-Bone Walker and Albert King? OK, but what about Justin Bieber and Donnie Osmond? Or the classic blues artists from back in the day like Pat Boone?

[@stevenalexander5432]

The Artful Dodger And let's not ever forget that monumental blues guy Lawrence Welk... And a one And a two....

[@ClinnenLinnen]

+Steven Alexander ..and a what come after that..

[@youtrojaxtube]

Great lesson no need for the first 23 sec ;-)

[@jamieholroydguitar]

The new videos are straight to the point!

[@tima9556]

Jamie Holroyd Guitar I like the pre-amble... remember you can't please all the people all the time :-)

[@TheRealJanKafka]

"Follow this link to notation/tab for the lick:" "This domain name has expired. Please log into your HostGator account to renew it."

[@kep67]

corrupt link?? maybe be infected. Thanks for the lessons, but check that link, picked up ransomware.

[@terada1444]

Great stuff Jamie. Always a great lesson, thanks.

[@jamieholroydguitar]

Thanks!

[@jamieholroydguitar]

Thanks!

[@markrobertsonalba3174]

Thanks!