Four Simple Scales That Sound Amazing For Blues (Plus The Blending Trick)

The Four main Scales that you can superimpose over a minor pentatonic.
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[@davidjacobs6344]

One of the most watchable, useful and unpatronising lead guitar videos I’ve seen.. excellent stuff.

[@evergladesrhythm]

Wow, thanks! I appreciate your feedback David.

[@rkb2092]

I couldn't agree more! So good.

[@robertI931]

I have watched years over thousands of music theory explanations. This is the most valuable and well taught explanation of playable notes on youtube or the near universe. Thank you for the key, good sir.

[@evergladesrhythm]

Wow, thanks! That means a lot Robert.

[@Freeontheland2030]

Enjoyed the lesson very much and I believe it will be a big help. Thanks

[@evergladesrhythm]

Glad to hear it:)

[@m.vonhollen6673]

Forget scales! All 12 notes are available to you over any Dominant 7 chords. First the tritone of 3-b7 or b7-3 are easy to find and will always be the most “inside” in a Blues with 3 Dominant 7 chords. Say the chords are A7-D7-E7; play EADGBE on frets 3-4-5-6-8-9 for A7, and all one down for D7 and all one up for E7. Those tritones are guaranteed to be the most “inside” for any Blues with 3 Dominant 7 chords. Now, to those 2 notes, start adding to them until you can find 1-2-b3/3-4-b5-5-6-b7 which is Mixolydian + the Blues scale. Even b2-b6-7 can be used in chromatic lines. - Here’s 5 CAGED chords, all E Dominant 7 on just the top 4 strings of DGBE: E7, 2130; D7-shape 2434; C7-shape, 6757; A7-shape, 9797; G7-shape, 999-10; and E7-shape again at 14-13-15-12. - Use those shapes and associate them to Mixolydian + the Blues scale. Don’t use 3 if the chord is minor, and only go UP from b3 to 3 if the chord is Dominant 7.

[@evergladesrhythm]

That's cool!

[@bigoogie3737]

Ive watched many a Dicky Betts tutorials that talk about getting his sound, and maybe i just didnt realize it at those times, but this is the first time a lesson zeroed in right away on what I consider to be Dickey's signature sound, which is that lick. As soon as i got it under my fingers, i said that's it! Feels so good! Thank you!

[@evergladesrhythm]

That's awesome! So glad to hear it.

[@jeffrowlette]

Subscribed 👍

[@evergladesrhythm]

Thank you Jeff!

[@kendipietro6855]

Thank you. This lesson really helped me understand how the various scales and modes can be integrated into seamless, tasty licks.

[@evergladesrhythm]

Exactly. So glad you liked it.

[@PeterFairlie]

Terrific content Entertaining and helpful When I got to the end I realised I’d been pausing and playing for 2 hours Subscribed and Thanks

[@evergladesrhythm]

Amazing! That's what I like to hear:)

[@markhaneklaus282]

Thank you man, i am going to ckeck it out ;-)

[@JDRichard]

I’ve been playing since I was eight years old and now 65 and I think that this video is brilliant. The thing I like to do is get some really good bite on my strings which gives you that real emotional feeling

[@evergladesrhythm]

Absolutely, I love that too. So glad you like the channel!

[@GARRY3754]

Magic happens when you feel what u play in the moment.

[@evergladesrhythm]

Agreed!

[@Jonathan-L]

Great tribute to Dicky Betts.

[@evergladesrhythm]

Yep, that's what I hoped it would be.

[@matthewgonzales3970]

40 year player, just discovered your channel. I love the way you break things down. This is awesome! Thank you so much.

[@evergladesrhythm]

Thanks for watching Mathew! I've also been playing 40 years! Plus I used to have a guitar academy for over a decade so I've had a ton of face to face teaching experience so you learn a lot about different types of guitar players.

[@SantaAgain77]

Nice ! Thank You, Sir ! GOD bless!

[@evergladesrhythm]

Thank you. Same to you!

[@paulmartin4502]

A wonderful tutorial, thank you!

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Thanks Paul. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@jasonglover9848]

Amazing demonstration of guitar magic, thank you

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My pleasure! Thank you.

[@davidkidd60]

Brilliant thank you.👍👍

[@evergladesrhythm]

Thank you too!

[@Kipster848]

Really educational great job

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Cheers Kipp! Glad you found the channel

[@user-tu7lf7ce7q]

Such a great video. Pacing, quality, instruction, are all perfect. Thank you for this video, it is greatly appreciated

[@evergladesrhythm]

Glad it was helpful! I really appreciate that.

[@jstnxprsn]

I played the Mixolydian scale for years before finding out what it was. Mark Zabel once described it basically as halfway between a major and blues scale. I liked that. Basically its being melodic but with an edge. My first time seeing your channel. While I know this stuff, you're a good teacher and there's still more for me to learn, so I'm subscribing. Thanks. Keep up the good work. Edited in: I posted my comment before I got to the end, only to find out you taught me a bunch about the Diminished scale. Very cool. Thanks

[@evergladesrhythm]

Love that! Always watch to the end! Haha- and yes- that’s a great way to describe the mixolydian! Thanks for subscribing!

[@johncostigan6160]

Great explanation! I learned something cool today. The diminished scale moving up or down a semitone greatly simplifies WHEN to use WHAT. Robben Ford's explanation didn't sink in as easily. Thanks!

[@evergladesrhythm]

Thanks John. Glad you found it helpful.

[@sn00pgreen]

seriously good lesson

[@evergladesrhythm]

Thank you! Appreciate you watching!

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

This is out of my pay grade, but not for long. Very well presented.

[@evergladesrhythm]

That's a great mindset Lawrence. Thanks for watching!

[@christopherprim1973]

Well-explained. Should be easy to study, taking it lick by lick, scale by scale. Thanks.

[@evergladesrhythm]

Yup! Enjoy!

[@dgmg1578]

Thank you, excellent. Michigan USA.

[@evergladesrhythm]

Hey there! Thanks for watching.

[@bluesdawg8014]

Great lesson Los Angeles

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Thank you!

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Nice lesson

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Thanks! 😃

[@jean-paulgmuer4019]

Brilliant ideas, well presented. Thank you!

[@evergladesrhythm]

Thanks Jean Paul! Glad you found the video.

[@The_910]

Excellent lesson, thanks.

[@evergladesrhythm]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching. It's fun to explore all those different tonalities.

[@Shadowman-1960]

This is an outstanding guitar instruction video! I hope you do more guitar technique instructions on the styles of Duane Allman, Dickey Betts and Allen Collins!🗻🕊️🦅

[@evergladesrhythm]

Noted! Glad you found my videos ✨

[@williambrandongiles3692]

Very informative! Thanks for the colorful way of showing us..Infact I was at times, picturing the different types of guitars to fly with those great tips!..Very fun examples, Thanks again!.. 🎵

[@evergladesrhythm]

Glad it was helpful!

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Very cool video.

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[@angusmacdonald9484]

Great Lesson

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Thanks so much. Nice to hear

[@geekwalker1]

Fabulous thank you so much

[@evergladesrhythm]

Thanks for watching!

[@jessieclarke9262]

Superb video.

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Glad you liked it

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Glad I found your channel today )

[@evergladesrhythm]

Awesome!. Thanks for watching.

[@KelsterVonShredster]

Don't understand the theory but love the sounds.....

[@evergladesrhythm]

Well I'll take that as a good thing! This ones is a bit of a deep dive. Some of my other vids might be easier to track with. Glad you're here!

[@navaho5430]

Super stuff cheers.

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[@thomasfulton1956]

Thank You so Much

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Thank YOU Thomas!

[@rizalomar4377]

magic ❤

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Thank you!

[@johnwoloss1085]

I subscribed, excellent lesson, thank you!

[@evergladesrhythm]

Awesome John - Thanks for subscribing, glad you liked it.

[@TheInterGalacticFederation]

Good lesson. thanks

[@evergladesrhythm]

Thank you! Glad you found the channel.

[@JohnBowen-xs1vf]

Thanks much for the reply.

[@jeffrowlette]

More on screen tabs would be great.

[@evergladesrhythm]

Yes, I will try, I will post some in the community tab too.

[@jeffro.]

Dicky Betts played a lot of Major pentatonic notes. That was his sound, plus adding the 4th interval.

[@evergladesrhythm]

Yes, he was the master of that wasn't he! His phrasing was amazing, sometimes his licks sound like bluegrass on steroids!

[@petemccarry2326]

Major hexatonic scale 1-2-3-4-5-6

[@naMnivraM]

Hexatonic!

[@iceman1313100]

great tips, one of the best i have ever watched ,more please

[@evergladesrhythm]

wow, that's a compliment. More to come!!

[@jameswestmoreland9717]

Love the 'trane comparison in using the diminished scale

[@evergladesrhythm]

Thanks James. Glad you found the channel.

[@DavidLightWill]

Thanks for the post--I enjoy all the scales and I really enjoyed the lesson...Cheers

[@evergladesrhythm]

Thanks for watching David!

[@annarakannan6620]

Nice ramble. Great tone. Excellent playing.

[@evergladesrhythm]

Thank you much.

[@arifq123]

Nice. Thanks

[@evergladesrhythm]

Cheers! Glad you found the channel.

[@lancebutler6235]

Thanks

[@evergladesrhythm]

You're welcome!

[@jameswestmoreland9717]

Thank you. Something to play around with. Maybe I can develop this into something.

[@evergladesrhythm]

Definitely! Thanks James.

[@samlee2562]

There's a guitarist I forget his name that uses lots of hexatonic scales and it sounds super fresh, it's almost ridiculous as it's just somewhere between the pentatonic and modal scales but I've never seen or heard anyone else focusing on them... 🤔👍

[@samlee2562]

Lol rereading my comment I can now see that the blues scale is a type of hexatonic scale but it's not the one I'm referring to but it's a great example of the importance an extra note can make..!

[@evergladesrhythm]

Exactly

[@JohnBowen-xs1vf]

Do you do internet lessons? If so, where can I find the link information. I really like the way you present what one needs to improvise.

[@evergladesrhythm]

Thank you John. Unfortunately my years teaching one-on-one are over. I do this channel as a side gig to my Media Producer day job:)

[@RyanFixesCars]

What guitar is that? Sounds amazing! 🤤

[@evergladesrhythm]

It's a Gene Baker guitar - custom:) It's chambered like a Gibson but with no F holes.

[@RyanFixesCars]

@@evergladesrhythm what model? Just a GB custom?

[@hazor777]

You’re playing a Baker? How do you like that guitar? I became aware of them years ago in a gtr magazine- gorgeous guitars! I may get one for myself one day

[@evergladesrhythm]

That’s right - this is one of my favorite guitars. Gene Baker gave me a deal on it when i was a touring musician. In fact- it got stolen from the tour bus and Police ended up finding it in pawn shop and it came back to me!

[@MrPaul8870]

Any chance of a lesson on positive and negatives in all scales relationships ? Thought not Cannot fimd one either on any youtube post oh never mind most wont umferstand with how many sides a coin have ? Answer 3 Or the tree effect ? Or question and answer technique? Sad but true No wonder the progression of guitar relates to 60s andd 70s in a whole . Or past down by a family member Like the van halen family

[@Playsinvain]

What key is the major pentatonic scale?

[@John-ob7dh]

Any where you start .it's movable up and down the neck .

[@evergladesrhythm]

Yep. Thanks John.

[@johnandersson8258]

What a beautiful guitar! Does anybody know the name of the model?

[@evergladesrhythm]

Hi John Thanks for watching It is a custom built Gene Baker. Gene is a great guitar builder. This one is similar to the kind that Robben Ford uses, So it is chambered but with no F - holes www.b3guitars.com/

[@johnandersson8258]

@@evergladesrhythm Thank you :)

[@MrPaul8870]

Sorry no bad intentions to ypurself as you are doing your bit and is wise. But comon why mix mixolydian in a minor progression without going through dorian first ? I get why the flattened 7th of both scales related

[@evergladesrhythm]

Glad you found the channel MrPaul! Each mode has a different “flavor” - and yes, Dorian mode is great too

[@wethepeoplelgb2167]

Dickey Betts "was," a great guitar player? Last time i checked he was still playing, perhaps not as fluent as he once was, but he still sounds good in my book. Just saying... nonetheless good tutorial. What guitar rig are you using? What reverb/delay?

[@RedHouseLesPaul]

Dickey Betts died on April 18, 2024.

[@evergladesrhythm]

Yes, very sad! He was an amazing musician.

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[@evergladesrhythm]

Wow I'm so sorry. Haunting indeed.

[@ronald1751]

You don’t sound like you are from the Everglades! lol!😊

[@evergladesrhythm]

Well spotted haha! Yes I grew up in the UK. But Rob - the pianist in Everglades Rhythm (and Executive Producer) is passionate about the Everglades and used to spend summers down there. ✨

[@ronald1751]

That’s great! I live in Glades County Florida. We are about 45 minutes from the Northern edge of the Everglades. Great lessons, thank you!

[@lesd2633]

First question. Why do you need all those effects to instruct a guitar lesson. Please. Common man.

[@jessieclarke9262]

He’s a guitar player, he gets to use whatever effects he wants.

[@evergladesrhythm]

Ha! I am working on a shadows style record, so that is the rig I am using at the moment. So I just get used to that sound. But I will do a straight amp for the next video. Thanks for the feedback!

[@RocknRollkat]

Jeeeeeez, give it a rest ! It's three chords, 12 bars, over and over. It's been analyzed to death ! Bill P.

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You talk to much but no play

[@evergladesrhythm]

hahahah.

[@douglasjones2014]

The magic happen when genuinely talented guitarists play ...anything.

[@evergladesrhythm]

True!

[@John-ob7dh]

The magic happened for me after years of playing rhythm ,when I could finally jam.along in lead with another guy playing rhythm and telling me what key he was going to play in .And I just slotted straight I filling in with lead .

[@UBERLADEN69]

This helpful lesson would be greatly enhanced Without the delay effect. Students need to hear the clarity & articulation of the specific notes. Using so much Delay & Reverb are a crutch, & it only sounds sloppy & thin.

[@evergladesrhythm]

I'll do some vids with no delay! (I do a lot of shadows style guitar, so I am echo fan.)