Gospel Style Blues Phrasing - Blues Phrasing Guitar Lesson (How to Improvise on guitar) - EP361

In this week's guitar lesson, you'll learn how to play a B.B. King style lead over a Gospel style rhythm track, while focusing on simple phrasing.
To view the Part 2 video, download the tablature, and the MP3 jam tracks for this guitar tutorial, visit: www.activemelody.com/lesson/g...

[@dankers12]

I really appreciate that you not only just us what to play, but you explain why you play it. This goes a long way towards improvisation.

[@1chuckcrenshaw]

When does Brian not play great I believe he sold his soul lol absolutely love this guy

[@GuitarJoLa]

Another important lesson on phrasing and when not to play, not many others teach that! And of course, congratulations on another unique "rescue", this beauty deserves to be played after all those years :)

[@BurnleyNuts]

Really good Brian as always, every week. I'm a member and just love these weekly learning shenanigans.

[@raylynch8419]

Beautiful soulful piece and lovely to listen to. I like the fact that the song has a definite ending which matches the backing track - that makes it a really useful piece to learn.

[@rookymusic6310]

The clearest explanation of that #4 diminished chord!! Now I can always see that change easily. You’re a great teacher! I’ve always wanted to get into gospel blues!! I love that 3 6 2 5 turnaround!!

[@nesta8518]

The essence of blues, soul and control. Love your work Brian! KZbin’s king of blues. That’s the Strat I want.

[@johnsee7269]

My kind of blues too! Nothing beats gospel sung or played with soul; nothing! Only thing missing from the repertoire is an "aggressive" blues like SRV; my opinion. Rock on!

[@carlmonroe9267]

This type of song is why I joined your premium! It's just amazing. Also, just want to say that your lessons have gotten me over the plateau that I was at, and really made me a much better guitarist, so thank you!

[@candooo]

My kind of Blues !!

[@TuesdayAt5]

A lot of pure hold in this week's lesson... Love the takeaway licks but I agree with JoLa- phrasing is such an under-taught concept. This is the perfect style to reinforce phrasing techniques. Congrats on the Strat, she's a beauty and in fine shape for as old as it is!

[@tomasrodriguez1]

Brian this is the kind of lesson I love sooo much, thanks !!!

[@johnbrown1851]

This is my favorite lesson of yours!

[@Foxxie55]

Loved it - as usual... BIG thumbs up on this one good buddy..

[@odevera81]

Amen Brother hallelujah I can feel the spirit up in here thnx for sharing

[@camgreer]

I knew that guitar was special as soon as I saw it in your hands, but what's more important is that it's in good hands. That axe was meant for the kind of sounds you're getting out of it. Super sweet lesson today.

[@donaldfisher8556]

Absolutely a beautiful guitar. Score.

[@vivendoemvitoria5253]

É o primeiro que vejo ensinar neste encanamento de acordes , parabéns

[@stuartrichens724]

So true about phrasing, dynamics & emotion in playing. I often see clips of people playing as many notes as fast as they can with heavy effects & tricks which is devoid of emotion, style & just doesn’t sound good to me. Some people like that but it’s not for me. Another great lesson Brian. I’ve learned more from you in the last few months than in the whole previous year of learning to play. 🙏 thank you.

[@olben58]

Ahhh - the sunburst of my dreams! You deserve such a nice axe, Brian. Oh, and the lesson of my dreams too. Thank you, sir.

[@harryodum5598]

Cool lesson and a very cool guitar!

[@1chuckcrenshaw]

Fantastic Strat I love it

[@andyjales]

Ok, thats enough, I gonna pay a membership, you are Too Good to be true, I need your complete lessons !

[@UliWolfTV]

Love that deeply. Just beautiful.

[@dgshep1]

Reminds me of BB's version of "There Must Be a Better World Somewhere." Great lesson. Thank you.

[@phillipnorman7423]

great great lesson, ta fella

[@joeywynn442]

That was a good one.

[@thongamchan775]

Hi, I have been watching your videos and I just found myself really getting benefit in learning Blues music foundation. I spent already quite sometime watching here and I really had immense benefit from you. Just to inform you that I have been Blues and Pentatonic scales for one year now and I am pretty fast and familiar with all five positions but I have not tried yet so much my skill in it.

[@domsawyer8953]

God I love this. Amen.

[@shaunm1983]

Beautiful

[@diego.matias]

Awesome lesson. Thanks

[@conscious4895]

All killer, no filler! Beautiful composition and solo and another great lesson - so many great tips about what to play when. Glad to have the regular and slow jam track (with and without guitar) as a premium member, cause this one is gonna be in heavy rotation as I practice. Can I get a witness??!! :)

[@michaelcannon3729]

That guitar sounds real good Brian...

[@dgshep1]

Strat sounds great too!

[@johnnybx3254]

Awesome 😎👍👏🎸🎶🎤

[@DaPoopIsInDaPudding]

Love it

[@vivendoemvitoria5253]

Manja muito, muito bom mesmo

[@JustinHatt1]

WOW! So soulful and tasty! This is great! More stuff like this! Your vids are always great! But wow this was fantastic. Home run for sure!

[@johnsee7269]

I'm commenting again... Good "blues faces" but not really comparable to my all time hero BB King! Best thing you've ever done! A truebluesman can't help the "blues faces"; lol! A real pleasure to listen to this and play it. I guarantee... that you'll "hear something" while playing it that you want to add; great lesson!

[@MindDezign]

Back in the 70's my high school friend that lived around the corner ,I remember he bought a fender 1962 jass master for 250$. He still has it....he looks at it as it's an old $250. Guitar still. I told him what it was worth his eyes popped out of head. The thing about that guitar It literally sounds 1960's. Play anything you want and it sounds like 1960's. That may be a hindrance to like metal guys. But it just sounds pure 1960's. You can not make it sound modern . It's a very cool guitar STILL

[@Mycroftsbrother]

Nice!

[@hedgechristine595]

Sweet

[@ElyRiverBlues]

Sounds just like Peter Green - need your love so bad! A great song.

[@MarkSD]

exactly

[@L-nm2ls]

anointed

[@leftymartinomc]

Dang! How and why in the world did six people not possibly like this lesson?!?

[@DanielPontis]

Great lesson Brian I hear a little “Hard Times” by Clapton

[@PlouplePoupi]

Big up🇫🇷👍🏼🍒

[@Twizzlemenizzle1]

Great Vintage Strat Brian. Your theory about it being pre cbs if it's a small headstock is definitely one of the conditions...does it have an L series number...my '65 does and that's one of the more deciding factors I believe...luv it anyway!

[@jono4708]

Suweet sounding bridge pup! Congrats and thx 4 another great video (Please send me someone to love?)

[@rookymusic6310]

Congrats on the Strat too! I knew it looked and sounded too good to be a reissue lol

[@jw-b1563]

Alway such a pleasure to listen to your playing !! Have been really wondering what the equipment is on the right hand side as I watch the video (the thing with the blue LCD screen). Would love to find out. Thanks for everything Brian, you really are a great teacher

[@jdl2180]

It is a Kemper profiler.

[@Glorybound1313]

Would like to hear more about how you set up your Kemper and if you have patches you tend to use.

[@activemelody]

That is a Matchless amp profile - just a little overdrive.

[@sjuicehockey]

Please do a rock lesson. Keep up the good work

[@stevenelson6895]

Hey Brian what Kemper profile are you using ? Do you have a shortlist of go to profiles. Going over to premium now to view the 2nd part of this amazing lesson ! Keep up the great work man 👍👍

[@homeguitarplayer9482]

You sort of gloss over the chord progression, but that is a great sounding progression. Love it

[@christinesweeting7615]

Do a lesson on scrapper blackwell

[@uglytuco3829]

A little hint of Need Your Love So Bad by Peter Greene's Fleetwood Mac.

[@JKJtube1]

Thinking the same thing, including the diminished chord

[@harryodum5598]

What kind of pedals are you using Brian? And are you using a Fender amp? And I've been procrastinating about joining the premium Club it's a must!

[@activemelody]

Harry Odum I’m using a Kemper profiler first this one - using a Matchless amp profile. Nothing special though, just overdrive

[@harryodum5598]

@@activemelody I'm envious over at guitar I've been looking for that guitar to. They're either so expensive I can't touch, or they have been monkeyed with so much guitar player can never have enough guitars LOL I just picked up a BB preamp running it through my old Fender Blues DeVille so far I really like it. I've been checking out your premium and it looks really cool you'll probably be hearing from me real soon! I love your show cat take care.

[@harryodum5598]

@@activemelody that guitar is beautiful it looks like it was never play! Has it had anything done to it? I can't get over the sounds are getting out of it beautiful tone!

[@activemelody]

@@harryodum5598 hasn't had anything done as far as i can tell - all original.

[@locandro1]

It's hard to find this kind of lesson.

[@douglaschristine8387]

What's pre cbs?

[@lesage8212]

The backing track please

[@garryleach8517]

Brian is a fuckin dude😎

[@emilskouboe3522]

Backing track?

[@rivershigh]

This paid member is asking if you can post backing track rhythm chords as well so we can play our own rhythm and then overlay with your lesson making concept sink in more. Unfortunately I cant 'hear' it.

[@activemelody]

rivershigh they are all listed in the tab

[@berkc06]

I don't understand what you play when you ending :(

[@gianriccardopera708]

To be honest, hearing that sound just confirmed my personal theory: modern guitars are better then the vintage ones.

[@markjasper1127]

Clearly not for beginners

[@activemelody]

Never said it was.