Sue Foley: Blues riffs you can really use!

[@RezaMatix]

More content from this talented lady please, first time seeing her. She is fantastic.

[@TomKaszuba]

I have seen Sue Foley perform live twice. She is off the charts phenomenal. Absolute doors blown off situations. Do not miss her performing live. Sensational.

[@ladecadadellobo]

Great lesson, More Sue Foley videos!

[@SueFoleyOfficial]

😎

[@NotWorthIt9]

Boy howdy Sue, you make it look like I might play The Blues before I die. Fantastic lesson.

[@2jamiephi]

Thank you Sue you are an amazing artist. The real deal!

[@green323turbo]

Isn't she great , wow ! And when she talked about Johnny Winter too ! Love it . I'm practicing those licks now

[@pauliebots8914]

Loved the Johnny Winter Homage. He definitely did not get the credit he deserved!! Thanks Sue Foley you did Johnny Right!!!

[@Baci302]

This is an excellent blues lesson that, as Sue says, “grounds your playing.” Please do more lessons, Sue. You’re an excellent teacher. Sorry I missed your recent show in Philadelphia. Come back soon.

[@SueFoleyOfficial]

Thanks for your comment. I’m glad this is of use to folks

[@Baci302]

@@SueFoleyOfficial Definitely. Please do more when you get the chance.

[@simonforrester3733]

This is fantastic! I love Sue Foley’s music. Great to get these insights into her playing. What a great lesson. Thank you Sue and Guitar World!

[@SueFoleyOfficial]

Glad you liked it

[@walterjebe8703]

Excellent demonstration of how that style is done. Thank you!

[@mewhitak]

Luv you Sue ! Thanks for being the real deal !

[@satyanpatel6403]

Just saw her this pass weekend live in Albuquerque, NM. As cold as it was, she played her heart out! Loved it, thank you for visiting us. ❤

[@derkranich33]

Great lesson! Thanks Sue!

[@michaelandersen7260]

Love ya Sue!!!

[@oscarpolo6310]

Thank you Sue Foley for the great Blues lesson, you are one of my favorite Guitarists. Pinky sounds great. Someday I would like to see you in concert.

[@SueFoleyOfficial]

Thank you

[@alikaacousta3003]

@@SueFoleyOfficialwhen are you coming to hawaii?

[@bilbonanno4443]

AWESOME LESSON! Thanks Sue!

[@Jamzocd]

Great lesson and demo Sue!

[@RickSymons-d4g]

That was so great. Ms Foley has real insight and understanding of the Blues and is a fine player too. Thank you for that Sue Foley and thank you Guitar World for the video.

[@frederickthompson8686]

Sue nails it. No, scaley is not the way you want to sound! Thanks Sue and GW.

[@Baci302]

Exactly! I hate “scaley” blues players.

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

Who are examples of 'scaley' players?

[@bobbaumeister5243]

That's it. Sue is great and so lovely

[@Steve_Rotter]

This is awesome! I always wanted to play blues like this. THIS is the blues. Whenever I attempt, I'm a scaley player. Love this video. Thanks Sue!!!

[@stickman55100]

Sue Foley is just AWESOME! This was a Blue volume of lessons in under 10 minutes. And what a golden nugget, lid you don’t have an idea of where you’re going, you just get lost in solo land…” so very true.

[@samuelhatman8995]

Just perfect Sue! Learning these from my Oklahoma Uncle Everett in 1966, and now keeping them fresh thanks to you at '71!! Great tutorial! I have some listening and sharing to do with my bandmates for our next blues gig!

[@SueFoleyOfficial]

Glad you enjoy

[@jeffshaw7035]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge and skills broken down and demonstrated so clearly.

[@pauliebots8914]

Wow Sue that was excellent lesson. Your playing is so clean!!!!! and tight!! Amazing. That was GREAT!!!!

[@rashidrani2333]

Very clean and smooth playing...i like it

[@lucrajamtracks]

Excellent! Thanks for this lessons.

[@SueFoleyOfficial]

Glad you like it

[@oicsaywhat]

Great lesson , her tone and playing is so good

[@tomazkadis5456]

That is new approch for me. Thank you.

[@bobareeniobobareenio2935]

Oh nooo! Falling in love - - - - - with Sue Foley.

[@sambai5955]

Wow!!! Just found you on KZbin. You make it look so easy. I am learning a lot from you. Thank You Sooo much.

[@filipsrtx]

hats off to sue for properly laying it down she a real one

[@williamphillips1852]

Very usable Thank you so much! I love your style and your technique is stellar!

[@glh1956]

Great info & detail from a terrific player- Sue such an authentic blues player- great stuff 🙌🎸🎶🙌

[@MIDI3301]

Awesome looking floral Telecaster Sue! Great lesson.

[@dewardroy6531]

That’s “Pinky”

[@michaelkarlsson5966]

@@dewardroy6531 I think it's "Billy" or "Jimmie" since "Pinky" is more worn.

[@reidsmith8739]

The Floral Tele is Blue..Sue's is Pink Paisley..both the names Fender gave them in the 60's.

[@indianajb1953]

Wonderful lesson, Sue! You are an inspiration!

[@donmccown6645]

Great lick! It's a great way to look at it as patterns.

[@SueFoleyOfficial]

Thanks for your input. Glad you like

[@tunahelpa5433]

I saw her 30 years ago when she warmed for Lonnie Brooks. I was an instant fan ! Followed him for years

[@4425evergreen]

great approach from a wonderful -layer! thanks!

[@rexivivi]

I feel like I just got a recipe from a mother's greatest dish. Thank you so much, Sue~

[@chrishowitt9654]

Wow, had to stop the video and go get my guitar to run through these licks. Thanks Sue.

[@bluespower1961]

Awesome Sue Foley. Your the real deal.

[@aureliobrighton1871]

With a few clear words things are tying up beautifully. And that velvet growl of her lovely guitar seems to directly come out of the rich upholstery. This clip is my todays metaphor to 'total appeal'. Thankyou 😊

[@rodneyariel2357]

Super Thanks stumbled on this lesson by chance just the kind uv thing I was looking for. Love the blues, Thank you Sue.

[@drutgat2]

Great stuff. Many thanks, Sue.

[@sgmarshall3]

Really great lesson! What a great player. I got to see her live with Deborah Coleman once, and really enjoyed it. I’ve heard these riffs so many times but never had someone show me them before

[@SueFoleyOfficial]

I know right?! Until it’s explained it can seem rather mysterious

[@JS-nf1sn]

Awesome. Thank you. Very good stuff.

[@MeanMaoriMean555]

It happens in these sort of places with these patterns. Thats it right there! That 😅profoundly summed it up for me. That was great! Thank You Sue! I’m now subscribed. Blessings!🙏❤️

[@SueFoleyOfficial]

Thanks for your comment.

[@chrisforrest4581]

Great Lesson Thanks SF ! Love your blues.

[@archstanton3763]

Great video and nice playing. I remember when the paisley went right to the edges on the Telecaster.

[@electricgypsyblues4761]

Great Stuff! Love from Chicago Sue ❤️

[@3892-j9e]

Thank you so much! Your great player, I enjoy your music! I hope I can figure this out haha🎸🎸

[@ttrinneer]

This is like a lifetime of lessons!

[@ragsreachrich]

Thank you Sue!

[@RobbieD2468]

Of course, Foley is a stellar guitarist, but she’s an excellent teacher as well. Thank you, Sue Foley!

[@pushrodify]

Thank you Sue-trying to get less scaley, more bluesy.

[@SueFoleyOfficial]

Yes!!!! 😂

[@luckydog-287]

Great lesson! Thank you!

[@jimholmes341]

Thank you great tips,you are amazing love your playing so smooth, I also am a fan of Muddy Waters with Johnny!!!

[@SueFoleyOfficial]

Me too

[@englishiowa]

This is fantastic

[@rumpledskin7971]

Love the tone and feel of Sue Foley's music and guitar playing, particularly blues and flamenco/Andalusian (Spanish). With her -- as with the legendary BB King, Buddy, Guy, John Lee Hooker, Lightnin' Hopkins and the like -- "Less is More."

[@dejaliloquy]

Beautiful guitar ❤

[@richardfinney3179]

I love her way of teaching a real sweet lady please put more sue Foley up on utube

[@daleschimpf]

Pretty sure she’s got a few lessons up on her channel.

[@telefrk49]

Wow!! More please:)

[@clivephillips6758]

Love it!

[@NikkoAus]

Nice lesson thank you very much. I thought I couldn’t get this at first but it’s getting there 👍🏻

[@jmoorecareers]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@heoftheunlight]

great stuff!

[@TheHuester44]

I remember seeing Sue playing with Albert Collins in Chicago must of been in the 80’s . Also saw Johnny Winter several times in that period in Chicago. I know longer live in that area but I have great memories of seeing many great blues players in Chicago. Shook hands with the great Albert King . Great memories.

[@SueFoleyOfficial]

I think you might be thinking of Debbie Davies, who had the gig playing with Collins…. I was so jealous 😂

[@Cjcastres]

Thank you for this! Just started with guitar so my blues is quite scaley but got so many different ideas from watching her!

[@akmt123]

Excellent, cheers from Canada

[@rs4425]

so good ... thanks

[@Francis-g4p]

Great tone❤....

[@edwardmclaughlin7935]

Really good, thanks.

[@danabiondo9243]

Thank You Sue ! I Love 💞 This Lesson. 3 Reasons. Your Teaching Classic Blues links. And The Deep Pink Velvet Couch, Blue Velvet Curtains, Your Taste is Clothing. A Perfect Match for Your Pasiely Tele. Very Nice. ✨️⭐️✨️⭐️💜🕊

[@nowhereismyhome1458]

Smooth as silk 🙏

[@madadam81]

Blues, more so than any other genre is about feel more than rules - and this mindset around patterns helps so much about ignoring the rules that can make playing sound too scaley and build your own patterns. And this isn't just great for blues guitar, but any musical style and any instrument and build your own playing styles, rhythms and riffs that show your own musical personality. But you need to have the knowledge, skills and techniques that come with learning all the rules so you can instead build your own rules and patterns. Beethoven's 5th with the da da da daaaas are a great example of patterns in music and when the listener starts to recognise your patterns and be surprised by changes to the pattern they didn't predict is something studies have shown that listeners really positively respond to That's why this video is so good for budding musicians and songwriters

[@brianbarker2190]

I am now a fan!

[@NPCONSULTING247-jy3pz]

You fit perfect into Country- Blues with your belt, outfit and guitar !

[@jamesstout6006]

That’s a great tele sound

[@PhantomDave68]

Very helpful thanks.

[@Stillblissstudios]

Thank you!

[@Stillblissstudios]

I might use this trick from now on. Now just to get the guts, to pickup the guitar.

[@elanofigueiredo2893]

Beautiful guitar, Beautiful lady. From Brazil 🇧🇷 ♥️ ❤️

[@LemasterDave]

This is great!

[@stevejohnson7002]

Please do more Sue Foley videos!

[@davidjacobs828]

The great sue foley ...❤

[@andylucas1175]

Effortlessly, melodic, playing, neat vid'.

[@samuelegiuseppelongo]

I'd never sue Foley for sounding scaley, so don't you make me question my patterns... 😂 Great playing & lesson, sending you love & appreciation, Miss! 💜

[@DavidTrevino-e4l]

so so easy , i learned that years ago and more. it is simple. i like your vid. you are really good. I'm impressed. 6:19 i really dig those runs. Thank you.

[@DMSProduktions]

\m/ Rockin' Sue!

[@ZalMoxis]

Nice one Sue👍

[@Mark_Thompson_Author]

OMG! I saw Sue Foley at Antone's in Austin several years ago, with my mate Patrick Ravenscroft... on a trip around the South from our respective homes in the UK... amazing player! I saw Tab Benoit at The House of Blues in New Orleans too, for his Standing On The Bank record release... and Walter 'Wolfman' Washington at HoB, and Coolio at HoB... an amazing trip over 3 weeks... plus Little Charlie & The Nightcats at a bar in Little Five Points, Atlanta... amazing!!! What a trip!!

[@catman2u2]

Love your style for years. Brought my daughter to see you hear you at the Iridium a few years ago. Been working on your version of the Okie Dokie Stomp. After a looonnng time I’m prettygood at it

[@monsterzero1965]

Excellent playing thank you for sharing! And I like that your shirt matches you guitar lol

[@colleensmith6655]

Really nice xx

[@howardtyler7]

Fantastic stuff! Blues with a Country lilt!! Wicked!❤

[@paulcooper-n2v]

Love the paisley tele.

[@jimposey4792]

MORE!!!

[@slackandsteel]

One of the reasons these sound so great is she is playing with her fingers and keeping the bass going with the thumb. This takes some skill to master. Also shoutout to the comment someone earlier made about acoustic blues and players like Lightning Hopkins playing these riffs.

[@deadmanhiking9260]

Very nice

[@Hhenriette]

awesome musician and great teacher:)) @SueFoleyOfficial thanks @GuitarWorld

[@Vern859]

Thank you