How To Mix Chords With Blues Licks

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Mixing small chords into your blues licks is a great way to give your soloing a more polished sound. If you've never done this before, it might be challenging to know where these small chords are, and which chords you can use over which chord of the progression. In this lesson, I'll show you a bunch of small 2-note chords that you can mix with your blues licks, and which chord of the progression each can be used over.

[@moztheroz]

Learned more from this clip than I have in the last 20 years. Haha, thanks.

[@sodepieter]

The angle at which is this filmed is incredibly useful and so much better than a front view. Not only that, but these licks are super useful!! thanks

[@DrsJacksonn]

I agree. When I watched guitar lessons as a beginner I always thought 'why don't they just film it from a first-person type of angle?'. And Anthony just goes ahead and does it.

[@michaelsteven1090]

agree 100% glad I found this site..

[@gunnerdee84]

Great lesson but I do like the straight ahead view better, I can see the strings better

[@m3xdjc635]

Derek Jennings exactly

[@dawsonbarrow4512]

Please make more lessons like this, it is super helpful for getting that sound I've been lookin for

[@Keef335]

if you truly understand this and break it down, he is literally giving you the keys, with some simple patterns, to unlocking the major step in blues guitar - how to go from minor pentatonic noodling to actually playing the changes and incorporating chord tones. This has been the most insightful lesson I have seen. I have been paying money for courses that were either too advanced, or too simple. Most require you simply learn every scale in every key up and down the neck - a lot of work and many positions aren't used that often by the great players we seek to emulate. With these few simple patterns shown here, I have been able to use these little chords, but also target the tonic, 3rd, 5th and 7th in my solos, all while utilising mostly familiar shapes - that is the genius of this method. Now that my brain is making the connections with the sounds, I can now see and hear how the major pentatonic connects to the minor pentatonic, the Mixolydian mode and the true 'blues scale' that therefor is available, depending on the chord. Only this little clip was able to connect it for me, due to the staying in the old basic blues box and not overwhelming me with some new combination of scales... Interesting how that works. Great lesson and many thanks

[@TomBarradas]

This is a terrific lesson. The little chord and double-stop shapes become quasi-intuitive once you memorize the minor-pentatonic scale patterns. Really helps to fill out and fatten the sound.

[@licksnkicks1166]

This is such an amazing video. I have learned some cool licks to put in my trick bag. With this Corona Virus thing happening it’s super nice to have something like this to learn. Makes the self isolation a bit more bearable. Thanks so much! 🇨🇦 CANADA

[@vvgmhod4]

Am surprised that more instructors don't use this camera perspective. Superb, and so much easier to follow!

[@fiftypeehead]

I think I've just experienced a moment of clarity. Jah bless

[@jonathanrees6122]

LOVE that you use the top corners of the pick instead of the point. I've always played this way and have often been told that it was wrong. I find that I'm able to move faster through the strings by doing this. I only recently started watching guitar videos, and I'm glad I found your series.

[@sakutasu]

Texas Blues Alley is one site that I can truly trust when it comes learning to play blues licks ! Thanks ! TBA

[@Josh-og9sv]

That tone is beautiful

[@CalebJohnsonlivingca]

I definitely need to come back to this one every couple months...

[@ckjjclan]

Its interesting what the value of good teaching is... I watch you teach this stuff and I'm say to myself "well, yeah, when you present it like that 'I know that'..." But in truth, I haven't ever thought of these small cords like this ever. Thank you! Great video... The take home for me is, to spend time looking at the notes in the cords and see whats under or near my fingers and see how they sound in the progression... good stuff!

[@golfalot1]

Love that mini 2 note 7th chord for the I that can be slid lower one fret for the IV and higher 2 frets from there for the V. It works wonderfully. Less is more sometimes. Excellent lesson that really opened some doors and freed up my phrasing. Thanks for the hard work you put into these lessons, Anthony!

[@alamoestepario9096]

2 lessons of yours equal months of classes, thanks dude

[@celticgodsoriginal]

Very nicely done, the perspective down onto the neck is excellent, one of the best lesson videos around. Keep up the good work.

[@opreacg]

That was just awesome. I was always wondering how blues players get that sounds and I finally found out. Now I just have to learn everything you showed and get used to it.

[@pschlosb]

great lesson! Very detailed and to the point and useful. I want to take some time to rewind over and over and learn these thoroughly

[@jjulch]

Finally! I've been asking for a lesson in this for years!

[@diegooland1261]

Oh man!!! at about 6:30 you show a lick over the IV. That's been right under my nose for years and I never knew what those guys were playing to get that sound. Now I know. Thanks!!

[@GabrielFFontes]

Sooo many moments like that during the video! I'm not a big lick kind of player (I don't usually like to learn licks to implement in my improv, I just like to improv completely), but this video opened up a lot of ideas for my soloing.

[@diegooland1261]

I hear ya, I wasn't a fan of learning licks either, just want to jam. But I got some lessons off of Texas Blues Alley and my soloing has improved 100%. Not paid to say it, but my phrasing is now way better.

[@GabrielFFontes]

I've been thinking about signing up as a local to watch some of his lessons. Definitely the best teacher I've encountered!

[@larrygeetar9309]

Why wouldn't you want to learn licks? That's the way you build up your musical vocabulary. As you learn stuff, more doors open, which translates to more ideas for improvisation. Learning licks and chords is how you begin learning how the guitar works and how your hands work to make music, whether it's improvisational or by the book. Any instrument is the same and you have to start somewhere.

[@diegooland1261]

When I first picked up the guitar I foolishly confused learning licks with learning riffs. I didn't want to learn 1,000 riffs and be totally unable to play one song start to finish. But you are right, learning licks is like learning words you string into sentences, paragraphs, etc. I got that analogy from TBA :)

[@MetalGuru965]

Another great lesson, Anthony. Engineers rule!

[@sergioaguilera1993]

oh man, I don`t know why but I love strats!

[@exzaviorw]

sergio gato cause' theyre awesome!

[@Perregrin141]

perfect video. Didn't realize how much this helps you're playing, very helpful.

[@jameswilson2423]

finally a instructor that says and plays n stead of alot of sayn n no playn. you got some lics bro. yea. thanks for the tips ..subscriber i am. learn me you must

[@kalyyl]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. IT HELPED ME ALOTTTTTTTT THAT I JUST CLICKED THE SUBSCRIBE BUTTON ALREADY ;) do more of this type of videos in this pov. because its much easier to understand. even when its lockdown it really brings me back to play the guitar everyday

[@Cougar139tweak]

So glad this gem found me, Thank you! Subscribed!!!

[@josephwalton9511]

Good stuff! ...can't believe how high your action is .

[@VegetasCorndog]

These lessons are seriously the best ! Going to probably buy some more from your website when I get paid

[@vivek2668]

Absolutely love the angle. So much easier

[@lianthawmte1041]

genius way of filming a tutorial video. helps me lot!

[@TJPatriot74]

Lol. "I don't have much time today. " We know. 13 minutes and 16 seconds. Good lesson.

[@braddakimo1954]

Anthony, another great lesson, thanks!

[@anthonyhouse3454]

You've inspired me to give lessons as well! Thank you

[@swetonic]

Very nice! Thanks for the lesson.

[@kevin.mac.3637]

very cool , filled in some gaps 4 me straight away , cheers..

[@congamike1]

OK. THIS is how I want to play. I'll be around here a lot.

[@er1cmaurer]

Thank you so much for the video. Excellent!

[@dokiencuong]

Wonderful lesson. Thank you

[@absinha6209]

Awesome! Great teaching!

[@hendrix450]

Perfect job,fantastic tone...

[@MarcoPaints]

Man- so useful and in such a short time. Awesome!

[@sbennettyt]

Great lesson thanks!

[@kalinkuzmanov6747]

Maaan thats a cool lesson!! Thanks.

[@buddhamus]

This was a great lesson. Thank you.

[@scotthill6406]

This is so helpful! Thank you so much!

[@drockny]

Great lesson man. Some really nice ideas. Love the position of your camera so we can see the frets and strings very easily.

[@kauanmusumeci5452]

i struggle with rhis too, thanks anthonny great teaching approach as always. im still trying to play the right notes at the right time instead of just play the Blues haha but never stop playing thanks

[@kevinking2468]

Great lesson!!!!!

[@johnwood5246]

To the guy asking about the 1st 4th and 5th chords. These numbers relate to the notes of the major scale which is basically the dog Ray me scale.So in key E , E is 1, A is the 4th note of the E major scale, B is the fifth note, hence E blues progression 1,4,5

[@cmccallumc]

6:00 Wow!

[@frogdogify]

Wild looking pickups

[@carlaxon166]

Love your stuff n tone, thanks for sharing

[@78tag]

Thanks Bud, you made me realize that I was already doing a little bit of that without knowing it. I will now pursue that with more focus. I agree with many of the other comments made here about the quality of your videos and instruction style. Thanks again, you help me keep my playing in the fun realm. BTW - I absolutely agree that the angle you use for the visual perception of the lessons is the best.

[@Guidojackson1965]

Fantastic. Very informative.

[@TomasIlluminato]

A lesson on a song about the Wind and a girl names Mary... And it's a Jimi Hendrix song... Oooh I KNOWWW!!! Yeeeesss! oh I'm Crying! ...It's the song Crosstown Traffic! ...Right?

[@FabioPanc8]

hope you're trolling... it's the wind cries Mary

[@TomasIlluminato]

+Fabio Panc haha yeah just joking around

[@erockromulan9329]

dick

[@warmregards4439]

+Dick Indiaz tell em boiii lol

[@AlVixan]

Great great video! Thanks a lot!

[@GabrielFFontes]

That was an amazing video! A lot of great ideas.

[@xsonyt]

Very nice. Thank you.

[@tongbaactongbaac8083]

Good sound

[@gunnslinger7774]

wow.. great video... as always...

[@matthewtakesh3333]

Great lesson man, helped a lot

[@kdrake777]

How about the other around, throwing in lick fills when you are playing a blues cord progression?

[@Texasbluesalley]

ooooo, that'll make a good lesson.

[@skatetodeath666]

you ever get to this one ? would love to see it

[@charlieniner1552]

WOWOWOWO Awesome!!!

[@HigherPlanes]

Nice tone.

[@thomasmilas6670]

tip top !!! thanks

[@aimfuldrifter]

Quite useful lesson :)

[@krista96]

so he is . . .thank you MrDblStop . . . . and there's me thinking that I'm quite entelijent! ;)

[@blackfishgaming7145]

Yeah man.. this is great content. Thanks. Subbed. back to the woodshed.....

[@kevinmaynard1887]

Thank you so much

[@calebharvey601]

That camera you use is awesome.

[@4130jase]

this is great thanks

[@brendanclyons5983]

Can you make a video lesson for John Mayer live in L.A. - I Don't Need No Doctor

[@robertveith3400]

Thank you!!!!!!

[@paulhamrick801]

That lick at 12:12 was badass

[@marcoslopezpinto]

Thanks man!

[@bennryan2]

How dare you make my life easier 😀

[@goosups6609]

cool dude very helpful

[@KeesBoer]

Greetings from Bolivia.... That was very nice playing..... I know the blues scale and how to play it, but I'm not familiar what is box 1 or 2 etc.... But this did give me some help. I can figure out some stuff from there.... Thanks!!!

[@KevinJMcClintock]

Why do you hold your pick upside down? Great lesson

[@Balance3rd]

So many possibilities

[@PaulMichaelR]

What gauge are your strings ? Great lesson by the way, in my humble opinion the best there is .

[@mikeleeslifehacks]

How are you getting that tone? A blues box? If so, I'd love to see your settings

[@hectorzamora6418]

U rule thanks 4 sharing

[@rafaol.5132]

why You didnt mention abou target notes of every chord, root, 3 5, or 7 of chord,? this is very important

[@Texasbluesalley]

Because not everyone knows intervals, or scales, or thinks that way. A huge number of people actually.

[@shehranazim4784]

+Texas Blues Alley yeah, I think a lot of people, myself included, tend to think in terms of shapes rather than the underlying theory.

[@isaacnice6575]

+Shehran Azim haha, me too. this proves his point all the more.

[@GuitarPlayer_Kinda]

Every time I try to learn the why's and what for's, regardless of the subject, I always end up taking the fun out of whatever I'm trying to learn. Then I just get frustrated.

[@TheVatonaught]

thanks for voicing this essentially true thang.

[@scotthill6406]

Are you holding the pick sideways? Does that give you a different kind of tone?

[@bismuthcrystals5650]

"Sounds a lot more fatter and a little more sophisticated." lol

[@michaelcraig9449]

Thanks but I need some tabs, cant really follow it well enough..Can you do something like this and toss up some tabs too? I tried just cant follow it. I get maybe 1/3 of it..Just not there yet need some help to get there.

[@rolandramirez4557]

Do you use pedals? I'm not really too fond of stratocasters because they sound too thin to me but your tone is so buttery. How do you go about getting that tone?

[@mrericchwang]

What pedal are you using? Tone is insane

[@samibenrejeb8686]

this guy is fucking awesome!!

[@erho2967]

Box 1 shape in the 4th chord.... You blew my mind like this on "rude mood" which is in E. The box 1 shape is used similarly in the 10th position in D Can you do the same with the BB box shape? I don't have a guitar with me, is that not the 7th fret, top notes of the root box? Confusing! Can you make a vid of all the positions for the clone box shapes??

[@Texasbluesalley]

Really, when you're over the IV or V chord, you can move the whole system of boxes, but you're rarely there long enough to utilize more than the Box 1 shape.

[@PhilBot4OOO]

Serious tone bone after that, like a good lady it's dirty and clean in all the right places

[@chaniskysmith8318]

Que brutal y exotico mano me.deleite

[@carsonprokopuik5101]

What kind of pickups are those?

[@johnlloyd7568]

Hi Anthony, What string gauge are you using? Also, Im not sure but from what i can see you seem to have a higher action than normal or is it just the camera angle? Great videos by the way!

[@Texasbluesalley]

D'addario EXL115 strings, which run .11 - .49. My action is high, but the angle exaggerates it: texasbluesalley.com/oldtonezone/tone-tuesday/how-and-why-to-set-the-action-on-a-strat-for-blues

[@johnlloyd7568]

+Texas Blues Alley thanks!

[@Musicsports]

+John Lloyd I play with a high action as well. Fits with blues style playing and heavy strings. 11 or 12's

[@paulduda2]

what gear are u using as that's a great tone

[@brandean9266]

What is the purpose for you playing with your pick upside down?

[@nethomas1968]

@8:17, does he mean G and E strings together?

[@deathlesshorsie901]

Yes, you can hear that clearly in SRV’s “Ain’t gonna give up on love”.

[@krista96]

Hi, I don't get how in the last tip you talk about using the 1 shape for the 4 chord which is D but you go to root E for the 4 and then F# for the 5? thx

[@MrDblStop]

He's playing in the key of B so the 4 is E.

[@RandyBurnettTalks]

Noticed U hold the pick sideways? That just the way U feel best with it or do U have a reason for it?

[@cmiddleton9872]

Stevie Ray Vaughan was alleged to hold his pick sideways to produce a fatter tone, so I'd guess that's why. Tone + SRV influence. Try it. It really does change the way you sound.