How to use the Major Pentatonic in a Blues (and sound good)

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[@justinguitar]

Lesson 2 is live now - a super easy and fun lick that will really help you get 'playing the changes' :) www.justinguitar.com/guitar-lessons/major-pentatonic-study-lick-1-bl-802

[@musicletters7214]

looking forward to lick 2 :-) Keep em coming!! I am in the middle of my lead blues experience :-)

[@DMSProduktions]

Hey, ya BACK Juz! Been a while cobber!

[@TheMichaelseymour]

love the sound of that p90 - did you put that in ? cheers

[@Havanacuba1985]

@@TheMichaelseymour or is it a P90 size mini humbucker

[@marions.120]

@@Havanacuba1985 -Or possibly a P-100?

[@sofam84]

I have played guitar for 9000 years and this lesson finally made it make sense to me.

[@robertholsman]

After 30+ years of playing, I've had one of the biggest eye openers in this - you can't just move your licks down 3 frets and expect them to sound good! Thank you for this, suddenly this all makes perfect sense!

[@kennethnick3213]

Damn 30+ years and you haden't figured that out yet?

[@mikewarren5351]

Surprising that such a critical area of playing like this hasn't been thoroughly covered yet. Once again, Justin to save the day. You're the man and you somehow have such a great sense of what the general guitar player population is missing/needs.

[@steveford3289]

After having played guitar on and off for 40+ years this lesson was a revelation and a lot of things are now starting to make sense - thank you so much for this excellent lesson

[@justinguitar]

Glad you like it - just editing the next few lessons in the series and it's shaping up really well I think (hope!).

[@jorn-jorenjorenson5028]

@@Philrc I also don't want to sound rude, but if you think you can make such an absolute judgement by reading one single line, I'd guess you did not understand some really basic things in music (and life), that lie beyond notes, chords, patterns and concepts. And, if in your eyes guitar is not something for Steve, what is your point in telling him? Does it make you feel better? Why not just be happy with him?

[@Philrc]

@@jorn-jorenjorenson5028 yes you are right. I really am awful sometimes. I apologise

[@anthonydavella8350]

@@Philrc Dude, good for you man. Its the internet, sometimes it brings out the bad,

[@matthewluckie9730]

You are hands down the best guitar teacher on you tube.. thanks Justin. Keep up the good work mate.

[@fern11100]

Man, I think you’re the best teacher out there on internet land. I keep turning friends and guitar colleagues on to you, and I keep coming back! Thanks, good job!!

[@SJBluzman]

I love the faces you make when you play “the clanker”. The humanity!!! lol. Great lesson as always. Thx!

[@pdanser]

There are literally dozens of videos on the net talking about mixing minor and major scales. This one is exceptional for making sense of it all. Thank you so much Justin!

[@OldDarwish]

this is one of the most useful lessons i've found on youtube thank you justin.

[@custom.0860]

4:46 "it just ain't right" I spit my coffee out when i saw that part. Summed it all up in one sentence Justin you are the best!

[@jmatthys]

It suddenly makes sense! After years of trying! Very well explained, I really like your videos. Keep going!

[@RidiculousFlightSimmers]

Been playing guitar for over 25 years, this lesson was exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!

[@RobinBstard]

Great lesson Justin, exactly what I needed..been stuck with minor pents and couldn't work out what to do with the majors for so long, your a star..!!

[@Ervin-1190]

These lessons are really inspiring to get me out of the rut + the ones with Lee, because I'm kinda on his level but not improving much throughout the years. Thanks Justin!

[@aurel344]

This guy is such a great teacher, probably a good fella as well. He taught me a lot about guitar since I've stared to learn it, you and Marty are the best so far. Best regards Justin.

[@drodriguez415]

Indeed! Between Justin and Marty, we have everything we need to learn guitar.

[@joemama32100]

Big thumbs up, I always wanted to understand how to do this. Thanks.

[@jamiegatt5370]

5 years of learning guitar on my own ->> me after watching this video = MIND BLOWN!

[@xDELFYonceagain]

Pretty much the exact same experience for me.

[@arionmetcalfe7103]

Same here!

[@ratter71]

Try 30 bloody years of suffering!

[@tomminet]

@@ratter71 Same

[@l00pdigga42]

ratter71 better late than never fellas. 1Luv

[@gyptech942]

Top lesson Justin. Not enough is said about this scale,it is fundamental for every aspiring player and even better to be able to weave the minor/ major together.

[@petergoddard1960]

Perfect, exactly what I need right now. Already this is going to unlock so much for me and there's more to come!

[@cymbaline87]

THANK YOU Justin! I've been trying to figure this out for a very long time with no success, this was a revelation for me, thanks again!!

[@viveknair2387]

This is some of the best advice I have ever received about playing the blues. Thank you!

[@Tzadeck]

This is probably the best explanation of this I've ever heard.

[@mclricardo]

Indeed! Justin is an awesome teacher!

[@justinguitar]

Thanks dude!

[@stuartmarshall5044]

Brilliant, simply explained and incredibly effective. Thanks Justin x

[@July4.1776]

This is the video that made it all click in my head. A million thanks!

[@garylearo5301]

this opened my eyes, been working on my lead and this has opened a great deal of options, thanks!

[@zeerakkhan7140]

Oh Man! I have been waiting for these lessons, amazing job.

[@justinguitar]

Cheers!

[@GermanosChilli]

I've watched a lot of videos explaining this topic and Sir you were the key! Looking forward to this series 🍻

[@thetask1]

Nice lesson Justin. Glad to see this series continue. Did your Blues essential a few years ago and loved it.

[@Cmiller85]

This is bloody amazing Justin! Its still above my level of understanding but you make it so accessible. Something I will play around with!!

[@flexwinggpipi]

hey Justin i just gave this a thumbs up before i listened to a second of it ...... why , well cos your the man . ps i have listened to and of course its brilliant

[@jurajschwab]

fantastic wee lesson, thanks so much Justin!!!

[@paulchambers3d]

As always - a superb lesson. Goes to show that sometimes showing something clearly wrong is a great way to drive home a point.

[@reinaldoreyes5631]

I watched and benefited from your basic blues lead course. This one was long overdue, and gratefully welcome.

[@emmagufer]

been looking for this info everywhere thanksman!

[@osr4152]

This video popped up and I recognised you! I watched some of your videos 8 years ago and they really helped me when I started learning guitar. I am really not very good but your vids helped me learn the songs I love. I was playing a song I learnt from you - 'wish you were here' - to my 2 year old son the other day! Thank you so much.

[@cocosn79]

Great lesson. I always made that mistake for playing along the major scale the over all the 12 bar. Justin, you resolve the mystery. Thank you very much!

[@vincenr100]

I've been watching your videos since 2007! Great work I always learn something new. Now my son is watching the same videos on his journey to guitar greatness. Keep it up justin

[@UBEREGGLET123]

I feel like this has been the missing link in my blues playing, my mind is flashing back to a band i was in a few years ago, we'd have some great minor blues jams then the other guitarist ( my friend who was 10x better than me) would play some major blues and even though i could play the chords and thought i knew what i was doing my solos always went to shit! hadn't ever really been able to figure out why. i remember the other guy being like just play the major over the 1 and the minor over the rest but i could never really get it to work. YOU HAVE SAVED THE DAY ONCE AGAIN! long time follower of the channel. you've taught me a lot. Thanks!

[@get_downed_boi6270]

I love how old u and Marty are now. It was nice growing up with u guys teaching us guitar. One American one British.

[@DOBacousticguitar]

The BEST guitar lesson yet for this topic. Thanks very much for this!!

[@Evildead26]

extremely helpful video as always. I have been playing the Minor 12 step blues in the Key of E and A everyday for 10-20mins to perfect my dexterity. this major inclusion will help me to add a next step to my practice.

[@tillgeiger5629]

I subscribed to your course one month ago and I must say, through your leading I'm progressing very good! Would recommend you every time and I'm looking forward to the time, where I'm able to play pentatonics and improvise :)

[@romankok]

This was a really great lesson! thank you very much!

[@jjiacobucci]

Great lesson. Thanks, Justin

[@davidreid2301]

This is the lesson I've been missing! I've been looking for these answers for years! THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH!!!!!!

[@guitarz99]

after 857 years of playing guitar this lesson taught me a lot

[@blues-indianer8667]

Extremely fine explanations of the difference in playing the right/wrong pattern in blues. Once I heard a band in an open air gig, I couldn't exactly hear, whats goin on, and now , some years later, I checked it: The guy used the minor pent over a major blues! It felt like someone spit in my beer and gave me a punch into my stomach, but nearly the whole crowd even didn't recognize it (@that time I was a student in music beginner class, but it felt horrible to hear that)! Thanks for learning with and from you and I will join your homepage program!!! Thanks, Henry

[@jeper1969]

Great lesson . Very detailed and really gets point across. Well done ? Thank you 👍

[@nickkappa9006]

Great lesson and beautiful guitar! Thanks

[@unstabilizer]

Justin you are absolutely the best teacher I've ever come across. And a killer player of course! This lesson was gold! Thank you so much! Can't wait for you to hit a million subs! You've earned that and way more!

[@colebowman2833]

This is really good. I'm entirely self taught. Im 35 and I've been playing most my life. Been playing seriously for 20+ years. I don't recommend this. You could learn in 5 yrs what tool me decades! Still, it was useful for developing my ear somewhat. I seen your lessons with Lee Anderton and want you to know that you're a great teacher. Really. They are the most useful lessons I've ever seen given away and I want you to know how much I appreciate it. I subbed to your channel because of this. I don't have much, but I would like to support you if I can. I have to figure that out. Great work. What a great guy you are!

[@titaseafell6520]

Thank you sir, I was really struggling to find information about how to improvise switching between major and minor, I couldn't find anything on the web so I tried getting it right by ear but I was lost in the dark depths of my musical ignorance... You saved my day, great teaching, you have a new subscriber from Italy!

[@benzuckerman]

No one every told me that you can't play the major pentatonic over every chord as you do the minor. Super useful. THANK YOU!

[@dwightholland5067]

Great lesson. Well Done !

[@xdreadx_5025]

Great concepts and exercises man it's refreshing

[@JSE2015]

Looking forward to the rest of this series. Thanks

[@AndersMcTee]

Great video. When I learned this years ago the tip I always remembered when soloing using a major pentatonic was to resolve on the root note. Whereas in a minor you have the option of a nice sound resolving on the 5th l, you don’t have that option when it’s major.

[@godfreytan1001]

Thank you very much for this lesson. To me, it looked subtle but made a huge difference. I tried after your lesson.

[@Martin_Gregory]

Man, that first statement about when you can play the major pentatonic: pure gold, lightglobe!

[@tefenstrat]

Really good lesson ! Out of all of the major minor pentatonic lessons I have seen on-line. This lesson really helped a ton. Thanks Justin. Nice job !

[@stratman30252]

Good tips! thanks!

[@debajitpalchoudhury1571]

I always have great learning experience from your simple practical useful lessons.

[@duncanmacbean6949]

Great lesson. Thank you

[@SamlonHoldfield]

Great lesson, thanks! REALLY helpful.

[@anejo333]

You just answered so many questions I had! Everyone writes 12 bar blues off as simple or you should know this already. Its been a hard fought journey to get to my goals and this video helped me not have to just trial and error my walkthrough the 12 bars. Cheers Justin! You are the man

[@tracyshoemake9686]

Great lesson

[@torbenmeldgaard8112]

Excellent explanation - well done and thank you Justin!

[@justinguitar]

Cheers!

[@jgrim123]

I've been chasing this concept for 5 yrs. This made it all click. Thank you my man

[@stewea57]

Great lesson Justin, I picked up my guitar after many years of not playing after seeing one of your videos a few years ago. Thanks for the inspiration mate!

[@apollo4556]

Clear to the point, excellent

[@OdinStan]

I love these one on one format lessons. More the better IMHO. Keep them coming. Thanks.

[@SirBelvedere333]

I really enjoy your teaching style. Keep them coming. Thank you from The Coast of N.C.

[@jimforgrave6365]

Anyone new to this info owes Justin a HUGE thank you. I spent a lot of time when I was younger trying to figure this crap out. (yes, it was before KZbin) but still....no one teaches this!

[@1114gabby]

Great lesson!

[@garryleach8517]

Cheers great lesson as always.

[@StLukeG]

Great lesson, finally I understand a little more from music theory. Thank you Justin, you're a great teacher!

[@MrDMF567]

Great lesson as always. Absolutely gorgeous guitar!

[@No1Particular]

Thanks Justin. This happens to be exactly where I'm at in my improvisation education. I know my minor pentatonic pretty well forward and back and the diatonic major scale. But that's about all. So this was perfect!

[@Hilai619]

That is actually the best material on whole UTube about major pentatonic use! Big thanks!

[@chrisboivin5828]

Very well explained👍

[@theriffbandit9375]

Really great video and explanation

[@Bigmozzarella]

Great explaination.

[@hornedkingsp]

Great video!!! Thanks for the tips!

[@gtsteele6219]

Justin, you earned another subscription for two reasons: 1) you're a great teacher and 2) you don't feel obligated to end every demo phrase with vibrato. Note to other teachers: we get it! We won't die if you don't waggle the last note.

[@Alex-bl6oi]

Dude, why haven't I been taught this before! This is such great information... thanks Justin 👍

[@traditionalswiss]

excellent lesson, as usual! Thank you!

[@redfaust8189]

I needed this video so much!!!!

[@terryClg]

i have been trying to play guitar since i was 21 and and now 62. Not a natural and it is hard work to learn. So, practice and playing as you suggest. Never been much of improvised soloist. I love theory BUT this is the best posted tip on how to solo I have ever come across. I have been using your site for years and have learnt heaps. I found that if you want to play gigs and jam, learn the Bass or drums because they are crucial in a band and very rare in Perth WA. Playing bass is easy to pick up if you already know guitar and even if you only play root notes, the guys will take you under their wing and help you to improve. I had been playing bass for 10 months and was asked to play in some gigs at the local pub. was scared sh*tless and it is hard to relax but generally you cannot see any audience due to lighting effects. As long as you got the timing, play the basic notes and a couple of chromatic lines every one is happy. It helps to play in the same key. Practice your song list with the guys and at home and Keep on rockin'. cheers Terry

[@rocker8692]

Excellent lesson

[@slowlearner4721]

Finally, after all these years, the answer to the question I was unable to formulate, other than why does that sound crap! A massive light bulb moment for me. Many thanks Justin. Definitely one of the best tutors on youtube.

[@JadScout]

Awesome teacher cheers !

[@FruitAnnihilator]

Hey Justin, love the new close-up camera angle at about 7:30 :)

[@sylviewheeler6237]

Super super excellent !!!! You are always so clear !!!!

[@bradleyduplooy1744]

Thank you Justin, This had always been a bit of a mystery to me.

[@guitarFlownimo]

around 1 min, Mind Blown,..for real!! thank you Justin!

[@belo1971]

I am just working on that with my guitar teacher ! Awesome you are once again..Kind regards from France

[@aztlangrooverecordz]

Thank you for the lesson Justin ... :) .. greatly explained ... keep rockin'

[@alanharper6673]

I’ve been avoiding the soling with the major pentatonic until now. This video was a life saver.

[@mng22236]

Yeahhhh it was amazing!!!!

[@donaldblankenship5163]

This is exactly what I’ve been struggling with...thanks!