How to use the minor and major pentatonic scales in the blues - Blues Guitar Lesson - EP368

[@guitarswhiskeyandgolf]

Im so happy to be a member of this site. I am 1.5 years into a 5 year plan to be as good as I can be and Brian has improved my playing so much. I have learned theory scales triads blues country rock tag time caged system and playing melodically i play better and know more than I ever have. He's the real deal and his playing is great Brian can execute very difficult things so cleanly and authentically

[@activemelody]

Thank you Brian - I appreciate that.

[@mlnyonasi]

@@activemelody yes, you're awesome for even sharing this free stuff--truly, thank you! If I may ask something, you should do emphasize one how you smoothly play some of these licks. See, I can play everything you showed in this video, but it doesn't sound as clean as yours. For example, 9:41 I can play that decently well but not as clean sounding as you. I know it comes down to practice practice...but there is a part of me that's convinced that there is some technique thing i'm missing. Anyways, thank you for all you do man!

[@jeffro.]

Congrats! I agree, Brian is the real deal! I'm in a similar situation (though it's not a "5-year plan" it's just a plan to get good ASAP!). I used to play, some 30 years ago, and while I was technically really, really good, I didn't know nearly as much as I do now, thanks to the Internet, and mainly thanks to Brian & Active Melody. I've learned so much, so quickly that it amazes me! It's so much fun! 👍

[@flylippfantom8425]

​@@activemelody same here ty

[@brianhagge1112]

You’re doing the Lord’s work showing budding guitarist the Hoy Grail of scales. Your teaching style is perfected.

[@newmanj2315]

I follow several players/teachers and you sir are my favorite. Love your picking style.

[@christianzelaya6361]

Amazing. I wish I had seen something like this 20 years ago, but now I can finally play the blues with sense thanks to you.

[@mariacristinaadel]

I’ve been watching videos of this excellent teacher and I’m really impressed the way he subdivided each lesson. Now, I’m enjoying playing my guitar because of its constructive lessons.

[@flylippfantom8425]

I haven't been able to stop playing this and I'm digging it in A. We generally E 1-4-5 A is a nice change

[@johnmitchelljr]

What can you say about a great lesson from a great teacher? A great big thank you, every time I pick up a guitar.

[@daillman863]

One of the best teachers on the web.. thanks for your talent and your time.

[@glennevangelista]

cool. you're not only teaching the licks, you're also showing how it connects to the chords. thanks!

[@torydrake2846]

This is the video ive been looking for! My favorite blues rhythm with licks walked through. I always get lost trying to put my own licks in with this rhythm... Very good walk through! I'm only 6 months into playing but I'll be playing blues on the porch for hours soon

[@samuelmagar3205]

There are lots of lessons in the you tube but you r the only made me clear eaisly, thnks sir

[@giovanni_guitar]

So many lights turning on, many thanks! 👍

[@dennispurdy3533]

Damn! Your little Martin sounds great. I look at lots of tutorials for guitar playing and yours are the best I have found because you are a really good teacher.

[@alexanderhammer688]

I agree with you a 100% Dennis. I truly believe that Brian is the best on KZbin.

[@dpmahoney125]

This is great! Have been looking for the blues style of the early dorm days of the 60's Thank you for your efforts! You have really nailed it.

[@mikeashton249]

Great lesson thank you

[@petermcgarrymusicandflying]

Such a crystal clear presentation. Pearls dropping at our feet !

[@bandk1502]

Your fantastic at breaking things down to where we can easily understand! Thank You!

[@peg.6880]

Best blues teacher on the web

[@jamesferguson2777]

Thank you, I really appreciate your teaching method.

[@marybethhempel9101]

I just love your lessons Brian!! Thank you for sharing this one! This is a keeper!! I had a lightbulb moment also!! 😄

[@soapy3204]

Always a good time with Bry 🎶👍🎵💫🎵

[@ianbarnes1406]

I've been subscribed for a while now Brian but only now am I starting to dig deeper into your lessons out of a desire to be able to pick up the guitar and actually play something rather than just noodling around all the time. These lessons are at just the right level for me, so many thanks and keep them coming!

[@GuyDanielsMusicEtc]

Just sent this to a student who (to whom LOL) I promised my own video on this topic. Great example, playing, and teaching👍🏽

[@caseylee12]

I love Nipper in the background. Thanks for another good video.

[@Daytripper51]

Uh-Oh Brian....Another early lesson release! Must have weekend plans!!! ....lol! Thank You!

[@ginmartin3019]

Wow! This is sooo what I've been looking for. Great teaching techniques!

[@PixelatedSpirit]

"when things go wrong, go wrong with you. It hurts me too!” nice version.

[@lucanuzzi4365]

Yes! Plus, Brian is gradually aesthetically turning into Eric Clapton. LOL :-) Great job Brian, anyway.

[@chuckjls]

@@lucanuzzi4365 Actually that was Brian turning into Eric Clapton who tuned into Elmore James.kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKvVYoWco5KDars

[@AshcraftFraming]

Your lessons are really opening up the guitar for me. At last, thanks.

[@andyharding9542]

I learned these scales 20 yrs ago but never understood them til now, what a great geez er

[@seanthanksfortheinspiratio5538]

Fantastic , love your lessons Brian,

[@atarijam]

Brian thanks to these lessons I am becoming better at my playing. I will be subscribing to your Premium lessons this weekend!

[@KipIngram]

You know, once in a while, just so we can get the full flavor of something, you ought to put all of something in the free lesson. Not every time but now and then so we can see the full depth of your teaching. I feel like I might be more likely to sign up if I had a feel for what a whole lesson was like. Especially if it was a really good one. :-)

[@activemelody]

I do that all the time!

[@mmmlovm]

Love your lessons

[@shermansmith6589]

Hey just to hear you play makes me feel better about guitar and the way you explain things help me understand the guitar a lot better I thank you for your time

[@davidhaughey2162]

You really put me at ease learning from you you say and do just right for my brain to comprehend thanks keep teaching me all these cool self jams and licks

[@mr.s5333]

Great lesson once again Brian. My acoustic playing has been neglected recently so I think I'll put the electrics away for a few weeks and focus on this and a few other great acoustic lessons on Active Melody. There are so many brilliant ones to go through.

[@alfredpunke6570]

Very very nice lesson, I am learning so much, thank you! I looked through most of the comments and I was astonished none mentioned anything about the 8-bar blues scheme. It took me a little while, until I noticed - something's different here. So used to the 12-bar scheme...

[@patrickkelly5004]

Nice work, Brian!

[@note4note858]

What a great song to combine with Ep127 which I recently learned. same key, different licks. Thanks!

[@marybethhempel9101]

thank you Conners Music for the tip.

[@josephss5917]

Brian, you are unbelievable, Blues 101, I would love to have more of your improv, so good bein’ bad on lesson 144, minor pentatonic.

[@RobertoCichetti]

my best teacher by far

[@mrkhaingmin3474]

You are a really great teacher for us

[@jonrobinson1026]

Fantastic lesson...much learned

[@SuperMelodic]

I can hear Lightning Hopkins singing over that ! Love it getting up to grab my guitar now.

[@jackh577]

So glad I found your channel. Thank you for breaking things down and showing us everything step by step. Your videos are chock full of great info. Thank you!

[@tuftyaurelius9062]

What must be stated clearly is that the Aminor pentatonic scale has Cmajor pentatonic as its RELATIVE major and vice versa. Same notes but different roots: A, C,D, E and G Or C,D, E, G and A! The relative minor to Amajor is actually F@, same notes different roots/starting points. It’s extremely important to understand the concept of RELATIVE major scales and minor scales. Hence one must know the number of sharps and flats in ALL the keys as we whizz around the fingerboard. Very important music theory!

[@antlertaxidermy]

Brian Brian Brian You are my Triad Master every Tuesday! Always a surprise never disappoints! Right down to, what guitar you will have, whether a hat or no hat, clean shaved, or new beard growth, or if your of driven age or only have a library card! Thank You for your fantastic teaching skills. 🥂 Bill

[@warrendemartini6533]

Another smokin lesson. Thanks Brian .....

[@GuitarJoLa]

Great blues starter lesson from a fabulous teacher :) ♪💖

[@AlexMorganGuitarMan]

Damn you looking smooth play that big C.F. Martin. Sounds smooth too. Love the channel a nd your content. Just been watching about a week or so. But I really love the lessons and the knowledge of theory that you provide. Easily became one of my favorite music lesson channels. Keep up the good work.

[@jayogden773]

Great lesson and very well explained! Thanks for posting!

[@traceydevlin7066]

Just what I needed Brian, thankyou.🎸👍🇦🇺

[@activemelody]

you bet!

[@timothywilliams345]

Lots of good stuff here Brian. It why I love your site so much! Great job!

[@motownrockerusa]

I want your RCA Victor Dog 🐕 and Victrola… 😁 they are Sweet. Great video, I've learned quite a bit from you. Thank you for making your videos easy to follow.. You Rock Brother! .. Keep em coming…😁 Much Love from the D. Jer

[@mathieuroberge5568]

Solid work. Useful and helpful

[@mondocain]

I really enjoyed this lesson. Things are staring to make sense.

[@adamrowland7447]

I've heard that little box on the first 3 strings you were talking about called the "House of Blues". Really helps me visualize it as it looks like a house.

[@garyjohnson8572]

Brian, you need to rename this, what a sweet excellent intro to traditional blues (meaning blues from the south) obviously a member. Something they feel can tackle.

[@williekingsnake4492]

Thanks Brian, this lesson turned on at least a couple light bulbs for me. Much appreciated.

[@johncruz7895]

Very good and useful lesson.

[@BKRMON]

Those double dots at the 7th fret are messin' with me.

[@tuftyaurelius9062]

What must be stated clearly is that the Aminor pentatonic scale has Cmajor pentatonic as its RELATIVE major and vice versa. Same notes but different roots: A, C,D, E and G Or C,D, E, G and A! The relative minor to Amajor is actually F#minor, same notes different roots/starting points. It’s extremely important to understand the concept of RELATIVE major scales and minor scales. Hence one must know the number of sharps and flats in ALL the keys as we whizz around the fingerboard. Very important music theory!

[@johnholt1027]

Thanks Brian for sharing

[@sueallenmusic1621]

Really nice, Brian.

[@alexandrMGr8]

Great lessons!

[@williammusser1277]

great lesson Brian, i've learned so much since signing up for premium member. Keep em' coming!

[@BikingVikingMTB]

Yes this is amazing. Ive just touched on this in my zoom guitar lesson! Thanks my friend for a cool vid 🤟🎸

[@midrider335]

Nice to go back to the basics from time to time Brian. Nice lesson and explanation! 😊

[@okamic1750]

The 5 notes you connect using pattern two is called the blues box or the “ BB Box.” Bb king made entire solos out of just that box. Great video, I love your content.

[@tuftyaurelius9062]

What must be stated clearly is that the Aminor pentatonic scale has Cmajor pentatonic as its RELATIVE major and vice versa. Same notes but different roots: A, C,D, E and G Or C,D, E, G and A! The relative minor to Amajor is actually F@, same notes different roots/starting points. It’s extremely important to understand the concept of RELATIVE major scales and minor scales. Hence one must know the number of sharps and flats in ALL the keys as we whizz around the fingerboard. Very important music theory!

[@That.old.mountain]

Such useful and well explained lessons - thank you

[@dieselman7453]

Very well explained I learned this when I put the video out !! Thanks man it’s easy to understand u which is the key 😂here !! Brian Ireland 🇮🇪

[@JMTBFLOW]

I'll be getting stuck in about this later today. 🤘

[@nopnj]

Key to the Highway !

[@JaimeIniesta]

Another great lesson to study this week! Although I knew the "3 frets apart" rule, it's great to see how to really use it in.

[@ShinyFlakesShinyFlakes]

Really is great to see it in action!

[@amsterdamfinestplug1238]

thank u sooo very much for your lessons i love it !!! it helps me in so much ways !! i really appreciate it ! btw a beautifull his masters voice thing in the back !!

[@doubled5383]

Once one of Brian’s lessons hits my inbox, I just stop what I am doing and grab a guitar since I know I will not be able to avoid playing what he is teaching. It’s like crack.

[@shanancovacevich4303]

Hell yeah love your lesson etc...an even better to meet Eric Claptons brother🤘🤘

[@davidlewis8594]

WOW THANK YOU FOR LESSON

[@selcukkaramemis2445]

great lessons man thanks a lot

[@jharrismsu]

The light that went off at the 6:15 mark was the equivalent of nuclear fission. I always knew how to get to the minor pentatonic from an E shaped chord, but I never saw the major pentatonic from the A shaped chord. Now I don't even have to think to get there. It's important to not have to think. I like those tricks.

[@TCK71]

Fantastic!

[@ericleach2504]

So good!

[@cycoscos2]

hallo, what a great lesson. i just wonder what chord progression (blues progression) do you play?

[@xenophon5811]

You are the best man

[@trevwaters1]

WoW! that dog is so well behaved. LoL. Thanks so much for the great lessons. That dog though. I think he or she maybe deaf in one ear. LOl

[@imannonymous7707]

I think I'm gonna try this monthly for awhile ....these arrangements are kick ass.....I wish you called out open strings by note name as opposed to fourth string ...third etc....but I'll figure it out

[@iannicholls7476]

Great stuff. This is explained so well. Just what I’m looking for.

[@MrSkunk1964]

blimey...i would like a british pound for every student who has that light bulb moment like you describe... yes the penny lol has sunk what you mean.. i can do those barr chords and never realised you could dance the strings with the penta there to... big thanks... my subsciption worth it . thanks matey

[@Elvis-dw7ux]

Zabardast cheers from Toronto.....

[@revivalworship]

New subscriber here. Love this lesson. Curious about your Martin. Which body type is it and how the heck are you bending those notes so easily? I have the lightest acoustic strings available on my OM42 and still can't bend them like that. Keep up the great work!

[@Pulse2AM]

Great lesson thank you! Now I can be a blues lawyer minus the lawyer part. 😅

[@thongamchan775]

Hi Mr.Brian, really interesting application for starting Blues music playing. I just feel that I should have started watching your serial videos from last year but I spent my time more in somebody who was always covering about soloing. That's all my self realisation.

[@kevingreene6893]

Great stuff... cheers:)

[@Nobody2879]

just...Wow! and thanks man :)

[@andyharding9542]

Man so wanna do this!

[@Echoisus]

Hi mate, how do you mute the strings when you do the shuffle?

[@eddieness03]

Hi thanks for the great video . Can You or Any on tell me - is there a major and a minor in the position to pentatonic or position three pentatonic or position for pentatonic or position five pentatonic . Thanks

[@78thandSynth]

Fantastic edu. Which Martin model is this?

[@sheledmikymo]

What make of strings have you got fitted ?

[@surfside-hj2ue]

Nice.

[@frankhiatt4271]

I have to ask. Are you playing a 000-18? I bought one about 6 yrs back and love it!

[@steveavant9727]

If you’re playing A and slide down three frets, that puts you in C, the relative major. So when you mix minor and major are you playing the minor and it’s relative major? This is where I’m still a bit confused.