Improve Your Phrasing - Box 1

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A lot of people ask me what notes should be used for ending licks in order to have good phrasing. I have not covered this topic very extensively so this lesson is a more in-depth look at phrasing in Box 1. Future lessons will explore this same topic in the other boxes.

[@FadeToBlack181]

that intro alone taught me more than I've learnt in the last 2 months

[@victoranchondo924]

Thanks Anthony, for all your work. Great camera angle and explaining each note in relation to the chord progression. You're a great Texas Blues player and a great teacher (rare combination), your calm demeanor is a big plus.

[@Phazur]

great lesson!! all those people complaining here are not ready for this I think.. It's a good thing he doesn't over explain, Time is money ;)

[@TheSeizingCat]

I watched your video introducing the blues boxes before this one. I was a half step down, and decided to tune up to make things simpler for me. Then I come to this video and you're a half step down. MAKE UP YOUR MIND SIR

[@Texasbluesalley]

@Fjord76 Phrasing is at least a two part thing. Part of it is making your licks fit the chord progression, or at least not contradict the chord progression in a way that sounds awful. However, the other side of phrasing is the grouping of licks so that the licks themselves form more complete thoughts, like a well constructed paragraph. In this lesson I'm only talking about the first side of phrasing.

[@timbell7]

I played for 10 years just started to actually learn..big difference in my play.......your lessons are top notch..easy to follow...defiantly gonna purchase your product...keep up the good work

[@diegooland1261]

I've been working for years to mix chords and licks that flow and stay in the pocket. This is very helpful.

[@swimgc]

Incredible lesson indeed. This is one of the most useful lessons I have taken. Extremely practical.

[@fonsitosantoshernandez9125]

Hi Steve you are simply the best professor in that short period of time. You cover all. "Exito, Bravo"👍

[@Croccolucho]

Se llama Anthony

[@Johaaanson]

the right angle for teching plaing! - instead of other face to face video. A lot of thanks! Go ahead!

[@jamessalyers6382]

Iv played for 25 years and I don't think about that stuff anymore. But it is very useful for blues playing. Focus and timing is key. And knowing where to go next is major. Nice lesson. Thanks!

[@threeamax]

I wanna say the same thing...I love the angle of the camera...nobody that I have seen has done this point of view...so much easier to learn...thanks Anthony...Ive been playing a long time but still can learn and love your style...thanks again...good luck with your business

[@ikofire1]

Anthony You are an outstanding player & teacher.

[@drj602]

Thank you. Brilliant! You just might be the first teacher I've ever seen that knows what angle to use when shooting a guitar demonstration video.

[@guiterry]

Love our stuff man! I've been playing for many years, but I always seem to find a nugget in your lessons somewhere. Thanks for taking the time to post these!!

[@BluesToneHound]

There is so much good info in this. Unreal.

[@MrKiammi]

Really great stuff love the blues!!, every friday My kids is getting their candy and watching Disney cartoons, for me this is the candy and cartoons I am looking forward to every single friday Thank you!

[@StephenMcKynnley]

Yes, that WAS a great camera angle - very good. Now I just needs for me to take a little time to sit down and analyse your lesson. From there, I should be able to take over the world ... Well maybe not, but an excellent contribution to the Internet - thank you and well done.

[@the0ne4nd0nlyz1nk]

this is just exactly what i needed to get my blues to the next level, thank you, you're great!

[@taitimoproductions4801]

Best camera angle ever..Thanks

[@chewnupandspitout]

my biggest problem is resolving phrases. this helped me understand more . i am a self taught begining Blues guitarist . thanks for videos like this on youtube ! CHeers

[@kingorbit]

great cam angle . i was amazed at how much easier everything is to follow.

[@tommycox9411]

This has been the most productive lesson for me so far, thanks.

[@aquilesboiv3271]

14:08 THE THAAAAAANGS THAT I USED TO DOOOOO

[@lucasnsx3612]

is not the same chord

[@trollvidde]

@@lucasnsx3612 no one cares it sounds the same

[@lucasnsx3612]

@@trollvidde no, it doesn't sound the same

[@trollvidde]

@@lucasnsx3612 i mean the original comment is meant as a joke and its a very similiar chord, so no one cares mate

[@PaulLue]

Really enjoyed lesson. Learning your intervals makes this topic so much easier to understand.

[@threeamax]

Love the way brand new set of strings sound

[@Liscome]

Best video you've made for people like me who suck at guitar. I've always known how to do that rhythm pattern but never had any licks to go with it. Just wish I had an awesome guitar to play it on. Doesn't sound the same on my cheap Kay guitar with my tiny amp.

[@MrJoseph781]

Its cool how you teach skill and then freedom !!!! You got them both .... peace out .

[@Partsocaster]

I absolutely LOVE the viewing angle!! I think it's working out nicely. I hope all ges well with the new studio / office space.

[@AmDsus2Fmaj7Am]

Pretty unique camera view Sir: I think you're the only teacher doing that one. I like it; feels like I'm playing, which is step 1 towards learning it.

[@wawalb]

Excellent lesson!! Great stuff, nicely presented. Many thanks

[@recsec2777]

Anthony, Great explanation, thanks for the great lessons

[@JasonWilliams-vt6vi]

This is the best tutorial ever! Thank you!

[@Waqeau]

great lesson. Awesome teaching. thank you. Very cool.

[@dodoclown]

im glad i found your instructional video"s,this will help me to extend my prasing,riffs in general,nice work.thank you

[@srvgravesdime]

@Fjord76 That is a very very good point. But I can appreciate that he explains this concept, which is very important for phrasing and making your phrasing more poignant, before just teaching you phrases that you don't understand how to use. This is the heart of good phrasing. which is all that people really need. You don't need to teach phrases when people learn how to effectively phrase for themselves. Just my two cents. Kudos to both of you

[@JamSession59]

Is your guitar tuned differently from standard? What you're playing on the third fret sounds the same as what i'm playing on the second

[@appetitefordynamite]

VERY FRESH. Thank you teacher.

[@43bigfoot]

Super video. Sounds Good. Very Very useful!

[@MrMadsound]

Scale degrees (position in a scale) and intervals (number of tones and semitones removed from each other) are the relative positions notes have to each other musically, ,. Phrasing is the RYTHMIC AND EMOTIVE PLACEMENT of those notes AS WELL AS their musical relationships in terms of interval and scale degree. Pauses or RESTS as well as varying note lengths, changes in tempo and dynamic intensity are all part of phrasing.

[@graemedocherty-walthew3382]

Something I have always been looking to do! Great video!

[@afms93]

I love your blues man....You have some really good stuff here

[@kisventak]

It's a great begginer lesson. But have in mind he is playing a shuffle in F# not in G. The tunning half-step down allows you to easily bend and have a different tone (because of the tension) .

[@Beastlybb]

EXCELLENT LESSON!!!!

[@nigelvonshredman]

Why do people have a problem with playing half a step down? If you can't tune your guitar down, you shouldn't be attempting to play the blues

[@LearningandDevelopement]

I love these lessons, Ima Metal guitar player yes but im blues trained, thanks man for the help.

[@andre.lourenco028]

damn, i love your crunchy clean tone !

[@baronsecuna]

Great lesson ..Opened my eyse to alot of potential...thanks

[@JoJoTandTheJuice]

Finally .. Great Lessons .. !

[@trajan68]

Thanks! Very informative lesson.

[@heatmanable]

sweet lesson

[@tonygilmour7012]

Grande spiegazione,,,, complimenti

[@CROMWELL720]

Just what i needed! Thank you!

[@ThePanchomack]

Hey man, just wanted to say thank you... this helps a lot !

[@robertattard7203]

Best lesson EVER!!! Thank you thank you thank you

[@robertattard7203]

Now I've got the blues by the neck!

[@remij1992]

hey guys, whoever is having the half step problem, all u have to do is play 1 key down then Anthony is so you can match his sound, i don't see why this is such a problem for u guys, and if hes playing in open strings then just copy what is doing in your tuning its gonna sound the same just in different key,)) hope this helps

[@ChickenThug55]

Playing 1 key down makes it confusing with learning the fret visually. Best thing is to either tune to the key on video or download the lesson and use a program to change the video to standard key.

[@skinnykarlos710]

I think sometimes we forget how difficult it 'can' be in the learning stages. Don't dismiss someone else's confusion simply because you've got yourself past that. I've got two music degrees (one in Classical guitar and one in Jazz) and I could possibly make you feel pretty silly or ignorant. That is not what music is about. Be nice and HELP others don't mock or dismiss them and their difficulties. It's a slow road as I recall.

[@jonislow]

@@skinnykarlos710 wise words Karlos! Live by the golden rule!

[@ignoreboco]

Best lesson EVER!!!!

[@dfguitarblues]

thats saves me looking at a lot of tabs thank you! i picked up a couple of new phrases of the root note (7ths minor 3rd) etc..., now if you will exuse me theres a party on my third fret and my fingers are invited :)

[@PenumbraNZ]

This lesson is the missing piece. Thank you good sir.

[@moss1transcendant]

@eddy621 research, try alnico 2 pups. i use a swampash strat its make it a little bit more twangy, also the new ibanez ta15 is quite SRV sounding. try rolling off the gain on amp and vol on the guitar and blend in a peddle and try mixing between the 3. if that fails shoot yourself in the foot, then you are blues for 6 months solid.

[@patrickhaggerty5861]

great lessons

[@VadimKirilchuk]

Thank you for such a great explanation of theory+practice)

[@Sikibrada]

so simple yet so powerfull method.

[@jimjohnson4481]

great lesson !!!

[@u2withorwithoutyou]

like what the other guy who replied to u said and also people like hendrix and Srv often did it as it loosens tension and makes strings easier to bend

[@MadaRook]

what it comes down to is the rhythm. The beat is the main thing you hear. The rhythm is always the same in a relative way. The cool thing about a beat is that the notes are interchangeable. If you play a beat in a certain way on your instrument. and you want add a sound in and you do not adjust the way you play that beat to accommodate that new sound. So guys like BB King. They understand that sound doesn't make a song, the beat and/or rhythm does.

[@makiimedia]

honestly.. this is great. but after playing blues for a few years without having even thought about this. i already do it intuitively.

[@standicarlo8334]

GREAT camera angle! Like I'm playing it!

[@lifeinslowmotion75]

Thank you.

[@jezzbass1826]

Thank you

[@Smudgie]

Nice choice of nail varnish! ;-)

[@jayparks11]

Great lesson from this lesson I got 2 more licks one I made myself

[@loveguitars]

Excellent

[@tonyh791]

i've been trying to learn for nearly 20 years now and am now 53, i'm not even NEARLY that good

[@CristobalBragagnolo]

Thanks for your video

[@craigmorris559]

Great lesson man, it's been what i have been looking for the last couple of years and never even knew it. So hard to understand if you don't understand a few other things first. If i fully understood the term "phrasing" i would have found this video a long time ago.....i know now, and it feels like i'm playing a different guitar :) You should do a slow jam with this!!!!! It would be cool to see what notes your finishing on in a little jam!!!

[@waliuxD]

long live to blues thnx for the vid

[@v2saatana]

I like the camera angle in the opening run. Although it makes me think of the out-of-control hand in Evil Dead. Sleep tight, Anthony...

[@profd65]

@JamSession59 He tunes his guitar down one-half step. His E string is an E flat.

[@KowboySantos]

that action is pretty high. gonna raise my bridge right now

[@THEFUKGMARINE]

You rock!!!!

[@NoblessedAssasin]

Sir, thank you!

[@robs1979]

Great video. Thanks dude

[@mongoose979]

hey stevie i'm a long time subscriber and I'm curious - your tone is outstanding but I'm wondering how much of that bluesy sound is attributable to the Samamp (and its upgraded speaker) and how much to the guitar. For example, do you have any Les Paul or other humbucking equipped guitars laying around to show us if that Amp is a one-trick pony . Thanks , Great lesson btw

[@CybertronStudios]

Great lesson! Thank you. Just one question. Why is your guitar tuned a half step down? The cam angle is great but we beginners (but gear heads) are not sure if we want to tune down our guitars when we have it set up for standard tuning. I know tuning in Eb may be a preference but for doing lessons, I think tuning in standard might be more helpful so we see how the dots correlate with your fingers. :)

[@o.m.marques8669]

That tone is killer

[@chenhen72]

so great thx for sharing~ thx

[@1971SuperLead]

I still don't know what phrasing is, but it sure sounds good.

[@coltoncraig01]

im always looking for this particular tone you have in this video, would you mind sharing how you got that sound?

[@Shalva87]

Subscribed !

[@YarinEast]

best camera position for lessons

[@R063R10p4D]

Hi. I'm from Brazil and I'd like to know how can I get the whole blues guitar lessons. Is there some material that can be downloaded besides the videos? Are all they free? Thanks.

[@funkycold76]

thank you steven snacks!

[@Bulletman426]

Anthony! Just want to say that your playing is great and thank you sharing all your videos. I have a question. In this video, what amp are you using and what type Strat are you playing? Any custom work done to it? The tone you get is really good and very woody sounding. Thanks again. Johnny

[@dclan86]

It doesn't really change that much. Basically where ever you see him play, just drop back one extra fret if you want to sound exactly like him. I just play the licks in the same spot he uses, because they still work the exact same way, it doesn't matter that he is a 1/2 down. That is the good apart about scales, you can really play the same licks from any key scale and any other key. Rock On!

[@bcjoly]

superior video

[@whitebeardguitar]

great view on the axe, its almost in my lap....

[@Ghandjaloodah]

Nice camera angle.

[@pulpongpulsawat5232]

great sound

[@warfoxjen]

great video.....