More Ridiculously Easy Blues Licks in A minor Pentatonic

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

I made a follow up to this lessons with even more ridiculously easy blues lick, but this time mixing major and minor sounds: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6TWp6Cae7umprs

[@nerenahd]

The fact that you put the licks on a SOLO is perfect. Way better than learn stuff out of context.

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Thank you that's very kind!

[@areidexperiment2084]

Marc, your lessons are incredible! You've taught me more about playing blues guitar in 2 weeks than I've learned in the past 2 years--I kid you not. Thanks, my friend. You are now my guitar teacher. Keep the lessons coming.

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Wow, thanks! That's very kind. I really appreciate it. Very glad my lessons have been helpful.

[@keithgray4891]

Thank you so much for this tutorial.. brilliant content 💯💯

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Thank you, that's very kind. I just want to help people keep playing the blues

[@bigjim4x]

You make picking up these licks and playing them easier than anyone on KZbin currently!

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Thanks for such a kind comment

[@TheBluesLab]

there is no better idea than this what you do! I wish you would continue like this for ever. Keep the beginner level much longer time and put solos reminiscent to what we know as blueprint structures on the blues scene. Blues licks are super nice for advanced guitar players who feel the structure of the blues solo and can use them putting them into the right places. The beginners should learn solos from the very beginning learning licks "in the structure" of the blues. Thank you. Please follow your simple and awesome concept.

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Thanks very much. Yes, that's what I'm aiming for. Recently I ran a survey for my viewers and over 50% class themselves as intermediate rather than beginner, so I try to balance the beginner lessons with some that are a little more challenging, but all the while in the structure of a blues - usually the 12 bar - with a backing track, so that viewers can see the licks in context. Thanks for such a great comment!

[@markmonette7611]

This is fantastic...straight to the point once again....no BS or showing off....subscribed for sure...thank for you efforts....rock star status as always

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Cheers Mark! I really appreciate the comments

[@ברק-נ7ד]

I really enjoyed your lesson. Very practical and fun to play. Well done and thank you.

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

You're very welcome!

[@deans.8659]

Thanks Marc. Another great lesson. Perfect for beginners and intermediate. So easy to understand and apply. great TABs.

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Thanks Dean! I really appreciate the comment.

[@geoffpatch8255]

Cheers Mate. I've just got back into playing after 20 years off due to marriage, kids, divorce etc. This is inspirational stuff. I've nailed the previous Am solos and played them this morning, so this is very timely. Much appreciated.

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Hi Geoff - thanks for the comment.Your comment made me think about how many of my lessons are in A minor. I can't help it, it's my favourite key

[@linheitzig6916]

Glad your back Marc. Appreciate you.

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Thanks Lin!

[@ShalomYal]

loving this series -Thanks Very helpful So many times teachers just say learn your scales and start jamming. It's like being sat in a cockpit of a jet ant being told - just start flying. Not going to happen

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

I completely agree. Thanks for the really kind comments

[@mike-rh2dz]

nice one marc i was always lazy when it comes to double stops string skipping etc. now with all your lessons i'm moving around a lot more use all your solos as a daily practice keep pushing us and we will all raise our game

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Hi Mike! Thanks for the great comment. That's great to know that you are getting so much out of these lessons

[@chesterburnett3466]

Thanks Marc. Now, I'm going to watch the first one. (Just became a Supporter). Cheers.

[@alanprince1702]

great lesson Marc i nailed the first easy solo lesson then became a patreon subscriber to the best blues lessons for beginners on you tube

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Alan, that's very kind of you to say

[@bigjim4x]

I love what you are doing so much I also became a Patreon supporter! You are the only channel that I have ever done that for! Thank you for producing content that makes me feel like I will actually be able to do this someday.

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Thanks so much for the support. Just keep practicing and you'll get there

[@brucelogan768]

Hi Marc, Firstly, thank you for sharing your blues passion and for replying so quickly with the tabs. I am old guy and beginner but I want to play the blues. I have been practicing the 5 minor pentatonic shapes over and over until I can do them blind folded. This video was a real ah ha moment and now I am understanding a little better on why I have been practicing those shapes. I now see the little house that you talk about and now I am seeing all the possibilities up and down the neck in those 5 shapes. I would love to see you make a video on the various techniques (bends, slides etc) as I can see how important techniques are for the blues sound. thank you again and big cheers

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Thanks Bruce, this is a great comment. I've been planning a 'blues technique' video for a while, looking at all the different ways it's possible to play a note. On the 'part 1' of this did include looking at vibrato, sliding and bending; so that's worth looking at

[@CaanDo01]

@@MarcGuitarVideos I second Bruce's request. My bends just don't sound as good as your examples although they are getting better. For example you can hear the bend up and back down when I play. I'd love to see the proper technique for bending. Even for the notes that are just bent slightly sharp. And help on how to develop good vibrato technique too.

[@laurentblond6760]

Great blues lesson as usual Marc. Thanks for us. Greetings from Bordeaux 🍷🎸🎶

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Hi Laurent! Thanks for the great comment.

[@roberthunter3887]

Great lesson. Thanks for calling out the string and fret!

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Thanks Robert!

[@97kakosjm]

I LOVE THIS GUY!

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Thank you!

[@brianhay4024]

Love the simplicity. Perfect for my level. Joined your Patreon months ago.

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Awesome, thank you!

[@raylynch1945]

Marc, thank you so much for this great info. Really helpful. You're a living legend!

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Thanks Ray! that's a very kind comment

[@Rectitude4U]

Liked and Subscribed! Great stuff!!!!

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Awesome, thank you!

[@steveford3289]

Thx Marc - another excellent lesson

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Thanks Steve! glad you liked it

[@BroMike-vk3sj]

Great Maestro, Muchas Gracias Senior, Más bendición por venir!

[@wsashoor]

Thank you Marc for all the effort you are putting to produce such much appreciated work.

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

I appreciate that! That's such a kind comment

[@philbaugh6076]

I’ve started to recognise your trademark licks ;) so I can play along with you now. If I can get them locked in & automatic I might be getting my foot on the first step up!

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Excellent Phil! Yes, I certainly have some trademark licks and moves.

[@BroMike-vk3sj]

@@MarcGuitarVideos, It's always ringing in my head too. haha

[@chuckmckee2741]

Man ! You make it so easy to follow. Thank you 🙏

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Excellent! I hope so

[@tyafan64]

Encore et toujours merci Marc , tres sympathique lecon !!

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

merci sebastien pour le très gentil commentaire!

[@relyiain]

Good lesson ....I’m learning the blues at last and I’m no chicken . Many thanks

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Excellent Iain! I'm lad to hear it

[@ElTioFacuss]

increibles todos estos licks, me sirvieron un montonn !!

[@davulcu64st]

Best lick teacher.. Thanks

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Wow! Thank you

[@Mr_CMH]

Very helpful.

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Thanks for the great comment!

[@stevegunn9971]

Great, thanks!

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

You're welcome!

[@brianhay4024]

Thanks again.

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

You're welcome

[@victorformosa2825]

Thanks Marc, nice inlays on your new rosewood neck.

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Hi Victor - That guitar was actually my PRS. It's in the same finish as the strat, so in the low light they look similar, but it's actually a different guitar. The new rosewood neck on the strat just has regular dot inlays.

[@victorformosa2825]

@@MarcGuitarVideos Thanks for clearing that up, are you happy with the new neck?

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

@@victorformosa2825 Hi Victor, yes very happy with it thanks. Next, I'm changing up the neck pickup and the tuners

[@victorformosa2825]

@@MarcGuitarVideos quite an upgrade, what type of pickup ?

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

@@victorformosa2825 Lindy Fralin Vintage Hot. Wanted one for a long long time but can't get them in the UK, so I've ordered one to be shipped. It arrived last week and gets fitted in a couple of weeks. I haven't bought the tuners yet though

[@Bobuk666]

Great lesson (did your previous one) thank you ......👍🏻

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Thanks Al!

[@RodrigoSart-hr8zh]

Eu lhe agradeço sinceramente pelo que sei agora. Em 15 minutos aprendi um monte de coisas que não sabia. Mais uma vez, muito obrigado.

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

muito obrigado por um comentário muito gentil. Estou tão feliz por poder ajudá-lo

[@RodrigoSart-hr8zh]

@@MarcGuitarVideos Vou continuar a estudar seus vídeos. Obrigado.

[@tomsmith8515]

Could you please do a vid on what your guitar dials are set at (what they should be for a strat) and your amp dials, thanks

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Hi Tom - neck pickup with the guitar dials all up. Amp set with the EQ with everything in the middle. Reverb for the general sound. During the performance there was a little delay too

[@alisonurfe1119]

thank you thank you thank you

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

You are very welcome

[@marczykmarek]

Super cool!

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Thanks!

[@1ArtfulBodger]

This lesson is much appreciated Marc and it's handy that you've put a link to a backing track as well.

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Cheers Lee!

[@fidenciomata2345]

Thank you for your excelent work. I' m a beginner and, beside this, I'm learning english. So, I'll be more than thankful with a little bit more of your help: When to start de lick, on what beat of the measure, and the used chord? When to stop, on what beat of the measure and used chord? Once again, thanks a lot for your dedication to teach and lead other ones. P.S. Maybe you can do this adding numbers an letters to your diagrams.

[@eltonmoreira2308]

Very very Goody, the master, tua nos.

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Thanks Elton!

[@walterredaelli7507]

thanks Marc ! blues on 🎸🖖🏻

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Thanks Walter!

[@larrymongrain3014]

great thanx

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Thanks Larry

[@lenspin14]

When changing strings on same fret (lick 3) I like rolling same finger from string to string.

[@dragonflyx9]

Great lessons! One day i wish to play that good.got adhd though

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Hi John - thanks for the comment. Just keep practicing!

[@jeanpaulwagner1709]

Hello I am french and don't undersand many thing when you speak. But I like your videos. Very good teacher and good tabs. I don't see if you make something in the BB King style not too complicate. I like very slow blues.

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Hi Jean Paul, I've been thinking of making a video in the BB King style. I will soon I think. He has always been one of my favourite players

[@marczykmarek]

Hi Marc. Your lessons are great. I have a question, can you show in Your next films how the chords change during the solo?

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Hi Merek - Yes, I've started to do that in my more recent videos

[@marczykmarek]

@@MarcGuitarVideos Excuse me, I suppose I should have used more polite request. It is because my poor english :-)

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

@@marczykmarek Your request was perfectly polite. It's a great suggestion.

[@richardread8281]

Thanks for a very clear lesson on blues soloing Marc. My biggest problem is getting " that sound " from my amp. I see from one of your replies that you use the " clean " channel and a Boss Blues Driver pedal for your sound. If I get a BBDriver and set my amp to " clean " then I should be close to the sound that I want. Thanks again for the lesson.

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Hi Richard, that's a very tricky question because while that pedal should get you there, all pedals - and in fact all gear - react very differently depending on the guitar, amp, other pedals etc. Every amp's clean tone sound different. Also, I believe that the way we play makes a huge difference. However, I'd certainly recommend trying out the Blues Driver. Of all the drive pedals I've ever tried, it's my favourite. I usually have the drive at about a third the way up and the tone in the middle, and then just make small adjustments depending on the guitar I'm using.

[@richardread8281]

@@MarcGuitarVideos Thanks Marc. I'll give it a try. Having had acoustic guitars most of my adult life learning the electric guitar with all the associated gear to me is a minefield and also can be expensive. Thanks again and I'll keep watching.

[@SuperUlyssess]

Спасибо!!! Thank you!!!

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Thank you for the comment!

[@xaj1543]

Marc, I think this is a good idea but I’m not sure. What about putting in the description a couple of sentences telling us which guitar,amp and pedals you used in the video. As a beginner effects pedals at times leave me scratching my head. I have noticed on other channels people seem to be very interested in this and really appreciate the information. Keep up the good work, you are definitely one of the top guys around and a very nice person to boot.

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Hi - that's an interesting suggestion. Whenever I do any kind of gear lesson, they get very few views. I think most of my audience are interested in learning about scales and techniques more than anything else. My actual set up is very simple, guitar and valve amp (Blackstar HT5R) DI'd straight into the computer. There's reverb in the amp. I have it set with just a bit of gain, not a lot. This will either be from the amp or from a BOSS Blues Driver, it just depends on the video as both sound similar, but the amp can get a little noisy. Also, during the performance there will be a small amount of delay from a very cheap analogue delay pedal, but this is set more like a big reverb rather than an actual delay. So it's pretty simple really.

[@Yendorl1]

Thanks Marc, another great lesson, but my personal preference would be for a less distorted, sweeter tone as in some of your earlier lessons. Just me of course, probably lots out there who would not agree. Still great work, and still subscribed.

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Thanks! Good to know

[@PickleWeasel91]

Lick 1 - 5:30 Lick 2 - 6:37 Lick 3 - 7:44 Lick 4 - 10:34 Lick 5 - 12:12

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Excellent! Thanks for doing this

[@PickleWeasel91]

@@MarcGuitarVideos No Problem! thank you for lessons!

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

@@PickleWeasel91 My pleasure!

[@SouthCoastSoulRevueBrighton]

Really enjoyed the lesson Marc. What pedal are you using - it sounds great at relatively low volume?

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

I'm either using the dirty channel of the amp with no pedals, or using the clean channel of the amp with a Boss Blues Driver. It varies from video to video, but usually it's one of those.

[@BarclayThompson]

@@MarcGuitarVideos Thanks Marc.

[@peteredrich9749]

Hi Marc. I have been practising hard at the a minor blues licks in the first three positions, and learning them well enough so that I can move around in the different positions and even though I don't really know what I am doing it does not sound too bad to me. My wife does not throw her clothes at me and the cat still leaves the room but I think I am improving. I just use an A minor backing track off utube but I have no idea how to play the correct licks according to which chord the backing track is playing. Any suggestions, is it that important? I am never going to play in a band.

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Hi Peter - As long as you are improving and your are enjoying it, of course it doesn't matter. 9 times out of 10, playing the scale (i.e. coming up with licks from the scale without worrying about the underlying chords) is perfectly good. When it comes to blues, you can do it either way. Sometimes it's fun to just play and not worry about it, but sometimes it's good to deliberately target notes from the underlying chords. What ever works for you

[@peteredrich9749]

@@MarcGuitarVideos Thanks Marc. I remember your earlier comment, "Don't practise until you get it right, practise until you don't get it wrong." A hard enough challenge with all those licks, so that is what I will focus on for now. Keep up the great work. Peter

[@peterbradshaw1919]

Hi Marc, I have a particular problem with bending and adding vibrato. I can bend OK, but it seems to require so much force to keep the string in place that I can't move my finger to add the vibrato. I am, so not as strong as I used to be, 75 and have a touch of arthritis, so this may be the root cause of the problem, but can you give me any advice?

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Peter Bradshaw if the issue is technique then just keep practicing and bend with your ring finger but support it with your index and middle fingers behind it. It does take quite a bit of practice to get it under control. However, if the issue is strength then consider lowering your string size as that will make bending a lot easier

[@peterbradshaw1919]

@@MarcGuitarVideos Thanks Marc. I was supposed to post my comment on the lesson on string bending but it ended up here for some reason. I have thought about lowering my string sizw, but I am already on 9s. I perhaps will try 8s, and of course keep practicing.

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

@@peterbradshaw1919 Yes, 8s might be the way to go if finger strength is an issue because of the arthritis

[@kingdavidhoward]

Thanks Marc, what's your amp set up. What do you use to to get that sustain

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Hi Claude! My set up is pretty simple, the guitar either goes into the dirty channel of the amp with the gain fairly low (its a high gain amp) or it goes in to the clean channel through a BOSS Blues Driver. Other than that, the amp has a bit of reverb and for the performance I'll include an analogue delay, but set fairly low. The truth about the sustain is mainly the the PRS has incredible sustain. These are guitars well known for it; and to be honest, the Les Paul has really good sustain too. I don't think there's any secret here: a good guitar and a good valve amp with a bit of dirt dialled in. As for the amp, none of the tone controls were set particularly extremely, I don't move them too far from their half way point and the ISR control was set to the Marshall tone rather then the Fender-y side. Hope this helps

[@svensvander]

Awesome sauce! I like to troll, because I am missing the ring finger on my fret hand, lol, but it makes great fun!!

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Thanks Michael, hope you are managing to play without the ring finger

[@svensvander]

Marc Guitar I'm 50, started playing 4 years ago....its a fun journey, and your videos are a valuable companion

[@chambers91533]

Great video, really enjoyed learning these licks. Can I ask are these likcks movable? I.e could I play these using 3rd 4th and 5th fret if playing in the key of g? Cheers Chris

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Yes, absolutely! That's exactly how to re-use these licks in different scales

[@chambers91533]

Thanks marc

[@Neil-qf6df]

since the lick is in A minor i would have thought the backing track should also be in A minor but that sounds sh!t when i tried it, why is that?

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

Ahh, well that's the magic of the blues! We play minor scale over a dominant 7th chord and it sounds bluesy. So the backing track uses the chords A7, D7 and E7; but we play minor pentatonic over the top and the clash between the 7th chords and the minor notes adds that dirty blues sound.

[@buffsunplugged]

😂

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

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[@jungleebushcraft]

Oh my god...this much talking....

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

You made the same comment on my previous video in this series, yet you still watched the 2nd one. Thank you.

[@jungleebushcraft]

@@MarcGuitarVideos What??? Talking again ❓❓❓

[@MarcGuitarVideos]

@@jungleebushcraft Can't help it