"Nobody Knows You When You're Down & Out” - use triads to play melodic blues solos! Easy!

[@keithchaitoff1128]

I am a very solid or even perhaps emerging advanced player and have watched hundreds of KZbin videos, plus taken live lessons. This is the absolute best lesson I have ever seen on triads and targeting specific minor notes (flat 3, etc.). Takes some brainpower and note-taking for me to really learn and absorb it all, but it is clicking - thank you and I just subscribed!

[@AlexFarranGuitar]

Thank you Keith, I massively appreciate your comment! I'm so glad to hear that this is helping to make it all click for you 🙏🏻

[@sockenfrank]

i agree

[@Hoodrio]

More like this, please - perfect pacing and intermediate level material. Your videos deserve an infinitely greater audience - it is quite rare indeed to find such a gifted player who is also a great teacher. Thanks so much!

[@AlexFarranGuitar]

Ah thank you so much for the kind words, I really do appreciate the comment 🙏🏻 Many more videos of this type to come for sure!

[@PatP1508]

This is such a fantastic lesson - thanks so much Alex!

[@AlexFarranGuitar]

You’re more than welcome!.. thanks for the lovely comment buddy 🙏🏻🍻

[@martinlindsay9838]

Brilliant……just what I was hoping for my next challenge! Sounds great Alex, perfect fit.

[@AlexFarranGuitar]

That’s so good to hear!.. thanks Martin, enjoy it! 🙏🏻

[@cbarryslough]

Masterful. From your historical knowledge to your chops to your pedagogy. Fuckin respect. And thank you.

[@AlexFarranGuitar]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that 🙏🏻🍻

[@mrcatfishjohnson]

Excellent lesson! Thank you for this one.

[@AlexFarranGuitar]

My pleasure! Very glad you enjoyed it 🙏🏻

[@pedrogomezalfonso6926]

Genial. Great cover. Thanks from Madrid

[@AlexFarranGuitar]

Thanks mate, glad you enjoyed me lesson on soloing! 🙏🏻

[@user-rf6rj3ry1g]

Fantastic Alex ~ some real hidden gems here to be applied to music in general

[@AlexFarranGuitar]

Thanks for the comment!.. really glad you enjoyed the lesson 🙏🏻

[@GregoryArkadin-j5v]

Sweet! Thanks Alex. :)

[@AlexFarranGuitar]

No worries! Thanks for the comment Gregory!

[@antoinenioi6863]

Top Alex … I rediscorver this pièce and it’s give me some improvise ideas ! This pièce execlent to play after midnight 😅

[@AlexFarranGuitar]

Thank you my friend, really glad you’re enjoying it! 🙏🏻

[@heypockyway6652]

Thanks so much Alex! Going through the notes is one thing but highlighting the triads and relation to the chords is pure gold. I’ve loved this since hearing it on the MTV Unplugged album 👌

[@AlexFarranGuitar]

Glad it was helpful buddy! Thank you for the kind words 🙏🏻

[@gedster72]

Thanks Alex. Loving everything about these lessons - the look, the sounds, the level is pitched at. Thank you. My question is HOW to learn the triads and arpeggios?? Is there a systematic, methodical approach? Or does one have to just find there own way. Thanks in advance

[@AlexFarranGuitar]

Thanks buddy, really glad you enjoy the lessons 🙏🏻 It’s definitely a slow burn.. just take your time and work within triad “stacks” (zones) across all string sets and it will happen over time 👍🏻

[@eljans]

Thank you, Alex !

[@AlexFarranGuitar]

My pleasure! Thanks for watching! 🙏🏻

[@danielwiener2861]

Just discovered your channel and really enjoy your playing and explanations. Wondering about the context of this type of approach, playing the changes. I can imagine sitting down and writing a solo using these principles but ultimately (with a lot more practice) is this something I should be able to do on the fly during an improvisation?! So much to learn. Thanks.

[@AlexFarranGuitar]

Hi Daniel, thanks for your comment and for checking out my channel.. glad to have you here my friend. You’ve nailed it.. ultimately, with a lot of practice, this is how you will improvise over changes in real time. Start writing and composing solos this way, and before long it does start to happen in the moment. Remember that there are really only a small handful of chord movements in western music so once you get a feel for navigating your V-I or IV-I for example, it becomes much easier. 🙏🏻

[@PabloWheat-ki6fw]

Another great lesson!

[@AlexFarranGuitar]

Thank you Pablo! Glad you liked it!

[@andercoyote4170]

Love it! I’m going to work on this mañana ✌🏽

[@AlexFarranGuitar]

Nice one! Let me know how you get on with it 🙏🏻

[@decibelman-b9b]

Thank you so much for all your great vids, this is really helping me improve my playing :))))

[@AlexFarranGuitar]

I’m so happy to hear that!.. thanks for the comment buddy 🙏🏻🧡

[@mandolin-george-uk]

This song always seems more like early jazz rather than simple blues? ..whatever it is ." Great version. .. lovely chromatic colours

[@AlexFarranGuitar]

Yeah definitely a jazzy/rag time swing blues vibe. A really fun progression to master 👍🏻

[@mandolin-george-uk]

@@AlexFarranGuitar you certainly have mastered it - sounds great - im hearing tone colours ive never heard before - excellent - cheers

[@AlexFarranGuitar]

So glad to hear that buddy, thanks again for your kind words 🙏🏻

[@neilritson7445]

What are triads Alex?

[@AlexFarranGuitar]

Triads are the three notes that build your basic major, minor, diminished and augmented chords. ie; a C major chord would be constructed from the notes C E and G whereas C minor would be C Eb and G 👍🏻

[@mandolin-george-uk]

Better than Clapton .