Targeted Blues Soloing

Hey everyone! Here's the next episode of Brewster's Millions Of Rants with Targeted Blues Soloing. This lesson focuses on strategic note-targeting over the most common chord progression on the planet, the popular I-IV-V "blues progression" - so let's dive in!
This lesson opens with a basic overview of what we're tackling here along with an eye-opening clip of the late-great blues-rock guitar legend Gary Moore playing a rippin' blues-rock solo where he's targeting his way through the progression while playing completely by himself - but you can still hear the changes, even without anyone backing him.
The Moore clip is the basic premise behind this entire lesson, as we're targeting melodically over a I-IV-V progression in C7, and tackling areas such as playing over chords intelligently, outlining over chord progressions with authority, targeting specific note groupings over each chord as they occur, borrowing a famous blues bassline to expand into new ideas, and much more!
Needless to say, if you're interested in sharpening your blues soloing chops, learning how to play effectively over blues changes, understanding how chords/melodic ideas can connect, or maybe you're just curious about what all the fuss is about - this episode is totally for you! Give this episode a view, leave some comments/feedback, and please subscribe to Late Night Lessons - THANK YOU!
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[@LateNightLessons]

Hey gang! When I said "hundreds of years ago" regarding blues music - I should have said "about two hundred years ago." What we think of as blues music ("Delta Blues") appeared somewhere in the mid-1800s. Just a heads up! : )

[@easter_sunday]

“Ah’m gin’ hurt ya wit dis here banjo…” “Nooooo…” 🤣🪕

[@simply3141592654]

Not quite 200 years ago. Although it wasn't really set down until about the 1920s.

[@jteichma]

Great lesson as always! You make blues sound easy. And your lessons are so approachable.

[@deus_ex_felis]

you're the hardest working man on yt brewha and we love ya for it 🎉

[@howdot2286]

For a struggling senior beginner you have somehow put a lifetime of lessons into an 18 minute video. Thank you.

[@swoopdog54]

Never too late to start, my friend. I'm going on 70 next year. I started playing at 16 but life got in the way. It's a wonderful and worthwhile exercise and journey. God gave us the gift of music and we need to employ it. Have fun!

[@tallpaul1020]

Great lesson Dave. Always love the blues lessons. I like working them out. Keep up the great work 🎸

[@LeeMcDaidDonegal]

Gary was being interviewed by Neville Marten from Guitarist magazine (UK). Neville was the main Guitar repairman for both Fender & Gibson's UK division in the 1970s and 80s. Neville is also an incredible Blues Guitarist in his own right.

[@thommyers3080]

The Brewmeister. Totally kicking ass on this and every lesson!!! Thank you so much David

[@aplpax]

sweet, smart, and helpful !!

[@shaunmacey6137]

Great lesson thank you - not really seen it explained quite like this before - so much more musical than noodling up and down the minor pentatonic! More bluesy stuff like this please!

[@swoopdog54]

Dave, would love to see and hear you play in a band format some day. Appreciate your lessons!

[@stephenmiller5023]

David , it is a welcome treat to view your lessons after a long hot day at work out here in Sunny Southern California. Thanks a bunch from Me here in San Diego . Gonna be practicing this one 😎👍. Appreciate all you share with us ……

[@johnliszewski6742]

YES YES YES..... This is so darn helpful is combining rhythm with lead.... Friggin A... thanks David! John L

[@michaelbratton472]

Love your lessons , always look forward to them , your a wealth of knowledge, thank you.

[@voronOsphere]

Perfect timing for a Late Night Blues Lesson! Thanks, David!

[@frosty4863]

This is an excellent lesson Dave. I’m getting Mike Bloomfield vibes.

[@seachild100]

Another excellent episode. Thanks!

[@jeffd3660]

Blues rule .... Always have , Always will 😊

[@johnliszewski6742]

This is a great example of mixing lead into a cool progression!

[@30thStreetBluesBand]

David, as always, thanks for this. I'm always inspired by your tutorials. The one thing that for me would really enhance this lesson is a strong focus on timing. I wouldn't just know how to create the fills between the chords without using a metronome and figuring out how many beats each one should be, or alternately how to fit each fill into the beats between each chord. Some guys have naturally great timing, I suppose, and some of us don't. Anyway, just a thought. Thanks again.

[@STAMPER-DESIGN]

You always give me another perspective on things I thought I knew. Thank you for that!

[@olben58]

Brilliant lesson. Thank you

[@johnfurlich5157]

Love it! Great blues rhythm and soloing ideas!

[@Wadey1960CS]

Man I really appreciate this lesson. I'm having so much fun with it. Cheers David!

[@penyopetrov7081]

Perfect! That devil Blues 😇😈😇

[@moiseszaragosa4846]

💥😃💫💯💯💯💯🔥🔥🎸🎸🎸🎸🎼🎼excellent lesson 👏👏!!!!

[@easter_sunday]

My favorite soloing usually involves squeezing a fill between some chords and doing the big dynamic build. A lot of my lead choices are more based on where I feel like the energy and volume should be. I’d go far as to say I care more about the dynamics than my choices in notes

[@Items_I_Find_Interesting]

Great lesson!

[@michaeleaster1815]

Great lesson! The blues is always good material... I embarrassed to admit that, despite playing for over 30 years and knowing a ton of theory, I'm not strong on a 12-bar blues. So I'm grateful, as ever....

[@michaeleaster1815]

to wit, no one ever got laid by playing a lydian-dominant scale

[@jefft5854]

Immensely useful!

[@grayrobbins2101]

That’s a great blues tone from your telecaster

[@mikeprehm8200]

You’ve got a great tone, I’ve been searching for the same kind of thick throaty sound for awhile now. For some reason it sounds too thin no matter what I try. Could you give a tip on how to get the sound you’re getting here. Thanks

[@LukeSky0]

Esse kra é bom demais!!!

[@voronOsphere]

I bet C Mixolydian (from the F Major/D Minor Scale) would be great with this, too. C,D,E,F,G,A,Bb,C

[@LateNightLessons]

Absolutely! C Mixolydian would fit right at home here. : )

[@voronOsphere]

I guess I'd still have to try to watch out for the Eb in the F7 chord though.

[@gordoncrmn]

Is that tone through the vamp ? If it is thats a killer blues tone . I never got my vamp to sound like that

[@paulhasenauer4166]

Can you please do a “chords of” lesson on Kings X? Ty Tabors a brilliant guitarist, does some interesting things in their songs!!🙏🏽🎸🎵😎

[@jamesmatheny4358]

I musta done somebody wrong!

[@muggins57]

Great lesson! Killer blues tone with your rig!