The BB King Blues Box Explained - Use The BB Box To Play In Minor & Major Blues

Today's lesson is all about the BB King blues box and how to use it in Major and minor blues. Unlock your musical soul and make your guitar sing like a King!
Sometimes called the Albert King Box but definitely played by BB King.
See this one close up here in this live video of Blues Boys Tune by BB King
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There is ANOTHER BB King box too...subject for another BB King blues box guitar lesson, where I show you how they all hook up.
THEN I'll be doing a 3rd live stream with a rundown of BB Kings 5 favorite licks :)
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Psst! I'm going to be tackling The 3 Kings over the next couple of months, so make sure you subscribe and smash the notification bell so you don't miss anything!
1. BB King
2. Albert King
3. Freddie King
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[@Tenpoints777]

Once again, another HOME RUN guitar lesson! Huge thanks from Cleveland Ohio... Cant wait to see what you got coming next! Cheers.

[@rickysguitar]

Thank you :) There's another lesson coming with another BB King box he loved to play. See you on the livestream hopefully buddy :)

[@derekhealey4743]

Fantastic, it’s like being in college taking music lessons, the best tuitions and explanations of all the teachers on the internet, thank you so much 🎸🎶.

[@richardrichard5409]

A complete train crash of a lesson, ads galore.and almost unwatchable. Totally frustrating but brilliant content 😂🎅 this hairy biker has ALL of the elements of blues nailed for beginners like myself....just need to sort the meat from the potatoes. 😎😂

[@ScottDickman]

Yes sir Ricky. You have a gift of teaching guitar. Going where no other you tube teacher seems to want to go in such a methodical approach to learning that fretboard and the why behind each note. Thanks for demystifying the guitar.

[@mikkideleon6735]

Paw Paw Michigan @2 miles from TREMOLO guitar shop in Kalamazoo

[@AncientGranules]

I cannot believe the coincidence! Today I managed to 2 hours playing over a E minor slow backtrack and I just discovered the Bb King Box by chance, my brain told me to try the shape and I kept using it once in a while in various places. Thanks for the full explanation and now I also remembered to have seen it use by many players in Rock music!!! After 40 years I am finally playing FAR better thanks to your channel mainly! ❤ ... Addition : I just remember there is a Jeff Beck song that starts with it and it is the main feature!

[@michaelaiello9525]

I’ve been using this shape from my knowledge of the major pentatonic , finding the relative Maj of any blues root that I’m on. I really appreciate learning that this is what BB did. I know it will now inform how I use that box. And the breakdown of the color tones in the scale is so helpful. 3rd the defining color, 5th transparent, 7th more color, 2nd and 6th really nice sophisticated color, the 4th tricky more complicated, the flat 3 can be bent up almost to the maj 3 and the root resolve, the octave backward slide can close a phrase. This is great! Thanks Ricky!

[@bouncingswordsful]

Annoyed I have only just found that you exist, really enjoying your content

[@rickknowlan8949]

Another excellent video, Ricky! A great teacher is someone who can simplify the complicated, provide "memory hooks", and inspire students. You do it all with good humour and humility. Thank you.

[@paullacey5528]

Great Content Mate. Paul Lacey New Zealand.

[@michaelknight1251]

Great way of getting a handle on guitar, thank you Ricky lovely lesson, Mick from Melbourne

[@rickysguitar]

Eyup Mick! Thanks buddy

[@steveg.3022]

Great lesson! Thanks for posting this and explaining it thoroughly, but simply.

[@austinsandefer649]

American. 🇺🇸🎸💯👍👍.

[@erniewms1]

Just subscribed. Just found you. Absolutely useful and understandable lesson. Thank you so much. (80 year old beginner)

[@rickysguitar]

Welcome aboard Ernie!

[@laurahastings3140]

Nice

[@austinsandefer649]

Super! 🎸

[@EDGARDOUX1701]

Man! Months looking for a good explanation and the whys and found it!! You got a new subscriber!

[@Apolo62]

Greetings from Sweden. You are the best teacher!!!!!! Love you all!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤❤❤❤💕

[@fabianleus2954]

Dankjewel from the Netherlands 🤯 another mindblowing lesson ...was already using the house of blues but now i know what i'm doing ( or should be doing )

[@terrancemattoon6869]

I know this video is 3 years old but I am very glad that I found it.I’ve learned more from this than I did after almost a year with Fender lessons.After your explanation of how this works I’ve had my aahh haa moment.I am finally making real music.Thank you.

[@theunsuccessfultrader5681]

Hey. One more year later. How u makin out???

[@Apolo62]

Love you with all my heart. Tha best explanation !!! Now can i understand the root note is very important to land.Thanks 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@createlovehappy]

Boom! I just realized why I play guitar. Because it let me be in the "now". and why I would spend 5-8 hours every night all by myself in my room. I was soothing my soul, grounding myself in the sound, connecting my mind and body on the fretboard, and expressing myself. I thought I was writing songs, but really I was pouring my heart out. In the "now". Now now

[@ronwilkie6269]

Ron From Canada

[@tonyshababy100]

It’s So easy for you to teach..Blessings, keep up the good work.. And Thank you kindly..

[@mandmjerome]

hi from shreveport

[@davidhaviland2919]

Hi Ricky, excellent lesson! Thank you sir! My question is the BB box shape, to move from minor to major, is the same shape moved back 3 frets. Is this correct? In the key of A, moving on the G string from 9th fret back to the 6th fret? Thanks!

[@freddycracium8548]

Great lesson, learning from Denver Colorado, usa.thx brah👍😊👽

[@Jeff_H_the_Guitarist]

No more Blunderbuffin for me!

[@jjwatcher]

I'm in Liverpool.

[@davethompson3364]

Thanks for this and other lessons. Had a breakthrough moment the other day. Was thinking I wasn't going to move forward. Keep up the good work

[@jibicusmaximus4827]

i know most of this but this was a good study to go back over, i feel like i learnt new stuff too, or new ways of viewing old info maybe, regardless your a great teacher mate, your passion and enthusiasm show, thanks for the inspiration and tips, ha the hoovering bit is funny! got me there!

[@KenMkickashmods]

One of the benefits of your lessons are the great PDFs, by any chance did you ever create the PDF for this video BB King Box?

[@johnseale9020]

Hi, from Dallas Tx. John S.

[@argus5323]

God Bless you for this... tell your family thank you for helping make the video happen and putting the vacuuming on hold for the video... i feel this video helped me understand how to play guitar more. like making my way through the plateau that im at.

[@tnvalleyyoga7122]

I don't know if anyone showed up for the live broadcast but I see you have 1.k likes that's-cool and a good class.

[@tubeamp2872]

Ricky I've learned more from you in 5 days since I've found your videos than 2 years here. Sure I know a lot but the repetitive note naming you do is outstanding for knowing these scale degrees.. I hope you keep posting these amazing lessons.

[@Redheadedlady55]

~Me too....

[@thomastourville1674]

It was fun

[@trevorkenward7661]

I have stumbled on a gem with you my friend. I will be devouring these lessons. Thank you for your service as they say.

[@Greg-rp1sh]

one of the most comprehensive lessons on BB King box out there definitely coming back as a ref 5* thanks very much.

[@rickrutledge7361]

Wow! Excellent lesson. I learned so much. My new favorite guitar teacher.

[@vincentverhoog8312]

Holland

[@ercimoisa4235]

Thank you, I had to watch a second time and take notes. So much information. Thank you.

[@slickwillie3376]

This will help a lot with learning by providing some motivation and spicing things up a bit.

[@johnwinning7853]

BB King stayed inside those cord shapes alot inside the triangle you can play The Thrill is gone 11 fret G string. B & E on the 10 ,B on the 12. 4 strings inside the triangle

[@rickysguitar]

Hey John! Hope you caught the live lesson! Say hi next time if you did :) thank you for commenting. It goes to show you don't need much to speak your heart on the guitar :)

[@laahchan1]

The first time, I understand House of BB. Thanks to you.

[@steveb4400]

Yes. You play guitar to soothe your soul. So true. Thanks Ricky.

[@edyu1977]

I wish I had watched it 3 years ago... Great lesson

[@chrisstoddard1654]

You heard, "I found my nuts." He said, "I found my notes."

[@emkay9508]

Box 4

[@careyw3161]

Great lesson. Thank you for explaining the function of the various elements of the chords. I will be returning to this lesson several times.

[@steveworley2997]

Great lesson, very clearly explained. Thank you!!

[@NJTNYP]

Just stumbled onto your channel. Loved the lesson. I have really struggled with mixing minor and major leads. Thumbs up and subscribed😎👍

[@Taevec]

That's a sub if I've ever seen one.🤔❤

[@hypnoraythompson5824]

thanks again for a great instructional piece. From Norfolk.

[@rickysguitar]

Hey Hypnoray! Glad you enjoyed it. There's ANOTHER box that BB King loved to play coming in another video. Stick around.

[@craigseaborn4222]

Excellent lesson, thanks Craig

[@Salzbuckel]

This was brilliant, because it's all about how to fulfill any bluesy kind of expression wanted on which places on the fretboard. That is, what you have to achieve, when you try to express a certain feeling musically. I firgured out some of those different feelings by myself, but for me there was always something missing, some other variations.Those i found here wonderfully explained by deconstructing parts of chords i was missing.

[@earltomas]

Very good lesson just found u

[@rickysguitar]

Eyup Tom! Thanks for watching!

[@sgd5k292]

Excellent lesson! Just one suggestion is on your chalkboard, label just one fret on each diagram...sometimes one can get lost to exactly where we are. Thanks!

[@richardelg4412]

Oceanside CA USA and rockin.😎🤙

[@JB-se2ef]

Hi from Poland

[@charlygoehring6155]

to the tune of Crack Rosie...

[@albertbrooksy7342]

Hi I'm from Fiji i really appreciate your tutorial lessons on the bb king's box.i wanna learn more .thanks.

[@JD-bk6wj]

Ricky, can't see your guitar.

[@howardrosenbaum5528]

Very instructive video. Is the live stream with a rundown of BB Kings five favorite licks available.Thanks so much. Howard R.

[@wesleyevans9378]

Thanks m8. Great lesson 👍 Can I just ask , where u say its movable. Do u mean I could play a g minor chord then use the minor shape box starting from the g root note position ( or 3rd) And keeping that shape ? And that could be done with any chord ? Also the same with the 7th dominant or major e barre shape with the major box shape 🤔

[@ScotchIrishTarheel]

Had Harriet started vacuuming while Ricky was trying to teach the major pentatonic formula, it might have knocked him back into a minor tonality.

[@BlackBearSixTV]

Very Nice Vid :). Thanks.

[@emkay9508]

I'm confused, that looks like the bottom part of position 4, major pentatonic. The 1st position skips 2 frets on the 1st string

[@ryanbrown2215]

Great video, thank you sir! I can't seem to find the pdf for this lesson, did i look in the wrong place maybe?

[@alanroberts997]

Hi Ricky, Al here from Switzerland.

[@rickysguitar]

Hi Al! Yodelay eee ooo!

[@1mankosabi2]

I have subscribed your video two day's ago and have already found so many stuffs that needed for a beginners. Yours video's have been a guide to find my lost way on guitar journey. I appreciate your time!!! Lots of love fromLA.

[@matthewtopp5695]

what an awesome lesson. thank you

[@berndfachinger6000]

Totally underrated channel.

[@trevorkenward7661]

Bloody hell, I never clocked that about the dots.. Thanks for that Ricky.

[@phiddler1]

wow good lesson thank you

[@stevenboiter8589]

I have to say you are a very good teacher

[@CharnSaralertsophon]

hello from Thailand

[@piyakansirirattapong3887]

ขอบคุณคะ❤

[@1987sfinest]

Thank you from NZ

[@flouisbailey]

I’m here my friend.

[@hotrodgs]

i know this is a dumb question but the first example was the 9th to 11th frets but what about the 2nd and 3rd examples

[@normanmaskery4127]

Norm.. From Canada

[@davidrobbins2460]

A very explanatory lesson, thanks.

[@donaldsmith411]

Well explained

[@KBorham]

Yes, ban Liam 😂

[@uphillbill]

I think I would watch your videos even if I wasn't learning anything. But I am learning and really appreciate your effort. Please don't stop.

[@philjames1019]

Sorry Ricky, missed the live transmission, but well worth waiting for. Another "true to form" great tutorial!! Cheers!!

[@Alzermull]

Great stuff again Ricky, keep them coming, just wondering Ricky with the 5 shapes of the minor pentatonic, starting with the first position when you change from minor to mayor, first finger for minor and pinky for mayor can you do the same with the rest of the pentatonic shapes going from minor to major with the changing of the first finger to the pinky, thanks Alan.

[@rpmartin1886]

The 19th minute was worth the price of admission!

[@matteobarbera9250]

Do you Will make other lesson for explain how to play with bb box? Thank you Great video

[@thedevilsbox]

Rock on, Ricky! Keef in Colorado!

[@rickysguitar]

Eyup Keef!

[@darylthompson744]

The States

[@watchmanbetting]

Hi, do you do one to one private lessons?

[@michaelsamazingenglish8580]

Ricky is so great! Utterly chaotic about a third of the time, but, it works. I learn more from Ricky than from any guitar teacher on YT. I think Ricky strategically plans the chaos to keep us focused. I love it!!

[@rickysguitar]

If It's a live video then yes...expect chaos as I battle technology, (especially in my older videos). I appreciate you watching despite the chaos and stoked you learn stuff from my vids Michael :)

[@michaelsamazingenglish8580]

@@rickysguitar It's not a criticism. I think you're a genius. Seriously you have made things clear for me that I've heard for years but never fully comprehended. Love your videos and appreciate the work that you do. Cheers!!

[@RDarrylB]

Thank you, sir, for this video. I have seen the "house" shapes before, and usually it shows the root and whether it is major or minor, but it is nice to see what intervals the other notes are. I think something is finally getting through my skull!

[@robdee9341]

Many thanks Ricky great lesson.

[@ChanokchaiChauychoo]

i can feel you have a teacher's soul! nice channel

[@anthonykinrade8642]

Just amazing!

[@petercumper2763]

Fantastic!!

[@bunmiade9767]

Where is the pdf file?

[@castle5711]

Great lesson. Now i have a whole new way to listen to my BB King collection.

[@paulpitters2185]

Fantastic lesson

[@denselman]

Thanks!

[@rickysguitar]

Thanks Drew, very much appreciated.

[@keithburleigh4597]

Cord or jack

[@jameslyons1661]

💙😎💙