What Scales Can Blues Guitar Players Use To Add Tension?

[@niconesta8566]

You are the best. I could never figure out which advice I got was good. "Use one blue scale for all chords. Use a scale according to the root of your chord. Use anything as long as it sounds right". I guess all are true but that used to confuse the hell out of me. I would study guitar tabs and could not find the scale that was being used it drove me nuts! You really are an awesome teacher!!!

[@aptelbruno8316]

Dave, you've got it ! Got the knack ! Quel talent ! and maybe more ! Thanks a lot !

[@chrisparkin9947]

Fantastic, mate. I learned loads from this.

[@nigeleaston7993]

Yes, Yes !! now theoretically I have been trying this approach for ages when playing with my jazz buddies without getting the timing quite right. Now I get it. Thanks

[@Wintersbeauty73]

David, Glad I found you a few days ago. Best teacher and Guitarist on the net in my opinion. Better than that extraordinary. Thanks for sharing your knowledge

[@Wallimann]

Thank you Paul!

[@floggymosco13]

Paul Middleton to me too, he is the best in youtube

[@filrock82]

I agree too !

[@tres913]

Can't imagine why the downvotes!? This is great stuff.

[@mathewsgeorge]

thank you so much Mr. Dave. You're blessing us by these videos. Thank you for your kindness!

[@Wallimann]

+Mathews George Thank you brother!

[@aintnothinbutdablues]

Your lessons are awesome David and I've learnt a lot from them but we should never forget that, inspite the importance of theory, shapes and scales, Blues is mainly a human expression of emotion. That may explain why I felt called to blues music, even though, I grew up in Europe, a continent apart from the music’s heartlands in America’s Deep South.

[@Coffeehousesantos]

your modes on blues was just a really good lesson that everyone should watch thanks

[@proftlx]

Super intéressant...comme souvent d'ailleurs !! En particulier cette dernière série. Merci pour la clarté des explications ;)

[@golfalot1]

Every time I watch one of your vids, I learn something new. Thanks for the hard work you put into these lessons, David. Forcing the major 6th into a solo using the minor pentatonic scale always seems to create tension. Very jarring sound. At least to my ear it is.

[@JerryD314]

Thank you for another informative lesson in Blues playing. I’m a rank amateur player with 53 years of playing but lacking in theory.especially the model approach. You of course make it melodic and mostly pleasing to the ear except for the real outside stuff. Not critiquing that approach. It’s just foreign to my more conventional but limited approach to Blues and rock pop. Your a great instructor and a inspiration for me to keep trying even though I’m old and rusty. I just love the guitar and its been my closet friend since I was 10years old. Thanks again!

[@Wallimann]

Thank you Gerald!

[@ramontolentino8740]

gracias David por tus videos son fuente de inspiración, eres un excelente músico y maestro felicidades.

[@ChrisBuonoGuitar]

I LOVE your intros. You're in a groove, my friend.

[@Wallimann]

+Chris Buono Thanks brother!

[@benzuckerman]

Great playing. Interesting ideas. Thanks for sharing!

[@ejstar8917]

David you are pure magic my man. Awesome lesson! Thank you.

[@Wallimann]

Thanks!

[@andrejz8954]

Very cool lesson, thank you very much! :)

[@MyChris62]

David Sir I salute you for bringing so many ideas forward.I am no Gr8 fan of the blues but I did work on Led Zep Rock & Roll where he used a diminished arpeggio idea onto the Subdominant before moving to tonic. Please help with more outside ideas.Thanks

[@bradwright2787]

excellent video, David makes this concept simple! Great job David

[@bestboy897]

Thank u your blues lessons are the best david

[@jimtsokalas2038]

Great video and presentation. Always get inspiration.

[@philtage8648]

Salut David. Merci pour toutes ces vidéos très instructives. Grâce à toi en autre j ai repris goût à vouloir évoluer à la guitare et à 45 ans c'était pas gagné. Par contre j ai quelques questions en suspend. Jouer out, je peux le faire sur n importe quel style de musique tant que je le fais sur le 5e degré majeur ? Quand est il lorsque par exemple si je joue sur un blues mineur ? See You

[@SavvyWalrusPirate]

Have you done any lessons on guitar chord harmonizing? It's hard to explain but I've seen times where jazz players would play chords instead of notes during a solo. Btw great video. I've been subscribed to you for a while now and always find something new and interesting!

[@Tanglangfa]

This was a big missing piece for me. Thank you!!!

[@bjw-cy5dk]

Good lesson, i'm inspired

[@Millo1868]

Great lesson. What are your pickups?

[@lorenzoreyes1692]

David love your videos

[@Wallimann]

Thanks!

[@danhope77]

good job!

[@yogicyberpaint6265]

Calm explanations

[@gnetahnjehman4928]

tres bien merci

[@Nivenization]

Thank you.

[@BigEdWo]

i think robben ford has the tastiest approach. well, i don't know all the blues players, but robben really mastered that kind of outside playing.

[@oneeyemonster3262]

Robben is good. So is the Satch. i forget..Joe said...somewhere around 24 notes before..the listener knows you're out....Brian from stray Cats is pretty good too....Al Demola...said. as a guitar you should learn how to be ON THE WAY...to the gig, next show, next Girl or the next CHORD.Lmao.....i guess so...Hit on whatever chick or chicks On your way INTO the next town..Maybe get some rest, after. Then go again....You gatta tell a story though. Marty Freeman..."Just fuck the living shit out of the pentatonic scale".lmao What he ment was...Just play whatever...wrap it...cause tension..then just land on one of the arpeggio of the chord or next chord...in other words go out,,,then come back in.

[@TUNImicrostudio]

thank you guru!! :)

[@josephgoudreau7425]

Just play outside for a moment and go back to the key centre it works, see what happens. Just don't stay outside for too long

[@guitarforfree]

we think alike

[@eddiejames2404]

Hey David , very very interesting blues playing ! You are really pushing to the fringe , just barely keeping it blues while creating some very interesting colors , even all the crossroads festivals , I never heard those players go to where you're going with blues ! I am a master blues guitarist , but I am going to study this video and see if I can expand my own ideas , thank you , Eddie James

[@Wallimann]

Thanks so much Eddie!

[@3tractorbro]

What's the video before this called

[@Wallimann]

"Slow down to play fast"?

[@guitarforfree]

whole tone

[@guitarforfree]

8 note diminished

[@guitarforfree]

Ideas are endless.

[@guitarforfree]

The ear accepts pattern BUT that was not the best Idea

[@guitarforfree]

Melodic Minor

[@guitarforfree]

If I do not resolve I call it fusion lol

[@guitarforfree]

D Jazz altered

[@guitarforfree]

Melodic minor a half step above the root.

[@dorianblunote455]

Sadudte? What is that saying u say in all your videos?? Saduide

[@guitarforfree]

To play outside JUST to sound OUT has No melodic value. Playing outside with purpose can be magical. This is a slippery slope.......................

[@jeanarlini]

Cool but white blues

[@PartialS]

While I think I get what you mean, it's a tutorial video - something that's meant to give power to an individual player so that they can pour their heart out with more tools and finer paintbrushes. I think it's probably unfair to criticise the soulfulness of somebody playing to teach. The guy isn't uploading videos of him tearing it up on a Friday night at the local blues house.

[@kyledrevlo1962]

@@PartialS Well said