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In this week’s guitar lesson, you’ll learn a really cool minor key blues composition that can easily be played on acoustic or electric guitar. This is a stand-alone composition that requires no accompaniment (no jam tracks needed). Grab a guitar and a pick and learn this one!
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I really enjoyed last week’s “major” lesson. I’m sure this “minor” lesson will be just as fun to learn after listening to the preview.
Best,
Michael
What do you call this technic, pining or maybe clawhammer. It’s kinda fun and seems to work well.
Whenever I see the title “Slow Minor Key Blues …. played Solo” I get excited and I just know I’m going to love it! Sure enough, this one goes straight to “to do now” list 😁
Hi Jola, I just happened by this lesson and I agree with you, 100 percent and this lesson had great riffs and licks from the beginning. I really enjoy alot of these older lessons, can’t get enough. When did you do this lesson? I get mixed up with all the numbers, so I’ve been writing them all down. Ep224 is another good one. Take care.
I really like the sound of minor 1 to Major 4. Another excellent lesson. Thanks Brian.
Great lesson, but what has happened to the micro lesson lately?
Brendan
They’ll return. Just taking a little break over the summer
thank you .Brian enjoy you r family.
all good thanks, but it’s winter in Australia!
Another great one Brian. Thanks for another gem; I’m going to really enjoy this.
Rick
Man it’s great to see and hear the Byrdland again! Nice solo lesson Brian.
Thanks Brian. Even though this is slow I suspect that there is a huve amount of techniwue to master here. Another very nice lesson straight on the must learn pile.
JohnStrat
This is just what the Blues Doctor Ordered, love it. Re- last weeks lesson EP266 Jam Band, I’m having that
for the rest of my playing life.
Thanks, Myra.
Hey Brian. Newbie question, How come the A in this chord progression is not an A minor? Thanks!!!!
Hi Carl, welcome. This is just my take but it could have been A minor, but it would be a different song There are just a mess of possibilities that you COULD use theory to explain after the fact, but this is what it is because it sounds good. I hope this clarifies things a little. Try it with an A minor. It works but it’s different.
Well said 🙂
Thanks Brian!
Thanks Don and Brian. It definitely sounded awesome. After 20+ years of noodling, I am finally starting to take guitar and music theory a little more serious. I’m learning the “rules”. Then I come across something like this and I wanna know what the rule is LOL. Anyway, great site and great community like Don!!! Thanks!!!
Another top notch lesson Brian love the laid back feel to this one cheers mate
Nice!!!!! Thanks
Nice lesson Brian. Love the Hyper picking technique, I’m using it a lot more now. It sure helps isolate strings easier than just using the guitar pick only.
Thanks
Ray
A gateway to improvisation. Very relaxing………
Hi Brian, great lesson and very helpful.
Greetings from spain.
Thanks Brian. Lots of things to like here!
Hey Brian great to be a full member of A/M . I’m having a blast with the lessons.
As usual a very nice composition,love this minor key composition (em,am)
thanks Brian
Hi Brian, Great lesson again. Question for you, I’m a little confused if we are in the key of E minor isn’t the shouldn’t the 5th chord be a minor, but the 3rd is major in a B7. I need to go back to the wood shed. My thinking was to stack the 3rds and follow the formula 1 Minor 2. Diminished 3. Major 4. Minor 5. Minor 6, Major 7 Major
I mention at the beginning of the video that you can think of it as a 1, 4, 5 chord progression – with a minor 1 chord. That’s how I think of it anyway.
Thank you for responding. You’re classes are awesome by the way, continued success!
Very happy learning this one !!!
Brian,
You always amaze us with your prolific creativity…when do you reckon you’ll put a little band together and do an album ?
thanks for this lesson really enjoying the lesson
Hi Brian. I enjoyed this lesson. But I need to know if I can get the tab for the whole lesson Parts 1&2
? When I downloaded the tab it just gave for the first part.
Thank you
Michael Scroggins
Michael, I think you forgot to scroll down the page – there’s only a single PDF file that contains the entire composition
thanks.
After a little over a year following your video lesson I am making progress. I’m 67 with a touch of arthritis in my fingers but when I play the pain seems to disappear. The guitars I play I built (12 – 8 parlor and 4 OM). I made my fretboards a bit wider with a wider string spacing to accommodate my fat finger tips. It still takes me a week to learn the two parts and I am getting a hang of hybrid picking. I love the no accompaniment lessons. Thanks your lessons make my week special.
Fun Brian. The Em, A riff is fun all by itself. I like to take my looper, get down a 1,4,5 and then noodle your licks. I never play just like you but close. Thanks!
Is That From Eric Clapton’s Collection that he played ?
Yes
Hi Brian,
What model Gibson are you playing? Beautiful design and tone.
Thanks, John
Gibson Byrdland
That is a beautiful Gibson and sounds awesome very full rich tones! Lesson is basic but very fundamentally important ..short and sweet Brian,,,always a pleasure agree! ty always for sharing!
Took me about two hours to get the rhythm right on this one…but it was well worth it. I love upbeat blues!
Brain,
I just wanted thank you for paying attention to detail in the hybrid picking as well as other techniques I have learned. They have stretched me to be a better and flaws player as my ear gets sharper at hearing those little details.
Sincerely, thanks
Scott
Hi Brian, Your focus on learning how to play rather than just memorizing tunes is especially important to those of us who think we kind of know our way around the guitar but can’t improvise. I also like your comments about “here’s where it comes from” because this also helps with learning rather than memorizing. Any thoughts about a similar “how to play fills” as a preliminary to how to play leads? Tony
Wow.. I wish I could do that
Powerful groove! Thx Brian!!!
This is my first lesson as a premium member. All I have to say is thnks, you’re a great teacher. These will really improve my playing.
Thank you so much Brian! Stayed up all night learning this cool composition. Other licks popped into my mind as I was playing. Amazing. It sort of reminds me of “Evil Ways by Santana. Love it.
Hey, I really liked this one. I’ve been a member for a few years now but don’t comment very often.
I thought I’d take this opportunity to thank you for these lessons; I appreciate how you approach them holistically and tie what you are doing to basic understandable concepts. I’ve been playing for 42 years and I am learning so much from your lessons.
I play this one with my fingers and it sounds really good.
Bob
Thanks, Brian, for all your lessons and I love your guitar. I have an older Chet Adkins Gibson and there is nothing else that has the sound.