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Minor Key Blues (in F#) – Chords, Fill Licks, and Lead – EP142

Description

In this blues guitar lesson, you’ll start by learning how to play the chords fingerstyle (you can use a pick if you’d prefer). In the next video (Level 2), you’ll learn how to integrate fill licks in-between the chords to spice things up a bit.  In the final video (Level 3), you’ll learn the lead part.  All three levels use the same jam track, so you’ll have a lot of material to practice with.  Lots of takeaways in this one!

Level 1: Learn how to play the chords (fingerstyle)

Level 2: Chords with fill licks

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Level 3: Lead Guitar Lesson

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Comments

  9. teletoons says

    Still amazed with every weeks new lesson. Perfect video’s, great audio, Full tabs and backing tracks and the soundslice tabs are as good sounding as Guitar Pro ! And the content and teaching style is awesome. Love this weeks lesson as usual.

    Thanks Brian.

  12. Norbert says

    Hi Brian,

    It’s Saturday morning here in Germany, when I usually take a first look at your new lesson.
    Today the first look took nearly three hours ……;-).
    Have a nice weekend.
    Norbert

  13. hansell says

    Wow Brian! You put a lot into this lesson! Greatly appreciated. That’s why you’re my ‘go to’ guitar site above the others.
    What I especially like about your music is that all the lessons on electric are very much adaptable to acoustic which is my main thing.
    Thanks for everything!
    Stunning new Epiphone by the way.
    Harry

  21. Johnny D says

    Great job Brian! You’re knocking so many home runs I can’t keep up with em. I got lessons to work and rework and this one in particular it off the hook. Thanks for all you do! This one is awesome!

  22. Don D. says

    Great tune, great lesson, thank you!

    Lots of useful moves; using the 3 in the I chord to move to the IV chord, where it’s the 7. Going to try to do that everywhere for a week.

  24. DerekBlue says

    I love this one ! I’ve been working on it all day and it’s just fun to play. Level 3 really challenges timing, but if you get right, the emotion just make your face wrinkle up.
    All the support material is amazing. All the lesson are nearly perfect, so don’t hate me for saying this, but the timing on the Level 3 backing track is off at 3:25. Sounds like you slipped in a guest guitarist.

    Thanks Brian!

  36. Avinash P says

    Hi Brian,

    Thank you for this excellent lesson! I love the way you teach and I have learned a lot since I joined your premium
    subscription. I’m a slow learner but trying to keep up with all of your awesome lessons.

    Thank you so much.
    Avinash

  39. Larry H says

    Beginner since last summer and the blues are where my interest lye’s. The recent series sure hit interest spot with this latest EP142 going to the top of my practice list. Being a premium member puts one in the front seat and glad to be here. This will be put on my top of the rock spot to work on, full time. Putting all the past and whats to come in my portfolio for when my ability can comply. These lessons just melt into the sole.

    Thanks lots Brian!!!

  40. George K says

    Hi Brian, love it as its not too busy for me and breaking down into 3 bite size parts. Great sounding blues melody n licks. I have an Epiphone ES339, not bad for price, nice sounding. Also a Faith naked, Venus cutaway electro acoustic, recent purchase a great all wood guitar can’t stop playing this one, beautiful sound n feel.
    Thanks George

  42. tonylolli says

    PERFECT! These last two lessons have been especially useful for us “intermediate” players. Lots of online places to get the basics but your lessons are terrific for those of us starting to gig out.

  47. Peter P says

    Yours is the course that has led me into the Blues. Really great to have a “take a breath” catch up for us beginner-intermediate players. I have the same guitar too! Really find the member assets extremely helpful and a great complement to your explanations. A great lesson – thanks!

  48. Allan says

    Hi Brian,
    Great lesson just love the groove iv got most of the parts down but then it goes to another level when you have the jam track on huge smile on my face when you keep it in time.
    Love it
    Cheers mate

    Allan

  49. wrightclick says

    Great lesson i hate playing with fingers but as you say dig in , stay with it get over the initial barrier and it becomes natural . Great looking Sheraton iv’e got one under the bed my Pride n Joy.

  50. sunjamr says

    Thanks to these kinds of lessons, I’m getting better and better at connecting licks from one pentatonic position to another. 6 months ago, I had a set of licks for most of the pentatonic positions, but they didn’t overlap much. Lessons like these have solved that problem.

  53. Chris S says

    hey Brian I just signed up, BTW 🙂 I played this and solo’d over it using F# min penta. and my ditto looper. My guitar teacher who is a god BTW said to use B min Penta. within 30 seconds of the start he said you are using the wrong scale. Obviously to use B Min Penta means adding a C# for the V chord. When I asked why B he said the iv to i at the beginning and the way its played sets the iv chord as the key centre. i.e.. B Can you help explain this to me. Both scales sound OK to me. Looking up the Bm scale I can see all the notes we need (based on the chords) are there. B, C#, D,E,F#, G,A,B. (for reference F# Penta has F#, A,B,C#,E)

  60. Alan G says

    Hi Brian. I am a beginner and have just discovered your website. So impressed, that I immediately signed up for premium membership. I just love the video tablature, it is a fantastic tool in my opinion. This is a great lesson, something for everyone. Also much appreciate the really simple lessons such as leg022, as they have got me playing something I enjoy. Many thanks.

  62. Ralph B says

    I’m still new to your website, and still am a beginner player. I found this lesson in the Beginner Guitar category, and when I saw you playing a Sheraton that looks just like my 2017 Sheraton-II Pro I had to stop and watch the video. Now I’m going to jump in and learn this piece. Hopefully I can make my Sheraton sound like yours!

  63. JoLa says

    I don’t know what took me so long to find this incredible gem!!! 💎❤️

    It’s lessons like this that excite me the most at Active Melody – played fingerstyle, slow tempo and (relatively) easy to learn with a few difficulty levels, and yet sounding like we’ve already known them for years 🎶😊

    BTW, I’m pretty sure the proper name for the “Hendrix” chord is C#7(#9) and not C#9(#9) like noted on the tabs, if anyone cares.

    This lesson came out 8 years ago so I’m not sure if Brian still reads the comments here 😁😊

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