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Slow, Minor Key Blues in A – Both Rhythm and Lead Guitar Parts – EP184

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In this blues guitar lesson, you’ll learn how play along with a slow, minor key jam track that is missing any guitar tracks. The jam track consists of a piano, bass, and drums and it’ll be up to you to fill in both rhythm and lead parts. I’ll show you how to alternate back and forth between rhythm and lead using the “call and response” technique.

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  6. barry says

    Another Brilliant Piece of Creativity Brian! I Just knew there was a Great lesson Brewing on your Demo of your new Guitar You have an Awesome Talent We thank you for Sharing it!Wishing you and all the Family a Merry Xmas and Healthy 2017
    Bsrry

  11. justin N says

    Excellent. Love the string bending. And interesting minor chords. Lots of nuggets in this one. You make it look easy…until I try to do it myself. I guess that kind of finesse only comes from years of practice! Happy Holidays Brian.

  12. Allan says

    Hi Brian, Love the feel of this one love the minor key very cool, great with the backing track. You have given us so much over this past year thank you and hope you and yours have a wonderful Christmas and look forward to the New year with yet more great and uplifting guitar lessons. Cheers mate.

  14. charleydelta says

    Love the Robben Ford lick. He was named one of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century” by Musician magazine for good reason. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you, Joan and the kids. Hope you never run out of good ideas to share with your fellow musicians, Brian!

  19. Charles G says

    Hi Brian Just want to wish you a merry Christmas. Been a member for awhile but haven’t introduced myself. Working on allman mixolydian lesson. Love the site. Would love an in depth jerry Garcia lesson. Thanks for the lessons. Just retired and really into playing.

  21. Angelo I says

    Another huge light bulb went off with this lesson. m7 chord progressions and learning to follow the chords with the A, D, and E minor pentatonic scales. had a blast just jaming along improvising with the backing track and the tips you had for us. so cool. m7 chords sound so sweet!. usually just play major and minor progressions

  22. Ian L says

    I signed up at last .. Been watching Brian for a while but his annual subscription price was too good to miss and I love the way he puts these videos together and provides great context. I might not get all the context and application first time but it’s great to try and play the stuff he puts together, and eventaully some of the other stuff will go in.

    Many thanks for all you hard work Brian .. Happy Holidays .. you have inspired me to make 2017 the bext year of my guitar journey.

  24. Jonesy Wales says

    These ‘rhythm and lead’ lessons the you create are excellent!!!

    Let’s face it, most of us learning guitar aren’t ever going to play in a band, we’re just looking play at home for the sheer joy of making music.

    These lessons perfect for creating a full sound that’s really satisfying to the ear. Who needs a band!

    This kind of info is pretty rear in find in this depth and quality. Well worth the monthly subscription. Looking forward to the next one, they’re great!

  25. Bmoflaz says

    Great Lesson Brian. I look forward very much to the insight you give during the lessons… I learn more from listening to your thought process than by learning the parts note-for note. Keep up the great work!

  28. TonyM says

    I always notice that the mp3 jamtrack with guitar is slight different than the slow walk through. Anyone ever catch that. Not that it makes a huge difference when you play with the non guitar jam track. I just get worked up when I can’t hit the same note and can’t figure out why :). Great lesson though.

  34. James W says

    Brian you made a mistake on about 3 minutes into the part 2 video. I am not going to tell what it was because you make so few and I am sure this was a failed swoop of the tongue …maybe a “swell Poop of the tongue” and not because you didn’t know better….I thought it might be fun to let your bloggers try to find it…thanks for all the great material…looking forward to 2017 with activemelody.

  35. micler says

    Hi Brian. First of all happy new year. I love this lesson and cant wait to learn it. Just wanna to ask if there is a possibility to get the piano notes of the backing track. My wife plays piano and it would be awsome to play along to her. TIA and best regards. Michael

  39. Lawrence M says

    Hi Brian,
    I heard you reference another lesson re: patterns and I’m interested in learning more.
    I searched through the lesson inventory and could not find it.
    Could you please provide the Lesson #?
    Thanks!

  44. FRANCK V says

    Bonjour Brian,

    French Franck here. Thank you for this fantastic lesson, I find you are really helpfull and inspiring!
    I have a question though and I don’t mean to sound fuzzy I just need to understand.
    In this lesson (EP184) at the beginning of the song after the first turn around of A chord you show us a Blues slide on string 2 and 3 that takes us from Blues Pattern 1 to Pattern 2. I understand this well (only thanks to you) but when I look at your middle finger on string 2 it does not seem to be hitting a note from Pattern 1. However it hits a note from the Dorian mode, I think. I would be grateful to you if you could confirm that I am I right and making sense, or explain where this note comes from.
    Merci Brian!

  48. jose s says

    Brian loved this lesson, but man to much useless talking about stuff that has nothing to do with lesson we wait and wait for lesson to continue some what Boring. sorry just had to let you know.

  50. Siegfried M says

    Brian,

    I just joined Active Melody, one of the reasons is this great lesson, love it and hope to be able to play it soon. But not only that, these kind of lessons give me more insight into blues music.

    Best
    sigi

  51. Alexandre F says

    Awsome smooth vibe this song and a great exercise to work your fingers, balance and rhythm though I can´t wait to play with the piano , drum and bass which require much more effort or skill to accomplish… This is one more of those kind of songs that put you in above the clouds

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