Albert King style lead - Play this by yourself (no jam track) - Guitar Lesson - EP554 

Great lesson! B minor pentatonic works over the 5 chord because the notes all fit into A Dorian mode.

I think one of the reasons B scale tones work so well over E here, where E is the V in the key of A, is because B is the secondary dominant in this instance: B is the V of E. A lot of Brian’s fans know quite a bit more about music than I do, of course, so fellow Active Melody aficionados, please do correct me if I have that wrong.😊 Great lesson, as always, Brian. Albert King is one of the most fantastic and expressive guitar players we have the good fortune to still be able to enjoy.

If you’re an intermediate guitarist - Pay special attention to Brians use of 6th and 9th chords in this lesson. They are a useful tool in sounding a lot better. Learn the 6th and 9th chords in two positions. With a 5th string root for D9 x54555 - then slide that top 3 string triad up 2 frets to get your 6th chord. (6th chord always ends up being 2 frets higher on the fretboard. Now, also learn D6 with a high E string or 4th string root, x x 12 11 12 10 and then slide down 2 frets for your D9. If you can learn those two positions your blues will be much more mature and give you a much wider range of notes to play. Those 6th and 9th chords are a really big game changer.

I read all sorts of inventive explanations for the key of the intro… It seems straightforward to me. The first measure is in E7. It opens with the full chord and concludes the first measure with a slide to the 5 note (B), followed by the 7 to the root (D to E). Measure two goes to the IV chord (D). That measure follows not Bm pentatonic but D (the relative major of Bm) to play over the IV chord. Simple.

I wanna see someone play the King's Overall Junction studio session style, and I love Lucy, cold feet and Can't you see what you're doing to me lol

Nobody ever had too much Albert King in their lead playing! 👍😎

I had the great pleasure of seeing Albert King play live at the Town Hall Birmingham UK, supported by Walter Trout! Great lesson, lots of SRV in there too, cantankerous old Albert loved him.

Whoa…..dude…great blues face! First time i have ever seen that on you…awesome! Oh, and the lesson..also awesome!

Saw all three Kings live... B.B. came in third but got the most glory.

Tasty Licks.....very nice....people forget that....the Blues music....is a feeling....a Style...a Mood.

SRV had so many influences, but I always hear more of Albert King in his playing than anyone else...including his brother Jimmy. Thanks, Brian...can't wait to dig into this one!

Isn’t what you’re calling Bm pentatonic on the v cord basically A major like the BB box?

Why Bm works with E7? The second position of Bm on the E, B, and G strings are D&E, A&B, and F# respectively. The vii, I, IV, V, and ii of the E. All good notes for E major tonality.

My gosh, how do you get that tone? I just bought a re-issue 59 basement 2005 model. Your tone is awesome as well as your lessons. Of course any help on that would be greatly appreciated.

man, I having so much fun learning this thank you for teaching us

6:05... the lick works because the three notes played are in the E7 chord (5, b7 & Root) but, thanks for the little test. Whenever a 7th chord is played it works. If the band played 7th chords deceding or ascending by half tones to the root you can drop or raise the lick accordingly. But you already knew this knew this. Ha!

Isn’t what your calling Bm position two (the intro) actually E pentatonic position 5 (?) I’m just learning these shapes and positions .please someone explain to me why and if I’m wrong thanks just figuring this stuff out.

Those bends are nuts. I’ve never been able to nail that sound.

Best blues song that teachs you how to love and enjoy life

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but 8:25 and 22:35 are the exact same notes played in two different positions. Both are implying the 6 to 9 walk downs twice with two notes of the chord at a time. f# & d, e & c, d & b, c & a

I believe your first lick, coming out of the E7, is the B.B. Box!

Nice to see that 335 back Brian !

Thank you... just what I wanted today

B minor pentatonic over E7 > 5th , min 7th, tonic , 9th , 11th .

Wow. Great lesson! Sweet sound. Love the 335.

Your guitar tone sounds funny Brian. Is that the same Gibson boardwalk.

bro!! thanks for this lesson

Awesome lesson Brian. Do you prefer the Line6 to the Kempler?

Another wonderful lesson with answers to how do I do this

Love your tone. It's not a tone I use myself, but that makes it all the sweeter. Thank you so much for these great videos!

Note to self 11:45

My god that's was a really good lesson, please do more of this! it really summed up all we learn!! thank you

This is a very good vid

Ok now do Fresdie

Great stuff! You always have really good ideas for material. Albert King is a great source.

Nice one. Became a member again recently... best value on the NET.

Sweet guitar!

Great lesson, thanks Brian.

I came back to this lesson. I love the style of Albert King. Fantastic lesson.

Oooft can’t wait to try this Brian you are the best.

Love this one.

What a lesson! Brilliant!!!😍😍😍

Albert was one of a kind. His tone and play style matched his voice and attitude off stage as well as on. When you met the man there was no doubt who you were in the room with.

Another great lesson! Thanks Brian!

A classic!! Thank you!!

Man, I love this!

Can't wait to learn it!

Thank You...❤❤

Love that stuff

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Love it!

Stupid question..instead of being in the second position of the Bm pentatonic, aren’t you playing the 5 position of the E minor pentatonic? That’s why it fits over the E 7…

Oh man, that's so awesome! No backing track and yet so Albert-style! Not an easy lesson but I still love it :) ♪💕

Gotta love me some Albert King. 😊

Now ya talking Brian.