There was a real gap in intermediate guitar lessons on youtube.. no longer! You rule it Jules! Jam packed, right into the good stuff, never tiresome, NEW SIMPLE ways of seeing and doing on guitar. Thank you , Jules, you're one generous, cool cat
Thanks for keeping the guitar sound clean. It drives me nuts when some instructors (for some reason they usually have long stringy hair) play with high gain or some type of distortion. It’s much easier to hear and understand the concepts with a clean guitar sound.
I've been playing guitar for over 45 years, you blew me away with this simple tip. You opened my eyes, you see, never too old to learn. I grew up mainly in the late 70's early 80's, shredding guitar was the main thing :). And now I'm just learning how great and good this is, thank you. Cheers from Belgium
Well TBF to yourself, this is basically a pattern/box from a very specific niche of Blues called "Chicago Blues", & it's not very popular, even in the US, so it's understandable you're unfamiliar. Whatever helps you navigate the fretboard better is a positive tho! I didn't get much from this because I'm already familiar w/how to mix the major/minor/blues scales, & while this isn't an actual scale or mode or anything, it's whatever turns a light on for your personal understanding of the fretboard that counts. Congrats & enjoy|!
Jules, I have been playing for 35 years.. I've gigged, recorded and played countless styles. Your stuff blows my mind.. The best guitar "theory" teacher I've ever watched (and I've watched dozens)!
Jules you're amazing Tremendous teacher and I enjoy every lesson you do...your patience for explain make you in my opinion the best of all...1000 thanks
I just subscribed and watched most of your videos. You have taught me so much practical blues playing and theory than I have learned in a pile of DVD lessons that I have. Please for the love of all that is guitar holy don't change your teaching style. As an older beginner/intermediate player you are making it very easy to learn and enjoy playing. Thank you so very much.
Jules… INCREDIBLE! I just had a 💡 moment through this lesson! You are such a great Teacher! thank you.. and again THANK YOU! All these years playing, never saw this approach until now!
First time I have been on your site Jules, you have explained some of the licks I have already been using for a while, and at the same time expanded my knowledge - so that I can explore the fret board in a more informed (less random and sheer luck) manner, than I have been doing .... I will be looking at some of your other DVD's later. Thank you, from an old (83 years) rock and roller ....
Amazing lesson, you are hands down the absolute best guitar teacher that I have ever come across...you break things down which makes it so much easier to understand...🤟🏾🤟🏾
I have picked up some bits and pices of this from other players over the years but this lesson really helped me to see the connection and start assembling the pieces. Thank you so much for these lessons. The are full of great material and you have an awesome way of communicating as a teacher. Your lessons are helping me move forward from mindless noodling and helping me to focus on improving my playing. THANK YOU!
Thank you so much for helping to take years of scales, chords, and riffs and apply some order, direction, and creative purpose. You are an excellent instructor with deep understanding and patience. Awesome stuff.
I could not understand how these guys were doing it. It’s starting to come to me. This is one of the best lessons. The scales and playing the changes is a comprehensive way to play solos and improvising. I was stuck in the mud with only one scale.
Well, this isn't a scale. He's just showing you how to visualize the interchanges of the Major/Minor/Blues scales. You still want to learn all three of those scales, in every position. If it's CAGED you're learning, learn all those shapes, or if you're learning them as pentatonic positions (same thing as CAGED) learn them that way, but learn them also in multiple keys (focus on common blues keys if that's your thing) and then move on to arpeggios, & that will really open up a bag of tricks for you. Arpeggios are magical. Good luck!
Jules: Great and really clear explanation regarding how to mix in an easy way Minor, Major, Blue, and Mixolydian scales, plus double stops, micro chords, slides, bends... Well done!!
Brilliant, Jules, and again absolutely instructive and super explained teaching and playing: a treasure of inspiration for the learner and great sounding, not too complicated blues licks! Thank you ever so much!!
Thanks! I’ve been playing guitar for while, but am always wanting to improve my modest skills. Your ability to distill essential understanding out of the theory, and present it in an easily remembered way, is the best I’ve found.
Thanks so much, Jules. I look forward to your posts. They are a distillation of knowledge and efficiently convey so much. I recognized the first inversion triad in the first list of notes. It's great when the bits come together.
Brilliant Jules. Thank you for the time and effort you put in to make videos.... They help so much. and as others have said so easy to understand. and your teaching methods are the best on here and i should know i have looked at a thousand other videos.
Wow, I have never thought of that kind of approach. Nice teaching skills, I also liked the red box in the tabs. I also liked the explanation of what beat the lick came in on. I just subscribed to your channel. Thanks!
Great one ! Thanks so much, makes understanding and using these fundamentals easy to use and understand and can use this technique and theory towards any key and when improvising / soloing without having to overthink anything yet know you will be within key and or able to keep up with the changes.
I've seen others try to explain a similar approach, but this is really broken down well, the way you detailed how the other scales are already within reach really helps with confidence building on the fret board. Sub'd!
There is literally nothing in the lesson that I didn't already know...but I never connected the dots that way. Absolutely terrific lesson. You need one of those, "Keys to Unlock the Blues," tags for this video. Terrific stuff!
@@jamesmoran7511 it was an interesting way of viewing major and minor notes, everyone sees pattens differently. Hendrix didn’t really use his pinky, probably as he had big hands, he also delivered excellence Also what about Django Reinhardt, I believe he delivered excellence without the “proper” fingering.
Fantastic! Thank you so much Jules. Great video and instructional style, I gained so much from this. Subscribed and looking forward to more. Cheers and thanks again! Bruce, Australia.
I am becoming a big fan of your channel ! really great stuff. I would like to know if you give any online lessons ? Anyhow, your playing is just great (just perfect without a single "buz", quite impressive how clean it is 😃) and your explanations as well. No doubt your channel will grow with such a content quality, you deserve it ! Thank you for your work.
I have looked at a few of your lessons now and have looked at a lot of youtube guitar material over the years and have to say you have a very good and clear approach to teaching....Well done!!!...👏👏👏
Jules! Huge Points for offering up a Blues lesson that offers up a tone that is pleasing to the ear! So many of the guitarists offer up licks with a tone All of the Blues Masters would laugh at! Some remind me of the sound I hear on Sunday morning when the garbage truck comes to pick up the trash! Thanks Jules!
Jules, You explain this ever so well, and put me at ease learning ( at 77). I have been playing the guitar since I was 15. Alex below is 100% right ! "A tremendous teacher". Everything so clear. Thank YOU. 👌👌David M.
