Chicago Blues jam by yourself on guitar! - Includes TAB on Screen - Guitar Lesson - EP543 

Active Melody is the best resource to learn, improve or accelerate guitar playing that I’ve come across after many decades of on again, off again lessons. In person lessons are helpful in very specific ways but the ability to watch and repeat any part of a lesson as many times that you wish is invaluable. Brian also teaches a new composition every week which he writes, so you’re always learning something unique. I think I appreciate that aspect of his methods the most. I signed up for another popular online teacher that I found on RU-vid, but I quickly cancelled that course after the nearly constant attempts to upsell me a more expensive membership. Brian doesn’t do that, ever. Active Melody is the best bang for the buck in my opinion.

Not enough is said about your tone Brian. This is a great example. I first noticed your choice of guitar in your acoustic lessons is always a perfect match to the style of the lesson. Same here, that tele is awesome.

I told my wife lock me in this room and don't let me out till I can play this. Thanks Brian

It’s Friday & I’m “THANKFUL” that I have the blues! This lesson sounds hard but is totally doable. I know what I’m going to be working on for the next week. Thanks Brian, this lesson is brilliant!🎸🎶💙

Awesome blues, love these lessons where you can jam yourself. Thanks Brian!👍🎸🇨🇦

Every once in while my jaw drops and your lesson fills my soul!

Ok, I just got more out of that 20 minutes than years of noodling would have uncovered. I understand what you are saying, and I am making all the connections you are exposing, and i wanna tell you what, It is Fantastic!

This is one of the best blues tunes I have heard. It's certainly a plus that it's a lesson I can learn. Thank you, Brian 😊

Great piece containing several elements to help learn blues shuffle rhythms!

Try playing the 1 4 5 across the neck in triads. That's why I think triads, caged and the pentatonic are so important. Thanks Brian, great lesson

The lesson I've been waiting for Brian, makes the subscription worth even more!

I notice you have a hinky pinky like i do. Glad to see great examples of 3 finger work..

Just stumbled across your channel. I've been playing guitar for 20+ years but only recently become interested in learning the blues. Ive been trying to get a handle on this style of jam for a little while now. With this lesson I made more progress in 30 mins then I have in the last few weeks. Your style of teaching clicked with me.

Another great lesson from one of the best teachers on the net. For 12 bucks a month you can't go wrong. Years of lessons at your finger tips. Active tabs, slow them down, looping, backing tracks and more. I am a member and will continue to be.

I love these lessons, it's brought my playing abilities to a higher level than I thought I would be at .Thanks

Hi Brian. Although I have been a devoted subscriber for many years, it’s been a little while since I have plowed thru your amazing content, as my subscribed channel list has grown to immense proportions and tons of great stuff gets buried. In any event, I just wanted to say that you Sir are a national treasure! Your guitar instructional content is really unmatched. I am amazed at how you continue to come up with such tasty licks and rhythm patterns that I don’t really see elsewhere. But what makes it really stand out is your easy going, concise and approachable delivery that provides a perfect mix of technical theory with practical tips that tie it all together. And on top of that, I love to see and hear your eclectic collection of guitars. Wishing you and all your viewers a HEALTHY and fulfilling New Year. Cheers!

Every AMer is going to learn that amazing Chicago Blues!!!! 😃🎸Love the c&r dynamics.

Lessons like these are why I have the Active Melody membership. So fun.

I will never relinquish my membership to Active Melody

Hey Brian, it’s Lew Garrison, and just wanted to let you know I had a ton of fun jamming with you guys last Friday night at Kimbros. It’s inspirational to play with superb players like you and the other guys. Hope to do it again soon!

Your blues licks and scale patterns are great. The only mystery to me that is left is the explanation of the scale patterns in the context of the CAGED whole chord shapes. I find in 145 based stuff I tend to use the whole chord shapes and just pick the notes from within the whole shape.

Very nice work, Brian.

Your channel has become my default for exploring new ways to play. Thank you, Brian. Can you give us a rig rundown on this tone? Love the grunt when you dig in to the thick strings.

What a groove ! thanks man

Active melody is one of the best for sure!! Awesome video

Amazing lesson as always Brian! Thanks so much. Your tone is amazing!

this is why i am a premium member more like this please . Thanks Brian

You seem to have mastered so many different styles of music, love it thanks.

Nice one, Brian. Good to you channeling Hubert Sumlin on his birthday.❤

I got to play that right away 🎸🙏

This is so good!! Great playing, great teaching, awesome tone 🙌🏼

Brilliant as always Brian!! Thank you!!

Love it, Brian! Very cool

Great stuff, hours of fun right there🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

Best lessons out there

You're so good teacher!

Brian has the best blues tunes

Yeah! A lazy swagger lesson, love it! 😉🎸💙

Great video, that proves that you just need a guitar and a crunch tone to be happy ... And a little bit of talent of course, thanks for that 🙏 😉

Awesome lesson going to play this weekend 😮

amazing grove

Please Brian a Hermanos Gutierrez style lesson,there would be sooo much to learn and i think only you could pull it off!!!

Excellent lesson

Very good idea!

Thanks for the riffs. I am already using some of them. Nice. I have a Fender telecaster too, 20 years old, never really played, in a friends closet, 12000 miles away. But I am wailing away on a Cordoba classical guitar.

Nice, Brian. A little Chris Isaac style/tone at the beginning too. 😉😊 Here's to another year on this channel, pal. 🥳

This is the good stuff

Quality. Love it!

Great sound. What effects / amp settings are you using?

This rhythm is going to take some perseverance. Will get back on the bike though until it clicks but in the meantime gave in and went fingerstyle. Played this half with an extra alternating open 6th string E note. Sounded completely different but it kinda of worked, Delta style. 😮

love it m8 :)

Took me about half an hour to get the main shuffle rhythm down but as you say once you have it then it sticks. The tricky bit I found wasn't the notes you actually play but the ones that aren't played or are muted.

love Chicago blues great lesson Brian, love the guitar , curious on the P90 , I'm looking to upgrade my stock 3 P90 Strat type , looking for a Vintage blues tone , well I know what I'm doing today thanks for the lesson Brian

Love it !

awesome! 👍👍

Your time and effort are much appreciated! Thank you! I’m an old player from Chicago,and this is tremendous.Please tell us about that wonderful Tele with the soap bar P-90. Beautiful sound out of that axe brother. Thanks again !!!

Nice! I always prefer the jam by yourself lessons, just me and my guitar 🎶 (Small typo in the title btw)

Brilliant

it sounds great Brian, is it a special Kemper Profile? 🤘

Nice job thanks. What Tele is that with a Humbucker & P-90?

You came up with the straight up blues this time Brian. I just sat down to play interstate love song by Stone Temple Pilots until I saw this and that was it, lol, thanks Brian.

Hey man! Love this . What guitar is this/would you suggest for an intermediate accoustic player. For Chicago blues style

Sounds great Brian, a little too advanced for me though :-)

I picture a shuffle as a horse walking to galloping. Clickety click click.

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John Lee Hooker style licks boi

What's the difference between Chicago Blues and the Delta Blues?

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my damage brain cant remember simple things yet alone where i put my guitar pick🎸

LOL @ the one dislike. That poor man.

What guitar is this please?

It sound great your Tele but it is not a Fender WHO made your Telecaster