Combine Chords from the CAGED System with Pentatonic Scales to play the blues - Blues Guitar Lesson 

Finally someone bold enough to unlock the reality of the CAGED system. A system where too much time is spent on learning chord shapes you probably won’t use. This is a perfect example from Brian where all you need is an understanding of triad inversions, partial chord structures and relative chord tones in position. Please expand on this concept Brian and thanks for sharing the ‘key’. 👍

I have been following Brian for over 8 months now and find that he is extremely well organized and a very good teacher. He is down to earth and has a very well organized teaching style with all the info you require. More than any other info that I have seen where other simply explain, Brian explains and then shows with all the follow up information you will require for the lesson. Thanks Brian! I really enjoy your sessions.

This is first video from Brian with charts! I can not believe this!

I'm a new premium member on your website and I just want to say that you are making a great job for us (guitarists who want to improve). Website and stuff (tabs.... videos) are awesome. And sorry for my English 😉

this is some of the 'missing links' lots of us need.

Thank you, this lesson broke down some walls for me

This one is the single most versatile lesson for interchanging majors and minor pentatonics

The Devil's gonna get lonely down at the crossroads... Don't need him to learn dem blues.💯😎

Omg I have been looking for this over the past two weeks and combining parts of your other lessons to try and do it! Thank you so much!

This channel has really helped move me into working with triads and not being tied to full chords. Really great.

This is what I've been practicing. 1-4 chords and pentatonic scale. Trying to play music alone, no loop pedal. Trying to improvise different triads, whole chords of 1 & 4 while mixing pentatonic until something clicks and I can freely jam with those three things seamlessly.

This is so helpful visually with patterns a lot of us already know. Putting it together nicely.

Quality. Week after week. As always, proud to be a subscriber and supporter of this channel. Have a great Easter Sunday, Brian!

Another great lesson, you don't have to tell me to be a Premium Member, it's worth it, I still have Professional Lessons once a month but I feel personally this site just adds more to my development as a guitar player,

Awesome lesson brain. Helping me understand the relationships better

Super lesson exstremely usefull thanks you so much Brian

Excellent lesson as usual, I’ve put it straight into my favourites 🎶💃🎶💃💕

Brian, Love your teaching style.. Very simple yet very effective .. Be blessed Amigo 👊😎🎼

I've never seen a video address this before. This is a musical revelation that I feel other instructors don't want to reveal easily. This is how to play a chord tone mixing major AND minor pentatonic for a really dynamic and musical sound. Before I would just play pentatonic and guess which other notes to add!

Absolutely fantastic tutorial, priceless information and total awesomeness as always! Thank you, Brian! 💖

Great Lesson Brian! - Been watching yer channel 4 a couple years now, and that was one of your best Caged lessons- thanx

Awesome Brian. been waiting for this!!

You got me fired up on this one Brian! 👍🎸🇨🇦

What an Epiphany!! This made so much sense! THX

Thank you Brian, currently trying to figure out the patterns over the chords within the CAGED system and this has been very insightful.

Awesome Brian this stuff reminds me of the Master of this Josh Smith thanks so much👍 So smart to practice and play like this

One of your best ever! Seems like I say that about every 30 days. I always thought the C and D shape were the same, but that can't be. C cannot = D. Now I get it!

Awesome lesson! Thanks for sharing. Great technique explained for easy understanding.

That backing track is on point!

Amazing lesson as usual. Thanks Brian. take care

Brilliant. Watching you playing it makes me realise I really need to finesse my hammer-ons and pull-offs

Great information need more of these ! Thanks Brian

This confirmed a lot of things I've discovered on myself but didn't know if I should continue to use them. The C and D shape mainly, I noticed that the D shape is just a part of the C, and also the bar for the G is part of the A shape.

Excellent topic, Brian...

Your RU-vid lessons always are basic but very helpful. I’m trying to find an online course maybe yours is what I’m looking for.

Brian can you please do a tutorial on how to get the best sound from your guitar amp thank you

Yes. This is very good, extremely helpful! Thanks, Brian! Once again, making a breakthrough by showing us how scales relate to chords! (I agree with your assessment of there being only 3 CAGED chords, cuz the C/D and A/G overlap. I've thought that as well.) Oh, yeah! 👍 👌

Thanks! This is helping me unlock the mystery.

hello brian and thank you for this exercise which is very successful as always. bonjour de FRANCE

Great lesson, thankyou

Excellent.

Dude 😎 you make it look so easy

This guy is awesome man😜

Best on the Tube!

Beautiful

Good lesson sir 👍

Thanks ... excellent 👍

Thank you!

Very Very nice,thanks

You are a Hero

Stellar!!!

Good stuff

I don’t have an electric guitar so I just slide up to the notes that I can’t bend, and give it some vibrato. I’ve learnt to do that through doing your lessons. Yeh! 🎶💃🎶💃🎶

killer!

I love your way to play the blues man that sounds good, hey I want to get the full lesson and the backing track. Help how much it cost me to be premium members??

I believe Brian meant @5:25 "that E chord could be an E shape or a G shape" to say "that E chord could be an A shape or a G shape"

Where do I start w Active Melody? I am intermediate but the info is overwhelming. Is ther like a lesson stair step? Or just jump in and go? Thanks!

Wow it was real lightbulb moment for me this time. But as an old white man I'm struggling to get the rhythm of the soloing. I'll see if I can get it out of the slow walk through on your site. Cheers Brian.

Not one of the best , you are The King Brian. Who are the drongos putting thumbs down - brainless halfwits. Heaps of love and thanks from Perth Australia. Another inspirational lesson.

Could you use Pattern 3 minor pentatonic together with pattern 4 major rather than minor pattern 2?

Do you have a similar lesson for the 7th chords for blues?

What Kemper profile were you using?

What I didn't understand is how we switched from shape 4 for G to shape 2 for C. If we play for the key, shouldn't we switched to shape 3 instead? Could someone explain?

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I struggled trying to memorize pent patterns... a couple years ago I spent time playing the same chord in all 5 shapes until I could see/feel where they were in relation to each other. Then I learned and practiced both maj and min pent over each chord shape. Bingo! I now refuse to refer to them as pattern numbers... not useful while playing. Its E shape minor, or D shape maj, etc etc. Its important to understand where the 1-3-5 are when learning the chord shapes. Then understand the intervals the pentatonic overlays. Then your only 2 notes away from adding the maj or min scale in each shape. To me its vital that patterns be connected to chord shapes so you can call them up instantly while playing, rather than translating pattern numbers to chords...

That Kemper needs more LEDs

I must be cursed. I just listen to the music and play. My ears being the guide. Am I a sinner?

Inst C Major major pentatonic pattern 3 ? ,not 4 !!!

Question: Can u play major pentatonic scale in minor chord and vice versa?

I know you’re the teacher, and I’m the student, but where you are saying it’s the “G Major Pentatonic position “4” , it’s looking to me like it’s the “G Major Pentatonic position “3”. I may be wrong but I’m thinking maybe that number is inaccurate, however I do stand down here. Maybe I’m missing something, and I’m wrong, but for the life of me I can’t resolve it. I have run across mistakes in lessons before and it can really drive you crazy when you’re learning. So like I say, if I’m wrong please clarify. Thanks

You are using G Major and G MInor together 8:37 - I though that was a NO NO.