Easy Blues Guitar Lesson - Lead with just 6 Notes - Phrasing Lesson - EP219 

just purchased a guitar after not playing for 32 years because I quit smoking and I always wanted to have a guitar again so I treated myself 🙂. Now I found this channel and I'm blown away how easy it looks when you play, so I purchased for a premium membership at your site. Thank you for motivating me being very nice and calm. Greetings from Germany.

I hope people realize how great this lesson really is, simple things that make a world of difference.

These lessons are hands down the reason I am playing blues for myself and enjoying it. if you really want to invest the time to learn and play, these guys will get you from A to B in the fastest way.

WOW! What a great lesson! I took a year of frickin guitar lessons trying to learn blues lead and my "teacher" let me run up and down the A pentatonic for a year trying to "find my own voice". I kept telling that knucklehead I don't have a voice so just teach me someone else's voice but no, just kept noodling around sounding like an idiot. I learned more in this video than I did in a year! Awesome job!!!

Your comments are "spot on" Brian regarding focus. I wish I had great teachers like you when I bought my first guitar over thirty years ago. Back then it was private tuition and books but the learning process was slow and frustrating. The Internet has changed all that for the better.

Low key the greatest guitar lesson on phrasing of all time

I’ve been playing guitar for over 57 years! I am 67 years old. I’ve always played by ear and never ever ever taken a lesson. I just recently started taking lessons from a local teacher. I find myself being more frustrated in between lessons then I want to be but… I realize this is part of the path. You’re struck such a note with me with your message at the beginning of this about the Buffay and seeing shiny stars but never feeling satisfied as If you’ve eaten a complete meal! Walking maybe crawling, is necessary. You’ve given the permission, and I now feel great just playing in my little box knowing I will evolve! Than you!

Fabulous lesson! Your “buffet excess” example is perfect, and your small but elegant solo is the perfect starting point for those of us struggling to get past that point in our playing. Please continue explaining all the many small licks that you throw in between chords, as they are the mortar that holds your elegant playing together.

In my retirement days, I envisioned I'd give some guitar tutorial on-line. But you can't do it any better than guys like Brian here. Not just a great player. A great teacher.

I have had membership on his site several years running, and I think he's one of the most helpful teachers Ive come across

Been watching a bunch of your videos over the last few days and want to say, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!!!!! I think I've learned more than several previous years of stumbling along and now have had several confusing things explained better than ever before . You are an awesome teacher ! Thank you . I'm 66years old and started taking guitar lessons when I was 8 years old and I've never felt like I really could play until I came across your videos a few days ago . I'm hooked again , feeling like I'm finally truly understanding the guitar in terms of MAKING music instead of just regurgitating it . Thank you !!!!!!

Wow! Mind is BLOWN! stumbled across this lesson looking for something else. Ditched that idea and just soaked in what you're showing. My key take away is...getting my mind and fingers to "sing" the solo and phrasing instead of trying to hammer through some notes trying to MAKE a solo. short singing phrases! wow! THANK YOU!

Idk what kind of snobs would leave 414 thumbs down but Man I’m glad I found this video! You are awesome. I just learned these notes in this bb king box earlier today but the other guys video didn’t have phrasing explained like you do on how many different ways to use those four beautiful little notes. It feels so good to here myself play with feel as a beginner. Thanks so much!! The way you teach has convinced me to sign up for your premium lessons. That says a lot bc I’ve watched endless videos where guys just didn’t have what I was looking for to validate joining their premium lessons. You break it down so easy man thanks again!! I love the blues!! Exactly what I’ve been looking for bc I was getting very frustrated and overwhelmed and losing interest.

Brian, I just found this one (I'm a member) I've been all over the World (Internet) trying to learn and can say you provide the best tools and instruction. Thank you, this is a gem.

I love the thinking behind this lesson. It is so easy to get overloaded with information as a beginner. It's so easy to do loads of things but not take the time to really learn them well so they stay with you. So often you learn something, forget it, go back to it, forget it and so you get stuck in this vicious circle. Repetition is the key. You've got to enjoy the repetition or learn to enjoy the repetition.

Great video! Great teacher! Makes perfect sense without a long winded diatribe like most of the other teachers on the internet! Thank You for taking the time to make this video!

Really one of the best guitar teacher on the web, very clear, easy to understand, and inspiring, i could play pentatonic scales with my eyes closed, but didn't know what to do with them, now i can enjoy playing guitar and come up with beautiful phrases thanks to this lesson. Thank you man!

GREAT Lesson !! Phrasing is the key to the "voice" of the guitar !! Thanks for sharing the knowledge ...

This teacher is so good :) showing all his good music and making easier for us to learn!Thanks for all the tips,thinking in subscribing on active :D

Your teaching is excellent. You are relaxed, and I would say, the best teacher I have heard.

If i had only one lesson to recommand on RU-vid that would be this one ! You said everything. Thank you Sir.

This is great! I just showed a 10 year old girl how to slide into notes and use this triangle, 3 to 5 and then 7 to 9 on the G. In two minutes she owned the fretboard. Thanks for taking time to do these lessons.

Awesome teaching ! No words to thank you !!! I had learnt all the scales but they always seemed to be scales without sounding melodic.I searched a lot on RU-vid but couldn't find a way to make them melodic and you made it seem so easy and simple.I had even asked my guitar subscribed tutorial guitarists about posting a tutorial on how to make scales seem melodic and today I'm so,so lucky to have found your tutorial on it. This is why ,I do not have enough words to thank you for this wonderful tutorial . Thanks once again ! :-) :-)

I have to say I have used those notes for years while playing blues ( and other stuff!) in a band in the UK and now France......but not like that! I gave it a go and it fits all through the song! Thank you for an amazing tip showing you are never too old to learn!

Brian you do a great job of being precise on the concept of playing the guitar properly with a bit of style. Your a amazing Guitarist however unlike most on you tube. You understand there a millions of us who will never be. So you explain to us in a basic easy to understand way how to better ourselves. Keep up the solid work.

With few days watching your stuff learnd more than in last few months. Very happy find. Thank you!

I have been playing off and on for over 30 years but never was able to wrap my head around phrasing until I saw this video. This short video has inspired me to pick up my guitar again and play something meaningful and new. Thank you!!

Sweet sound! Phrasing is learning to speak on guitar. And yes, it can be learned!

Fantastic lesson. Covering many aspects of guitar work and made me focus better on the songs I like to put together. I can hear Clapton in those licks as well. Thanks a mil.

You're absolutely right about information overload and the resulting fact that it leads more to confusion rather than any meaningful understanding. I have decided therefore that I'm sticking to your courses and resisting the temptation and habit of jumping about all over the place. I'm already seeing results and I've only been at it 2 weeks. I've learned more and consolidated my understanding more in those two weeks that I have in ages. Thanks, Brian.

One of the best courses I’ve purchased. Excellent explanation of where the notes and cords come from. Really enjoy

You're an awesome teacher. I've learned so much off this video. So I have you locked in.

This is the first lead I've ever learned so thank you for that.

Sir - what a FANTASTIC LEASON - I jumped years ahead from this - FINALLY - a clear coherent and focused lesson. Extremely well taught and broken down - THANK YOU!!!!

Maybe the best single lesson on phrasing on the entire internet. Thanks! I'd heard that the major pentatonic scale works best over the one chord, and the four and five chords sound best over the minor. But I think you have lots of options once you start noodling around. Good stuff.

Fantastic way of taking something so simple and making it interesting. Bravo!

you the man !!! You made a damn good point when you have mentioned that there's so much info about guitar lesson on the net. I have thumb through more than a hand full. Since I meet you on line its only been a few days and WoW my understanding and playing now had brought my confidence way up and having fun. Thank You !!!

Been watching some of you lessons now, and must say very impressive way of leading on for more! Great staff man. Thanks for a lot of us!

That is THE most insightful lessons I have ever had. Watched it with pen and paper at hand. Perfect blues sounds in less than 20mins. You are so right about the "shiny thing" syndrome lol! I laugh because it was me. Thank you.

Soul can most definitely be learned...a year ago I couldn't even play barre chords now I can express myself through the guitar to an extent and I love it

Brian is so creative, but more importantly, he's the best teacher on the web. He shows us how easy things are, so many things, and they're not just easy for him! He shows us how easy it is for us to play well!

Brian, I just found this one, love it. Your best yet.

Great lesson! You really get the challenge & inspire with a simple approach that's very doable. Good job!

This is literally the best lesson I have come across. It's been a revalation.

I love the way you've made this easy for beginners. And so focused on doing a lot with a few notes.

You are an amazing teacher, so glad i found you. Thank you for all you do.

Great lesson. You've got a Great way of making the lesson almost In person an direct. Thanks bro. 🎸

One of the best teachers I have seen!

Great teacher, Everyone has soul in them. Thanks for helping to get it out of us. 🎸

WOW!! As an absolute beginner this is fantastic!! Amazing!! Thank you!

This is bloody brilliant!!

Thanks, this helped alot, all the problems you mention are exactly my experience while learning.

you are pretty cool teaching this phrasing lesson. I really love it and I think this is what I've been looking for. So, a big, big thanks to you. You're awesome

Forgive me for spamming you, but the video I just posted finally came together after I watched your lesson. I improvised for 8+ minutes, and it didn't suck. It's not great, but it's a lot better than where I came from. You helped me figure out how to let it breathe, and say something. I appreciate the lesson.

I love this style of Blues playing - this lesson throws out the welcome mat to dive in further.

Brian, Another excellent lesson. You are right, for the most part, i'm lost out there going from one thing to the next trying to learn. You make it very easy to understand and learn. I'm all in . jeff

All i can say is thank you very much. just like your lessons - such a very good teacher

This is a gr8 video thank you for sharing your knowledge ! This is what I needed🎶 God Bless you

Thank you very much I found this lesson very helpful I've been stuck in a rut for a while now I believe this will help me once again thank you

Yes! I’m so tired of the clips of guys just thrashing blues licks. No phrasing, just flash. It’s nonsense. The blues should tell a story. You are a great teacher.

I was checking this out last night, and was able to get some beautiful blues licks out of it, also found out that if you slide the middle finger to 10th and 9th position on the G string it sounds very bluesy and really nice.

I really want to learn phrasing. This helped quite a lot. I see too many "teachers" playing fast and fancy but all it takes are a few words and soul

one of the most useful tutorial on blues i have watched on yt

Great lesson and yes you've nailed the whole on-line 'lesson chasing' phenomenon. Would love to see this for the acoustic say in the first and second position E blues.

Very good - 20 minutes that made me enjoy playing again. Thank you :-)

That's it!! Less is more. Thank you.

This lesson is gold. Thanks for sharing

This is life changing man, thank you

This lesson is SO good!

yes! someone like you, making it really clear great teacher thank you..

love your lessons thank you

I really enjoyed this lesson. Made a lot of sense.

one of my favorite lessons!

A great teacher in guitar lessons the best 🎸

Instantly subscribed! Love your work brother!👍

This is just what i need, Thank you for great lessons! :)

One of most understandable lessons i ever seen, u are a great teacher, thanks

Brian, of all your lessons, I think I love this one the most. I’ve often stressed myself out with feeling that I had to be fast. Just goes to prove that faster isn’t better. Also, had a thought ... currently this is standard 12 bar blues. A-D-A, D-A, E-D-A, D-A-E. With the phrasing you are using, you can almost do this. A-D-A, D-A, E-D/C-A, D-A-E. Kind of adds a Joey Bonamassa flare.

Thats true about the jumping around from one thing to another and hence not learning too much, i tend to do this alot and this is a good lesson to try to overcome that.

That's exactly what David Gillmore does..sings the notes he is playing notably on Wish You Were Here. Great lesson ty

I've learned so much by watching you step by step thank you very much.

one of the best blues lessons ever

Nice, this was a great blast from the past. It isn't the usual angle to the maj/min approach. I have always enjoyed the BB (box) simplicity. Well done........ I forgot to mention - it is rare to find someone who actually shows you how to "count" your way into a blues line.

Honestly. After getting the basics of penta scales in all damned position, maj, minor, blues etc this is the most useful lesson about actual phrasing... thanks ! (P.S. even if I also love Albert K. this was pure BB ;-)

great lesson!!!!! learned so much already. thank you

Thanks for bringing the notes to mind.the bend is awsome!

You're a great player and teacher. Thanks!

GREAT lesson, hoss! Been playin 30+ years, and I got a LOT outta this!

100% awsome I have learned so much from this...thanks

This is valuable content and I really enjoyed it. Thank you for the enjoyable educational experience.

Incredibly helpful! Thanks so much for this.

Such a helpful video! Thank you!!🔥

He's the best teacher ice seen yet, I'm just starting out and even though I have a God given soul swag and the natural ability to pick up music by just hearing it this guy makes it all make sense and now my creative abilities are going to jump up 100% because he makes it clear. Awesome video!

This Lesson is one of my go to lessons when I need a confidence boost in my limited abilities. A little goes a long way! He's giving my guitar singing lessons. :)

Thankyou. I was told I had "a sound" that was different from my friends I roadied for in the band in the day. So I was Jimmy Hendrix in my young, never had a lesson mind. I 'm glad to finally get the BASICS. I've always enjoyed playing, but I was embarrassed because I knew that I really didn't know what I was doing. Faker lol. I was close though and it was good fun. With your help, I'll be getting much better very quickly. Thanks again..G

This is a truly great lesson. Thanks.

Thanks a lot! First time I can really impro! Great easy lesson.

Fantastic lesson!

Out of all the teachers out there, I have to admit I keep coming back to you because you really know how to teach!!!! Keep it up

Super lesson, thank you so much!!