Playing the changes on a blues: my soloing secrets revealed

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  • Опубликовано: 13 июл 2024
  • For me, one of the most important parts of blues soloing is the ability to outline the chord changes, particularly during the last four bars of the 12 bar cycle. In this video I show you how I approach doing this. There's a bit of theory, a discussion of phrasing and note choice, and plenty of tasty licks.
    Tab for all the examples covered in the video and the backing track can be found on my Patreon (pay what you like): / anyonecanplayguitar
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    00:00 Hi
    01:18 I play some blues
    02:13 Understanding blues chord changes
    06:08 Example 1
    10:00 Example 2
    13:19 Example 3
    15:51 Example 4
    18:42 Example 5
    22:21 Gear used in this video
    23:39 Bye
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  • @jeffreykahn5451
    @jeffreykahn5451 Год назад +21

    Very clear explanations helping to understand the principles of soloing over chord changes. You are one of my favourite teachers and I appreciate the time and effort you spend helping us improve. Thank you so much.

  • @textsmsmaster9884
    @textsmsmaster9884 2 года назад +9

    This awesome lesson reveals much more than just the 4 bar turn around with tasty licks, theory and tricks, etc., as many of the viewing players will notice is the use of the "C" shape rather than the standard "A" shape commonly used in basic jam sessions .. very interesting too .. Adrian always places gems for self discovery .. the focus on variations using roots, 3rds, maj/min, pentatonic with mixolydian adding chromatics off the "C" shape is so much more tasty, he makes us really work to wrap our head around their phrasings .. thank you for this very valuable solid gold lesson!

  • @markhoffmann2625
    @markhoffmann2625 Год назад +4

    Thanks Adrian! I used so many of your videos to help me learn guitar, it's the least I can do.

  • @kenkelly382
    @kenkelly382 Год назад +3

    Absolutely a superb lesson. I now have what I need to actually play the blues. Presented in a way that I understood the theory you conveyed. Thank you.

  • @James_N34L
    @James_N34L 2 года назад +17

    This is an AMAZING lesson! Thank you so much Adrian.

  • @phillipmcguire3335
    @phillipmcguire3335 Год назад +3

    Thank you, Adrian. I will use these phrases in the 4th and 5th chord - very nice. From Australia.........

  • @rearlatspread39
    @rearlatspread39 2 года назад +3

    You teach it all. Rockabilly and blues

  • @nomadman123
    @nomadman123 Год назад +2

    You’re 100% correct about teaching the last 4 bars! For me, anyway. This is right up my alley and the more inspiration and instruction I can get on where to go on the changes, the more I appreciate it. Great lesson!

  • @ianbartrum842
    @ianbartrum842 7 месяцев назад +1

    Fantastic and clear explanation of playing the changes. Pure gold!

  • @Busyfingers24
    @Busyfingers24 2 года назад +6

    Very cool lesson, excellent teacher! Lots of ideas are just flying thru my head right now…thanks so much for this👍

  • @jteichma
    @jteichma 2 года назад +8

    Adrián your an amazing player! Love that les Paul sound too. My favorite blues lesson yet👍

  • @chewywomb
    @chewywomb 2 года назад +8

    Youre the best man. Love your teaching style. Glad to see people are catching on and the subscribers keep growing!

  • @R91Grunge
    @R91Grunge Год назад +1

    This was exactly the lesson I needed! Thank you for creating a lesson that focused on the last 4 bars and hitting those changes. You had a clear way of demonstrating concepts and scale shapes that we can use to make our own phrases. Best.

  • @moose6676
    @moose6676 2 года назад +2

    Followed this guy for a long time, he’s a genius 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @drutgat2
    @drutgat2 2 года назад +1

    Many thanks, Adrian. Yet another winner.

  • @G.S.W.SewmesomeMusic
    @G.S.W.SewmesomeMusic 2 года назад +2

    Right in-line with what I’m working on with my teacher, thanks! 👍☮️

  • @TornelliGuitars
    @TornelliGuitars 2 года назад +1

    It’s awesome that after all this time I can still find new channels with such great content, thanks, subbed!👍

  • @mrbluetone8977
    @mrbluetone8977 2 года назад +3

    Excellent lesson, thanks. Love your channel. Keep up the good work.

  • @note4note858
    @note4note858 2 года назад +2

    This is a great lesson. I appreciate the approach in teaching and for not assuming we are beginners. It really helps with the lessons flow. Thank you.

  • @dowaliby1
    @dowaliby1 2 года назад +1

    Adrian, great phrasing, feel and tone! Great lesson! Long live the Blues.

  • @garethjones8024
    @garethjones8024 2 года назад

    Thank you Adrian for another outstanding lesson. As always I enjoyed watching you play and then try out your ideas for myself.

  • @chriss1492
    @chriss1492 2 года назад +3

    Great lesson and very timely for me personally: I went back this week and and relearned the solo that you taught several years ago in your, “Mixing Major and Minor Pentatonics” blues lesson. Lo and behold you present this gem which is the perfect addendum to that lesson.

  • @PureMadMetal
    @PureMadMetal 2 года назад

    Great stuff Adrian, tasty blues lesson, easy to follow and another smashin video to get us into the weekend

  • @seanandben
    @seanandben 2 года назад +1

    A very cool lesson Andrew with some very nice playing and a lovely tone.

  • @markpommier3509
    @markpommier3509 2 года назад

    Excellent as always Adrian. Cheers.

  • @iantaylor827
    @iantaylor827 2 года назад +1

    Thanks so much adrian. All really useful stuff.

  • @larsh.2894
    @larsh.2894 2 года назад +2

    Can’t have too much blues. Play on!

  • @willriddell5374
    @willriddell5374 2 года назад +1

    Excellent lesson. Love your channel

  • @jimc6687
    @jimc6687 2 года назад +2

    One of your finest lessons, Adrian!! One can truly tell that you care about making us sound pro and polished and these are all well-done nice licks yet still intermediately challenging! Jim C.

    • @UrallsheepSWAYWUH
      @UrallsheepSWAYWUH Год назад

      awesome I did the same very thing. Like the puzzle is coming together..

  • @carloscarlito73
    @carloscarlito73 2 года назад +1

    Great lesson Adrian! Thanks!!!!

  • @WocPaul1
    @WocPaul1 2 года назад +1

    Thank you. I learnt so much from this video.

  • @jackiedixon5076
    @jackiedixon5076 2 года назад

    Love the blues. Thank you for this lesson.

  • @stingaling
    @stingaling 2 года назад +1

    Excellent lesson, thank you.

  • @nomadman123
    @nomadman123 2 года назад

    A wonderful lesson and I dig the theory!

  • @fabiopunk1661
    @fabiopunk1661 2 года назад +5

    This is GOLD Adrian! In my current life I play much less than I used to, but when I will be back this will be one of the first lessons to tackle.

  • @VitalBigras
    @VitalBigras 2 года назад +1

    Thank You for the PDF on PATREON 🙌🏼

  • @lexaunculpt
    @lexaunculpt Год назад

    Wonderful as always!

  • @nicennice
    @nicennice 2 года назад

    Another great lesson. Thanks Adrian.

  • @captainianr
    @captainianr 2 года назад +1

    222k! Well done Adrian!

  • @sagig72
    @sagig72 2 года назад

    Absolutely FANTASTIC lesson man! Please please make more of these, not just blues, but perhaps other idea examples. For instance, take some song or chord progression and demonstrate 6-7 ways to solo over it, then break them down and highlight the links of the notes/tones to the chords you're over. It'll be so useful and helpful if you can do this kinda lesson to other chord progressions.

  • @ronvinograd6948
    @ronvinograd6948 2 года назад

    I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thank you.

  • @MarshallCommaDave
    @MarshallCommaDave Год назад

    Great lesson and that les paul is SWEET.

  • @robb2192
    @robb2192 2 года назад

    Thanks for another great at lesson, much appreciated !

  • @blumoe59
    @blumoe59 2 года назад +5

    Always enjoy listening, watching and learning from your RUclips video posts! Appreciate you sharing your artful guitar/music skills and time with us! PEACE!!!

  • @ahmadataei70
    @ahmadataei70 Год назад

    amazing tutorial thanks!

  • @mikestroud9969
    @mikestroud9969 Год назад

    Nice. Great lesson as usual. Thanks man 😎👍👌💯🎸🎸

  • @rickmoore7501
    @rickmoore7501 2 года назад

    excellent one Adrian, thanks.

  • @Bob48
    @Bob48 2 года назад

    Thanks so much Adrian...excellent video. Where I want my playing to be some day :)

  • @andrewhenderson6219
    @andrewhenderson6219 2 года назад

    Brilliant Tuition Mate . Your a brilliant teacher . Andrew from Australia 🇦🇺

  • @user-xl4wo9gf8z
    @user-xl4wo9gf8z Год назад

    Superb. Your tone settings and temporal procession worked as a flexy carcade.

  • @anthonymitchellalice
    @anthonymitchellalice 2 года назад

    Superb. Thank you!

  • @joeecorsomusic
    @joeecorsomusic 2 года назад

    Tremendous Thanks

  • @Pablo-ft6un
    @Pablo-ft6un Год назад

    I can only echo what others wrote already. Thank you Adrian. Excellent tutorial.

  • @RobertPickeringBucketList69
    @RobertPickeringBucketList69 Год назад

    Excellent! Thankyou...subbed.

  • @tedtedguitar
    @tedtedguitar 9 месяцев назад

    Good stuff dude

  • @danielvelasquez8484
    @danielvelasquez8484 8 месяцев назад

    Coming to Texas to play, great music

  • @grantsmythe8625
    @grantsmythe8625 Год назад

    Skip the lesson on this one and just keep playing. You got it rolling, keep it going.

  • @abrigospardos
    @abrigospardos 2 года назад +1

    The blues is a style that's relatively easy to learn but notoriously hard to really master, and those four bars are what separates the children from the men (and women of course). I really believe you can never have too many turnarounds under your belt, so these elegant phrases you taught us are very much appreciated! Thanks a million! After a hard week at work, nothing like a good blues on a Friday, before that stormy Monday comes around...

  • @mickertyable
    @mickertyable 2 года назад +1

    23:15 - yes it does sound pretty good!

  • @billkingston4402
    @billkingston4402 Год назад

    Great sound

  • @dommccaffry3802
    @dommccaffry3802 2 года назад

    great building blocks to go off on different musical journeys

  • @duaneulman9915
    @duaneulman9915 2 года назад

    Thank you

  • @johntchb
    @johntchb 2 года назад +2

    222k that is some achievement,and you deserve it and more.Diverse ,precise and knowledgeable ,keep up the great work,good luck to ya

  • @Billybolo53
    @Billybolo53 2 года назад

    Great Video! Thanks for the content. Needed help with his

  • @lancel71
    @lancel71 2 года назад

    Love them blues

  • @stevewatkins5659
    @stevewatkins5659 2 года назад

    Another excellent and as usual very useful video Adrian and agreed you should play your Les Paul more often sounds great

  • @pjford5254
    @pjford5254 2 года назад

    thanks

  • @Emir-hu5gy
    @Emir-hu5gy 2 года назад

    Perfect timing

  • @theelderskatesman4417
    @theelderskatesman4417 2 года назад +2

    that was a better blues lesson than most hardcore blues guys provide on the intertubes. I mean, what other tutor teaches both how to sound more authentically bluesy (as you do here) and how to avoid sounding bluesy (as you do in an earlier pentatonic lesson)?

  • @lucasdebarros8712
    @lucasdebarros8712 2 года назад +1

    Love that Les Paul

  • @SanNjig
    @SanNjig Год назад

    Man that Les Paul is beautiful

  • @glennmorrissey2529
    @glennmorrissey2529 Год назад

    Diggin' your potatoes Adrian, great playing and thank you for all your lesssons!

  • @eyank57
    @eyank57 2 года назад

    Anyone is the best ' 👍👍☝👍👍☝

  • @antithesespistopheles8112
    @antithesespistopheles8112 Год назад

    Killer!

  • @mattbockbrader2140
    @mattbockbrader2140 2 года назад

    Fantastic as always! Is there a genre you can't nail?

  • @nckwlch
    @nckwlch 2 года назад

    Another timely gift from Adrian. Why only 223K?

  • @gabegossack3438
    @gabegossack3438 2 года назад

    Great playing! But that guitar tone is awesome!!!

  • @johng2880
    @johng2880 2 года назад

    I love it when Adrian does the blues! Mind you, it's no cat video set to Kraftwerk, still .....

  • @paulcoleman3081
    @paulcoleman3081 2 года назад

    Tasty as a five course meal in my favourite curry emporium Adrian!

  • @sweetkennyjames
    @sweetkennyjames 2 года назад

    Tasty!

  • @johnsee7269
    @johnsee7269 2 года назад

    🤘 Rock on! BBish kinda. Robben Fordish. Great! 🤘

  • @RedLion88
    @RedLion88 2 года назад

    Great phrasing. I too have the Archer. Are you just using it as a boost here? High output with no gain?

  • @lemeprismanagement3241
    @lemeprismanagement3241 Год назад

    🙌❤️‍🔥

  • @davetube2ful
    @davetube2ful 2 года назад

    great playing is that your backing track at the beginning.

  • @duaneulman9915
    @duaneulman9915 2 года назад

    With out the backing track to me it sounds like Allman Brothers, I Love Allman Brothers !!!

  • @ednaplate
    @ednaplate 2 года назад

    My dream Les Paul 🥰

  • @ragnadrabinowitz7629
    @ragnadrabinowitz7629 2 года назад

    great lesson, but i do have one suggestion... relating the phrases to the patterns of the CAGED system.

  • @Flare4roach
    @Flare4roach 2 года назад

    Nice lesson. What model is your Les Paul? Has it been refretted? Don't see the nibs.

  • @ellenzinni673
    @ellenzinni673 2 года назад

    Very tasty indeed mate. Thanks. Sending quid. Fran. Chance of pdf

  • @SSRT_JubyDuby8742
    @SSRT_JubyDuby8742 2 года назад

    Not my cup of tea but I appreciate you doing it and I will definitely use them.
    Like deployed 👍
    😎🎙🎸✅

  • @teleacousticplayer9386
    @teleacousticplayer9386 2 года назад

    heyyy where did you cats go :( Thank you for this lesson :)

  • @kenharte6553
    @kenharte6553 2 года назад

    When your good it looks easy

  • @JeromyBranch
    @JeromyBranch 2 года назад +1

    Thanks Adrian very well done. I have a buddy plays a 74 tele deluxe with those WICKED humbuckers sounds awesome. Every time he plays my 78 LP wine standard his accuracy improves, but the guitar just wont make those sweet overtones like his tele or his Strat. I think the LP is a more friendly guitar to play and easier on the hand, but the strat and tele give better tone. Just an opinion nothing more. Would love to have a LP neck on a strat.

  • @robertoestebanmoreno6996
    @robertoestebanmoreno6996 Год назад

    Adrian which do you prefer...jazzmaster or jaguar?

  • @christovan8147
    @christovan8147 2 года назад

    Hey Adrian hope you're well. Just wondering why no tabs?

  • @jonjepson3650
    @jonjepson3650 2 года назад

    Great lesson, this is the first lick lesson I've seen that doesn't just revolve around the one chord. That guitar tone you have got is awesome, I can see a fender amp in the background, what model of amp is it. Never sell that guitar you will regret it forever 🤣

    • @jankafka7330
      @jankafka7330 2 года назад +1

      The segment starting at 22:21, 'Gear Used In This Video', wasn't enough for You?

    • @jonjepson3650
      @jonjepson3650 2 года назад

      @@jankafka7330 I've not got that far, I will check it out 👍

  • @manuelbockman1244
    @manuelbockman1244 7 месяцев назад

    Hmmmmm😋very😋tastefull‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️😋🎶❤🎵(AND NOT ONLY THE LAST 4 BARS!!!!!!!!) ThnX😊

  • @menezesmene5489
    @menezesmene5489 2 года назад +1

    HELLO WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEND THIS BACK TRACK? I AM FROM BRAZIL AND CONGRATULATIONS ON THE SOUND

  • @dansumigawa1414
    @dansumigawa1414 2 года назад

    Feeling and passion always trumps technique, you don’t have to be technically perfect when you preform in front of the audience, you do have to be real!

  • @manfredbazarov6417
    @manfredbazarov6417 2 года назад

    Amazing lesson as usual Adrian. I have a question. Maybe it's a dumb one. If you're in a blues jam with strangers, how do you know what to play on the turnaround when you don't know exactly what everyone else is going to play? Sometimes they change chord, sometimes they just hold on the Root chord? Can anyone explain to a dunce?

    • @jackiedixon5076
      @jackiedixon5076 2 года назад +1

      Actually, if your in a jam that are somewhat familiar with the 12 bar blues and are playing the rhythm parts on the drums, bass and guitars. You are playing the lead part, let's say your playing this lesson. They, the band, will fall in line with you or should I say vice versa with the 12 bar blues chord progression and your part will be just fine. You can adlib all you want within the scales of each chord. Because everything musically stays within the confines of every bar. I hope that makes sense. Maybe someone else can explain that better.