This is such an an elegant and simple analysis of a complex musical form. Like all concepts thought of by a genius it seems simple and obvious now that it is explained. I hope that the concept of a blues scale chord is accepted, discussed and used in our world of music. Thank you for sharing your genius
When you do great stuff like this, wish you could put the notes up for beginners like me. Playing tenor for 10 months. Hope to get t your level one day. Great sound.
Yup, you are definitely one of the most insightful saxophonists on RUclips! I would like to see a lot more stuff like this! I do mostly blues transcriptions on my channel and I learn TONS checking you out! Keep em coming bro!
Love your videos! Discovered you today and probably learned more from your "lip out embouchure" video than I did from just about everyone else combined. But what I really wanted to comment on was that intro music. That bass slaps harder than almost anything else I've heard on YT. I listen to some pretty bass-heavy music with 808's, and I play the bass, so I pay attention. Even on my old-a$$ JBL studio reference monitors, the bass in your intro hits HARD, even with no sub. Excellent mixing/mastering.
A beautiful lesson. And it reminded me how everything in authentic American music started from blues and it tremendous narrative style. The suspension and resolution are as reading the book; the suspension is on the right page, resolution on the left. Narrative, narrative -- music MUST tell a story. Also one note; if the piano is not at top-notch form, suspended chords and resolved chords may sound awfully similar on it; blues is really a melody instruments game, or a vocal game, which must pull the magic through. Which you demoed on the sax.
Thank you! This is the BEST video to get started with The Blues ever. Great insight, I really like your prespective and concepts. Really helpful. I'm going to revisit this video several times cause it's pure gold. Please keep doing more video tutorials like this 🙌🙏
I have it very clear. Excellent and simple explanation to provide the whole idea how to play blues. I have a better idea, but I have a long way to go. Thank you.😂
What timing, I was just practicing the blues for a song I'm playing in high school and thought I had some good ideas but couldn't figure out why they sounded good and here you come dropping this gem right when I needed it. I understand everything so much clearer now. I think this is one of your best videos.
Never thought about blues changes that way. Most stuff I got into based on simple pop R&B and 50’s ,60’s stuff can be described that way, we just navigated them by trial and error until we worked them out. The way they place those sponsor breaks are brutal! lol I wish you had some control over that. Thanks Man! Love this stuff!
Yo ... just got wind of your channel. Nice delivery of information bro. I need to connect with you for some 1 on 1 to enhance those areas that I play well, but skimmed over the deep theory behind the blues. My style largely incorporates bluesy | pentatonic style patterns, but the blues chord structure was a mystery to me. This was some of the BEST 12 min's I've ever encountered while solidifying my technical understanding of the blues and I sincerely thank you! NEED BE-BOP training. HELP!!!
Wow, I've been playing around with 12 bar blues on the piano for years now and not been able to get why it often didn't sound quite right. This suspension esolution idea transformed my sound on the first try. THANK YOU!!!!
Thanks so much. I will follow your advice to see how I can go. I was trying to built sone phrases by my self and reach the boggie you mentioned but then I got stuck. This will help me, for sure.
Sometimes I hear blues that seem to go back and forth between minor and major. Kinda like when you played a 1 instead of a 1-7 in part of the demo. That resolution just comes down like a ton of bricks and feels really good. ( I'm thinking of Parker's KC Blues. )
Thank you so much for the tips. It's very insightful. I tried it out on guitar and found it very effective. It also helps breaking the habit of too much reliance on automatic fingering pattern (which is hard to avoid on guitar).
@@freddymclain No. Call and response is more of a mimicking of a melodic phrase where this suspension resolution has to do with completing a harmonic circuit often referred to as tension and release.
Yes, more of the blues stuff please, also what’s this Bari piece you are playing at end of the video,? I would love to see you perform that piece on the Bari sax.
This is great. Could we drop the fifth and make it a half diminished with an 11? I never thought about this before but you js opened an interesting door. Thanks a lot!!!!
Watching this is like living in a nice house and working on it for years then going down to the basement and seeing the foundation was never done properly. I need remedial slow motion. Like these are the notes I play on the one chord. Here's at half speed. Now the four chord. It doesn't help that you are not moving your fingers and I know that is great form but it's invisible. Here's my idea of ez blues. Blues in 12 bars will often have a pattern of 1111 44 11 55 44 1145 Over first four bars I can play this....... Over the 4 section this..... Back to 1..... Up to5.... Down to 4.... And the turnaround 1145.... That's the rhythm and now you can add fills or trade leads playing this scale. Or this scale. Here's a funky note for the turnaround and you're done. Thanks for the lessons hope you take this as it's meant like ha,ha. Much love for all teachers ,and those who spread knowledge for free are another level.
Thanks for watching and commenting. I try to make the videos so that over time, a different part becomes easier and you can continually come back and watch it as a reference point of info.
Adrian, great video, as I have been practicing blue scales for the last month or so, I found that chord progressions can be done out of the hexatonic scale. But did not think about the dominant 7th... very interesting and enriching... keep on doing this. Thank you.
Hey Good Sir, Do you ever go off on the bass clarinet? Always wanted one since Bitches Brew. The octiver on the bari rules. Stick it on the alto and leave the bari at home!
I really like you’re manner of teaching, but as a beginning beginner-whosh-way over my head. Looking forward to the day I’ll know what you’re talking about. 😊
You provided a tool box with tools, and I'm smart enough to know they're valuable and important; but I'm not savvy enough to know exactly how to use them. I need schooling in music theory.
@@Sirvalorsax I have played for about 12 years with no formal educational school. In the last 2 years I have dedicated to study the basis: scales, their modes, chords, triads, etc., I stopped reading, started leaning chords progressions, finding transition notes, etc., and, definitively, even when I do not understand completely what you said I can break it into small pieces and most of the time I get there.. so , you are not a Sale Pitch, you got a lot to share... and the right to make some income out of that too. Thank you.
Could listen to you noodling the Blues all day
This is such an an elegant and simple analysis of a complex musical form. Like all concepts thought of by a genius it seems simple and obvious now that it is explained. I hope that the concept of a blues scale chord is accepted, discussed and used in our world of music.
Thank you for sharing your genius
Cool, thanks for the compliments.
Definitely keep doing stuff like this
Cool
When you do great stuff like this, wish you could put the notes up for beginners like me. Playing tenor for 10 months. Hope to get t your level one day. Great sound.
Yes PLEASE more music theory. Knowing why things do what they do helps prepare mentally vs. Winging it or just trial and error..
Will do 😁
Yup, you are definitely one of the most insightful saxophonists on RUclips! I would like to see a lot more stuff like this! I do mostly blues transcriptions on my channel and I learn TONS checking you out! Keep em coming bro!
wow this cat can play, luv it
LOL!! Thanks
I never regarded the blues scale as a suspension thing.... it's an eye opener!
Thanks
Thank you for your video. I’m just a beginner but your instruction and explanations are so good. Really appreciate what you’re doing.
Great!! I love your videos!! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Glad you like them!
please keep doing the clever way you present the blues thanks
Thanks
Thanks for this great explanation! A lot of beginner lessons online don't seem geared towards beginners at all, information overload like you said
Man I’m so guilty trying to play too many notes and this lesson is just an wake up call to just keep things simple....less is more
I understand big time about simplicity.
Good stuff anything new
Love your videos! Discovered you today and probably learned more from your "lip out embouchure" video than I did from just about everyone else combined. But what I really wanted to comment on was that intro music. That bass slaps harder than almost anything else I've heard on YT. I listen to some pretty bass-heavy music with 808's, and I play the bass, so I pay attention. Even on my old-a$$ JBL studio reference monitors, the bass in your intro hits HARD, even with no sub. Excellent mixing/mastering.
I love this stuff. More man More.
Will do, Thanks
Yup. In my guitar playing, I always tried to emulate sax phrasing.
Another tag that's cool is George Thorogood style.
Yes ! More stuff like this please. Love it. Thank you !!!
Cool
Kool
Thanks for a great lesson
Right on! Keep goin'!
Thanks
Thanks, amazing videos
Thank you
A beautiful lesson. And it reminded me how everything in authentic American music started from blues and it tremendous narrative style. The suspension and resolution are as reading the book; the suspension is on the right page, resolution on the left. Narrative, narrative -- music MUST tell a story. Also one note; if the piano is not at top-notch form, suspended chords and resolved chords may sound awfully similar on it; blues is really a melody instruments game, or a vocal game, which must pull the magic through. Which you demoed on the sax.
Thank you, I learn so much from your videos
Cool
Thank you! More please. 🙏👌
Great stuff!!!
Your thoughts on stuff like this is just gold dust!
Thank you 🙏 love your lessons
😁
Awesome!
Thanks a lot for sharing your experience
Never thought to relate a blue scale to a sus chord. But that's why I'm subscribed. Keep 'em coming. More standards tutorials would be great.
Thanks, will do!
Thanks mate. You are awesome!
You're welcome!
love it !
I personally met Son House in the late sixties early seventies in England. Pure power and feeling. A giant. Remember him.
I will research him.
Excellent info.
Thanks for explaining so well.
Thanks
Fantastic lesson
Thanks
This video helped me open my eyes on the way to use these already overused scales in a more elaborate way that I didnt think about before
Will practice this later.
Nice
Great lesson.
Thanks
So pleased to have found your clarity and analysis among all the RUclips hay. The IV and V are the sadness and the I tries to soothe it! Thank you.
Nice way of looking at it!!
Yes! Will definitely try this out! And I'd love to see more stuff like this too! 👍🏼
More to come!
Great, More,More and more!
Cool
Cool
Cool
Yes more of this!!
Will do, thanks.
Super good primer
Thanks
The blues scale resolving to dominant 7th seems to me a lot like how Charlie Parker plays the blues.
Thank you! This is the BEST video to get started with The Blues ever. Great insight, I really like your prespective and concepts. Really helpful. I'm going to revisit this video several times cause it's pure gold. Please keep doing more video tutorials like this 🙌🙏
you're a great teacher man, good pace, nice vibe and clear info. hope you keep it up :-) x
I adore your bari sound.
Great lesson, SirV!
Thanks
Man, keep doing stuff like this.
I just discovered your videos. These are great! Next week, my students will discover your videos!!
Cool. Thanks
Very useful info, very well structured, thanks man!
No problem!
as someone just learning the blues - this was awesome ! thank you for breaking this down
I have it very clear. Excellent and simple explanation to provide the whole idea how to play blues. I have a better idea, but I have a long way to go. Thank you.😂
Glad it was helpful!
Amazing! Resolving the suspension automatically gives a blues solo some form or direction. Thanks again for another stimulating video Sir. 🐢
Thanks
What timing, I was just practicing the blues for a song I'm playing in high school and thought I had some good ideas but couldn't figure out why they sounded good and here you come dropping this gem right when I needed it. I understand everything so much clearer now. I think this is one of your best videos.
Thanks
That's really quite useful!
Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
Never thought about blues changes that way. Most stuff I got into based on simple pop R&B and 50’s ,60’s stuff can be described that way, we just navigated them by trial and error until we worked them out. The way they place those sponsor breaks are brutal! lol I wish you had some control over that. Thanks Man! Love this stuff!
I'll look into the ads thing.
I'm a rock guitarist and I found this interesting and useful. Plus I love your tone on the sax!
Thanks!!
when you starting speaking over the music notion over chords, I laughing imagining giant steps annotating every key change. great video!
LOL! Thanks
Wow this was really a eye opener. Im very grateful for showing us your thought patterns and analysations. Its worth a lot!
Nice playing! Keep up the great videos
Gold.
Yo ... just got wind of your channel. Nice delivery of information bro. I need to connect with you for some 1 on 1 to enhance those areas that I play well, but skimmed over the deep theory behind the blues. My style largely incorporates bluesy | pentatonic style patterns, but the blues chord structure was a mystery to me. This was some of the BEST 12 min's I've ever encountered while solidifying my technical understanding of the blues and I sincerely thank you! NEED BE-BOP training. HELP!!!
Wow, I've been playing around with 12 bar blues on the piano for years now and not been able to get why it often didn't sound quite right. This suspension
esolution idea transformed my sound on the first try. THANK YOU!!!!
Rock on!
dude, I really aprecicate your vids. I'm from Brasil. You've got fans out here too. Wish you the best!
Thanks, I'll keep it up
Thanks so much. I will follow your advice to see how I can go. I was trying to built sone phrases by my self and reach the boggie you mentioned but then I got stuck. This will help me, for sure.
Love your videos, the way you think and approach playing ... thanks for sharing ...more please
Thanks
That was great! Thank you! More, please.
Will do. Thanks
Excellent video! Please do more like this, and thanks for doing this one.
Cool
Great Content!!
Thanks
Doesn't get any more basic than this and it provides a good foothold/handle.
Thank you for your time educating!!!!!!!
Thanks
@@Sirvalorsax 👌🥰👌👍👃👃👌👌❤🥰👍👍❤👃👃🥰🇧🇷
Great lesson. Thanks 👍
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I really like your teaching style. Definitely had to subscribe
Thanks
Brilliant. Thanks for all that you’re doing.
Thanks
Sometimes I hear blues that seem to go back and forth between minor and major. Kinda like when you played a 1 instead of a 1-7 in part of the demo. That resolution just comes down like a ton of bricks and feels really good. ( I'm thinking of Parker's KC Blues. )
I thoroughly enjoyed this, especially that bari playing lol
Thanks
This is great. Do as many as you want/can please. Love how you cover everything.
Thanks!!
Thank you so much for the tips. It's very insightful. I tried it out on guitar and found it very effective. It also helps breaking the habit of too much reliance on automatic fingering pattern (which is hard to avoid on guitar).
More of these content please
OK. Will do
Hey bro, thanks so much. Could you do a video on explaining the Blues Superimposition?
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Cool
this was fun. thanks! you get a nice sound on your horn, very sincere- like your rap.
Thanks
@@Sirvalorsax is what you're calling 'suspension and resolution' the same as 'call and response?'
@@freddymclain No. Call and response is more of a mimicking of a melodic phrase where this suspension resolution has to do with completing a harmonic circuit often referred to as tension and release.
Great video thanks keep them coming
Thanks
Great information
Thanks so much
Thanks
Really nice presentation!! Thanks...
See ya!!
Thanks
More lessons please 👍🎷
Will do.
@@Sirvalorsax Thank you sir🙌🎷
Yes, more of the blues stuff please, also what’s this Bari piece you are playing at end of the video,? I would love to see you perform that piece on the Bari sax.
This is great. Could we drop the fifth and make it a half diminished with an 11? I never thought about this before but you js opened an interesting door. Thanks a lot!!!!
Mazing work bro im learning a lot with u
Cool
strange intro - love it .....
:)
Great video, keep making em!
Thanks
Watching this is like living in a nice house and working on it for years then going down to the basement and seeing the foundation was never done properly.
I need remedial slow motion. Like these are the notes I play on the one chord. Here's at half speed.
Now the four chord.
It doesn't help that you are not moving your fingers and I know that is great form but it's invisible.
Here's my idea of ez blues.
Blues in 12 bars will often have a pattern of
1111 44 11 55 44 1145
Over first four bars I can play this.......
Over the 4 section this.....
Back to 1.....
Up to5....
Down to 4....
And the turnaround 1145....
That's the rhythm and now you can add fills or trade leads playing this scale.
Or this scale.
Here's a funky note for the turnaround and you're done.
Thanks for the lessons hope you take this as it's meant like ha,ha. Much love for all teachers ,and those who spread knowledge for free are another level.
Thanks for watching and commenting. I try to make the videos so that over time, a different part becomes easier and you can continually come back and watch it as a reference point of info.
Adrian, great video, as I have been practicing blue scales for the last month or so, I found that chord progressions can be done out of the hexatonic scale. But did not think about the dominant 7th... very interesting and enriching... keep on doing this. Thank you.
Thanks
Hey Good Sir, Do you ever go off on the bass clarinet? Always wanted one since Bitches Brew. The octiver on the bari rules. Stick it on the alto and leave the bari at home!
Subscribed
Cool :)
I've practiced more the II V I version, instead of IV V I. Any difference? should I start practicing the V IV I?
I really like you’re manner of teaching, but as a beginning beginner-whosh-way over my head. Looking forward to the day I’ll know what you’re talking about. 😊
You need more subscribers +1
I know right. Thanks
You provided a tool box with tools, and I'm smart enough to know they're valuable and important; but I'm not savvy enough to know exactly how to use them. I need schooling in music theory.
WOW! Great analogy. I'll do more music theory stuff.
@@Sirvalorsax I have played for about 12 years with no formal educational school. In the last 2 years I have dedicated to study the basis: scales, their modes, chords, triads, etc., I stopped reading, started leaning chords progressions, finding transition notes, etc., and, definitively, even when I do not understand completely what you said I can break it into small pieces and most of the time I get there.. so , you are not a Sale Pitch, you got a lot to share... and the right to make some income out of that too. Thank you.