5 Essential Blues Boxes - Lesson 5 Preview - Box 3 (The B.B. King Box)

[Pumpitza]

I'm struggling with vibrato. It's not that i cant do it necessarily, i just can't get ON it very fast, you know? Ive been doing a lot of BB/Albert stuff lately, and that really relies on you whipping that vibrato out almost immediately. I guess it just comes with time, right? Any exercises/tips/suggestions to make time move faster?:)

[RhinoMontenegrous]

dont drink red bull before taping a guitar lesson

[alexmc69]

Stick a wah pedal under that left leg and you've got yourself a funky blues lesson! Great stuff, I wish all music was taught this way.

[joethein]

what key are you in

[NintendoSinceBirth1]

@joethein hes in a flat i believe

[RhythmBureau]

@NintendoSinceBirth1 yup half step down.. he's on e flat tuning..

[spwb2k]

great vids. youre a majorly useful, easy to understand resource.

one of the best lesson guys anywhere on YT.

cheers

[biddude]

Great Lessons! thank you I was wondering what kind of amp you are playing through Also what kind of guitar Is that an ebony fret board thanks again!

[Butsahurtin]

You are a great teacher

[daikirainayume]

so f***in usfull!! I did this scales for Months now but today I headed some totally new sounds. THanks!! u sound like stevie by the way.

[ArtVandaleit]

dude u simplified learning blues to the max!!, GREAT teaching man

[Shmity1708]

Seriously.....thank you for everything. You are a amazing teacher!

[Azunaii]

Ok, this is how advanced guitar needs to be taught imo. Not just telling which notes are part of a scale/box, but also how to use them... grand, just what I've been looking for!

[theoffspringguy]

@Azunaii This is not 'advanced' guitar

[Azunaii]

@theoffspringguy is to me :')

[mrmrhollingsworth]

@theoffspringguy

depends where your at

[denisman93]

Doesn't your guitar get a bit out of tune with those 1-1/2 2 bends?

(what strings do your recommend for blues? what gauge and brand( i used d'addario and ernie ball so far)

[markybgoode]

Perfect lesson! The BB King box (Box 3) is new to me. Your website is incredible. I strongly recommend it for anyone takes their blues seriously.

[codehendrix]

learning by ear is the best..

[stepminestepminestep]

Hey, thanks for the free education for guitarists out there and all. I would probably mention what notes are outside of the pentatonics (based on the daitonics of their parent modes) and probably what usages the altered tones have on the parts of the progs. Like what notes out of what chords create the altered tones and how and why to emulate them. Anyway, happy teaching and good job so far.

[darrenoneill1001]

hey there. tanx a mill really helped my playing a lot.just wondering when jaming how do you know . when to play a maior scale or a blues scale.some rock songs a blues scale will work and sometimes it doesnt.hope thats not a stupit question. tanx again

[ablueguitar]

Thanks for all the help!

[hakosuka99]

great lesson........just what i needed

[andresdotcom]

very helpful. thanks for more insight on the blues!

[listyspisty]

hello, i just wished to thank you so much for these videos, they have helped me so much!! i am only 16 and i want to be the next John Mayer or B.B King!! thank you again, i have found that whilst i am playing these, my left hand fingers are getting really quite dark and mucky. i realise its the strings, but why has it got so unclean?

many thanks again!

[gr8bluesgtr]

Strings are metal, and your fingers are sweaty which causes them to rust a bit. As you play, that rust, or oxidation wears off on your fingers.  Once your strings turn dark, time for new strings :-)

[JuanAngeles326]

@listyspisty Well which is it? theres a big difference.

[listyspisty]

@JuanAngeles326, I take your point, there certainly is a big difference. Being 18, I have to say that I'm thinking more B.B personally now, still think John Mayer is an amazing guitarist, but B.B's technique is just incomparably good.

[PorkChopDick]

@listyspisty sissy

[1bulldog998]

i,am a little confused shouldn,t box 3 E string be D,E and the B string be A,C not A,B.

[gr8bluesgtr]

Sorry for the confusion, if you watch the first and second lesson previews in this series, you'll see that I'm not teaching the pentatonic scales. These are shapes that are based around common licks. There is some overlap between them and scales, but they do not entirely line up.

[xXxDeadCrowxXx]

@gr8bluesgtr i really missed that you haven't taught that bb often uses the major scale over the 1.st chord ( tonic ) and then switches back to minor

[martinsvard89]

@1bulldog998 Yes, you are correct. The traditional pentatonic is like you said... but, you can add the B on the B string and the G on the D string to get a more major kind of sound. I was also confused at first because he didn't show the most fundamental notes.

Hope this explanation helps "1bulldog998" ;D

[jamesbeth]

@1bulldog998 if yr interested the added B note and F# note make it Aminor dorian tonality,

[xXxDeadCrowxXx]

@1bulldog998 bb king and albert ( i prefer ) mostly use the highest note for bending so you bend a full step to c :D  ithink they got the note out of the major blues .

[rafael13577]

you are great men!!

[NapoLoso]

i love Eb tunning heheh.. thanks for such a great lesson

[jmjunkie]

I think this is a great lesson, thank you!!! I gave you five stars, but if I can give you some constructive critique... I know you aren't aware of it, but I found your "jimmy leg" throughout the whole vid to be rather distracting. :)

Also I was confused by your comment early in the vid... can you clarify, please? Isn't the BBKing box TWO frets up from the Albert King box (i.e., not three, like it says here)? I'm a bit confused at the demonstration of moving up three frets.

Thanks again

[gpacariem]

nice lesson!

i hopeyou can mention what scale can each box can be used on

thanks

[bluesboy41]

You can use this box system over any scale.

Just move the box position up or down the neck according to root scale note you are playing in.

That what makes this lesson even better than just showing things on one scale like A or E these are note patterns that work on all scales.