BB King Guitar Lesson - Louise Jordan's Influence

[dangomles]

Why would people watch Michael Angelo Batio's videos instead of watching this wonderful man?

Can't get it

[MrDarinWarren]

I grew up playing 80's hair metal. I didn't appreciate BB until I recently tried learning blues. And I have learned it's much easy to rip scales at speed than to "make music" with just a few notes.

Technical proficiency does not equal......... "music".

[pip0rz]

"So you're actually bending a minor third from the D to the F" BB: "I guess it is" just great :)

[daanborges]

that's some motherfuckin' bend... he makes it look like so damn easy, my 0.11 e string fucks my finger and I still can't do it that effortless

[MPKJOfficial]

@daanborges If I remember correctly, he uses 08's I think. I could be wrong.

[anlloyy97]

@MPKJOfficial Nope he uses 10.s Damn hard to bend but he just did it made a warmer sound that he prefered

[75SilentWarrior]

@anlloyy97 10's really aren't hard to bend at all.

[anlloyy97]

@75SilentWarrior I know i meant 11s and even those arent as hard to bend as i made it sound, don't know why i put that...

[pmay222]

how far has he got his tongue in bb's ass...?

[tomthefunky]

The only time I can approximate BB's first finger vibrato trill is when I have brand new strings. Once that B string starts to lose it's brightness, it's gets harder and harder.

[TheNuncFluens]

2:11 ahhhhhhh :)

[mnaicck]

Didn't know Louis's wife Louise, but she must've been badass too.

[chooseyourblues]

@mnaicck I laughed so hard a little bit of pee came out.

[pickinstone]

BB listened to Johnny Hodges of Ellington fame as well. Just goes to show you, ya gotta open your ears and not say "well, I don't listen to that type of music". The more you listen to music with a critical ear, the better you will sound. And try and mimic it all on your horn, guitar, harp, what ever lets you tell your story.

[Wobby27]

that vibrato is godlike

[TheTangentUK]

finger picking rules because all you need is a guitar and the sweet sound of the licks you play

[TheTangentUK]

finger picking rules

[TheTangentUK]

I learned by ear and think its the best way to learn if U want to create your own style, as you peice things together that sound nice not what looks nice on paper, mark knopfler, chet atkins, bb king, dave gilmore, hendrix, say no more.

[TheTangentUK]

no bad comments, because everyone loves the king, if it was zaK WYLDE EVERY ONE WOULD BE FLAMING, GOES TO SHOW GUYS LIKE BB BRING THE GOOD OUT IN PEOPLE UNLIKE SOME OTHER WANABEES THAT JUST BRING OUT THE EVIL

[GuitarsAreMagic]

he makes that guitar sing beautifully

[madFlam1]

you owe me a string BB

[allguitarscnc]

I can dig it. Soundin good to me

[skeetv123]

Interviewer: "So your actually bending a minor 3rd from the D to the F"

B.B: "....I guess it is"

Music is always better when it's learned by ear and not repetitive theory

[Crookz]

It is impossible to acquire this type of talent. No matter how much you practice, this style is COPYRIGHTED, such a distinguished incredible playing style and sound can never be duplicated. Long live BB! Hope I can get tickets to see you one day. (Empties bank savings account)

[zarchy55]

One of a kind, man. One of a kind.

[HalloweenEve1030]

those are some sweet rings hes got need to get me some lol

[danielstuartblues]

trying to ben that minor third at about 2:10 broke my guitar string, but its worth it BB.

[masterblastertkd]

This guy's the luckiest guy in the world... he's sitting and playing with the KING. too bad he's over analyzing what he's playing, and not "playing what he hears" like the KING.

[michaelgroenewald7]

its funny how he says u r actualy bending from a minor third or wat eva lol thats the problems with heaps of guitest they over think and theorise stuff , bb probs just oplays that bend cause it sound nice

[mcgruppian]

thank god this has been documented for future generations!

[mifski]

a really lovely guy. playing from the heart. it do`nt get better!

[TUBEMAN192]

damn... *throws the guitar in the trash bin

[Nightwing690]

@TUBEMAN192 I know how you feel XD

[Mariodupree]

@TUBEMAN192 Really I feel your pain on that one bro ! lol

[Raydungey]

He is so smooth. BB The King!

[Tbonetardis]

2:57 - 'I never sat down and though about it'

BB clearly learned a lot by ear and that's the key for developing an original style. It's too easy these days with note-for-note transcriptions and slowed-down videos etc. It makes for a lot of great technical players, but not too many originators perhaps?

No one was bending strings like BB before him - creating that singing quality.

[nelsano3]

@Tbonetardis I agree, when these guys were young they dedicated their lives to music, if you didnt work you got nothing, they were poor. To hear the latest sounds you had to get up go out and listen to it, they scraped around earning next to nothing until they hit the 'big time'. Today you just look on the internet or buy a magazine to learn guitar and its all easy pickins. Guys like BB WANTED to learn and made the effort. I think thats why his heart and soul goes into it.

[superagnitio]

@Tbonetardis But on the other hand you have so many influences accesible everywhere for everyone. I think the originality will always be there, we are pushing the limits right now

[CptChaos88]

@Tbonetardis

It's not that easy to learn a transcription note by note. if you want to read a jazz solo, you already have to be pretty good or it's a pain and you stop it. listening nowdays is as important as it was back then only that nowdays we have easier access to a greater amount of information (via youtube, the internet,...)

cheers :)

[chugza]

Go BB! (Louis jordan not louise jordan)

[bigd522524]

Nice !:D

[M0ashibi]

how bout that last lick, where he bends with his first finger, that will pull your skin right off your fingernail!

[Guitardreams182]

@M0ashibi yeah it hurts just to think about it xd

[beatlebassmania]

theres probably not a gtr lick in the world bb king hasnt played in some format

[janeeyreefrje]

THANK YOU !!!!

[ADILPROUD]

i wish i was the guy interviewing him the secrets iwould learn

[mogoya]

yes and i wish i was BB King

[ADILPROUD]

@mogoya goo piont also

[ntrbluesx]

Superb! thanks for the post.