3 Note Solo Lesson

http://www.dolphinstreet.com Can you play a 12 bar solo with only 3 notes? Well, sure you can! I am playing over a 12 bar blues in the key of A, and each time through the 12 bars, I play only 3 notes from the A minor pentatonic scale. It's not my best blues solo ever, granted, but it is a good exercise in itself, and the video may be helpful in demonstrating that you don't need to play a lot of notes when you are playing the blues.
It's all about phrasing and making musical statements. That's what great about the blues - you can play 3 notes over and over - slightly change the way you phrase those 3 notes every time - and voila, it can sound great. Practice playing fewer notes when soloing and see how you fare.
The backing track is located on http://www.dolphinstreet.com/backing_tracks/
called "Blues Jam in A - Get Close"

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[AndersKristoffer]

These videos are very nice, rotren. Finally someone knowing what they're talking about and not just playing some tabs they found on a dodgy website. You've got my sub. :)

[rotren]

@AndersKristoffer Thank you very much!

[Marceloriighiii]

Great Lesson !!!

Tnx

[rotren]

@Marceloriighiii Thanks!

[cattymanly]

Rotren, you are the MAN!! Excellent and simple, uncluttered. My instrument is keyboards and I have posted video tutorials on YouTube as well.  Keep up the good work.

[rotren]

@cattymanly Thanks a lot! Great to hear.

[ElfenCried]

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[jerry3147]

As a beginner in blues this really helps! Looked on your web site but didn't find this as a lesson. Should be! It is really good and alot of us starting in blues could use it!

[ANOTHERHOLEINYOHEAD]

It would be nice if you could do some rock stuff as well.

[TheHxholden]

@themorphetic I agree man...I've just started soloing and I have to keep reminding myself to slow down...

[themorphetic]

That was an excellent lesson! Congratulations dude! I can say that every time I think I'm sounding too bad I listen to B.B. King and slow down a little bit to remember how to play music.

[jcwilky]

That is awesome! Thanks for posting this. Great feel and excellent job!!

[burwick182]

tabs, please

[8anos7]

It is a great lesson but guys find out why. Try learn music in theory while playing it. But it is a great lesson than others...

[elik854]

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[econgblues626]

wow! i can't believe i've never found your channel before! awesome job bro! you are my new teacher :-)