Acoustic Blues Guitar Licks - Extending The E Blues Scale
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54 Comments
Anne Stansell
May 30, 2015Interesting, I have always been told that lead runs were based on scales, but have never seen a practical example.
Great Stuff
Anne Stansell
Debbie
February 16, 2017These lessons are answering questions I always had and I’m amazed at how many notes I played that were right after all when I bent strings and how many 2 string chords were right as well. Now I just have to put it all together. Thanks….
raytuned88
May 30, 2015Thanks,Griff,following everything in bits & pieces as per instructed! Before I move on,yup,you guessed it, As with most things,I will play along w/ the recordings even if it takes a while before it sounds good. I will take my time and remember that how I practice can be as important as what I practice, happy strumming!! Raytuned88
Rick Brown
May 30, 2015Great series Griff!I look forward to trying to play the last two with as much enjoyment as I have had trying to play the first three. I have had some experience with the pentatonic scale although I rarely play in E.
Blaine Harrison
May 30, 2015I am still awaiting the course material.. currently in transit. But this lesson was really great! I am an over the hill 69 year old trying to learn to play the blues and finally I can see myself making some progress. Thanks… I am finally seeing how the scales form music… prior I was simply playing notes with no real plan and sound. Great stuff!!
Guy Ostrowski
June 7, 2020Getting back into guitar after many decades and looking forward to playing a lot when I retire in a few years. Learning a lot of new things watching the videos. Am interested in buying a new guitar. Do you do reviews or have recommendations?
Ron
May 30, 2015You’ve shown me ideas where I go back to a single note (sort of in reverse, rather than following the exact pattern of the scale). also bending the string and then coming back to the same string, same fret without a bend. great – thanks.
Russell Hart
May 31, 2015Really loved this one, my kind of tunes Griff. Thanks.
francis
June 1, 2015U realy a christan even when am not riplying ur mail that,s mean that u real want to win a soul. Keep it on God will bless u.
DAVID HOMEWOOD
February 6, 2016HI GRIFF
PLEASE EXCUSE LARGE FONT BUT I AM PARTIALLY SIGHTED
I MIGHT BE STUPID AND IF I HAVE GOT THIS WRONG – PLEASE ACCEPT MY APOLOGISE – BUT ON THE FIRST SCALE DIAGRAM – E MINOR PENTATONIC IS WRONG – I THINK – YOU SHOW A NOTE ‘C’ ON THE G STING FRET 5 AND I THINK IT SHOULD BE A ‘B’ – TO MATCH THE TAB – THE BLUES DIAGRAM FURTHER ON SHOWS THIS – AND IS CORRECT
HOPE THAT HELPS – I REALLY LOVE YOUR WORK – THESE BEGINERS LESSON ARE REALLY GREAT – AS YOU BREAK DOWN EVERYTHING SO NICELY – PLEASE CARRY ON THE GOOD WORK – AM SAVING UP TO BUY A COURSE FROM YOU – SO MUCH THANKS — YOURS – DAVID BRIAN HOMEWOOD – UK – BLUES ON
I Am
February 6, 2016WHAT HE IS PLAYING WOULD OVERRIDE THE TAB. A STRING TUNED TO G WILL PRODUCE C AT THE 5TH FRET, AND B AT THE 4TH FRET. IF YOUR EARS AND EYES DO NOT AGREE WITH TABLATURE, THEN TRUST YOUR EARS AND EYES.
Samantha
February 6, 2016Griff…thank you for breaking things down and explaining what is going on.
These are great lessons.
🙂
Joe
February 6, 2016Will we see the tab for this soon? Anxious to get it.
And, friends? Would you believe that not too far in the past I was absolutely convinced that tabs would never work . . . that traditional music notes on a staff would be preferred to any newcomer.
Wow! Was that ever a bone-headed idea!
Joe
February 6, 2016Sorry Griff . . . I meant the tabs for DOWN TO THE STATION.
Roger UK
February 6, 2016wow a real blues fee without sweat or tears. I got lots of pleasure from this, and all your emails. Such a laid back style of teaching but so easily understood. I dig the shirts by the way!
Tim
February 6, 2016Griff, you have box 4 depicted on the fretboard diagram. I think you meant to put box 2 in your illustration.
Thanks,
Tim
Tim
February 6, 2016My bad!
It’s not box 4. But the fretboard diagram doesn’t match the tab.
Tim
Rob
February 6, 2016Just picked up the acoustic to try this. Great, looking forward to the next episode.
Can you provide a link to the full song being played as I am struggling to find an example of this with the lyrics
Rob
IBstrummin
February 6, 2016Much appreciated for your teaching-philosophy. It is your philosophical approach that is the hook for me. I am self taught, play by ear guitarist since the 70’s. Recently I am making it a point to learn all the pentatonic shapes, major modes, harmonic minor scale shapes…. This all gives enlightenment to what my ears and fingers have been doing for 40 years. Your teaching approach covers all learning curves, w/o “talking” down to any level, but in the same respect, not losing a higher lvl learner.
looking forward to more daily nuggets and periodic videos.
Thanks, Robert
Jamin Jayman
February 6, 2016That quick back to the slide down on string 3 is new for me – Sounds great – Thanks ma-man Griff, for sharin’ the great riff!
Paul Wilson uk
February 7, 2016Every time I read the comments there’s people moaning about little mistakes well let me tell you these scales can be played anywhere on the neck bending and tugging strings down is the blues you can play the scales up and down all you want it won’t sound like the blues your all trying to play soon as a bend or a slide comes in then there’s your blues you got to have the feeling and the rhythm and timing
jean
February 7, 2016For a couple of days, I have been trying to mix minor and major pentatonics , following the swing pattern . And to my surprise your video is about the same idea… We need to realize it takes a great deal of time to get our ears ear familiar to it,Then I can hopefully create some harmony, which will ultimately lead to being able to compose a song on my own. The idea is to understand what is going on when all those great players do what they do. Thank you for bringing that up.
Charley Redmond
February 7, 2016Very well done but it will take me a lot of practice since I’m new at this .thank you Charley
Paul Warner
February 7, 2016Very good lesson. I am always messing around with scales and mixing one box with another in the development of riffs. This is something I do everyday. The thing I appreciate most is watching you do the counts, and more and more I see myself counting, or doing finger exercises to the tapping of my foot. I think it has actually improved my speed and a better sense of time. This I really appreciate….Paul
BOBBY G
February 7, 2016STILL LISTENING TO EVERYTHING YOU SEND TO ME…JUST STARTING BACK
TO PLAYING AGAIN AFTER A 6-MONTH HIATUS.
HOPE TO PRACTICE MORE FREQUENTLY NOW THAT I AM BACK IN FLORIDA
ON A FULL TIME BASIS. JUST TURNED 69 BUT NEVER TOO LATE TO LEARN TO PLAY GREAT!!!
THANKS AGAIN …..BOBBY G
Charles
February 7, 2016Cannot see your fingers on the fret bar mostly you not the guitar
Paul
February 7, 2016How about a lesson explaining what all those black and red and blue circles are.
tony
August 6, 2016the black one is a square it is the root note the red ones are the octive notes and the blue ones are the blue notes I believe . Hey everyone if you watch the cinnies enough times you might just get it . i have struggled with this guitar stuff over 40 years. sometimes just pick a 3 cord song you think you can play and have fun with it . there is no box to break out of its an extension of . i may have seen this many xs and took awhile to get it . so i guess you could say i suck at the guitar but in a good way . I will check the above stuff about the question . I realize Griff can not answer all
tony
August 6, 2016well i checked a black circle is a scale note. red is the root note and are the same note diffrent octive . blue of course is a blue note . and gray is a major note if they are included . if in black and white like so many of my notes are the black circle with a square around it is the root note . you can find these all over the internet . happy landings .
Don Sasser
February 8, 2016Thanks Griff. I think I can do this.
Andy Eckman
February 8, 2016Nice lesson,I learned some of this by using my loop driver,I would record the rhythm to a song I knew,then try and put my own lead to it,and slowly I learn how to go up and down the guitar in different position .Still not where I want to be as a guitar player.
Joker
February 10, 2016Just too good to be true, I follow every step, I’m not a beginner I’m a expert
Joker
February 10, 2016Too good to be true, I’m an expert not beginner , I’ve followed every step
Joker
February 10, 2016I’m a good follower , got a good teacher. Thanks for all your help,
Luther Redd
February 22, 2016Hi Griff, Great stuff. thanks for the lesson, well done.
Michael Chappell
February 24, 2016Hey Griff,
I just got to do this lesson now 24th Feb 2016. I like your method of sliding into different boxes in Key of E Minor Box 1 & 2. I have been doing that with other Keys eg A Minor. I have been sliding systematically into all the 5 boxes across the fret board doing a solo jam on my looper. It works.
In this demo you seem to start on Beat 1 in triplets, seems the timing matches well.
For Key of E Minor when you get to the B7th Bar stretch can you not use a Capo?
All cool & great. Just love this Acoustic Blues.
Michael-Sydney-Australia.
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dennis
May 25, 2016griff, I just started playing im a disabled vet got alot of time stuck in this chair i live on a small pension so for now i have to use the free lessions! and they are great!!!! but i missed alot. as you can see im doing #9 i copyed it but would like to get 1 thru 8. is it possable to still get them??? thanks keep your lesions comming your great!!!!!!!!!!! Dennis R.
Jim
August 6, 2016This is a fantastic introduction to blues soloing! Griff never ceases to amaze me with how much good stuff he can manage to squeeze into such a simple, easy-to-follow lesson. As I watched I kept coming up with “so that’s how you play….an open E minor pentatonic scale…open E blues scale…Box 1…Box 2 minor pentatonic…Box 2 Blues scale…tie box 1 &. 2 together…”grace” note…slide… I really think that if we spent enough time on just this lesson, we could pull off a pretty decent solo for a 12 bar blues in E! Incredible! Thanks Griff!
john lawson
August 7, 2016Very cool – but I feel another shiny object has been dangled in front of me. Now I must concentrate on this one for awhile. But its the kind of stuff I signed up for. Off I go.
Jerry yates
August 10, 2016Good instruction you put out some good advice I have been picking for sixty years mostly by ear i learn something new all the time
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JACK FLASH
February 8, 2017That was interesting and it will go on the wall with the other related clip…
Rick Killoran
February 8, 2017Thanks Griff, I always learn something from your lessons, but this one was one of your greatest! You opened a door for me. Thank you!
Donnie M.
February 8, 2017Thanks again, Griff!
Got me playing around on my guitar again!
Still crazy, after all these years!
Ritchie
February 10, 2017Thanks again Grif. Helped me springboard to figure out some Los Straitjackets licks
Ritchie
February 11, 2017“Can You Dig it!” is fun to play
Dale fawbush
February 10, 2017Yes I got the video thank you so much
Winston Wuttunee
February 14, 2017I liked this riff you showed us. I was able to use it in right away in different keys. I too am over the hill but I still love guitar and this was interesting. When I first heard the riff I tried it and after studying it I realized it was quite simple. I remembered the old saying “keep it simple stupid” and now it is lots of fun and like you said you can use it anywhere.
Thanks I enjoy your info.
norm maskery
May 21, 2018Great lessons u have a flair for teaching Gruff thank u
Anthony
September 19, 2018Griff I been enjoying all of your lessons I just have a problem with my fingers going in the right place on the fret board along with my playing the strings with my right hand picking plus I don’t have a really what you’d call a quiet zone to practice your playing, to much negativity and I get discouraged, I know it’s not your problem but great lessons and thanks very much
Lawrence
February 27, 2019Immersive, instructive and enlightening. Thanks and God Bless
Bob
May 8, 2021Cool stuff Griff!!! I think it’s time for me to get reacquainted with my guitar. I switched to the ukulele a few years ago because of a finger injury.
These lessons are great, really appreciate them
Doug
November 10, 2022Hey Griff! Lovin this. I just purchased your “How to Jam the Blues Alone”. Does this email series work in tandem with that or is this a standalone series?
Cheers from Vancouver!