Try JamPlay completely free for 7 days.
Over 5000 HD guitar lessons from 100+ pro teachers and daily, live guitar courses.BB King blues lick
|
I have tons of great lessons at Master Guitar Academy. Join me there - it's where you can learn with me every week. That's also where all my DVDs and Premium Downloads are.
|
Guitar Lesson Overview
Here is a B.B. King style blues lick, played in the key of A. This example centers mostly around the "BB Blues Box", which in this key are these notes:
E||--------------10--12--|| B||------10--12----------|| G||--11------------------|| D||----------------------|| A||----------------------|| E||----------------------||
BB King uses this box A LOT when he plays, but it is only a starting point for creating ideas. You can add any extra notes that you think sound good. In this lick, you can see that the note C# (fret 9 on the E string) is added to create a nice little motif. That's how you should think of these boxes, patterns, etc - they are reference points for creating musical lines or ideas.
Grab the GP5 file, so you can play along with the piano and metronome. It is very important to get the timing right, so the GP5 file will definitely help with that.
Download Lesson
If you want the Video, Tab and GP5 files, you can
download all the lesson files here.
Download Guitar Pro
I highly recommend you buy Guitar Pro - it's the best software I have found for learning guitar. Many of my lessons come with Guitar Pro files. You can download a trial version on the Guitar Pro website to see if you like it (I think you will).
Comment on this?
Looking for a great place to learn guitar?
If you have not yet tried the web site JamPlay, you need to check it out. They have kindly offered a special 7 Day Free trial to visitors of Dolphinstreet. I have reviewed their site, and I have to say it is VERY impressive. So much good material to learn from.
What can you learn at JamPlay?
JamPlay has over 535 hours of lessons, and currently 45 different teachers. The lessons are from 15 minutes to 1 hour.
The lessons come with printable materials and supplemental content - TAB, chord charts, exercises and a lot more. Here is an overview of some of the things you can learn at JamPlay.
Go ahead and give it a try, it is free for 7 days so you have nothing to lose.
» JamPlay - Dolphinstreet special 7 day trial - use this code: dstrial.
Video Clips
I have lots of gear demos too on this site. Go and take a look at some of my Guitar Videos for some examples of gear I use or have used.
Comments on this video lesson:
hi I am totally hooked on your lessons love your easy to follow method I'm old school takes me time to grasp things. I now feel I'm on a winner also need to master timing thanks phil York uk
Comment added on October 31, 2014I am going to order your lessons on Sept 1. I will be busy until then.
Comment added on August 02, 2013Robert;
I love your lessons, but PLEASE name the tabs and the lesson with the same name. I downloaded several to my desk top and it was so hard to match lesson to tab, that I del;eted them all and just did one at a time.
Regards;
Dan
great lick robert thank you
i especially like to play it slow and squeeze all i can out of it, however
that lick really wants to go somewhere else but i don't know where to lead it, the IV chord should be next, perhaps you can expound on your motif thru the entire I IV V progression
thank so much it you do :>)
rrrrr
Comment added on February 04, 2012What's the procedure to donate through a check?
Comment added on February 24, 2011Robert, I dont care what key it's in, you have inspired me to not give up. I am feeling so much more confident. B.B. King was one method I never thought I could get but this is a start. Thank you for brakeing it down the way you do. Blues on!
Comment added on December 14, 2010No Lex, the lick is in the key of A.
Thanks, glad you like it.
HI Robert great job look wright after your video on blues lick BB King Style Theres a tab you have displayed played in the key A but it
is in the key B SHOULD BE. THANKS LEX
PS MY GRANDSON THINKS YOUR GREAT AND ME TO YOU SLOW IT DOWN WERE WE CAN LEARN.
vary good
Comment added on October 24, 2009thx, but please tell us how you tuned your guitar before performing this lick, is it E or other one?
Comment added on September 19, 2009YOU ARE SUCH AN INSPIRATION...THANKS GREAT WORK
Comment added on May 04, 2009Once again Robert, you have showed what a great guitarteacher you are! More of this fine licks! I say it again, a Roberts best licks DVD just like this. Thanks for the inspiration!
Comment added on April 27, 2009Thanks again for a great lesson.
Sounds better at half speed. BB was best taken slow and cool.
Want to talk about any of these guitar lesssons?
Join me at my guitar forum! I try to answer any questions regarding lessons, technique, playing styles, gear, etc. You are welcome to join the Dolphinstreet Forum group of players.
