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Can you really play a 12 bar solo with only 3 notes? Well, sure you can! In this video, 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 called "Get Close" and can be found on my backing tracks page. You can also get it directly from here.
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Comments on this video lesson:
Wow! Talk about breaking the minor pentatonic into down into soulful parts. Many thanks Robert, a great demonstration.
Comment added on July 26, 2013I love the 3 note blues
do you have tabs for this piece?
you don't want tab for this, what robert did here is improvise. you don't want to copy it exactly thats how you get your own style.they didn't have tab 20 years ago thats how you get good. follow what robert has and add your own flavor. no 2 guitarist play the same
called transcribing, this makes you hear notes. be yourself this is only a guide for you to express (yourself)
mark
I like your 3 note solo. Do have the tab for it?
Thanks
TAB it.
Comment added on April 28, 2012Great lesson, but I would giver ANYTHING if you would add the tabs.
PLEASE...
Wow great video sounds cool for only 3 notes. I'm a beginner do you have tabs for this video?
Comment added on March 16, 2012Hey Robert that's a great little lick between 7 & 8 seconds. 'Love the mechanics of it. Thank you
Comment added on February 24, 2012Hi Robert you are a great guy I am a teacher I am more in love with Brazilian Blues thanks to you I'm developing quite a lot things and successes Thank you!
Comment added on January 07, 2012Lovely solo, well worked and the build up is excellent.Shows what you can do - Thank you. Wish there was a tab !
Comment added on October 10, 2011What does it take to play like this? So laid back and beautiful. Wish I was in your shoes.
Comment added on March 11, 2011The gentleman plays well, but that's not really playing an entire blues chorus on just three notes. All the notes in the slides, hammers, pull offs, bends and other techniques should count. I understand the idea and I suppose that's what he meant by the example being "over the top."
Comment added on January 01, 2011Is there a PDF of this tune? It's great Robert.
Comment added on December 21, 2010Bob, I'm just playing A Minor Pentatonic throughout this video. The only notes are A, C, D, E and G. However you put them together and however you come up with boxes and fingering, it's still just those 5 notes that make up this scale.
Comment added on December 03, 2010According to what I know the positioning on the fret board is not the Am pentatonic blues box.
Am I missin' something?
hi robert you are the best i admire you i discovered your videos by pure chance and iam really happy thanks at you iam playing better day by day salute from spain sorry for my bad english
Comment added on November 01, 2010beautiful!
Comment added on August 09, 2010Great video. So cool I love it. I from the Philippines
Comment added on May 16, 2010great video but the latin students need subtitle in spanish . thanks
im from Perù
Unfortunately the video stops after one bar of three note solo....
Comment added on January 18, 2010Hi Robert,
your guitar playing has helped my own on a huge scale! I have only been playing properly a year too!
All the best from Ireland,
Sean
Great player and teacher.
Comment added on October 29, 2009excellent example of 'less is more'; thanks for that little lesson Robert, keep'm coming my friend, really good stuff.
Comment added on October 29, 2009INSPIRATIONAL !!!
Comment added on October 29, 2009Supergreat!
Once again you have shown us what a great guitarmaster and teacher you are!! It´s awesome Robert, more of this great stuff!!
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