Video Lesson Best of 1-19-09 Playing the changes in blues

[mark wein]

This week we are learning how to nail the sounds of the chords changing while playing a blues...


Using Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales to play Blues Chord Changes

http://markweinguitarlessons.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=67&Itemid=37


Using 3rds and 7ths as Guide Tones for Blues

http://markweinguitarlessons.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=109&Itemid=37


Someone on my forum requested a lesson on sweep arpeggios so that might end up coming out this week...if you guys have questions about any of my lessons, would like to suggest a new video lesson or just want to B.S. about guitar, food or just about anything else you can find me at http://www.mwglforums.com http://markweinguitarlessons.com/forum/Smileys/classic/heavy-metal-044.gif

[sunvalleylaw]

Ok, this is very fun!:AOK: I hope to have some recording time this weekend and try to use some of this stuff, and the more recent "best of" lessons in combination with what my instructor is doing over one of the new backers that have been posted. Thanks for all the help!

Since we have just added a beginner's sub-forum, why don't you post some links to your series over there so that beginnerish types can walk themselves through your lessons. If I might say so, they are a very thorough and logical approach to learning this stuff.

Robert, if you read this post, I think you should throw some starting point links in that new beginner forum too to remind people or get them started. You both have contributed such great stuff. :bravo:

[mark wein]

Ok, this is very fun!:AOK: I hope to have some recording time this weekend and try to use some of this stuff, and the more recent "best of" lessons in combination with what my instructor is doing over one of the new backers that have been posted. Thanks for all the help!

Since we have just added a beginner's sub-forum, why don't you post some links to your series over there so that beginnerish types can walk themselves through your lessons. If I might say so, they are a very thorough and logical approach to learning this stuff.

Robert, if you read this post, I think you should throw some starting point links in that new beginner forum too to remind people or get them started. You both have contributed such great stuff. :bravo:

Cool! I'll put some stuff together for later today!

And thank you....:)

[birv2]

Very helpful! Thanks for posting these. I always wondered why that minor pentatonic thing didn't sound right over the I chord.

Bob

[Robert]

Very helpful! Thanks for posting these. I always wondered why that minor pentatonic thing didn't sound right over the I chord.

Bob

Depends on how you use it. It can actually work really well.

[mark wein]

Very helpful! Thanks for posting these. I always wondered why that minor pentatonic thing didn't sound right over the I chord.

Bob

Actually, the minor pentatonic scale works fine for the I chord if you treat it right. The easiest way to make it fit is where ever you play the minor 3rd give it a small 1/4 step bend towards the major 3rd, but not all the way up to it...the ear hears that as it "potentially" getting there and gives your line a little bit of funkyness. If you bend it all the way up to the major 3rd it can sound kind of "country".

If you are playing the A minor pentatonic scale at the 5th fret your minor 3rds are the 1st string 8th fret, 3rd string 5th fret and 6th string 8th fret...just give them a little tweak and see what happens!