Kristofer Dahl25th September 2015So fresh, I love the note choice! And killer backing track as well.
zicco25th September 2015Great lesson and a great tone.
Daeron25th September 2015Nice lesson, I love it !
Guido Bungenstock26th September 2015Pure feeling! Great Jacob!!!
Monica Gheorghevici27th September 2015Beautiful lesson and tone!!
Hajduk27th September 2015Awesome feel in that
Jacob Light11th October 2015Thank you so much for the kind words! I'm glad you all like it. Feel free to ask me anything
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Hey folks,
Thank you for checking out my lesson and welcome to Blues: Beyond the B.B. King Box. If you've been playing the blues for a while, you are probably familiar with the B.B. King box. It's arguably the easiest way to produce sweet sounding licks in the style of one of the finest blues guitar players the world has ever known. That is probably the reason that so many players get hung up on that box and have a hard time going beyond it or implementing "boxy" ideas with other musical elements, such as other scales, chords shapes, arpeggios, etc., when trying to capture that signature B.B. King sound.
In today's lesson I'm going to show you some ideas on how to use the B.B. King box to jump start your licks and how to break out of it and explore some other improvisational avenues. This will not only help to expand your musical palette, but also enable you play in the style of B.B. King in a more elaborate, compelling and three dimensional way.
Please feel free to ask any questions you may have in the comment section, and I'll be more than happy to help.
Enjoy :)
~J
Key: Bb
Chords: Bb7, Eb7, F7
Chord Progression:
(12 bar slow blues with a "quick change" or a "quick IV")
| I | IV | I | I | IV | IV |
| I | I | V | IV | I | V |
Tempo: 70bpm
Time Signature: 12/8
Tuning: Standard
Gear Used:
Lead Guitar: 1999 Gibson Les Paul Standard
Amp: Fender Tweed Deluxe (1x12) Limited Edition
Mics: Shure SM57 and Rode NTK (slightly off-axis)
Preamps: Presonus TubePre x2
DAW: Avid Pro Tools 11
Scale Shapes:
The B.B. King Box
(The box is presented in the key of A since GMC's scale generator doesn't let you go beyond the 12th fret. To use this box in the key of Bb, simply play every note a half a step higher)
The Composite Blues Scale
