Kristofer Dahl18th February 2015Amazing playing, tone and instructions - welcome Jacob!
Monica Gheorghevici18th February 2015Awesome lesson!
Ben Higgins18th February 2015Welcome to GMC Jacob, very tasteful playing, my friend !
Guido Bungenstock18th February 2015cool first lesson; Jacob! You're great player. Welcome at GMD! ;-)
Bogdan Radovic18th February 2015Awesome first lesson Jacob!
Love this kind of blues playing.
Procyon18th February 2015Welcome Jacob! Wow, very cool and smooth playing - I like it very much!
Hajduk18th February 2015Great lesson Jacob
Tommy M18th February 2015Need a rocking chair, a porch, some whiskey and a cigarr
Jacob Light19th February 2015Thank you all so much for the feedback! It's a pleasure to join this incredible community. I'm proud and humbled to be a part of it
Javier Aviles19th February 2015Good sound, I like your phrase with the pentatonic. Cheers mate!
Fran19th February 2015Excellent playing Jacob, real blues
Nick637320th February 2015Awesome lesson, gonna learn this one right away!
MisterM6th March 2015Hi Jacob
Thank you for very Good lesson
I'll post my take soon
Can I Loop the BT for add an improvisation major/minor ?- Jacob Light6th March 2015
Hey MisterM, thank you for the kind words. There is actually a 5 minute loop of the backing track included in this lesson, so feel free to use it. I'd love to see your take on this lesson!
Please feel free to ask any other questions you may have - MisterM7th March 2015
I changed the strings of my guitars for the 11.52
I need some time to get used ... The sound is more powerful, but it's a little harder for fingers ...
I'll post the next 10/15 days if I can.
This is a really good style you propose in this lesson ... I would like to add a few notes to keep this study and see where I am at the minor and major scales .
It does not ask you problems?
It will not be as good as you, it may prick your ears . - Jacob Light7th March 2015
It's all good, MisterM
I encourage you to add whatever you feel make your playing better. If you like the way it sounds and it helps you to express yourself better - it's a-ok in my book - MisterM7th March 2015
Cool ;-)
Thanks Jacob
I work to give the best of myself
See you soon - MisterM16th March 2015
Hi Jacob
My take is on the "workshop"
I have add two loop of improvisation...
Thx for your advice....
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Hey Folks!
Welcome to "Blues: Beyond The Minor Pentatonic". In this lesson we're going to combine two different scales - the minor pentatonic and the major pentatonic, to create a classic blues sounding lead line. We're also going to look beyond "just" combining these scales, and talk about the chord shapes and tones that reside within these shapes.
Another very important concept we are going to cover (or at least introduce) is being ambiguous when it comes to the identity of the scale/chord - Major/Minor. You'll see a lot of going back and forth between C and C#, which are respectfully the minor and major 3rd's of A. When you finally get used to seamlessly use both in your playing, you'll be in the right path to being a true blues player ;)
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: A
Chords: A7, D7, E7
Chord Progression:
(12 bar blues with a "quick change" or a "quick IV")
| I | IV | I | I | IV | IV |
| I | I | V | IV | I | V |
Tempo: 110
Time Signature: 12/8
Tuning: Standard
Gear Used:
Lead Guitar: 1987 Gibson Les Paul Standard
Rhythm Guitar: Fender AVRI '52 Telecaster
Amp: Fender Tweed Deluxe (1x12) Limited Edition
Overdrive: Xotic Effects AC Booster
Mics: Shure SM57 and Rode NTK (slightly off-axis)
Preamps: Presonus TubePre x2
DAW: Avid Pro Tools 11
Scale Shapes:
Am Blues (Am Pentatonic + "Blue Note")
A Pentatonic
