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Ivan Milenkovic27th May 2010Thanks a lot Jesse
Jesse13th July 2008The music of the KING! I think, any blues player/lover would be proud:D Like stevie said "I't's pure"
- Ivan Milenkovic22nd June 2008
That's a very nice thing to say man. THanks
glazmusik21st June 2008The King of Blues would be proud
- Ivan Milenkovic21st June 2008
Thanks Henry.
Henry Dietzel20th June 2008You captured that nicely Ivan, great lesson
- Ivan Milenkovic10th April 2008
I'll sure do Buddy Guy soon
thanks for the idea. 
Hammerhead10th April 2008fantastic! you've got the feel! If you are going too do more blues, could you give us some in the style of Buddy Guy? Buddy can make the guitar cry...anyway great lesson and would love more!
thanks,
David Ivan- Ivan Milenkovic18th March 2008
Uhm, the name is Ivan
Thanks man! 
Carlos Carrillo12th March 2008excellent lesson and nice job David!!!!!!
thanks- Ivan Milenkovic18th February 2008
Thanks guys!
tnasty25th January 2008Nice Chicago blues licks. Easy and cool like BB the man. Thanks.
Vinod Saranga16th January 2008Very bluesy.
Nice vibratos too
Keep the blues coming
Joe Kataldo14th January 2008Cool Vibe Great Lesson
adam130212th January 2008great lesson
- Ivan Milenkovic12th January 2008
SUre man, my new blues solo for beginners lesson is similar, and have som interesting licks foru you to get started with blues soloing along with the theory. I'll upload in a few days!
- Reaver12th January 2008
Sorry for the double post, this is my absolute favorite vid on the whole site, could we get some more like these! This is the video that practically made me sign up
- Reaver11th January 2008
10/10 You won't ever really know how much I appreciate this lesson
JukeboxHero9th January 2008This is great I love the blues but I never got around to playing it but I am going to learn this for sure.
- Ivan Milenkovic8th January 2008
Sure I did man: "Riding with the King". Very smooth one indeed
JWBauer7th January 2008This is great. BB is one of my all time favorite blues players. Did you catch the album he did with Clapton. Tremendous!
buttmonk7th January 2008This is really good. I will be looking out for some more beginner blues lessons. Have been meaning to try some blues for a while since every time I try to improvise on some metal or rock pentatonic riff it always comes out sounding like some sort of bad blues lick so I guess it must be my destiny or something:)
David Wallimann7th January 2008I love that vibrato man, very BBKingish :-)
Great job capturing his style.- Ivan Milenkovic7th January 2008
Thanks you very much guys. It means a lot really!
I'll do some beginner, intermediate and advanced blues soloing by the end of the month for sure. 
Crazyfret7th January 2008Great lesson Ivan. You captured the essence of the great BB King
Looking forward to your series on the blues.
Was wondering if you were going to look at other blues players. I like the styles of Robert Cray and Robben Ford in particular
zoom7th January 2008Ivan this is awesome! Great feel. I'm really digging your lessons. Bring on some more blues!
- misha7th January 2008
yeah great lesson! i love bb king, he's one of the greatest blues guitarists ever!!!!!
you've made it very simple...i hope there will be more komplex stuff;)in my opinion it would be a great idea if you make a lesson about the shuffle rhythm taht you play here:) 
nickmarx123456787th January 2008Very well done! love the bite on your guitar for this one
- Ivan Milenkovic7th January 2008
Thanks again guys
I really enjoy playing the blues ever since the early days.
Soon more blues coming up. I'm planning to do a series about blues soloing, involving some tips and tricks how to make a quality solo. Series will have three levels, beg, int, and adv. 
Robwylde6th January 2008You nailed it! This a very tasty blues lesson. Thanx
skennington6th January 2008thank's Ivan. Will definitely bookmark this one. Just the lesson I needed to have a few cold ones with!
Kosei Kubota6th January 2008Great, Ivan.
Even your vibrato sounds bluesy.
Hisham Al-Sanea6th January 2008real BB king style ivan ,great job man
Muris Varajic6th January 2008Great chops Ivan,must love the blues!
- shammy6th January 2008
Love it Ivan, Great work.
krudtaa6th January 2008This is great.
Pablo Vazquez6th January 2008Very Nice Lesson Ivan!! Really Cool
Tomy Jeon6th January 2008Cool sounding stuff your lesson Ivan!
Guitarzan6th January 2008More B.B.!! This man is the greatest.
- Ivan Milenkovic6th January 2008
Thanks guys, B.B. is the true bluesman, not a fast player at all, but a whole lotta soul. Respect.
Gerardo Siere6th January 2008Great sounding blues, I{ll get sure to check it all out
JVM6th January 2008I love BB
When I do blues I try to do it BB style, so I'll definitely investigate the ins and outs of this lesson Thanks Ivan.
Nick3256th January 2008cool
Ben N6th January 2008great stuff love the bluse
Tuubsu6th January 2008WOW! This is so B.B. king! Great work! I love this kind of blues because it's fairly easy and it's sounds damn impressive. Great!
The Uncreator6th January 2008Magnificent!
Marcus Lavendell6th January 2008I love it! old school blues!
kaznie_NL6th January 2008thnx for keeping it beginner style! I'm definetly gonna try this one!
Toni Suominen6th January 2008Great lesson!!
Bogdan Radovic6th January 2008Awesome lesson man !
boy_sets_fire76th January 2008woow awesome ^^
Hemlok6th January 2008Awesome! I was waiting for this lesson! Thanks Ivan, you nailed it, I can't wait to learn this.
Dejan Farkas6th January 2008Excellent Ivan!
Real BB style 
Overkiller6th January 2008WOW!
Cool! I couldn't agree more with Kris, and I will learn this. Thank you! 
preownedguitar6th January 2008Sounds tasty. Blues lessons are always welcome
Kristofer Dahl6th January 2008Wow just fantastic - I can't tell you how much I love this kind of blues. To me it sounds like the raw tone of the guitar - as if there were no amplifier in between, and this is soo expressive. Thanks Ivan!
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Okay GMC, this one is for all you blues lovers in the house :)
Here we have some of the finest, classic blues licks from one of greatest bluesman in the world. The one and only Mr. B.B.King ;)
B.B. is known for his great talent and ability to play the melodies directly from his head. And boy, a melodies they are! Phrasing of this guy is legendary, and you can really hear his soul and heart in his playing and singing.
This lesson is not a difficult one, instead I've tried to give you an insight on B.B.'s main techniques and licks that he uses most often. The most important ones are for sure his signature vibrato and raking techniques. He would mix major and minor pentatonic scales very seamlessly like a true master of blues and the syncopation is very pronounced in his playing. Also the abillity to make a solo from putting together only a few notes and do it good is one heck of a talent if you ask me.
He said in one interview once:"Sure anybody can play the blues, anybody can do almost anything, but would you like it?" Couldn't agree more.
Here we have a simple blues 12 bar blues in the key of G. Tempo is (weird) 63.33bpm. Sorry about that one, had troubles translating the shuffled rhythm.
I'll try to explain a few things as we go along, it really is simple as hell, but maybe a few tips can be useful. :)
Lesson contains:
- B.B.King signature licks and techniques
- Great blues licks
- vibrato
- raking
- bending
Sound for this lesson: Guitar bridge humbucker, Toneport Fender Blackface 1964 emulation, trebly eq, compressed and little spring reverb added.
Jump to start: Home or `s` , you can also click/tap the lesson part again (the numbers above player)
Go to next part: PageUP or End.
Volume: ArrowUp / ArrowDown keys
Go to any part: Number keys (combinations also possible)
Pause or play: `k` or space key
Fullscreen: `f`, esc to close
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