The best encouragement I can give to beginners. Is to learn how to read music you will go along way. I’ve been reading music since 1984 it’s a wonderful way of playing guitar. You don’t second-guess anything. It may be boring but in the long run it’s really well Worth it.😃🎼🎶🎸

your videos are great without exception this one however is iconic, there is a step that’s taken here that moves a player in to better playing and also better understanding!!!

Paul, for me, you're the best teacher on KZfaq. I haven't had a chance to even look at anybody else's stuff since I found your place. Great job, we all really appreciate it; thank you for helping and sharing.

Thank you so much for this. I am 68 and have decided to start playing my guitar again. I'm not a beginner do your videos are perfect

You are an excellent teacher. You stick to the lesson. Show it at multiple speeds and explain it as you go. I even understood how you added the Dorian because you explained it so simply and clearly. I will only need a few hours of practice to start getting this into muscle (and ear) memory. Thank you so much for your excellent tutelage.

dude you are simply the best teacher on KZfaq! Hats of Paul🙌😉

great job! I really appreciate the effort you put into this with all the video editing and the writing the score, and breaking it down and explaining both the Frets to press and the chord steps the notes fall onto. still trying to wrap my head around how a minor scale can be played on major chords.

Paul....two words. Thank YOU. Its videos and people like you that motivate me to sit in front of a laptop for hours on end by myself with my awesome guitars and play the night away.

Easily one the best and most concise electric blues guitar lessons on KZfaq!! I cherish these lessons because not only do they challenge me and present new ideas but also combine so many great techniques and concepts/theory into one great lesson that furthers my playing so nicely!! Cool kitty as well!! Jim C.

Wow , all this time ive been wondering how this works , how and why it fits, and you gave all the answers in such a simple but elegant form.Thanks for your wisdom and great humour.

Thank you so much for this video. I'm a metal guitarist. I can PLAY a whole lot of stuff technically speaking, but being self-taught, finding out how to SOUND the right way for other genres of music is one thing I've come to realize I really, REALLY struggle with. This has so much information I find very valuable.

Been playing guitar religiously for 20+ years and you make me feel like I'm a beginner :) Thank you so much!

Now that's what I call a "Blues Cat"! This was a challenge to get down, but it has helped me immensely! Thank you!

One of you best videos. Easy to follow. Please make more blues and rock vids like this with tab, thank you!

"Staccato which means Play it short" - Paul Davids Thanks for the awesome lesson, Paul.

Your lessons are like a really good meal. Thank you very much for this lesson. Cant wait for more!!

Great lesson, Paul! This lead and chords combination is challenging, a lot going on here, a lot to work on. Thank you!

More like this please! been playing guitar for years (self taught) and have a really hard time soloing, as I don't know much theory, but this is helping me break into it slowly. Thanks a bunch, keep it up

"It sounds like gibberish...just play it " sounds like my whole approach to guitar playing...You're a genius, no doubt about it. Good luck to all. Your videos are amazing.

I'll always need to watch a few times, first watch I just smile at how you make your lessons, with all your marvellous editing, really great job

Just what I've been looking for,that sound you create is something I've known I've wanted but untill coming across your sight I didn't think I would find it, please start a blues course like this and I'd be the first to sign up, thanks a lot for what your doing please keep this going.

I press "like" as soon as the video starts

This is absolutely one of the best blues guitar tutorials ever. Thx! CANADA

I'm 78 and played classical guitar for over 60 years do to my fingers locking up I bought a Gretsch guitar I fine your video very helpful since I know my way around the fret board ,I do use my thumb and that's where my problem is. My advise to new guitarists practice slow and be musical.Thanks for sharing your videos.

Thanks for your lessons ! I was watching your video and playing along and I like the Vibrato's and I was watching how you shook your hand and wrists to get that cool sound , and I learned a lot already just by watching this video ! Thanks Paul once more !!! :)

Paul thanks for the vid. Very tidy, bluesy, simple and informative way of getting into real licks. Yet, very humour oriented and not boring. cheers

Finally you got 1M subscribers, well deserved my friend thanks for all the information that you provide.

Always love watching a new video of yours, brightens my day for sure :) keep up the good work

Im glad im not the only one with a cat that constantly needs to sit with you when you play guitar😂😂😂

Started this year (Jan 2017) on acoustic and got an electric a couple of months ago but was stuck in a "rythm rut" cause it took me forever to figure out volume, tone and amp settings... Am now "transitioning" my playing time towards a greater balance between the two and this is exactly what the doctor ordered as I focused strictly on rythm for the first 4-5 months. Have a shitload of songs but no licks between chords. Your lesson truly gave me the road map to my focus for the remainder of the year! Thank you so much for this fantastic tutorial, brother.

I am blown away by your great lessons! Thanks for posting them!

That was great! Can you do more on modes and switching between them?

that was stunning you explain things so brilliantly and make it look effortlessly thank you so much

So I'm in the very very early stages of learning guitar (like 2 months in) so the content in these videos videos make no sense to me yet, but I just love this guys approach to the videos and how he makes them. They're so interesting, even if they don't make sense to my skill level.

amazing lesson you taught me soo much. thank you for your work

Wonderfull lesson man, now i Can impress my teacher with this. THANK you so much:)

It took awhile to nail it, but this is so much fun to play. Thanks for the awesome lesson Paul. You've got a big fan downunder!

Just found this. Wow what a melody and beautiful note selection. Love it!!!

Thanks man! This vid really helped me get a feel for the blues

Fantastic. Love the targeting notes in the progression aspect. More of these please - and jazz angle too :)

That's what I needed. You make me cry bro...

I wrote to Merriam Webster, I advised to add a link to this video in their definition for "awesome"

Thanks. You always inspire me to improve.

I love your videos man! You play some beautiful sounding stuff!

I have nothing but respect for Music Theory; I'm an old lifelong musician, but U can learn SO much ("straight from the gate") by very closely watching & listening (REPEATEDLY) to the intro video, stopping it & copying the shapes, "connecting the dots," relying on your ear, looking for the simple & familiar instead of the complex & puzzling. Learn your theory, but never let all the vocabulary & complexity take time away from the instrument in your hands, carefully watching & listening to the good players laying down what you want to learn. Remember, you have technology that's pretty new. T-Bone Walker didn't have KZfaq, REWIND, etc. & I doubt he could read music, but WOW!

whats not to like, clear, concise and tabs, thanks Paul

Wow Paul, this is a fantastic lesson and tutorial ... I almost feel the summoning of Duane Allman! Magnifical...

GOOD WORK PAUL, PLEASE CONTINUE WHISH YOU BEST'S THINGS. Karim from France

sooooo clear, and well written solo.

You play so smooth and classy!

Excellent clear instruction with notation......brilliant . Thanks Geoff

Someone said you are the best teacher on KZfaq, I have to agree. Hands down. Thanks.

Sweet, thanks for this - perfect

Paul, something very infectious about your style man, just need to catch some of it now! 🎸🎸

Major Pentatonic, Minor Pentatonic, Dorian and Mixolydian mode; add a chromatic scale to it and you just sum up the framework I use for blues... and for too much other stuff too. You're very good at music and at teaching. Love your vids !

WOW! Your playing is exactly what I aspire to.

i was so intrigued by what you were doing i didn't notice the cat till now! lol Great video on the blues. Thx

Echt zalige video's! Ben blij dat er iemand is van de lage landen die goede gitaarvideo's maakt. keep up man!

Love it!!! Gonna try it out.

hey Paul love the lesson, must of taken a good few, l learned something lol, have great Christmas and happy new year , thanks for everything , 🤠😎

What a lovely tone, what a great lesson!

Very, very cool lesson. It took me a few days to get this under my fingers but the result is some very tasty licks and chords under my belt. Thanks

I think this sounds beautiful. I am a Fingerstyle Solo instrumental Fingerstyle guitarist. Most of the stuff I play I play chords with Notes more like hey Chad Atkins style of playing guitar. Been playing like this for years I fluently read notation and tabs this is a beautiful way playing a guitar I’ve had some people tell me I play a guitar like someone would play a piano. I love the way you play I watch your videos you’re a great guitarist and a great teacher one of the best on KZfaq thanks for your videos I appreciate ate them very much have a great day👍😃🎸🎼🎶👍

Awesome. Thanks for sharing such beautiful piece of knowledge. You are great

Actually, the riff came out pretty good on my Dan Electro without the cat on my second try. But later on, my neighbor's ash-grey cat visited in and sat in front of me, and I can SWEAR that SRV's ghost was moving my fingers across that fretboard. Great riff!

Your musical knowledge and talent are amazing

Paul I love your videos man! They have brought me back to the guitar and now I'm learning and practicing more then ever! Got this down in a week. Also using the looping extension from chrome and adjusting the speed of the video makes it perfect to play along with the beginning of the video. I put the loop between 00:00 and 00:25 and that makes a perfect loop. adjusting it from 0,5 gradually to 0,7 and 0,8 and 0,9 and..1! I can finally jam along! Maybe this trick helps some other people as well!

Great video lesson! Thank you so much for these. Wow! 😆

Your tongue in cheek demeanor works well with your expertise in guitar knowledge and technique. Although a bit pompous in delivery, considering you're very talented and offering free instruction, I won't miss any lesson you publish. Many thanks and a hearty thumbs up!

Hey Paul, I love your Videos, they are covering exactly what i want to learn on the Guitar, and not just how you play the A-minor Pentatnoic/Blues scale. You show us how to use them! I also just learned the Johnny B Goode Riff from you. So this is pretty simple if you once got the muscle memory. Hence my Question: Did you improvised this Blues with the inspiration of Chuck Berry, if so, could you tell us how you improvise, especially how to use the special notes of the Dorian/mixolydian scales? Did you said to yourself right before the Jam:"I will use those notes over the D chord" or did you just felt like it in the heat of the moment? Im new to imporv and i would really appreciate your advice. You are one of the few guitar teachers here on youtube who know what the students what to learn and you teach it so amazing, i hope you will never stop doing lessons like this. Thanks in advanced.

It's so cool! Everything is clear and accessible. Although I don't understand English, I got the gist. Thank you for recording free lessons.

Right to the point, very very relevant and helpful. Thanks much, great work.

plz do some BLUES in acoustic.....

Un grand merci pour ce tuto superbe , un des plus sympas et interessants. Je me suis abonné et vais continuer à regarder vos licks surtout en a. Merci Paul.

Amazing . Thanks for your great work

Thanks for helping me with notes outside of the blues scale

Paul a awesome presentation ! I like it and this old feller is gonna try some blues, Thank you

I incorporated some of these cool licks into my playing. Thank you...awesome video.

Thanks ! This is very helpful ! I want to eventually play 12 bar blues 50’s 60’s and 70’s songs

Great lesson. More like this please.

Wow! Stevie Ray would be proud man! Great job Paul! 😎🎸🎶🎶

I love it. Thank you my friend. The truth is I love all your video's.

Love this 12 bar blues. Have to learn it! :-)

Great lesson, great playing.

Thanks a lot Paul. This is great!

Jeez, my dogs leave the room when I play and return enthusiastically when I stop. Everyone's a critic Fantastic video

absolutely great that you add a little theory...what scales and why. Makes the lesson much more valuable than just saying play these notes here and there....which is the content of much you tube instruction.

Paul, have you ever considered developing and offering a structured online course/syllabus? You have a rare gift of transmitting your knowledge in a succinct, non-boring way. Plus the quality of your vids is top notch.

Paul I only have to say Thanks man! liked and subscribed! i want more!!!

Nice playing dude! You are a great teacher!

Inspirational . Truly

Perfect lesson

Thank you Paul, you are a legend

Great Lesson,thank you very much!

Slowly: 10:53 Ps: thanks for this video man it's awesome!

Great lesson! Thank you very much!!

paul you have a gift for teaching ifeel so inspired

Great lesson - thanks Paul.

I enjoy the way you teach. Love the way you play. you are an ass kicking guitar player sir!

Great lessons.. looks like you may be hitting the 3 million subs soon. Congratulations 🎈