This video introduces the blues scale, reveals its harmonic usages, and teaches one, blues scale lick used by Gonzalo Bergara (and other players). Timecodes for each section are below. Backing tracks are included. My email is bobby@thehallsofmusic.com if you are interested in lessons or hiring me for composition and/or arranging. I composed all music in the video except for Bireli’s “Made in France” and one line by “Django Reinhardt”
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0:00 The Clipahtee Blues by RC Hall
0:04 What makes the blues scale bluesy?
What notes are in the pentatonic scale?
What notes are in the blues scale?
What is the literal reason it sounds bluesy?
Do you get to decide what sounds are to you?
2:06 Exploring resolving and conflicting harmony
What is the resolving harmony?
Be able to explain how each note relates to the resolving harmony
Be able to identify where each note is on the guitar
5:48 The blue note as a passing tone
How does a passing tone function?
What is the result of landing and holding the blue note?
7:20 Learning to play the blues scale on the guitar
Here is the link to the pentatonic scale video
• Swing 42 Beginner Pent...
What does the 5 next to the graph mean?
What three places on the guitar is the blue note found?
What note is the resolving harmony in these examples?
9:49 Resolving C blues scale to C in lowest octave
Why does each scale play from C to C and back?
Can you play each exercise in straight and swing time?
11:12 Resolving C blues scale to C in the higher octave
Why does each scale play from C to C and back?
Can you play each exercise in straight and swing time?
12:39 Resolving C blues to C in higher octave 2nd option for blue note
Why does each scale play from C to C and back?
Can you play each exercise in straight and swing time?
13:34 Left hand fingerings for easy melodies
What about sliding through notes is easier?
How does this make it easier to keep the hand in position?
14:43 Extending the blues scale through positions
What famous guitarist uses this lick?
How does learning the scale help?
What C note are we starting and ending this scale?
Can you play the scale in straight and swing time?
16:57 Extending the blues scale with a new position
Where on the guitar are we moving the first note C?
18:09 Extending the blues scale through 2.5 octaves
What C note are we starting and ending this scale?
Can you play the scale in straight and swing time?
How does learning the scale help?
19:26 Intro to solo examples for A section
19:57 Using the blues scale for the entire A section
20:40 Being strategic with the blues scale
What do you need to know about each chord progression?
What scale goes with the consonant/sweet progression?
What scale goes with the dissonant/sour progression?
21:48 Example solo being strategic
When is the best time to be strategic with improvising?
When do you let go and experience music free from thinking as much?
23:25 The B section blues scale in E major
To what fret do we move all patterns we learned in C?
24:28 Exercise 1 with this pattern
What key does it sound like we are using?
Why does it sound this way?
Can you play that C#m chord?
25:26 Moving the blue note to the 2nd string
26:05 Resolving the scale to E in lower octave
What fret and string is the first E?
Can you play the scale in straight and swing time?
26:58 Resolving the scale to E in higher octave
Can you play the scale in straight and swing time?
28:11 Resolving to E with blue note on 2nd string
Can you play the scale in straight and swing time?
29:02 Extending E blues scale with E on 3rd string
30:00 Extending E blues scale with E on 4th string
30:40 Extending E blues through 2.5 octaves
31:25 Example solo for B section
What are some simple ways to imitate what I am doing?
33:19 Simple practice routine suggestions
How does resolving to the root note help?
What three most important musical tools help for creativity?
Once you hear a melodic/rhythmic motive, should you try to repeat it?
How can you vary up your ideas with using rhythmic motives?
Should you use the backing track when trying new rhythmic motives?
35:50 Learning Gonzalo’s and Skete’s Lick (melodic motive)
What is an easy way to find different places to play this lick?
Be able to play all options for this lick?
38:13 Example solo using Gonzalo’s lick in various ways
Will slowing KZfaq down help to see where I used the lick?
Try slowing it down to .5 of the original tempo (I do this for all that I learn)
39:54 Example solo through entire form
42:26 Swing 42 A section backing track
45:34 Swing 42 B section backing track
48:40 Swing 42 Full form backing track