This guy just made the perfect video and people are still gonna be stuck elsewhere looking at some big KZreadrs overly drawn out video 😂 Seriously, perfect

@MarcGuitarVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! That's very kind

You’re explanation is clearly helpful🎉

@MarcGuitarVideos

11 сағат бұрын

Thank you!

Hands down The most understandable piece of music theory. Thanks Marc!

@MarcGuitarVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank you, that's very kind!

This is a very high quality instructional video! Enough information to get us started on the blues without any overwhelming jargon👏👏👏

@MarcGuitarVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

One of the best and concise lessons ever. Thank you.

@MarcGuitarVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! That's very kind!

Awesome theory lesson Marc. Just what every growing bluesboy needs.

@MarcGuitarVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Graeme, much appreciated as usual.

Excellent lesson as ever Marc. Now I understand why we use the Pentatonic.

@MarcGuitarVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent, thanks John!

what a great simple understandable lesson. starts to draw the curtain back!!!

@MarcGuitarVideos

Жыл бұрын

Fantastic! Thanks for the great comment. Really pleased you found it easy to understand, that's exactly what I was going for

Great lesson Marc, I know have a better understanding of how to play 12 bar blues in different keys.

@MarcGuitarVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent! That's great to hear

Thank you so much. Seems so basic, but these basics make it so clear and I didn't find it in any other blues tutorials. Hope you bring more

@MarcGuitarVideos

8 ай бұрын

Cheers! Thanks for the great comment

Great video! Hoping to follow along when i get the pdf!

@MarcGuitarVideos

4 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

Thank you so much man

@MarcGuitarVideos

6 ай бұрын

You're very welcome

Fantastic lesson Marc. Though I knew this information, it is great to have a recap on this. Well explained, simple and to the point. With many examples. Perfect lesson for new blues players. 👍🏼

@MarcGuitarVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers! I really appreciate that comment.

This lesson was just what I needed to help with my Blues Journey. Thanks so much Marc

@MarcGuitarVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent William! I'm very glad to hear it

Fantastic explanation Marc, I love trying to learn/play songs I like including blues classics, but I very quickly get bored with scales/theory…..this sort of lesson you do is brilliant, many thanks for making and sharing.

@MarcGuitarVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steve! Much appreciated

Really good lesson, thanks Marc!

@MarcGuitarVideos

11 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

An awesome lesson Marc. You made it easy to understand and far less intimidating. Thank you!

@MarcGuitarVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the great comment

Great man Marc. Very nice teaching 🙏🇳🇪 Jaihind

@MarcGuitarVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks

Beautiful lesson. Simply amazing teaching skill. Warm regards from here in Kampala. God bless.

@MarcGuitarVideos

Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

Very well done lesson. Even for someone who already know the basics of harmony, like me, you've managed to pack all the essential parts together in a very didactic approach. Kudos to you, guy, and thanks for the lesson! (Also, greetings from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil!)

@MarcGuitarVideos

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Rennan, that's a great comment, I really appreciate it. Greetings to Rio from the UK!

Really cool video, Im still kinda lost on the scales but you did put things pretty clear and simple. 🤘🤘🤘

@MarcGuitarVideos

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Which scales are still loosing you? Just email me if you would like the accompanying booklet.

@paulasanz3320

Жыл бұрын

@@MarcGuitarVideos Nah, in general, I don't quite understand how to combine scales and chords in any way, neither I have the hability to do it yet. Been playin just for a month and a half and thought that blues would be a cool style to go through understanding the guitar. And yea! Already sent you an email! Thank you for answering!

Great concise lesson, many thanks.

@MarcGuitarVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Philip, much appreciated!

Great lesson. Exactly what I needed. Still a little muddy; I will get it. I asked you to e-mail me the pdf.

@MarcGuitarVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Kent, PDF just sent over to you. I hope it helps things become a little clearer.

Excellent background. Will have to play this again to sink in. But love your explanations, thx.

@MarcGuitarVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great feedback

Awesome stuff!

@MarcGuitarVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Excellent theory lesson Marc. I’ve only ‘recently’ taken up playing (rather late in life!) but this lesson helps put things into context enormously, and allows me to experiment a little more. Thanks and keep up the great videos. Bernie.

@MarcGuitarVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bernard! I'm really pleased it helped

Morning Marc, came across your lesson for Blues theory. Theory is not a strong point of mine, although I feel I should have a reasonable understanding of it, and this lesson explains the blues theory in a straight forward manner. But it is still not going in. I may need to view this video several times to understand it. Thank you for the lesson...you're doing great work here.

@MarcGuitarVideos

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much. There's a PDF to accompany this lesson. If you'd like a copy just send me an email to marcellison75@gmail.com and ask for the "Essential music theory for blues guitarists" and I'll email it back.

Marc, Thanks for the great summary.

@MarcGuitarVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Craig!

Thank you, Take love from bangladesh 🥰🥰🥰

@MarcGuitarVideos

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! Take care from the UK!

Well explained, it’s all starting to make sense to me, thank you so much

@MarcGuitarVideos

2 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome! Cheers Simon, much appreciated

@simonpridden9231

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarcGuitarVideos lost count of how many times I've watched this, fantastic reference material I keep coming back to

"As Blues players we never play the major scale" Major Blues: Am I a Joke To You?

@MarcGuitarVideos

2 жыл бұрын

ha ha ha!

@sandownroad6572

2 ай бұрын

I really need the pdf ... the video is tooi fast for me to assimilate all

I was around 8 when I had to go to the drive in to watch Sound of Music...it was a long night sitting in the car with a movie a kid had no interest. 🤣 who knew I be playing 🎸 50 years after.

@MarcGuitarVideos

2 жыл бұрын

ha ha!

Excelente, gracias

@MarcGuitarVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I just wanted to say thank you for what you do!!

@MarcGuitarVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! That's very kind

Well done Groovy One!

@MarcGuitarVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Noah!

Brilliant lesson, thanks Marc 👍

@MarcGuitarVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks James! Much appreciated

Thanks for the lesson, Marc. Still a bit muddy, but thanks to you, I'll get it! Cheers!

@MarcGuitarVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Russ - I've just emailed you the PDF, hopefully that'll help. I realise this video goes at quite a pace!

@russwood127

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarcGuitarVideos Thanks ever so much!

@MarcGuitarVideos

2 жыл бұрын

@@russwood127 No problem! Thanks for the comment

Bro youre a genius

@MarcGuitarVideos

Жыл бұрын

Wow that’s very kind. I appreciate it.

@ajaynarayan1613

Жыл бұрын

I still am struggling to play blues, I'm a professional musician and i wanna know blues like the back of my hand but somehow i am unable to get my concepts right. I cant tell you how much it frustrate me. For past 10 years, Im into music but i feel as if its all a waste till i get this genre right.

Nice one Marc. Very good! Enjoyed that.

@MarcGuitarVideos

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent, thanks. Much appreciated

Do you have a similar lesson on your channel but for the minor scale? This was great but now i want to know how the minor scale works in the blues. Thank you

@MarcGuitarVideos

Жыл бұрын

I briefly cover the theory behind minor blues at the end o this video. Was there something you were specifically looking for? Have you emailed me and got the PDF that goes with this lesson?

That has been killing me. Didnt know it swaps key. Ill be playing and sounds terrible becuase i thought it was all in one key, how i never picked up on it

@MarcGuitarVideos

11 ай бұрын

Glad the video helped!

So when people say “major blues,” they mean dominant blues?

@MarcGuitarVideos

3 ай бұрын

Yes exactly

I totally stay away from trying to jam over minor , but would I be correct in thinking I could use G major and F Major over the C minor blues?

@MarcGuitarVideos

Жыл бұрын

So it depends a little on which chords are in the Cm blues progression you are playing over. If the chords are Cm, Fm and Gm then the C natural minor scale would work. This scale has all of the same notes as Eb major, however the root note (i.e. the notes that resolves best) is the C (the 6th more of Eb major scale). Personally I would not advise trying to think of a Cm blues in relation to a major key. Instead I would start with the Cm pentatonic scale and build out from there.

@Fastinsilence

Жыл бұрын

@@MarcGuitarVideos my ear still wants to bend that minor third toward major over the root chord sometimes, but I assume this is wrong in minor blues?

@MarcGuitarVideos

Жыл бұрын

@@Fastinsilence bending the minor 3rd sharp will sound nice and dirty/bluesy even in a minor blues. The difference is that in a major/dominant blues it will sound good to push it all the way to the major 3rd and hold it there. However in a minor blues holding it would sound too out of tune, at least to me. I’d start bending it but then release to the root. However in all of this, the theory is just a guide and always follow your ears over theory

@Fastinsilence

Жыл бұрын

@@MarcGuitarVideos ok cheers👍🙂

Wait... a dominant IS a major chord... it just has a minor 7 stacked on top. It's a different "flavor", but it's not separate from a Major chord....

@MarcGuitarVideos

Жыл бұрын

I'd disagree. It's best not to think of it as major or treat it as major. Standard major lines don't tend to work over a dominant. Generally, minor lines work better and certainly sound more bluesy. However, there's no way we'd call it a minor chord, so best thought of as it's own flavour. And altered dominant chords, even more so

@ericchin739

Жыл бұрын

@Marc Guitar Yeah, Major lines don't fit perfectly, but that's why you can use the Mixolydian shape over it since that has a flat 7. That's why I don't understand why it'd be considered different from a Major. I get the technical explanation, but it's more the reasoning I don't understand.

Someone help I don't understand what the c major is I don't understand is 12345678

@MarcGuitarVideos

7 ай бұрын

The C major scale contains the notes: C D E F G A B In other words, there are no sharps or flats. We number these notes. So the first is C, second if D, third is E etc.

how bout that Mo Salah, eh?

@MarcGuitarVideos

10 ай бұрын

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