Next Level Blues Chords! (boost your 12-bar rhythm guitar playing)

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Take your 12-bar blues guitar form to the next level by changing up the chords you play. These chords extensions will add greater variation to your rhythm playing, and a touch of jazz. Also, these chords are essential to get to know as they do appear in lots of famous songs, such as T-Bone Walker's and The Allman Brothers "Stormy Monday."
Combine the chords with some minor pentatonic soloing and you have a great sequence you can use when playing with jam tracks, with a band, or just on your own.
Guitar lessons from Vancouver teacher Blue Morris shows you how to play these chords and apply them to the 12-bar blues form.
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For more information about Blue Morris, guitar lessons in Vancouver, and his books, including Guitar Soloing Like a Pro, visit www.bluemorris.com/shop

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  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver
    @GuitarLessonsVancouver Жыл бұрын

    Happy New Year everyone! Thanks for watching the channel! If you want more exercises and examples, you can check out my book "Guitar Soloing Like a Pro" which is available on Amazon. Info here: www.bluemorris.com/shop

  • @Frontireadventures
    @Frontireadventures Жыл бұрын

    In less than a week and 5 years of watching music video tutorials...you have become my favorite instructor

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Awesome thanks for the great feedback!

  • @matthewcrich5951

    @matthewcrich5951

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree. No disrespect but move over Marty & Justin. Blue is my new go-to guy. Plus he’s 🇨🇦. 👍

  • @colindayo

    @colindayo

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, this exactly. I bet Blue is buzzing with his amazing feedback.

  • @epic1285
    @epic1285Ай бұрын

    Wow! Really brought blues to life for me! Great lesson. Thanks!

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Ай бұрын

    Glad to hear it! Lots more on the channel 👍

  • @user-bi5gs8mj4d
    @user-bi5gs8mj4d2 ай бұрын

    Awesome lesson! This is essentially playing in different voicings, adds so much color and feel! …

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    2 ай бұрын

    Glad to hear it thanks! Lots more lessons on the channel and our Patreon www.patreon.com/guitarlessonsvancouver

  • @paulhopper1630
    @paulhopper1630 Жыл бұрын

    This is literally the video that i've been wanting to see but haven't found. I listen to a lot of blues and always wondered about those jazzy "transitional" chords that pop up from time to time.Thanks!

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Great thanks Paul!

  • @lordlomanagh5966
    @lordlomanagh59664 ай бұрын

    Brilliant love it

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    3 ай бұрын

    Glad it was helpful! Lots more lessons like it on the channel and our Patreon lessons group www.patreon.com/guitarlessonsvancouver

  • @michaelcox436
    @michaelcox43624 күн бұрын

    Exactly the info I was looking for. Thank you.

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    19 күн бұрын

    Great to hear thanks! Lots more guitar lesson videos on our channel and Patreon www.patreon.com/guitarlessonsvancouver

  • @timemerson2691
    @timemerson2691 Жыл бұрын

    You have some lucky students. You are a great teacher. Thanks for doing these videos.

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Tim!!!

  • @chriscaskenette
    @chriscaskenette Жыл бұрын

    Thank you, this is the lesson I've been looking for, great teacher !

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful! Thanks for commenting Chris!

  • @davidzaharik5408
    @davidzaharik5408 Жыл бұрын

    Another beauty... thanks Blue

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks David!

  • @attiliosylvio2799
    @attiliosylvio2799 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the inspirational lesson. Great way to shake up those regular chords!

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks very much for the extra support 😀

  • @pulpdoc02
    @pulpdoc02 Жыл бұрын

    Another great lesson. Keep them coming

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Henry!

  • @renebachmann9190
    @renebachmann9190 Жыл бұрын

    Vielen Dank für deine Videos. Es ist erstaunlich, wieviel man in 10 Minuten lernen kann. Du bist einer der besten Lehrer im Internet.

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Rene!!

  • @curtpratt2203
    @curtpratt2203 Жыл бұрын

    So glad to find your lesson, expands my playing and improv. Liked and sub'd.

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Curt!

  • @charlesmerfeld2988
    @charlesmerfeld2988 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent I'm glad I found this.

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Charles!

  • @bb9938
    @bb9938 Жыл бұрын

    My first youtube video of 2023... and what a great start. Another one of those sounds amazing and conceptually quite simple tutorials. Here's hoping you continue to provide us with more great content. All the best to you and your family blue.

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much Bb! Happy new year! It's still 2022 here, but not for long.

  • @bb9938

    @bb9938

    Жыл бұрын

    @@GuitarLessonsVancouver Living in Australia, I get to see your videos in the future 😃 Happy new year to you too,

  • @tonybaloney6656
    @tonybaloney66567 ай бұрын

    You have a real talent of explaining things simply . Thanks man, good teacher 🤙🏽

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    7 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Lots more coming.

  • @marchallaert7372
    @marchallaert7372 Жыл бұрын

    I’m glad you explained the 7 and 9 chords and put up diagrams. That’s very helpful and the chords sound great. Thank you!

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @marchallaert7372

    @marchallaert7372

    Жыл бұрын

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver671 Keep up the good work. I enjoy all your lessons!

  • @MoeJoe974
    @MoeJoe97424 күн бұрын

    Great lesson, thank you!

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    19 күн бұрын

    Great to hear thanks! Lots more guitar lesson videos on our channel and Patreon www.patreon.com/guitarlessonsvancouver

  • @FirstLast-nn2bj
    @FirstLast-nn2bj Жыл бұрын

    Another awesome lesson! Thank you!

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked it!

  • @victorformosa228
    @victorformosa2282 ай бұрын

    Great lesson, many thanks.

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    2 ай бұрын

    Glad you liked it! Thanks! Lots more on the channel 👍

  • @andyjales
    @andyjales Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video!!!! Happy new year!!!!!

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Happy new year!

  • @tonybulmer6365
    @tonybulmer6365 Жыл бұрын

    Very cool!

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Tony!

  • @ecojot
    @ecojot Жыл бұрын

    what a great lesson - I tried adding the 9 to the min pentatonic and it sounds great as a passing note into the min 3rd

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Cool! Good idea. I have a video on adding the 9 to minor pentatonic if you haven't seen that yet kzread.info/dash/bejne/dnaVudmznrvento.html

  • @donk6002
    @donk600210 ай бұрын

    Excellent video!

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    10 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much!

  • @amir.zolghadr
    @amir.zolghadr Жыл бұрын

    great lesson!!!

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked it!

  • @JP-nx5un
    @JP-nx5un Жыл бұрын

    Great lesson!

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    New one on this subject coming this Saturday will be called something like Jazz Up the Blues

  • @Flashtofchannel
    @Flashtofchannel Жыл бұрын

    Thx for so enlightning lessons, always as simple to get and efficient ones ! Like your sparkling sound also, very bright and punchy in a good way ( treeble boost somewhere ?) Thx again for good job here 👍

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Chritophe, for most of the videos I'm playing through the UA Dream 65.

  • @rntoo
    @rntoo9 ай бұрын

    👏👏👏parabéns pela aula! muito boa 💪💪🇧🇷

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @benjysshed1883
    @benjysshed18836 ай бұрын

    Love this! Thanks as ever 😁👍❤️

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you for watching and commenting :)

  • @benjysshed1883

    @benjysshed1883

    6 ай бұрын

    @@GuitarLessonsVancouver Always a pleasure mate 👍

  • @ronwood7029
    @ronwood7029 Жыл бұрын

    This is good stuff

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Ron!!

  • @markcummings1319
    @markcummings1319 Жыл бұрын

    Try this tomorrow. Thx!

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching 👍

  • @aXegat
    @aXegat3 ай бұрын

    Very helpful, thanks

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    3 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @itsmorphed6416
    @itsmorphed64169 ай бұрын

    The 9 chord is an octave plus 1 . Been playing 5 years and thats new . Makes sense . Thanks

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    9 ай бұрын

    Sure is! Thanks for watching 😎

  • @alvarpaide1854
    @alvarpaide18547 ай бұрын

    Thank you soooo much. Finally my 9 chord shape has good use.

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    7 ай бұрын

    Nice! Thanks for watching and commenting 😀

  • @tonywhetham8165
    @tonywhetham8165 Жыл бұрын

    Perfect mix of ideas, technique and theory.

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it

  • @jsouellet901

    @jsouellet901

    Жыл бұрын

    @@GuitarLessonsVancouver Rimouski

  • @jsouellet901

    @jsouellet901

    Жыл бұрын

    That cool Vancouver. Did you heard about Rimouski jazz festival?

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jsouellet901 I have not heard of that festival. Just looked it up. Looks cool.

  • @benjarosz8960
    @benjarosz8960 Жыл бұрын

    Great lesson. Cheers from White Rock Ca.

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Ben!!! 🎸

  • @TheSmartodd
    @TheSmartodd7 ай бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    7 ай бұрын

    Thank you for the extra support!

  • @joejoe41madmad
    @joejoe41madmad Жыл бұрын

    Thank you 🙏.

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching Joe!

  • @colindayo
    @colindayo Жыл бұрын

    Coz I’m a big T Bone fan 👍

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the extra support Colin!

  • @mikeford9176
    @mikeford91769 ай бұрын

    How you don’t have more subscribers is crazy. Thank you

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    9 ай бұрын

    Thanks! It's growing, slowly but surely. Thanks for your support

  • @underzerogravity8184
    @underzerogravity8184 Жыл бұрын

    You are fuckin great, SUBSCRIBED!! I just jumped into my first blues jam today, not bad but wasn't too sure what chords to play, I faked it, but now I won't! Thanks man

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Nice! Good for you for getting up there on stage. 👍

  • @garylearo5301
    @garylearo5301 Жыл бұрын

    Nice lesson. But beautiful Samick. I just bought a 1996 Vantage 635v with SD pearly gates. This is the second one I have owned. Same company. Thanks for your great lessons.

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Gary! I got that Samick from a pawn shop in the 90s. I still really like it.

  • @garylearo5301

    @garylearo5301

    Жыл бұрын

    @DM ON NICEGRAM APP👉GuitarLessonsVancouver ok.what?

  • @1cleandude
    @1cleandude10 ай бұрын

    Wishing you would have shown the pentatonic patterns for four and five chords! Great lesson though!🙏🙏🙏

  • @ProfessorRockstar
    @ProfessorRockstar Жыл бұрын

    What guitar is that? Love the sound and the look. I am a sucker for hollow & semi-hollows.

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! It's a Samick Artist Series I bought from a pawn shop in the 90s. They don't make them any more.

  • @benanderson1400
    @benanderson1400 Жыл бұрын

    Hey thanks, fun lesson. Do you have a course for intermediate/ advanced acoustic blues? 🙏✌️🎸🍺

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Sorry I don't. I'd like to make one, but I'm finding I'm running out of time each week. I have our Patreon group which is mostly electric guitar and soling, next up I'm working on Book 2 of my Soling book www.bluemorris.com/shop

  • @robertfarris8565
    @robertfarris8565 Жыл бұрын

    Great lesson. So is that A9 shape also a G6/9 chord?

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Interesting... G6/9 would be G B D E A and this A9 shape is A G B E ... I think you could say that, though with A on the bottom.

  • @QBRX
    @QBRX Жыл бұрын

    Thanks, this is cool. I did a little exploring and compared the notes in each of the scales of A, D and E. What I noticed was that the notes that are common between them are: A, B, C#, E, and F#. which is the major pentatonic scale. So, wouldn't it be better to play the A major pentatonic scale over this chord progression rather than the A minor scale?

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    The blues form is a curios one, and maybe that's what makes it so fun. You are right, major pentatonic is the natural scale for these chords, but somehow minor pentatonic also works, the dissonance giving us the blues-y sound. So you can do both. I have a video coming soon on that 😀

  • @QBRX

    @QBRX

    Жыл бұрын

    @@GuitarLessonsVancouver Yeah, I realize that the blues is basically minor scale played over major chords, and that's what makes it sound bluesy. Thanks for the feedback!

  • @Flashtofchannel

    @Flashtofchannel

    Жыл бұрын

    Seems that the major scale is more tricky to use on blues progression... Some advices needed to help avoid non fitting notes in that harmonic context ? Launching the major/ minor hard deal ? Thx again 👍

  • @bluemorris

    @bluemorris

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Flashtofchannel Major pentatonic will work on a blues form, though not the full major scale, you're right about that. I do have a video coming up that deals with switching from major pentatonic to minor pentatonic. It will be out soon :)

  • @Flashtofchannel

    @Flashtofchannel

    Жыл бұрын

    @@bluemorris thx again Mr Blue for one more great lesson comming ! I'll be all ears and following 😉✌️

  • @tammywalla7259
    @tammywalla7259 Жыл бұрын

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    👍🎸

  • @scoobydoo4087
    @scoobydoo408710 ай бұрын

    Great lesson. If one moves the 9 chord two frets up the neck, isn’t it A6? I see some notation for D9 that also bars the high E. Is that correct?

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    10 ай бұрын

    Hmm not sure what you mean shape wise, of course that's hard to describe in text. There are some shapes that can be ambiguous on the guitar, and of course many that are similar but different.

  • @rldickie
    @rldickie Жыл бұрын

    Best thing about 9chords is it looks like you're giving someone the finger.

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    I've noticed that too

  • @trusarmor4957
    @trusarmor4957 Жыл бұрын

    0:07 um how do you do 'the old Stand by' ? and the guitar is Gorgeous !

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    It's the riff im playing at that moment in the video. See this tab from another video bars 1-2, it's the same: www.bluemorris.com/post/acoustic-blues-chord-solo-lesson

  • @trusarmor4957

    @trusarmor4957

    Жыл бұрын

    @@GuitarLessonsVancouver thanks for this

  • @MrPhotonjockey
    @MrPhotonjockey Жыл бұрын

    So, I am confused. My chord analyzer app says your A9 is an A7sus2?

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Pretty much the same thing, a 9 is a 2 up an octave. You could call it that.

  • @colindayo
    @colindayo Жыл бұрын

    Blue, if you carry on taking the mystery out of learning guitar then pretty soon any old chump will be able to play! 😂 How bout a lesson on those licks you used to fill between the chords?

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I do have a video on my favourite licks here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/hGuXycV8Y8Szd84.html

  • @blade123able
    @blade123able Жыл бұрын

    Brilliant lesson 👍

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    thanks Mike!

  • @Music-nv8et
    @Music-nv8et Жыл бұрын

    Excellent lessons! Can I ask the name and the model of this beautiful guitar?

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    That is a Samick Artist model that I bought at a pawn shop in the 1990s. They don't make them any more.

  • @tradeinfos9535

    @tradeinfos9535

    Жыл бұрын

    @@GuitarLessonsVancouver thank you!!

  • @tomokra
    @tomokra Жыл бұрын

    For that first chord, why wouldn't you just use your thumb?

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    You can use your thumb if you prefer. Works both ways.

  • @tomokra

    @tomokra

    Жыл бұрын

    thanks! New to your channel but I'm pretty sure I'll get through them all eventually.

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    @Tom King Cool, welcome to the channel, happy to have you here 😀

  • @rick60rt
    @rick60rt Жыл бұрын

    9th's don't sound as good to my ear as 7th's

  • @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    @GuitarLessonsVancouver

    Жыл бұрын

    Nice to some variety of sounds either way. Thanks for watching 👍

  • @carlosalexandervilapareja7487
    @carlosalexandervilapareja74878 ай бұрын

    que mrd mejor enseña a niños puse niff neo soul y me sale esta mrd

  • @davidt9841
    @davidt9841 Жыл бұрын

    What’s up with your hair?!?

  • @tammywalla7259

    @tammywalla7259

    Жыл бұрын

    I mean is this a guitar tutorial or a fashion/hair tutorial? My Gawd!

  • @davidt9841

    @davidt9841

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tammywalla7259 Does everyone HAVE to EXPLAIN A JOKE TO YOU (asking for a friend)?!? Sheesh!

  • @tammywalla7259

    @tammywalla7259

    Жыл бұрын

    Lol I love how rude comments are supposed to be funny! Oy vey!

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