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DVD Lesson Store | Lesson 27 - The Most Important Blues Box Ever - Box 1February 15th, 2008 |
This the first 9 minutes of the full 20 minute lesson on the most important of the 5 blues boxes.
In the free version of the lesson, I go over the structure of the box in detail, I also explain what some of the most important notes in this box can be used for, as well as some special "in-between" notes.
In the 20 minute version, which can be purchased in HD at the website, I also cover
*Transitioning from Box 1 (the Root Box ) to Box 2 (the Albert King box )
*The secret double life of Box 1. How you can play happy sounding riffs, right out of box 1 by using some "hidden" notes.
*Transitioning from Box 1, down to Box 5 (the Major Root box )
The full lesson is available in HD for $5.00 and has tons of more details in it.
Also, because of a halogen spotlight too close to the set, I look like the whitest man in the history of white men when I’m on screen talking. Feel free to laugh at my whiteness.
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July 31st, 2008 at 8:04 pm
Anthony, in this lesson at around 7:30 you do a shuffle. What do you do to transition from the walk down that ends on Ab to the sliding 7th chords?
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Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on August 1st, 2008:
I actually messed that part up in this video. It’s supposed to go right from the walk-down right to the 7th chord on the 5.
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April 17th, 2008 at 12:01 am
Do you sell DVD lessons
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Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on April 17th, 2008:
I will be offering these lessons on DVD, hopefully within a few months!
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February 29th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
Hey! To all who dont know how to tune to Eb (eflat) press on this link.
Its a bad sound but i use it when i need to tune my guitar to eflat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-op674a5fU
And nice lesson Anthony!
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Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on February 29th, 2008:
You know it’s funny, it never once crossed my mind to play my strings one at a time for people to tune to. That’s a great idea, thanks for posting the link. I take it for granted sometimes that people might not have a tuner that can tune down 1/2 step.
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February 27th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
You keep mentioning the “blues scale”, but are only hitting the notes of the minor pentatonic - the difference is the addition of one note, the b5 to the minor pentatonic to make the blues scale. The b5 is the “very useful note” you mention at ~6:03.
Good playing!
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Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on February 27th, 2008:
Thanks for the feedback Jamie, you’ll find that we’ve got a mix of people here with varying degrees of interest in music theory. I don’t get into it very much in the lessons to keep it focused on the playing aspect. However, comments like yours that add some theory to the lessons are valuable for the people who want more of that type of information.
Thanks again
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February 17th, 2008 at 11:06 am
Anthony, I think what you’re doing is helpful for beginning/intermediate students… I’d like to make a suggestion: instead of saying “this note” or “that note” refer to the notes as the “root note” or “minor 3rd” or “flatted 5th” or “minor 7th” whatever… You said that over the I chord (only??), a “good note” to end on is “this note” refering to the minor 3rd…(C in the key of A) Over a I-IV-V or i-iv-V, you can end on the minor 3rd over the IV/iv chord as well, to bring you back home to the root chord when finishing a lead run - SRV did it ALL THE TIME - Check out Texas Flood or many of his other slow blues… Thanks for the good work!
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pat reply on February 17th, 2008:
yeah what is all this I-IV-V business??
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Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on February 17th, 2008:
Hi Deja,
Let me respond to your suggestion with a question that you can probably answer better than me. How does it help someone to know that “this note” is the minor 3rd, or even more specifically “C”.
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Deja reply on February 17th, 2008:
Anthony, to answer your question: I think it will be very helpful and educational for all when covering the “Blues scale” aka minor pentatonic, to make a reference of the notes involved (Key of A; Root (A), Minor 3rd (C), 4th (D), 5th (E), minor 7th (G) and the passing tone or “Blue note” of the scale, the flatted 5th (E flat).
In other words, if you are focused on blues licks in the key of A, (or, in any key for that matter) you could say: Before changing from the I chord (A7 or A9), to the IV chord (D7 or D9), you can finish your lead run on the minor 3rd of the Blues scale. Or, before changing from the I chord (A7 or A9) to the V chord (E7 or E9), you can finish your lead run on the minor 3rd of the Blues scale.
In other words, I would’ve said: You can finish on “this note” which is the C, or minor 3rd of the Blues scale, before the change to the IV chord or the V chord. Hope this will be helpful to the people interested in learning. Thanks man, I appreciate your time and effort!
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February 16th, 2008 at 6:00 pm
i just purchased all of your blues box lessons… i’m really confused about the parts where you’re talking about moving to the 4th and 5th, and chords are killing me. are their uniform chord forms that you can play that are interchangeable as you switch keys? (mind my clarity i know NOTHING about this)
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pat reply on February 16th, 2008:
i meant to write that comment that i attached to the previous one in here :O
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Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on February 16th, 2008:
Hi Pat,
Are you referring to Box 4 and 5, or when I say “Go to the 4″..
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pat reply on February 16th, 2008:
go to the 4
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February 15th, 2008 at 2:56 am
Kill whitey….LOL…Just kidding. Love the lesson man, I wish this site was around a few years ago when I was just starting out. It would have made things a lot easier. I wish I had a spare $5 to get the full lesson, but I guess I’ll have to live without. There are some really great things going on here, and I pick up something from every lesson of yours I’ve seen…even if its just a small little hammer-on or something.
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Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on February 15th, 2008:
Don’t I look like a ghost? I’m still learning about this lighting thing…
I wish this site was around 13 years ago when I was learning too
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pat reply on February 16th, 2008:
you need a red and a blue lamp
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Anthony Stauffer ( StevieSnacks Teacher ) reply on February 16th, 2008:
Or a tan
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pat reply on February 16th, 2008:
oh yeah and please slowwwww those riffs down
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