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Hey everyone! This is the first instructional video I've put out on this channel in over four months, and now that my new website is finally ready I am very glad to be back producing free lessons for this CZcams channel, starting with this!
In today's video, I take you through a passage of a clip that Joe Bonamassa posted to his instagram page. In this clip, Joe is soundchecking a 335 through his monstrous Dumble/Fender Twin rig. He starts off with some bluesy improv in Bb and eventually launches into a beautifully arpeggiated sequence of notes that blew my mind the first time I heard it.
After downloading the clip and transcribing the notes, I realised that what Joe was playing, was a pair of major triads found within the mixolydian mode. I like to call this the 'Mixolydian Triad Pair' - a pair of major triads found within mixolydian that have the distance of a tone between them.
In this lesson, I break down the notes that Joe plays and I make an attempt to explain this improvisational concept in a way that will allow those of you with knowledge of fundamental music theory to understand and begin implementing into your own lead playing.
If you're interested in learning more licks and improvisational concepts in the style of Joe Bonamassa & Eric Johnson, check out 'Spicy Licks - Package 1' - available on bulletproofguitarplayer.com right now.
My free lessons on the lead playing styles of Bonamassa & Johnson have always been well received and so I thought it would be fun to put together an in-depth lick package that reveals more of the intricacies behind their signature pentatonic runs. The lick package contains 2 hours of streamable HD video lessons, 14 downloadable PDF attachments, a Guitar Pro TAB file and a downloadable backing track.
The concepts covered in the package include:
- The Mixolydian Triad Pair
- Odd-Note Groupings
- Spread Voice Triads
Subscribing to the site gives you full access to the lick package, as well as both of my original guitar courses, which are ideal for experienced players who might not have the greatest understanding of fundamental music theory:
- Bulletproof Guitar Player Part 1: Master the Fretboard
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Those two courses are a combined 8-hour long guide to music theory for guitar players. They cover several concepts in a way that show you how to actually apply them to the guitar, including but not limited to:
- Intervals
- The Circle of 4th's
- How to Memorise the Notes of the Fretboard
- Diatonic/Functional Harmony
- 7th Chords
- Common Chord Progressions
- Triads
- Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales
- The Major Scale
- The Blues Scale
- Improvising with Triads
- Mixing Major and Minor Pentatonic Scales in Solos
- Modes of the Major Scale
- The Harmonic Minor Scale
- The Melodic Minor Scale
- Mixing Modes with Pentatonic Scales
- Extended Chords
- Altered Chords
- Suspended Triads
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What I've learned from him is that you can be a super successful musician who writes good songs, makes a great living, travels the world, play with your heroes, make albums and no one outside of blues/guitarists even know who you are. He can walk down the street and is still a huge musician. He's a great example to follow.
Very Eric Johnson style, can definitely hear it in Joe's playing
For sure. Both incredible players.
I feel like Joe has cracked Eric's special recipe and started cooking something himself.... Same food but slightly different ingredients.... I thought this concept ever since I first heard Joe a about a year ago....I've been listening to Eric Johnson for the past 23 years or more... ..Joe figured it out. It all sounds great.
@@RidiculousFlightSimmers RJ Ronquillo sometimes uses similar lines when he chooses to. I think they should be called 'travelling arps', as they're often an arp going into a slur then into another arp. It's often used in country stuff, but tend to stay in one key. Larry Carlton uses them a lot to modulate, but more jazzy/swing style than straight time.
Ross, two things that separates you from other guitar players who provide lessons: you are articulate and provide clear explanations of what you're playing and how it actually works. These are two valuable elements that make your lessons effective. Always well done!
jesus this production level is up there with paul davids
I don't know about that but thank you! Love Paul's vids.
The playing is about 1000% better imho.
@@ianparker5007 what's wrong with paul's playing??
O F nothing but idk about the original post sometimes people prefer other channels better.
You guys should do a colab!!!
You mean this lick,
When he sniffs the morning coffe and sneeze at same time
And nails it with one hand
JOE BONAMOSSA!
Thank you, I"ve watched countless videos on triads, and heard the phrases, "1st inversion", and "2nd inversion", usually with, "just a", or "the", or "just the" before the phrase. This is the first time I've heard an explanation of what 1st and 2nd inversions are.
Thanks again
I know the theory but I love lessons like this to expand my thought process when soloing.Thanks for making it easy.
Awesome, thank you!
Way to smash my guitar playing mind again. Thanks for the near constant flowing of ideas and sources of inspiration!
Thank you for your support!
The first 30 seconds of this video got me out of a rut! Slowed it down and learned the whole thing. Multiple light bulb moments. Thanks man. Great video as always.
That's cool to hear, thanks!
Whenever I check in to one of your videos, it strikes how much sense your lessons make, and how tasty your playing is. Thx, Ross - very cool!
Ross the simple concept of playing the inversions a whole step down was super helpful. So simple yet totally enlightening. Thank you for what you do!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed the lesson
Ross you're a hell of a musician. A great guitar player. I love every video you put out here. Joe's playing is a unique good sound and love the way you tear it apart.
Thank you, I appreciate the kind words!
This kid blows my mind at what he teaches us. I'm signing up for his lessons. Ivd out it off for a year but no more. My story putting it off until tomorrow.. This kid knows how to teach guitar.
Awesome video. Especially appreciate the nod to being stuck. Your stuff helps me hear what I 'love' about my favorite guitarists playing. Really helps focus the noodling. Thanks.
A major triad one whole step below the root of a dom7 chord gives you this sweet 9sus4 sound. I did not expect it Joe played this BB-style lick. These kind of licks are really grabbing your attention when you are tired of all the standard blues-licks :D
Awesome! I always look at those as a 4 and 5 with mixolydian superimposed over a min pentatonic for the R, serving that elusive min and maj 3 and all the rest, using the 9 and b5 as needed to taste. The close proximity of those inversions is really cool as a walk. Never thought to mix them back and forth like that!
Wow, love the new looking backdrop and so much info within the description. Very different from all other instruct vids...đđđžđ”đ¶đŒ
Great stuff! Thanks for all your hard work.
The RockPalast version of Takin' The Hit is still my favourite Joe Bonamassa song. Fluid soloing and great rhythm guitar.
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Very good lesson Ross, thanks for hearing, transcribing and describing the technique so clearly!
Great stuff, Ross - youâre a great instructor - easy to follow and understand!
Thanks so much!
Wow. So much useful info in just one small lesson.
Thank you!
Excellent, Ross! and your speach is awesome. Congrats and best wishes
Love your style/note choice! Great!
Mate I honestly you're one of the best Scottish guitarists I've heard! I'm a Dundee boy myself. Mate you're ridiculously good.
Thank you Robert!
I think I learned more from this video than any other video I have seen in the last year. Thanks so much for great teaching and content!
Thank you Robert!
Great lesson Ross....thanks so much...
Brilliant. Xlnt breakdown, thanks!
Dude, your videos are so great and the production and video/editing quality is amazing, especially when comparing to some videos you made a few years back =)
Thank you!
Great lesson! Any chance to make a video teaching what you play at the very beginning of this video? That piece is just beautiful!
Joe's found an intoxicating mix of classic blues plus a healthy dose of Eric Johnson and Derek Trucks sitar type bends ,,for me the most complete guitar artist on the planet right now ,love the guy !!
Very interesting have to give this a go đ€đ„đž
Great video once again bro! I've been studying your videos a lot lately in the past month and I really like the way you explain everything as it just makes so much sense! Thanks so much!
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Whenever I hear anyone do that or do it myself, I always hear Eric Johnson
I've been playing triad pair inversions on 6 string bass for solos for about 6 months now and it brings huge possibilities I will add this to the arsenal ...thanks !
Brilliant video Ross. You explain theory so well and the quality of your content is fantastic. Big thumbs up from me.
Thank you so much!
Fantastic lesson and beautiful phrasing and tone in your intro.
Thank you!
That's his Eric Johnson influence coming through
The sound of that ascending lick sounds similar to Eddie Van Halen's playing on Jump!
Very clear explanation Ross đ
Bloody love your playing dude!
You explain this stuff really well, good job :-)
Thank you!
Danke !! Ich hĂ€nge an deinen Lippen, obwohl ich nicht deine Sprache verstehe. Verstehe aber die Intension, die Botschaft.- was wichtig ist. Folge dir gerne. Gutes 2020 fĂŒr dich !!
Great lesson ... solid playing and teaching! Joe always throws in some great arpeggio ideas into his playing.
Thank you!
Well said....thank you
Awesome lesson and lick on Mixolydian!! One thing Iâm not sure that was mentioned but in the lick, you use the major(Eb) and minor 3rd(D) joe Bonamassa and Eric Johnson do that all the time too
They do indeed. I talk about that a lot in the lick package and other free lessons I've done on this channel. I like to think of Mixolydian as a combination of major and minor pentatonic scales with the same root note - the b3 being the only note that you won't find naturally in mixolydian. It obviously still sounds good though
Superb tutorial. Joes Instagram is a great place to learn licks !
Thank you!
Thanks Ross. This is an eye opener for me.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Amazing content as usual. Thanks!
Thank you!
Oh man, that's very helpful, now I'm know what is the triad! Thank u
Thanks!
Tnx
Amazing intro. The tone was incredible. What amp and effects are you using? Would you use the same level of delay and reverb in a live gig? Keep up the great work man.
great video!
very informative!! thanks
Thanks Jody!
Superb. Thank you!
Thanks!
Dude, the jam in the beginning... OMFG so fucking good! Great sound and feel man!
Thanks so much!
Great lesson, welcome back
Good to be back. Thank you!
That intro was sexy. I could play the same notes, but it's all about the feel. I haven't got it down like you man!
Joes playing suddenly became very Eric Johnson in that arpeggio
Thanks Alex!
I tried this idea out and like the sound of the wider jumps. After playing around with it a bit, I wonder if another idea built into the lick is playing triads as two notes per string before going to the next string so that wider vertical playing on the fretboard occurs..... Kinda cool way to navigate the fretboard with triads as two notes per string. Might actually finally learn the fretboard this way. Nice video - keep em coming!
Excellent
Your a great player and even better teacher!,
Thank you Jon!
I've been doing this since '89. Great idea.
Been a while since I tuned in. Swag new look đ€đđ€...and chops too đâ
Thank you!
Fantastic lesson, thank you Ross.
Thanks!
Great video.
Your B riff reminds me of Gershwinâs Rhapsody in Blue
Great lesson!
Thank you!
great video Ross thanks again. tđ
Thanks Tim!
Way too explain something rather confusing in such a concise manner so we can understand it! Cheers and Happy New Year to you.
Thank you, happy new year!
Appreciation for the time and work you did going into this video. You should check out some of Eric Johnsonâs music, youâll really here where and how JB was influenced. Not that you donât already know, but itâs worth the research. Keep up the good work!!
Oh of course. Thank you!
Awesome playing man đ
Thank you!
Man I got a dangelico based on your thought of the guitar, my god 10 out of 10 best humbucker guitar I've ever played
That's so cool to hear man. I'm glad you dig it!
@@RossCampbellGuitarist it's an amazing guitar, its the one with no f wholes matte black, the finish is already started to wear from where I play it
Nice lesson. I like it as I do this, thinking about it a different way, and it's great come at things from multiple angles.
I have been thinking about this, and I think it's the way jazz musicians often think about it, is that you create the sound of upper extensions by playing triads over a chord. So, for example, play a Bb triad over a C chord, to create the sound of a C11 chord, as Bb note is the 7th in C, the D note (the 3rd of the Bb triad) is the 9th in C, and the F note (the 5th of the Bb triad) is the 11th in C. But you don't need to think about that -- you just play the Bb triad over the C chord. Similarly, playing the F triad over a C chord gives you a C13sus4 sound. I picked this stuff up studying jazz guitar, and, in particular, learning and analyzing a Wes Montgomery solo for a college jazz history course. Larry Carlton also does a lot of this and has some interesting lessons on it.
I'd sell my soul to play like you and neat thing about you Ross you're so versed in music theory. It's amazing the players not on GOOD but know what they are doing like John Mayer.. It's just amazing how you sit and figure out the intervals and apply scales to them. I'd love to be there.. That is where talent is.
Thank you so much!
Joe channeling his inner EJ.Nice lesson ;-)
Thanks Rob!
Enjoyed that thanks. A lot of misinformation on the internet. You are 100% and can actually play.......you deserve more subscribers.
A jazz player I took lessons from 35 years ago taught me that exact style riff. Going from ex. an A to G triad ascending up. Works great over dominant chords. Fits really well over a 13th chord. Really Larry Carlton stacked triad chord cluster thinking. I showed that lick to Bernie Marsden 5 years ago. I wonder if he showed it to Joe LOL! That Les Paul in my hands is actually Bernie's '59, The Beast.
This is almost verbatim Larry's Star Licks video from the mid-80s. Sounds awesome. Great channel Ross.
Great video my man
Thank you!
Thanks Ross thatâs fantastic
Thanks Tim!
I'm more interested in your intro...lol
Great concept and thanks for the insight
Thanks Darryl!
Great job with this lesson Ross.
Thanks Tony!
Joe uses a similar run on Django and I heard a few like it when I saw Eric Johnson live . That said I wouldnât go see either of them again for a variety of reasons . Joes tickets are extortionate and the Eric Johnson gig in Glasgow only came to life when he did some Hendrix covers .
Oh wow! Your chart on the screen by you showing the mixo mode beginning at the five and going on from there was an aha moment
Ross mate,it's time for you to try get hooked up with top pop acts that need killer guitar players for touring ,Massato with Jessy Jay, Nuno with Rhianna ,you get the idea,,Dualipa would be a great gig ! Go for it !!
Thank you man. Watch this space :)
I love this guy he teaches me more than I've learned in years. I'm about to sign up for his lessons. He has gave me 100k worth of free stuff here on youtube..
its chord stacking they teach it in jazz it makes things more melodic and makes your play sound interesting
Seems like the only precaution here is to avoid sitting on the Eb. It just begs for resolution to D hahaha. Let's say we're in Bb Blues, moving to the IV chord. Nice to highlight a G (third of Eb7) over the changes, but I guess we could also try this concept over IV as well? So you'd play triads of Db F Ab and Eb G B. Oh, maybe a line like Db F Ab G to get the resolution feel over the IV. I'll have to give that try. Thanks for the cool lesson!
Very nice explanation. And you are right about already doing this, just not seeing it the way Joe or Eric does. Lord I love this "Aha" moments!!! Thanks for the good work, Ross!! Liked & Subscribed!!
Thank you!
Wonderful lesson. Sounds like Rapsody in blue to my ears mixed in. Not sure why.
phenomenal playing in that intro bro
Thank you Aaron!
Nice! That means when playing in Lydian, we can use the same concept and slide up 2 frets to use the same Maj triads and it's good?
Larry Carlton expands on something similar to this in his video from the 80s (for Star Licks, I think)đ
I think I've watched that before but I'll need to revisit it sometime for sure. Can't go wrong with Larry Carlton.
All paths lead to the same destination. I understand your explanation of the triads within the Bb mixo scale, but I find it easier and faster to âarriveâ at the same place by thinking about it like this: Bb is the V of Eb. In the key of Eb, the IV and V would be Ab and Bb, the same triads you use. One thing that helped me tremendously in blues playing is to think of the progression not as I IV V, but as V V V which is why I think the way I do. Regardless, both ways bring us to the same sounds which is all that matters. And I love your playing and lessons!
Great video Ross...Opened doors for me!
Thanks!
I've heard that lick or part of it least ways in a track he does called Django
Good observation!
Exactly , that was my first thought when I heard the clip of the video .
as soon as you said pair of manor triads within the mixolydian scale i knew what ya meant and I visualized what i thought the triad shapes wereâŠâŠ i was only right on the first triad shape i should have listened to the audio of joe closer
Thank you very much you are a gréùt musicien you too thank s for yourlearning when we see you in Paris ,have you a band ?
I'm playing in a few projects locally that are just getting off the ground. Would love to play Paris one day
And thank you! đ
is that the D'Ang- Excel model? You make it sound great
It's the Premier DC. Added some mojotone low output 59 clones to it recently. Love that guitar
what amps are you playing though? sounds really nice
Long time no see!!
It has been a while indeed!