How To Play Blues (in a few simple steps)
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- Опубліковано 4 вер 2024
- We start of simple, and gradually turn it into an amazing blues! This is a step by step guide of how we can play blues on the electric or acoustic guitar. A classic 12 bar blues in the key of E, with a surprise the end.
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I hope it becomes a series like, how to play jazz, rock, fingerstyle, soul, etc. Great video
Easily one of the best guitar teachers on the web. I've been playing over 20 years and still learn something from him every time.
I second the fuck out of this ❤
Yes Please!!
How to play flamenco
That's a wonderful idea, he could share some basic ideas, basic techniques, basic theory and we can grow from there!
Just want to give a shout out to how challenging it is to describe and execute ideas eloquently in real time to a backing track. Not sure if this was one complete take as it appears to be, but if not, then complements to the editing as well. You continue to outdo yourself, man.
triggering the band on the drumpad wtithout missing a beat in the bassline was pretty cool
So whens the collab you guys? :)
@@gitsurfer27 I totally agree, Josh and Paul... two amazingly tasteful guitarists. Be great to see what they can come up with!
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HOLY - --
JOSH TURNER AND PAUL DAVIDS INTERACTING--
I LOVE THIS TIMELINE
I love how he just starts and doesn’t introduce himself for 5 minutes
cuz everybody already knows him
introductions on YT meant to trick the audience to stay, 10s of him playing is enough to do that job without any BS and intros 😅
eylül cobain Eylülcüm istersen biz de tanışabiliriz. Valla yakışıklıyım ;)
@@saidkarakoc2526 yani, sen flört mı ediyorsun?
and all the "don't foget to like and sub" shit..
Dear Paul. I just wanted to say thank you and thank you again. I've started playing again after nearly twenty years of not playing (I was never very good to start with) but rather than just 'teach' you actually inspire with your unpretentious and heart-warming presentation. With this 'How to Play Blues' you had me playing along in 30 minutes or so and thinking to myself "Wow! I can play blues". Your videos make me want to pick my guitar up and PLAY it every day for which I am very grateful.
i had to give up because of a nerve issue. if you have no physical proplems PLAY.. 10,20, 30mins a day. it dosent matter just keep playing
As a lifetime blues singer (I'm 62 now) I have heard the blues played by so many people so many times but never have I seen it explained to so clearly and entertainingly. Thank you.
totally agree man, quite well done ; )
This is hypnotizing. The look, the accent, the camera angles, the chops ... you’re a wizard sir.
I'm a what
Definitly agree!! i've had that same sense several times already
And you are a hairy wizzard
@Mathew this IS so easy for him 😁
You're a wizard harry
There are some great guitar players on UA-cam, but there is something about this guy...
agree
Yeah, he’s Dutch😂😂
Exactly
possibly an ease and simple progression confidence in 'sometimes simple does the trick' kin to Billy Gibbons, but we'll wait and see, relatively speaking.
that was one of the funnest things to solo over
Yeah that's what blues is.
Punch Toy post it
@@bobby3eb I still haven't watched it all the way through. I had to get my guitar and have been pause-attempt-fail-rewind-listen-repeat for a half hour now. My fingers are very slow to learn things.
So much fun!!
U r legend sir❤️
This guy !!!!
Good to see Tomo sir comment here.
I'm always fascinated by your videos. Your knowledge could be intimidating to those who compare their abilities to yours, yet your smooth and effortless delivery makes these tutorials feel more like a talented friend sharing tips instead of a superior musician blessing us common peasants. Thank you
Man...at first I thought you were using a looper for the bass notes! You never skipped a beat. Very nicely done.
Same here😂
I was just listening while working and not watching and I was surprised looking down at my phone to see he was actually playing the bass notes 😅
@@itstomis Paul never ceases to amaze :)
Oh you're right
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When I've mastered thinking and talking at the same time, I'll have a go at this.
Get back to us
You mean playing a complex tune and talking. :-)
@@tiqvahone ha ha. No chance whatsoever.
@@MrPnew1 you might be waiting a while. 😀
@@tiqvahone *laughs in James Hetfield*
1. Wake up this morning
2. Lose all earthly possessions
3. Sing about it
@Kaptain Kid you're describing the blues to someone that plays the blues for a profession. I'm just about to release an album featuring collaborations with Slash, Peter Doherty and Alabama 3. It was just a joke. Thanks, though.
The dog tho......not the dog....
@@stechapo4009 'The dog up and died, the dog up and died, and after twenty five years he still grieves'.
That's Mr..........
@@edsmithmusic951 : I think you should dedicate your album to the memory of
Mr....
Or perhaps to Mr Harry Nilsson??
Or a favourite departed relative...?? (Sorry, I took it too far....)
@@stechapo4009 'Bojangles' was the answer I was looking for. Control of thr board now goes to your opponents.
"But...don't we need some fuzz, and a band?" That made me smile all the way up to my ears. Amazing stuff! Love your work, Paul - keep it up!
How the heck, he doesn't break a sweat, he's in a cool mood, and he's talking and playin and teaching..I can't even hold that bass without sweating on my next chord let alone talking.. chewing gum and all, and yet be so cool..
Tis called practice.
Not really strange if you remember Paul has played the guitar a LOT more over the years
@@drnihaalsingh practice and being Dutch!
You sweat playing bass about the next chord?? I’m thinking there’s something medical going on?
i just spent the entire afternoon yesterday listening to blues and thinking "damn i really wanna start playing like this hmm" and you post this video today...Paul what kinda magical superpowers do you have?
Thank you so much for the excellent content you always deliver!
Yasmine R. Those are your own super powers my friend, you attracted this into your life :)
It has a name : algorithms
The devil works hard but your FBI agent works harder
Synchronicitys everywhere
Yasmine R. Same thing for me lol
You added distortion and I felt like I was in a Ford F-150 commercial
Have you ever tried the Ranger? :D
🤣 I don’t like fords but that’s funny as hell
😂 “Ford. Built tough for tough people. Try our new 0 down 0% financing with select models”
Super accurate lmao
HAHA
Blues is easy to play but hard to feel.
J.Hendrix
Ain't that the truth. I've been playing guitar since I was 14 years old, and some days I just don't feel it. Blues is all about playing how you feel AND hitting the right notes at the right time! It ain't as simple as shredding I will tell you that!
@@carlosmatos9848 Me too....My HS GF died on easter a week before the prom. I walked her home on good friday. She smile and blew me a kiss.
That was the last I saw of her. I kind of check out..The only thing that kept me sane was playing my guitar...i was all Fu4k up got into lots
of one night stand and unhealthy relationships..Broke some hearts
and got it stump on , Jaded...ect Finally settle down. Got sober..
then that GF died..I couldnt play my guitar even if I tried. The drinking
and partying with more women got worst. None of it ever took away the pain...
Im kind of like Forest Gump on the guitar. play , play OneEye.lmao
it's all fu$ked up like that....sometimes it'll just hit me during a jam session..
( that's why i wear shades when i play)...so the band cant tell the different between sweat, Tears or vomit.The guitar has a mind of it;s own..i check out into the zone.lol
@@oneeyemonster3262 man, im sorry for your loss
Mikhail Shalnov that’s how I feel
OneEye Monster aye bubby
I love these fast style tutorials for us intermediate players. They keep your attention and get straight to the point, great work!
Terrific presentation. This short but simple way of explaining something is great. We need more of this type of thing.😃😃👍👍
The man just showed us how to play every Black Keys song! God bless him
I literally came here just to play like them lmao!
It's done, don't worry, it's done.
That was one of your best and most fun to listen to videos! Even though you know the Blues already ;)
How to make a "the black keys" song.
thats what i was thinking haha good one
Because black keys is bluerock
Literally my first thought when he started playing the riff "this sounds almost exactly like Stack Shot Billy from the Black Keys"
@@travistotle "Stack Shot Billy" or "Everywhere I go" or the entire "Chulahoma" album. Those are all in that Junior Kimbrough blues style with the heavy drone notes that hypnotize you 😴
Black keys is epic 👌👌
I think of this as, " Build a Blues Break"...cool 😎🎸Thanks for sharing Paul
I am your biggest fan in Argentina. You have taught me so much. I have played guitar for 20 years on and off, and never seem to progress. I needed a teacher! Anyone who didn't like this video, doesn't like the blues, and therefore their opinion is not valid
I love how he wears a blue shirt in this vid
Blues hurt*
that's the blues.
#BluesChallenge
@Roy Batty I'm no Royalist, however he did fly Sea-King Helicopters in the Falklands from HMS Invincible with 820 Squadron and came under fire....so 'Never worked a day in his life' I would say no.......but why would you tarnish such an heroic past? What a knob!
@@adriantyler6911... You sir are as much of a "Douche" as any royal. They are just the most overpaid welfare recipients on the face of the earth. Don't care if ha defeated Godzilla, he's still a P.O.S., as are you.🥒
His clothing choices are as tasty as his licks!
That is a sick looking guitar
Blues ain’t nothing but a good man feeling bad.
boring tuto for everything
people should let tuto- to practice by themselves with many other methods
but it's just to have more views = more money
i remember the old times of magazines
Well, I have had a lot of teachers over the years. Including classical and flamenco, as well as, rock/blues... no teachers have made such a difference in my understanding or playing. Best teacher ever!
This is the best lesson I've ever seen
This could be part of the soundtrack to Peaky Blinders
You got it rite mate ! Been thinking for a while, i heard it somewhere..yeah peaky blinders !!
...”red right hand…”
Man this world is full of talents .... how the hell is offset more famous than a guy like this
I feel Paul's dictionary defines the word "Simple" differently to mine!
Simple doesn't equal easy.
BB King style ..... Thanks for sharing! 🙏💚
That’s the best blues lesson I’ve ever seen!
Fuzz and a band goes a long well.
when you turn on the fuzz remember me the sound of "The black keys" band
brb listening to Chulahoma for the millionth time.
I remember learning this last year in my music class,phenomenal!
@@memoriesofmercia3809 ..tabs are for posers!
..jk, I used to use tabs too when I was a kid
Got to be one of the coolest teachers of anything on youtube!!
Probably the best Video i have ever seen
I’ve been practicing my improv and theory on the fly for months now. I think this is a great video to help sew it all together, thanks a lot Paul.
Only if you can hear the solo that I'm playing in my head. Goosebumps.
Paul Davids is literally killing it with his content. No better UA-cam musician in my opinion!
Tried g minor penta and my first blues riff today. Tried to improve for the first time to a blues track. I only had it for maybe three notes but that was the first time i felt like i was PLAYING the guitar.
this guy and his voice, warm comfy looking studio, camera work and smooth playing, reminds of the videos i watch/listen to when meditating.
That guitar head-stock is so nice though!
Piet Muijs until you change strings
"Needs more mojo..." (furiously looks through music theory textbooks...mojo..mojo...what chapter defines mojo?)
ibji lmfaoo
#9 chords
You'll find mojo in a sex book silly
Mr mojo risin
It means cowbell.
Trots op het feit dat je een Nederlander bent! Ik hoorde gisteren over je op een verjaardag! Dit is het eerste filmpje dat ik van je zie. FANTASTISCH!!! Ga zo door!
german?
Dutch
In South Africa it is similar to Afrikaans which is a variant of Dutch
You're right
Thank God for music!
I love all of your lessons, but this one especially. There's no fat, you just got right into it and gradually built up to the whole thing. I would love a series like this. Love the guitar, too
Nice. I don’t know what is better: video quality, image quality, edit skills, guitar quality. But definitely, here is a very good musician.
"While the sun is setting"...we play this...
You are awesome teacher! Glad we having you ;)
That’s the nicest looking guitar I’ve ever seen
I despise the headstock
I think it's a B&G Little Sister Crossroad - great blues guitar.
when i saw the headstock on the thumbnail, i first thought it was a classical nylon guitar
@@startingfingerstyle yep its a little sister, i bet it wouldnt sound like that with me though
@@brendanswords4659 the original guitars back in the day especially the parlor guitar ones had this headstock.
I love this video. Great format, great progression. This has given me a lot of joy playing. Thanks so much!
his voice is a lullaby 😌
Oh yeah daddy Paul gimme that sound of a roadtrip in a rusty Mustang down a street in the deserts of america
Wtf
Gag
not JesusChrist, yep
Rusty Mustang? Through the desert? Are you a bot by chance?
gib me some sweet'n'tasty meaty snacks!
Such a fun and entertaining video, really liked this format, you could do a jazz version of this 👍
What you played there reminded me of Green Onions by Booker T and the mg's
Steve Cropper would have noticed that right away. Blues is a lot of rehashed ideas, but when it sounds good, it is good. He did a great job with it.
Same notes half a step down
Damn I knew I heard something like that somewhere before , just couldn't put my finger on it , but that is it , like he said half step down , bam
@@user-sz5xs7dm4u yep, I went back and put a little more of the combined organ and guitar riffs together and Bam, cool as it gets. But Paul certainly put his spin on it with great class!
@@BluesDoctor damn , I love Robert Johnson an Keith Richard's an now there are three , this guy is as smooth as a tiger on vaseline , wtf ?????....
Paul I admire how easy you make it look. 62 trying to learn the guitar and love the blues. Thanks for helping us out.
Ohh man, dreamed of playing electric guitar all my life, turned 60 this year, if I could learn to play just this blues piece before my day's are up I would be a happy man, beautiful man.
When's that blues album coming out?
Brilliantly constructed video. Also, impressive that you can hold a normal conversation while playing like that haha.
I see another Paul vid with Blues, I am all in. Love the blues and the simplicity associated with most blues, it's amazing for anyone to get into. Awesome work
“Simple” got complicated really quick. Sounds awesome though!
This was the best thing I've watched this year!
I'd love one of these on reggae, I'm struggling with just getting that offbeat strum
Two things:
1. Metronome
2. Hit the 1, 2, 3, 4 whith ghost notes
I listened to this driving on my Pauley Davidson through the Texan desert
Like Hendrix said "Blues is easy to play but hard to feel"
Nice looking guitar too! I liked also the p90s with that semihollowish vibe
This lesson is (add profanity or clean exclamation of your choice) unbelievably good. Thank you
easiest way to learn so far after 30yrs finally starts to make sense thanks so much from here in good ole kiwi country NZ.
I think there was a lesson somewhere in here, but I got mesmerized by that gorgeous guitar!
Then I saw the price and nearly had a heart attack. lol
it's about the price of a high-end macbook pro or laptop :) so, it's quite a reasonable price for something you use daily :)
Check out the crossroads version. It’s cheaper than a Les Paul but much better. The crossroad is made in China, but Chinese quality is you get what you pay for, and that is why it’s not cheap. I have tried out a few crossroads and I always is blown away of how great they are, almost as good as my private build but 1/3 of the price.
Ditto , I fkn shit , the cheapest was $1,500.00 - $5,000.00
That guitar an price is , as serious as a hard on in a whore house on a friday night , omg....
Dude this was so fun to watch. You made it like a telling a story, enjoyed it.
I'm inspired! Pulling my guitar off the wall, I need to learn this... Thanks ! SUBSCRIBED!
Weil ich wegen Corona zuhause sitze, habe ich mich dran gemacht, mir das Stück anzueignen. Eine Woche habe ich dazu gebraucht (täglich etwa eine halbe Stunde). Heute Morgen habe ich es geschafft. Ich kann es spielen. Herzlichen Dank an Paul für die Veröffentlichung!!
Every time and I do mean EVERY time I hear the blues I get goose bumps. That was awesome. I would be so happy if could learn to play just that one blues solo you just played. I used to play guitar years ago not that good but quit due to circumstances and I am 70 now. Blues is my favorite it always wants to make me move, it makes me feel alive and want to keep on living, I regret not learning to play the blues . I gave away my 12 string acoustic ECHO guitar to some one I new, I just loved the sound of that guitar it really did sound like an echo I miss it, but it is at a good home though, the guy has a band called eagle eyes and believe me you would swear that they really the eagles they are that good, they are Canadian and do play in the States.
Why sell your soul to the devil for guitar skills when you can just learn from Paul!
Because the Devil came WITH UA-cam, and Paul 3 Dec 2019 ON UA-cam.
So Yeah, too late Damn.
One takes your soul. The other gives you soul
Me, sitting in in my garage on a broken microwave with my 50€ acoustic: "it sure souds nice"
Gotta start somewhere!
So many subgenres of blues... I love this sound, I just wish that someone would recommend songs of a similar style to what's being played.
im not fan but soem one sug this- Moby - Shot In the Back of the Head
That was very entertaining simple and straight to it thank you Mr Paul
This is so awesome. I am an intermediate guitar player and find it is a little challenging but so much damned fun. Just rinse, lather and repeat. Ya!! CANADA ROCKS🇨🇦💕🤘🎸got it. I just woke up and am sitting here taking everything in. Time to get up and PLAY!
'Canada rocks' maybe fits better under a Samurai guitarist video haha, this dude is from the Netherlands
@@merijn4440 music is universal.m!!
i know just proud to be a Canadian!
This is one of my favorite videos... Thanks, Paul, for sharing this amazing lesson
Simply amazing! The first part really reminded me of CCR's Susie Q!
he is a GOOD guitarist, but he is also an AWESOME teacher and an GREAT video editor. good+awesome+great= subscribed
!
I think this is the first time I've ever legitimately wished you could like the same video over and over and over again
This the best and useful blues guitar lesson..not like others wasting times guitar lessons were the person who want teaching some guitar technic without realise after half an hour from his lessons still nothing about guitar unless his talk about himself to much and others thing wicth is not important for the lessons..after finishing his very long lessons his actually teaching technic only about 20 minutes and others 40 minutes his talk rubbish...this the right way to teaching on UA-cam he just go straight to point!!!!!!!!😀😀😀😀
Thank you for giving us a demonstration of how music is made. such a great inspiration. and beautifully done
You the man! I have a whole playlist full of your videos that I watch pretty much on a daily basis. Your videos have helped me improve a lot and they keep me motivated. Thank you so much!
Is this vaguely inspired by Rob scalons 101 videos? Cause I love the style
I forgot to mention I loved this video it was awesome. I do have an electric guitar and amp, I might watch this video over and over and practice playing it, although it hard to see what your right hand and left hand are doing at the same time. I would be easier for me if there had been tablature to follow with but I will give it a try anyway, thank you for this video I got goose bumps just watching and listening to it.
Every time I watch this man’s videos I just realize how smooth one person can be
Like damn!!
Whenever he plays this man is fire
This video made me feel the same way that Gordon Ramsey's cooking instructions do. So simple but somehow it never comes out the same. Thanks for another great video Paul.
Beautifully executed, eloquently described, I think I might with a little practice be able to play blues. Brilliant! 😍
A very fine guitarist right there♥️💯
I've watched a couple of videos of this guy now and start getting the feeling that he knows what he is doing.
Paul Davis is the best guitar teacher I‘ve ever seen! Thanl you so much Paul! 🙏🏼❤️
Him: very basic *does a thing i can't even understand or do
Lol, it is basic you just need the feel! Listen to some old Hound Dog Taylor or John Lee Hooker and you will get a hang of it!
reply/edit. I'm not kidding. Those guys weren't playing super technical shred, just plain' ol' blues but get the feeling and put the emotion into and you can do the same thing. George Thorogood would not exist if that weren't the case! Practice your guitar if you want to get better :)
Looks like i'm going to be listening to some of your recommendations. Thanks man.
Pochii Bomb I felt that
@@joker11599 we have to practice my dude
Thats the most beautiful guitar I've ever seen!
B&G"s are divine for the blues...I have a step sister..♥️
Paul: “What was that?! We spiced up the ending!”
Me: *gave up after 3 seconds of dancing to his funky ass blues magic*
Hey Paul, never learned in 1000 Videos so much as in these 7 minutes. You're a real inspiration. Playing guitar should always be a lot of fun, not only stupid practicing.
I only play acoustic, only blues (try to play) and if I could play this i'd be a happy man and consider myself a complete player! i' m stuck at a few pentatonics, 7th chords, and cowboy chords. i have played drums over 50 years but have been struggling with guitar for a decade. Frustrating. This video is a true mind blower. Thank you Paul!