The one-minute guitar exercise that changed my career
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It may sound like an exaggeration but I swear it’s not. If I picked just ONE guitar exercise that changed my life, it’s this one. This exercise basically launched my career as a gigging musician. Picture any pentatonic shape. For this I’m using C Major Pentatonic. Notice where there are two strings in a row, with notes that are only two frets apart. Pick any of those places and do a double-stop hammer on. It’s very Jimi Hendrix, and 60s soul. In this video, Vancouver musician and guitar teacher Blue Morris teaches you how to play this exercise and incorporate these licks into your own solos.
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This guys content is on another level.
Thank you very much! More lessons like it coming!
Been playing guitar since I was 13 (I’m 39 now), took pro lessons when I was 18, currently gig as a hired gun for cover bands and worship for churches in the Baltimore/DC area and this dude blew my mind with this exercise
@@DareBear2099 Thank you very much!
@@stevesatterwhite1129 ever hear of a black bull breeding party?
This is one of the best explanations I’ve ever seen in my 30 years of playing
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If you're thinking about ditching early, the last half about targeting chord tones really ties the whole concept together!
Thank you! That's the "next level" guitar concepts there 🎸👍
After this lesson, now I'm looking at a diagram of Eminor penta fretboard, taking it two strings at a time, and finding the simple patterns down the twelve frets. Your lessons really open guitar up, takes blinders away, and knocks down what felt like walls. Tytyty. 🎸🤘
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62 here and buying my 12th guitar on Monday!! Good stuff man thanks!!!
Nice! What guitar you buying?
@@GuitarLessonsVancouver I am buying an upper level aniversary Squire because it has a concave neck, jumbo frets and it plays better than my American strat or my mexican strat and the luther at the music store has it set up already!! Thanks for the tune up brother!!!
@@why67152 Nice! Sounds great!
i'm obsessed with each lesson. things seem possible 👍
Well said! Love that about these lessons.
Thank you trusarmor! You can do it 👍
I came for the idea, but stayed and hit Like for the Blue Rodeo t-shirt as proof he’s a good dude.
Thank you! I've seen them play many times. Always great!
I never got to see them perform but I have all the albums and that’s a start. Love that band. Cheers!
Great stuff. I've been doodling for years & never figured this out. Thanks for revealing the bleeding obvious to this blind boy.
I call it the Jimi Double Stop, really great sound!
That's a great name for it!
One of the best online tutors without doubt!!
Thank you very much! Lots more coming.
Cool, been playing them for years. Grew up on Hendrix
Nice! Well done then 👍🎸
I'm watching this while listening to my wife singing karaoke. Its all making sense. I should've given up guitar 50 years ago and somehow acquired a level of deafness i could sue someone for.
And yeah, Double stops cool.
Earplugs can be wonderful. The soft foam ones are cheap and cheerful.
Got Jimi written all over it and that's great as far as I'm concerned. Gold dust.
Thank you! We certainly love Jimi's music here. Lots more lessons like this on the channel and our Patreon group www.patreon.com/guitarlessonsvancouver
I watch tons of guitar vids and stumbled onto yours,,,,wow, just wow, I can't believe how much I've learned in just a few of yours, its opened so many doors in my playing, thank you.
I'm going to play a C chord only jam track and play all possible "Double stop - hammer on" in all 5 pentetonic shapes, within th key of C major, and do it for 5 minutes a day from today on untill it's second nature. I'll be giving the free trail a try. Thanks
Great idea!
You're such a great teacher, Blue 👍 Anyone on the fence should sign up for the 7 day free Patreon trial. So much good content and lessons!
Thank you Steve!!
Probably my favourite use of this technique is from Jimmy's solo in 10 Years Gone. Also Lights solo by Neal Schon and of course songs like Castles Made of Sand and Little Wing. Well explained!
I love doing that on bass dude, that’s a old school 90s rnb move on bass stolen from the guitar.. you are absolutely right, it’s so easy but when I do it I look up and everyone’s looking at me in the band making those faces to each other. People love it dude!
Interesting, I didn't know that was a common bass idea. Thanks for posting 👍🎸
Midnight when I saw notification and sleepily clicked on and Lo and behold! I'm now wide awake in lounge, guitar tuned but not plugged in for obvious reasons, and trying this exercise. Really piqued my interest. Profoundly grateful, donation imminent.
Thank you! Sorry to keep you up at night 😁 Lots more lessons like this one on the channel and our Patreon www.patreon.com/guitarlessonsvancouver
"The Weight" is what I heard when your video started.
Great lesson !
Thank you! Indeed I was in another band that used to play that song all the time. So fun to play and sing that one. Thanks for watching and commenting.
Love your T-shirt brother. Blue Rodeo were something else , along with so many other Canadian bands.
Thank you! I've seen them play many times. Great band indeed.
Best intermediate lesson I’ve ever seen!
Thank you! Lots more lessons like it coming :)
great presentation!!!
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I just subbed based on this one lesson. This one is really going to help me where I’m at right now. Thank you!
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The haircut, the body, the accent... you are the embodiment of Vancouver BC
That's funny I never thought of myself that way but... probably true. I grew up here.
Brilliant lesson, thank you very much. I'm going to check out more videos
Awesome, thank you!
Literally just went over some of this last week w my instructor. This is fantastic
Just subscribed
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You are very, very good at this and your graphics that show the shapes are perfect. Shape 4 is my go to. Sure you have the basic shape and extension but shape 4 makes it look and sound really cool. Keep 'em coming, you are really good at teaching.
Thank you! Shape 4 pentatonic is probably my favourite too. So many great licks from that shape.
Great lesson, Very Curtis Mayfield-ish who was a big influence on Jimi Hendrix. I first took notice and loved this style of playing when I was learning to play Little Wing, especially the intro!
Good example thank you!
Hell yes Blue! Really enjoy your lessons and enthusiasm. When I have the time to devote I will try out your Patreon. Can't manage now but it's on my list. Thanks
Thank you! Hope to see you on Patreon in a while. You can message me on there if you have any questions about how it all work. Thanks!
Awesome stuff. I was thinking I could just learn the relative of the pentatonic I'm in...... to adjust the way I utilize the shape.
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Sounds cool. And and easy way to expand the sound of the box.
Thank you!
That was an incredible lesson thank you
Glad you enjoyed it thank you!
Excellent! Been doing some of those but realized i was missing a couple other ones I can now add
Fantastic, well done!
Awesome. Gonna add that to my warm up exercises. Sounds so cool.
Glad to hear it thanks!
I stumbled across a similar idea when working out Floyd Cramer's "Last Date". In that case, he's playing (for piano players) a hammer-on double stop with the top note above the melody. This is a great way of getting "high harmony" as with barbershop quartet harmony. I understand that it works well with the pentatonic scale, a common building block for guitar players, but it should be seen in its greater scope as well.
Floyd Cramer is an interesting example. He is famous for that piano move, similar to a hammer on for guitar. I hadn't thought of that similarity before. Thanks for mentioning it!
Great lesson! Made a lot of sense. I’m gonna start using these techniques. Thx brother!
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A good example of how to use this resource in a song is "Too many tears"
by Whitesnake
So funny you mentioned it sounding like The Weight, as soon as you started the lesson and played them i thought "wow this sounds very The Band-y". Great lesson!
Cool, thanks! Big fan of The Band
Looking forward to checking this channel out.......THANKS !
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That totally works even without introducing close triads cluster idea.
Thank you! Indeed, triads are so useful too. I have a couple videos on triads you may have seen. This one is not long ago: ua-cam.com/video/o6292SsJSZk/v-deo.html
Some shapes sound like the solo from the Byrds 'Feel a whole lot better'. I'm going to check out your Patreon!
Awesome! If you have any questions about the Patreon you can message me on there.
Like the T shirt
Going to try the exercise
Thank you! Blue Rodeo is one the best :)
Gonna practice today! thanks from USA-WV
Great to hear thank you!
“Bird of paradise” springs to mind 😌
You mean 'Bird of Paradise' by Snowy White? Good example. It's essentially the same technique in the intro to that song.
@@GuitarLessonsVancouver”yes” 😂
This is pure gold. You've got a well deserved new subscritber here.
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That can help in memorizing all the scales great lesson thank you
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Two minutes in, I had to stop and subscribe. Useful information without ego or bravado.
Refreshing.
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Thanks for putting this into perspective for me! I like it!
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Finally, someone that makes sense.
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@@GuitarLessonsVancouver be tuning in.
I thought this was gonna be bullshit when I saw the title but I watched it anyway and it’s a great lesson. Thanks.
😂
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Thanks for great lessons
Glad it's helping thank you!
The link to the chord shapes is where it gets really interesting.
At that point the pentatonics and CAGED really show their value.
Really like that run down from C G F using pattern 4 then hitting the C triad in pattern 1. Niticed that you also have the same hammer on option from P4 in P2
Thank you! I love connecting chords and scales. So useful and sounds great.
thanks for sharing just exactly the daily exercise im looking for. Kudos! I subs for your hardwork❤
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Blue, la impronta personal de tus videos son geniales, felicitaciones!!! Y que recuerdo “the weight”!!! Gracias!!!!
Muchas gracias José! Me gusta mucho "The Band."
👍I call the shapes ' that one there '
😁
That works 👍 As long as you can find them quickly
Excellent.
Going to have to get the old Strat out of its case.
Cool! Plug it in, turn it up 🎸
Awesome video! Gets you into triad shapes without even noting it hehe.
(Just a note: there's a little mistake in the video around 08:00, the second chord is the G not the F).
Oops those letters are backwards. It's there forever now 😆 Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Wow eye opening... Thank you man
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 🎸
Absolute genius.
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Great... I like all your lessons, thanksss!
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Thank you
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Muitíssimo obrigado pela dica! Vai enriquecer muito meu vocabulário.
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What a fantastic video have a wonderful day ❤😊
Thank you! Have a great Sunday. Hope you got time for some guitar today 🎸👍
whoa! my first thought was...who time travelled Bill Murray to when he was younger, and why is he teaching guitar now!!! lol. Totally got me!
Excellent! Thank you!
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nice lesson. reminds me of the solo on Black Summer by RHCP. Beautiful double stops
Good example thank you! That's a great song.
Great lesson : ) TY so much
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I wish I could like in Vancouver BC so I could take lessons from Blue. 😅
Thank you! Let me know if you ever visit, we might be able to set up a lesson or two.
Just brilliant! ❤
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killer lesson. subscribed :)
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GOOD JOB, WELL DONE
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Guitar instruction doesn’t get better than this anywhere. Take heed fellow pickers!
Thank you very much! 🙂👍
Pretty awesome! Thanks 🙏
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Great lesson !!! 👍🏼
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stuck inside these four walls
If you ever get out of there are you gonna give it all away?
@@57clc possibly. maybe to a charity of some sort
Hello wall.
knock 'em down
Thanks, great again.
Thanks for watching and commenting 😁
Awesome information
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Thanks ✌️
Yikes!!! I just stumbled across you & I really have to clamp down on this stuff. It’s so simple. I saved this video for homework & I’m gunna subscribe after this comment. Thank you!!!
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@@GuitarLessonsVancouver 10-4! I’m checking it out as I can! Thanks!!!
thank you!
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Very helpful thank you
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Gold right there....
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supr kool ty now i cans play like jimi hendrix woo!
Thank you! Glad it's helping you sound like Jimi 😁🎸
Thanks once again, Blue. Very helpful. One of my favorite players is Tab Benoit, he does this a lot. Have a listen to him and let me know what you think. Peace and Happiness! Oh, Robbie Robertson does this too. Something about soulful Canadians I suppose.
Thank you! I certainly am a fan of Robertson. We must have played The Weight a hundred times or more.
Very solid video
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@@GuitarLessonsVancouver I subscribed
Wonderful!!
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Brilliant!
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Blue Rodeo 🤘
One of the best Canadian bands for sure!
Jimi came to mind there
For sure Hendrix does this kind of technique.
The Weight - The Band intro. Sounds like the same side of the street, those guys were on to something!
Update** I just watched the next minute and you mention it. Haha!
Yeah it just hit me at that moment it sounds like that song 😆
Very useful, thx
Glad it was helpful! Thank you!
Very good.
..mind sharing a little bit about the particular someone that you met in that gig?
Wife :)
@@GuitarLessonsVancouver Awesome
Good stuff bro
Appreciate it thank you!
Another banger!
Thank you! Glad to hear it!
nice! you deserve a subscribe
Thanks for subscribing, lots more guitar lessons coming here soon.
very nice - curious to know if your patreon page has guitar pro files that members can download?
We do have Guitar Pro files for the tabs yes. All the tabs are in both PDF and Guitar Pro.
One of the greatest pop songs in history has a scale run in the chorus, so exercises are not necessarily a bad thing
Hint: Cat Stevens
The song, Wild World? That's a great run, just the scale, but sounds great every time.
It sounds like the beginning of William Bell every day will be like a holiday
Good example that's a cool intro. Thank you!
Hint:
When your guitar. . .is worn down to raw wood.
.. hum? Probably got your brainstorming done long ago.. long ago.
Cools shapes however. Good lesson.