Learn me some BB King licks or scale's !!

[Dylan61]

Please, learn me some BB King licks or scale's !!

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[Aj_rocker]

most of his stuff is easy enough to pick off the record and write down.

AJ

 

[Kappy]

Do that BEEEEEeeeeeeuuuuwwwwww thing he does.

 

[drfrankencopter]

Major pentatonic....blended into minor pentatonic.

K

 

[hacker]

---------------------------14------
------12---14-b-r---12---------12-
--13-------------------------------
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Here you go, the "b-r" is a whole step bend and release

 

[Elektrik_SIxx]

You don't go anywhere in BB-land without this one:

-----5-------------8------
--5--------/10s-----------
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[bluesmain]

Here ya go!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atqi2NFMsw4&feature=related

 

[9fingers]

hacker, What key is your example in? (Seems like Bmaj to me). Thanks.

 

[hacker]

9fingers, that is in B. If you move everything up two frets, you will be in the "Live At The Regal-Sweet Little Angel" approved key of C#.

This example is in the "B.B. King box" :

E---x---l-----l---x---
B---x---l-----l---x---
G-------l--x--l-------


Here is a popular BB intro in A:

E--------------------------------
B--------------------------------
G----------------------5h6------
D----------4-----7-------------7
A---7----------------------------
E---------------------------------

 

[lifeinsong]

Very cool BB interview, thanks for turning us on to that clip! BB King had a big influence on me when I first started learning how to play. Studying his playing really taught me how to play melodically and how to say more by playing less...wish more guitarists took that approach.

 

[countandduke]

BB put out like 3 videos on REH (I think) that talked about the blues. Books were even made available too.

Chris

His style isn't all that complicated and would be a GREAT place to start transcribing, he didn't play a million notes but played really nice ones.

Chris

 

[9fingers]

Thanks hacker, both examples are "real BBish". Care to share a few more? Gracias!

 

[jtwang]

The walkdown lick (and all variations thereof) is THE BB King lick to me (C#):

E---------------------14--16---------------------------
B-------14--16b(full)----------16b(half)16--14(vibrato)--
G----15------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------

 

[hacker]

E---------16b(full) 16--14--16----------------------------------
B--/14---------------------------16b(1/4)--14--16-------14(vibrato)
G-----------------------------------------------------15------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------

Here you go 9fingers. Slide into the first note. BB is constantly doing "micro bends" as well. Almost every note in this phrase can have a little "english" on it.

 

[9fingers]

Thanks again folks. (I was late getting back to this thread as I was tied up this week with jury duty). Just trying these new ones & they are continuing to add to the "BB feel". This stuff is simple but so effective. If you care to add any more I will work them in as well!

 

[d l x r e v e r b]

Some good advice so far , and playing BB King will help everyone's guitar playing.

I recommend personally transcribing the music yourself although BB King's style is well-documented in books and other instructional materials. Get some software like "Amazing SlowDowner", SlowBlast", etc. to slow down the speed of a cd played in the computer and write out the notes yourself.

If wanting to learn several songs but only willing to personally transcribe a few, also try these instructional aids :

"BB King Blues Master Complete" --- video series with BB and also book/cd.
"BB King Signature Licks" book /cd by Wolf Marshall.
"BB King Style" cd-rom by Riff Interactive
"BB King" cd-rom by iSong (Hal Leonard). (May or may not operate in newer computers)
BB King songs at 911Tabs.com to download into GuitarPro software.

However, to really ~learn~ how to play like BB King you will have to spend time with his actual recordings to learn his ~feel~ for the notes. Transcribing the music yourself goes immediately to this step. The instructional materials are best used as a backing band play along.

 

[Schwalbe]

9fingers, that is in B. If you move everything up two frets, you will be in the "Live At The Regal-Sweet Little Angel" approved key of C#.

This example is in the "B.B. King box" :

E---x---l-----l---x---
B---x---l-----l---x---
G-------l--x--l-------


Here is a popular BB intro in A:

E--------------------------------
B--------------------------------
G----------------------5h6------
D----------4-----7-------------7
A---7----------------------------
E---------------------------------

A variation is:
E--------------------------------
B--------------------4s5----------
G--------------------5s6------
D--------------7--9-------7---
A-----7---9-----------------7--
E---------------------------------

 

[9fingers]

Cool! Any good BB licks for over the IV & V chords? Thanks in advance!