In this lesson, we’ll recap what we’ve learned so far. Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4 Fig. 5

The lead patterns we’ve been learning all fall into one category. They are all notes from the pentatonic minor scale. Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4 Fig. 5 Fig. 6

Now that we’ve learned the Albert King Box, the intermediate box, and the beginner’s box we will be able to see a complete picture forming. We now have a pattern that spans all 6 strings of the guitar and allows us access to 3 different positions. Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3

In this lesson, I’ll show you the Albert King box. It’s the favorite of, not only the blues great it’s named for, but other bluesmen such as B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and practically everyone else. Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4

Today we’ll practice creating licks with the intermediate box, plus I’ll tell you a little more about what is to come in the video. Fig. 1 Fig.2 Fig. 3 Fig.  4 Fig.  5

Today I’m going to show you the intermediate box and how it connects to the beginner’s box. I’ll also give you a challenging homework assignment. Fig. 1 Fig. 2      

The beginner’s box is great but very limiting. There’s an easy way to slide out of it and change position. Today we’re adding the two notes you need to do this. Tomorrow I’ll show you a new box that begins with these two new notes. Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3 Fig. 4

In our previous lesson, we learned the “beginner’s box”. Today we’re going to take things a step further and learn to think “outside the box”. Visually, these extra notes appear in the box on the fretboard but are outside the key- therefore outside the box. So, basically, I’m asking you to play the wrong notes.…

Blues improvisation is not hard to do. You may think that you need an arsenal of notes and tricks, but in reality, you only need a few notes to get started. Today we’ll begin by learning what I like to call “the beginner’s box”. What we’re going to do today is take just four notes…