Using the Blues Scale: Part 1 (Video Remake)

I am trying to broaden my blues vocabulary so that I have more ideas to draw from on jazz blues and r&b tunes. This lesson, the first video lesson I bought, was extremely clear and helpful, and will forever change the way I play music. Steve dissects the scale note by note, and provides a handy cheat sheet with blues scales written out in every key. After this lesson I spent the next two hours digging into All Blues, Blue Monk, and Cousin Mary and could feel all kinds of new melodic paths through the scale.

This is a very important foundation lesson, it has lots of useful information on the importance of resolving phrase notes to trusted chord tones, containing fundamental tips that can really enhance playing enjoyment. I am looking forward to testing this theory. Thanks Steve

This single lesson has improved my playing more than anything I have ever learned. I feel like I've had a revelation. I was shown the blues scale years ago but now I feel like I can actually hear it and know how to use it in soloing. Steve does a fantastic job of breaking down every note of the blues scale and explaining the character of each tone and based on this how to use each tone to good effect in solos. To my amazement, all of a sudden I can play lines which sound good! I have had several teachers, but none have taken this approach to explaining the blues, and I cannot understand why. I fully recommend this lesson to anyone who'd like to learn to play the blues!