i hadn’t seen this until a couple of days ago...
https://youtu.be/Gm2jzcbiEtgGood that you can see EC’s left hand for quite a bit of this. I thought it it was interesting just how much of his solos and fills are essentially first position (G) minor pentatonic (plus a few extra notes). Also just how many of his licks finish on the flattened seventh or flattened third (I usually aim to finish licks on the root or fifth to get a sense of resolution) but I guess flattened thirds and sevenths give that sense of tension which is at the heart of the blues. His first four notes (G F, C Bb) I think set this up for the listener so it’s ‘expected’ when it recurs later.
I’m sure others will explain things better than I ever could, but I certainly found it worthwhile in terms of adding ideas to my repetoire.
I play guitar because I enjoy it rather than because I’m any good at it
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https://youtu.be/hyEmfP3o_T8
I was watching that and thinking oh..he's doing the 6th and 8th fret top strings box thing in G minor pentatonic...
You can begin to understand just why Marty Friedman feels the way he does about Hendrix ...
This in no way diminishes the brilliance of Clapton's playing - his phrasing, feel, note choice (putting aside for one moment his vocal / performance prowess and songwriting).
If you are an upcoming "blues" guitarist it must be incredibly hard to stand out by your sheer playing ability and technique alone. I've heard Eric Gales and Gary Clark Jr... and ..yeah - it's good...but...
You really do have to fall back on songs and vocals...
This is a great performance I've enjoyed a few times
Back when had a great tone and I reckon the 335 and snappin' finger style especially are part of that.
You can argue day in day out about not using the additional notes available to you - And I can't defend my policy - But I like working with the above thought plan
At the end of the day there is only 12 notes - it's what you do with 'em that counts as Eddie Van Halen used to say.
Angus Young has crafted iconic solos using position 1 pentatonics throughout his career...
It's hard to conceive of a time now where the blues scale was new and exciting. I think most guitarists in the world could tell you exactly what is happening in the box position without looking
The band are sitting in that greasy New Orleans pocket and it feels so good!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbSWNDGotQs