1 1 00:00:00,679 --> 00:00:03,439 Ceasy Blues, Part 3. 2 2 00:00:03,439 --> 00:00:06,140 Using the C Blues Scale. 3 3 00:00:06,140 --> 00:00:10,288 So, now you have a scale that is guaranteed to send a change over the three 4 4 00:00:10,288 --> 00:00:11,240 chord changes. 5 5 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:12,200 C7. 6 6 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:15,340 [MUSIC] 7 7 00:00:15,340 --> 00:00:15,880 F7. 8 8 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:18,249 [MUSIC] 9 9 00:00:18,249 --> 00:00:18,829 G7. 10 10 00:00:18,829 --> 00:00:25,920 [MUSIC] 11 11 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:31,440 So, now it's time to use the scale in ways that sound more interesting. 12 12 00:00:31,440 --> 00:00:34,655 Before we learn any set patterns or riffs, 13 13 00:00:34,655 --> 00:00:39,760 read the chapter in book five on how to play melodies and improvise. 14 14 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:42,540 Don't just play random notes. 15 15 00:00:42,540 --> 00:00:45,140 It's okay to go up and down the scale to begin with. 16 16 00:00:45,140 --> 00:00:54,189 [MUSIC] 17 17 00:00:54,189 --> 00:00:57,500 Because you want to get used to the shapes you're fingering. 18 18 00:00:57,500 --> 00:01:05,080 [MUSIC] 19 19 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:09,939 So, just keep going up and down and try to get used to that. 20 20 00:01:09,939 --> 00:01:12,099 But don't just play random notes. 21 21 00:01:12,099 --> 00:01:13,740 So, once you know the scale, don't just play- 22 22 00:01:13,740 --> 00:01:19,440 [MUSIC] 23 23 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:23,160 Not going to mean anything to anyone. 24 24 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:27,760 See if you can break the scale into two, three, four note patterns. 25 25 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:30,720 Structure it in some way or other. 26 26 00:01:30,720 --> 00:01:31,480 So- 27 27 00:01:31,480 --> 00:01:41,480 [MUSIC] 28 28 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:48,060 Try small patterns. 29 29 00:01:48,060 --> 00:01:58,060 [MUSIC] 30 30 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:05,320 You could also try starting from different points in the scale. 31 31 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:10,939 Most people, they learn the scale and they just start middle C. 32 32 00:02:10,939 --> 00:02:13,459 Okay, why not start, maybe, high up on the C? 33 33 00:02:13,459 --> 00:02:17,480 [MUSIC] 34 34 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:19,040 You change to the F. 35 35 00:02:19,040 --> 00:02:20,160 When I go to the F- 36 36 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:24,520 [MUSIC] 37 37 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:25,840 Then the G, you can go to the G. 38 38 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:32,109 [MUSIC] 39 39 00:02:32,109 --> 00:02:33,579 Just keep experimenting, as they say. 40 40 00:02:33,579 --> 00:02:34,669 Go up the scale. 41 41 00:02:34,669 --> 00:02:41,240 [MUSIC] 42 42 00:02:41,240 --> 00:02:42,740 Try three or four octaves. 43 43 00:02:42,740 --> 00:02:49,194 [MUSIC] 44 44 00:02:49,194 --> 00:02:49,730 Keep practicing with that scale, and then we'll learn some riffs and patterns.