How To Play Blues Sax (Deep Dive Saxophone Lesson)

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An in-depth free online saxophone lesson teaching you how to play the blues.

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🎬Videos referenced in this lesson...

[#25] Three tips to sound better soloing
   • Play Better Sax Solos - 3 Simple Tips (Inc...  

[#30] Using overtones (harmonics) to get a great sound
   • Sax Harmonics - How To Use Overtones To Ge...  

Sax Technique Playlist
   • Technique  

[#14] Understanding chord notes
   • Music Harmony (Part 2) - Chord Types. Musi...  

How To Transcribe Playlist
   • How To Transcribe  

Spotify Blues Sax Playlist
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0z5...

***bit of a typo at 15:37 - in bars/measures 2, 5 and 6 the A in the F7 chord is red, but the highlighted note of that chord should be the Eb. Sorry!

Chapters
0:00 - opening performance
0:16 - brief intro and titles
0:40 - intro
1:36 - how to get the free one hour masterclass
2:07 - the history of blues music
4:09 - 12 bar blues form
6:09 - three approaches for blues sax
7:46 - the history of the blues scale
9:01 - blue notes: why sax sounds great on blues
9:30 - why the notes are the least important thing for blues
10:44 - BLUES APPROACH 1 DEMO
11:21 - why transcribing is better than anything else
12:51 - using blues approach two
13:49 - but the blues scale doesn’t fit any chord?
15:34 - using selected chord tones in the blues
17:28 - BLUES APPROACH 2 DEMO
18:02 - approach 3: bebop jazz blues
20:18 - BLUES APPROACH 3 DEMO
20:45 - from blues to soul, funk, rock, pop and electronic
22:10 - BONUS: 5 great blues licks
22:21 - blues lick #1: David Sanborn
22:28 - blues lick #2: Maceo Parker
22:34 - blues lick #3: Michael Brecker
22:42 - blues lick #4: Grover Washington Jr
22:51 - blues lick #5: Rusty Bryant
22:58 - how to use any blues lick on any genre
23:45 - BLUES SHUFFLE DEMO
22:44 - FUNKY BLUES DEMO
25:18 - HOUSY BLUES DEMO
25:53 - sign off and end cards




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