The 3 Best Classic Blues Rhythms To Play Hundreds Of Songs…
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I think this is great!
Griff. You are the man! Nobody I mean nobody has your teaching ability. You have a wonderful gift, thank you for all for sharing and giving your knowledge. I found some of these rhythms on my own but wasn’t sure that they could do the job. Now I feel more confident that they work. I’ve never played with other players and it holds me back. You are the man. Thank you kindly. Mike G.
I was logged on to say from one teacher to another [in different fields] how you are the best I have heard. Mike beat me to it, who ever Mike is. I agree. . “what he said” thanks Griff, Richard.
I use that tore down thang a lot, there is so many variations to that groove, I can think of a couple dozen off the top of my head, Keeping Bas in groove I jump octaves at points to add a little cream to the pie, Gotta take time at this weeks rehearsal to go over the little chords in example 2 with my 2nd guitar, He has a tendency to play full chords over me, Last weeks show I walked out into the crowd and was shocked at the mush, like you said, coming out ,
Simple, but so useful. Thanks!
Griff, I. have Blues unleashed , . I enjoyed this lesson , I struggle, . Thanks Bill.
Hi Griff.That is the best video you have done for us students.I have a question could you use triads instead of the 2 notes.
Thanks Frank.
Great lesson Thanks for teaching and sharing.
Bcheong
Hi Griff – Really, really enjoyed that half hour lesson. Great with the backing tracks too.
Nobody presents or teaches internet guitar lessons cooler than you.
Keep it up!
Doug – Up The Villa!
totally agree, Doug…..and LFC for the Prem title!! 😉
Good day, Griff!
As always, your lesson was enjoyable, informative and tailored to those of us who don’t have an extensive education in music theory. I can’t say enough about your Blues Guitar instructional course. I only wish I had happened upon your course much earlier, and before spending more money than I care to remember, on other guitar instructional courses. Please continue to provide these exceptional instructional videos. Thank you!
Sincerely,
Mark Varvel
Really cool lesson to be learned here. LESS IS MORE. I tend to play to many notes at a time, but you clearly showed that staying out of the way of the rest of the band and just play two notes can work better. Thanks
very clear and helpful, filling well in the groove
Hi Griff
just love these little extras that you send I get a lot out of them keep up the great work
Best Regards
Ken
Thanks Griff! This is exactly what I needed. I’m currently on lesson 7 of the Blues Guitar Unleashed course which is the “Stormy Slide”. Lesson 6 was the Tore Down rhythm lesson. This video puts it all together and shows me how I can use these rhythm’s in a jam situation. Perfect!!! Thanks again! This is another piece to the blues puzzle.
Awesome lesson!
BRILLIANT – Griff. Your a star. Thanks for the fab lesson
Very good lesson Griff, I figured it out quickly, and I really think that you’ve got the best way to show it. I also download the backing track. Thanks man.
way cool! looking forward to the next one
Cool
Thanks for the video. I reallly enjoyed the lesson!!
Outstanding video. Great Lesson!!!
I’m wondering why it never occurred to me to “mix and match” these three chord patterns, as all 3 are covered in the BGU lessons? I think subconsciously, I’ve always felt that notes/tones were what you improvised with, and that the chords being laid down had to be steady and uniform, in order for the lead improvisation to have any poignancy.
This lesson/demonstration affirms just the opposite: In fact, I can see now that the mixing and matching of the rhythm chords, can also serve as a propellant for the lead guitarist’s improvisational flight!
Thank you for the “ah-ha” afflatus! I’ll never play the 2-note, Stormy Slide, and Tore Down chords together the same way again.
Tarquinnian
Griff,
I am learning with your Beginning Blues Guitar lessons. I do have some rhythm difficulties. This video and tabs is very helpful in this respect. Thanks for being a great teacher.
Best regards,
Kevin Westerhaus
Hi Griff, I’m a beginner ( 6 months in and feel I should be better although there is a big improvement. I play a good 2hours a day). I want to know if it’s absolutely necessary to use a pick as I haven’t yet as I find it hard to hit the string I’m aiming for. I let my right thumb nail do the job of the pick. Thanks for your lessons. I’m a slow learner but always pick something up and really am in love with my guitars which with your help have pulled me out of a really dark place and probably saved my life. Can’t thank you enough.
Yours thankfully William Winstanley
Totally OK to use fingers instead of pick. You’ll notice how often I use the pick and fingers together, and you can substitute a thumb for the pick and it’s even easier. The Tore Down rhythm might be a little trickier but you can do some sort of modification to make it work. In the end it’ll be great.
Griff, brilliant video mate, just the job for having fun and keeping the instrument and the player on track, thanks
Hi Griff is it ok not to use a pick and use my right thumbnail I find it really tough finding the right strings with the pick I rely on “feel”as my sight is bad. I love the guitar practice now and it is my main activity as I am not well enough to work. It’s given me a reason to carry on. I’m 57 and never thought I’d find a love like this. I’m a slow learner but that’s not too important to me as I enjoy every second. Thanks man
William Winstanley
Great lesson, simple, effective, fun. I will use these ideas next jam, no doubt about it. Thanks.
Good solid lesson,not enough Blue Rhythm guitar lessons on the net.
great stuff and thanks.
As always, a simple, but great wealth of info. w great instruction primarily due to the included application. I come away with usable stuff that has contributed a lot to my playing. Thanks, Griff and I look forward to the next video esp. if Its the application n’ backbone of rhythms. I came back to playing (an intermediate with a ‘swiss cheese’ fretboard knowledge-base) with your BGU dvds and I went from there. Im waiting for next installment. As a female player, this can be a more challenging feat no due to different skill sets, but well, limitations in who you can play with and learn from, so your dvds and some other approaches are what I am relying on. Your a great teacher (great players aren’t synonymous with great teachers, as you know), but you are both! 🙂 Doreen
That was a great lesson! I’ve played guitar for many years — lotta different styles, too. But I’ve always felt about 85% mechanical about my playing, and the more creative, improvisational part always happened within a kind of small window. I also studied jazz and music theory for about five years with a jazz pianist, when I was younger. And although I really enjoyed learning all that stuff, I never felt I was able to make it walk and talk in my own playing, when it came time to improvise on a particular progression. So what I liked about this lesson — as well as the little teaser lessons from your BGU package — is how you mix a little theory with the layout of the guitar neck, plus a little bio-physics to make it all playable, and then point the way toward freedom from the rules.
I don’t have a whole lot of time to just sit and wood-shed these days, but my son has on several occasions asked me to teach him guitar. Then I would put together some material for him to work on, and set up a schedule for us to pursue. But every time we’ve done that, he gets distracted by something else and he’s off on that tangent for a while. This is most likely a ‘credit’ to my teaching skill. So I’m going to check with him and see if he still wants to pursue his musical spirit. Then I can show him some of these things and buy your whole course for him. I think it’s clear you’ve paid your dues in the music scene, and you’ve become a good teacher from that.
Keep up the good work!
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Gray
Griff
This is what sets you as an instructor apart from so many of the others. Lessons like this give us something we can truly learn easily,
enjoy what we are playing and expand on making us feel good about our increasing abilities. It’s the whole package that keeps us
wanting to learn more.
Thanks Again
Love these little items you leave for us. Thank You!
This is what sets you as an instructor apart from so many of the others. Easy to learn and the whole package that keeps us wanting to learn more.
Thanks Again
Griff, I will have to play along a few times to learn this,but I am excited that you sent this lesson. Thank you so much. Mike
Enjoyed!! Looking for the next vedio
Great stuff Griff – I am a learner at 48 but have always felt the blues & soul music. Even that number is smooth but relaxing & inspiring at the same time
Thanks for these instructions. It’s nice to take 3 pieces of “hardware” and build something truly useful.
Brilliant, I could earn a living of this!! some people would charge real money for such useful info..
Seeing is I get paid to play this stuff… you sort of could say that I do make a living of this 🙂
Although I have seen this material in BGU and the other supplemental videos you have sent out, 1) Repetition is good, 2) you’ve taken a little more time to break it down, and 3) the demo of combining the 3 really drives it home. I must admit that even though I feel like I am making good progress with BGU, with all of the supplemental material you send I sometimes feel overwhelmed, but its all good! Thank you for your generosity in sharing your talents with us neophites!
loveit! great lesson, It showed me how to apply some of the lesson`s I have learned.
Looks like this is going to be a great course Griff. I’ve heard you talk about “Little Chords” before, but I’m a bit slow on the uptake. This will help me practice staying out of the way.
For as often as you are doing open mic nights and sitting in with bands now, you’ll get a LOT out of doing that. You’ll notice the whole band sounds better and you don’t have to work nearly as hard.
I appreciate this type of lesson. Thanks for explaining where the notes originate from and breaking it down without going over my head. You keeping it simple encourage me to try these licks, and I believe I can play them in a short amount of time. Thanks!
ileaned a lot in this video, very good teaching and looking forward to video 2
very good video learned a lot ,looking forward to video 2
This is great information. Thank you. Rick
Griff, always great video lessons! I have been lucky to receive your email lessons over the years.
There is no better instructor out there. Keep up the wonderful work.
Thank you for a fun and simplified way of learning the blues basics, I just bought a new guitar and haven’t played in awhile.
Hope to see more of your videos.
David
This helps alot.It makes sense now how you can play a song and not sound boring..More stuff like this.
your dad was right !
Fantastic stuff. I like your methods of teaching. Makes me want to continue to learn rather than stay with what I think I know!
Thanks so much! New releases keep it fresh for me. Thanks again.
Just realized that this is part of an upcoming course. You might as well take my money already. 🙂
Thanks Griff, I bought the build a better blues solo offer and had to move, so I haven’t been able to plug it in. The videos you send have a lot of real and practical use and are my favorite for review and practice. This is what I have been doing lately and will use this daily.
Thanks Griff for another great video. Your videos are extremely helpful. I look forward to more tips on creating leads.
Top shelf production on this demo. New format is a pleasure. Tnx much…….