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December 14, 201824Comments

Another Sweet Home Chicago Intro – “Chord Soloing”

There are a lot of cool ways to play the first 12 of Sweet Home Chicago, but this one I heard from Luther Tucker struck me as a great use

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Lessons

December 12, 201822Comments

On Beat 1 Vs. Off Beat 1

If you've heard me say it once, you've probably heard me say it 1000 times - you don't want to start your licks on beat 1 of a bar. Why? It

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Lessons

December 9, 201819Comments

Working Around Hard Chords

A lot of times when you are a beginning guitarist, you have that 'one chord' that gives you trouble. It's often different for each different person, but it's easy to

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Lessons

Practicing

December 6, 201813Comments

Reverse Engineering A Blues Lick

A lot of people seem to think that classic blues licks just sort of fly out of great players, and no one really talks about the fact that those same

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Lessons

December 3, 201829Comments

The “Hendrix” Chord

Most folks know the 7#9 chord from Hendrix's famous song, Purple Haze, but if you don't already know it, here it is... Likewise, if you do already know this chord, maybe

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Lessons

November 30, 201820Comments

3 Blues Moves To Know

There are certain finger movements that you tend to see come up over and over again in blues soloing... So in today's video we'll talk about 3 licks that showcase some

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Lessons

November 28, 201834Comments

Voice Leading With 6th, 7th, and 9th Chords

Today's video is just a fun move where you use a 6 chord (in this case, A6) as the I chord, then D7 and E9 for the IV and V

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discussion

November 25, 201843Comments

Guitar Terms For Beginners

Ever wonder what the difference between a "Riff," a "Lick," or a "Chop," is? Guitar players, in general, tend to throw around a lot of terms and just assume everyone knows

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Lessons

November 21, 201851Comments

Soloing With The Band Using Call And Response

Today's video is a little bit different, and you'll probably have to just watch it through once first, and then try it for yourself. It came from (as many things do)

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Blues Artists

Live Clips

November 12, 201838Comments

Some Jam Time…

Last weekend I got together with Mark (bass), Chris (drums), and Ty (keys) for the first time in a little over a year as Ty has been traveling a lot

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