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October 28, 20185Comments

Approaching Your Blues Solos…

There's an old saying, "There's more than one way to skin a cat," and that's very true with blues soloing... By far, one of the most common approaches is simply to

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Lessons

October 17, 201836Comments

What’s A Blues Scale And How Do You Play It

I know that some folks are going to see this video and roll their eyes a little because it seems basic... But if you've not played a blues scale on your

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discussion

October 15, 201846Comments

Guitars And Workouts…

When I was getting up close to my 45th birthday and pushing 215 pounds... I knew I had to make some changes... I used to be an avid cyclist, riding usually

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Lessons

October 14, 201824Comments

The “Tore Down” Rhythm & More…

While you may have seen another lesson I did more specifically on the classic rhythm figure (riff) Eric Clapton uses in "I'm Tore Down," this is a little different take

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October 9, 201846Comments

Another Mixing Major And Minor Blues Sounds Post…

This is something we talk about a lot, but it seems to be a common sticking point for people and it's always worth repeating. Plus, I usually come at it from

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Lessons

October 7, 201835Comments

Easy Ways To Start Your Blues Solos

With a lot of students, they learn some scales and patterns and then when it's time to solo they get "paralysis by analysis" and end up playing close to nothing! Here

October 4, 201819Comments

Bending More Effectively

Today's short video is not a complete bending tutorial, but more aimed at you if you can sort of bend, but they don't always seem to make sense. There are reasons

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Lessons

October 2, 201830Comments

Solo Shuffle Strum Pattern From Comping Pattern

A little while back I did a lesson on a BB King lick that I particularly enjoy... and I played a little rhythm into my looper to demonstrate the lick... I

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discussion

Practicing

September 26, 201824Comments

What To Practice Next Using “How Vs. What”

Over the last decade and change I've gone from a completely private one-on-one environment to almost a "coaching" role as I now guide most people through a more "self directed"

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Lessons

Practicing

September 23, 201838Comments

How To Jam By Yourself As A Beginner

So... today's lesson is more for the beginners... but it might be quite useful to some of you more experienced players as well. Because even though you might be familiar already

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