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September 18, 201839Comments

How To Add Some Variety To Your Solos

It's super easy to get stuck in a steady steam of 1/8th notes when you solo... So in today's video I'll give you a couple of ideas on ways to break

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Lessons

September 15, 201822Comments

BB King Let The Good Times Roll Lick

This is a fun lick that shows off BB King's incredible use of my favorite thing - rhythm. It's a simple pattern, one I commonly call the House Pattern, with a

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Uncategorized

August 31, 20181Comments

What To Expect In A Challenge

If you've not done a BGULabs Challenge before, you might be wondering what to expect. Here's a little video showing you how it will (most likely) work:

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Lessons

August 15, 201823Comments

Double Stop Box 4 Lick

Nothing today but a great lick you can use when it's time to go around again for your "second 12." I often tell students to get up and out of the

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discussion

Practicing

August 6, 201899Comments

Playing Guitar In Retirement?

Now, I realize that not everyone who reads my emails and blog posts is at retirement age, but I know that a lot of you are... And one of the emails

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Lessons

June 26, 201821Comments

Trills, Tweedlies, and Turns, Oh My!

In today's blues lead lesson we're going to talk about something called "ornaments," in the classical world... And while this ain't classical music by any means, these ornaments are still pretty

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discussion

June 22, 201824Comments

It Works!

Today, hopefully I have a little inspiration for you... Sometimes it's fun to just go on YouTube and search for Griff Hamlin or Blues Guitar Unleashed, and scroll down a couple

June 19, 201843Comments

No Clapping On 1 & 3!

As the saying goes, "Friends don't let friends clap on 1 and 3..." So, yes, today's video is with a little tongue-in-cheek irreverence... but it's still important (we can have some

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Lessons

June 12, 201851Comments

Ain’t Nobody’s Business – Freddie King

The tune, "Ain't Nobody's Business," as done by Freddie King is one of my favorite songs of all time. Freddie's playing and the Gospel infused chord progression are just some of

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Lessons

June 5, 201820Comments

The Blues Squeeze…

Lots of folks think that in order to really make the blues sing, you have to use a major sound (or a major blues scale) over the I chord, and

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