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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, 201823Comments

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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Lessons

May 29, 201821Comments

Blues Rhythm Lesson On Chord Substitutions

In this lesson we're going to talk about some ideas for replacing the good ole' 7th chord with maybe some 9th, 11th, or 13th chords (oh my!) All of these chords

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Lessons

May 22, 201830Comments

E Major Pentatonic/Blues Riff Factory

There are SO many blues riffs that come from the notes in the open E Major Pentatonic and Blues Scales that you owe it to yourself to get really comfortable

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