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March 3, 202512Comments

The Pentatonic Train

Most folks learn the pentatonic/blues scales through the "5 boxes" that come up time and time again, and they are fantastic patterns... But I find that if I can look at

by Griff

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February 24, 202515Comments

Lonesome Train Blues – The Song

Now that we've gone through the different parts and the different skills you need to play this tune, let's play it! Keep in mind that this is very much the style

by Griff

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February 23, 202511Comments

Lonesome Train Blues – Little Chords

The idea of these "little" chord voicings is something I talk a lot about, and I hear people say how great they sound... But they don't take the time to learn

by Griff

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February 22, 20253Comments

Lonesome Train Blues – The Turnaround

Today's lesson will be a little bit shorter, but there is one extra tidbit about how to end a song, vs. how to turn it around, that you may want

by Griff

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February 21, 20255Comments

Lonesome Train Blues – The E Minor Blues Scale

Now that you've got the groove together for, "Lonesome Train Blues," we'll take a look at the E minor blues scale and some licks that we'll need from that scale... If,

by Griff

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February 20, 20258Comments

Lonesome Train Blues 1 – The Groove

Quick history lesson for you... I did my first online blues guitar course, Playing Through The Blues, in 2006... A couple years later, I figured out a lot of things and expanded

by Griff

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January 9, 20257Comments

It’s All About Subdivisions

While I talk a lot about timing and counting, what I'm really talking about are the subdivisions of the beats... If you can keep track of the 1/8th notes, triplets, and

by Griff

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November 28, 20242Comments

5ECRS Lick 3

Today's classic rock lick is the last one in the style of my 5 Easy Classic Rock Solos course... We'll go over the lick, which has a cool thing in it

by Griff

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November 24, 20241Comments

It's a pretty exciting day, 5 Easy Classic Rock Solos is available now and these are some really fun solos to play! You can check it out at: https://classicrockguitarunleashed.com/get-5-easy-classic-rock-solos/ But you might

by Griff

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November 21, 202411Comments

How To Play “Changes”

Just something fun... one of my favorite blues/rock riff tunes :) If you have trouble watching it here, visit: https://youtu.be/fL8cJBif1LM

by Griff

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