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November 21, 202318Comments

“How Long” Acoustic Blues Song Lesson

I do an acoustic blues duo with a buddy of mine once or twice a month on Sundays at a place down in Grapevine... One day Joey pulled this out and

by Griff

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October 6, 20231Comments

Turning Blues Chords Into Blues Solos

In this video I'll show you how I take the same basic chords that I always use and turn them into soloing tools. This is a style of soloing I really

by Griff

Blues Artists

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September 14, 20237Comments

5 Blues Sounds From 1 Position

BB King was the MASTER at getting a ton of great sounds out of 1 small area of the fretboard... And, personally, I think you'd be better for learning how to

by Griff

Lessons

September 8, 20233Comments

3 Cool Moves Turned Into A Lick

Many times licks are far too complex... It's easy to miss the small moves that get repeated in dozens, or maybe hundreds of licks over your lifetime as a guitarist. So today

by Griff

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August 28, 20233Comments

What’s The Difference Between The Major And Minor Pentatonic Scales?

We talk a lot about boxes and patterns of the pentatonic and blues scales on guitar... But what is the actual difference between the major and the minor pentatonic and blues

by Griff

Lessons

August 24, 20236Comments

Double Stop Acoustic Moves Out Of Box 1

When you "build your own blues" tune out of different elements, it can be a challenge to "find" anything outside of your normal open position "box 1" pattern that you're

by Griff

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August 21, 20231Comments

What Are The Blues Guitar Chords?

Playing blues guitar starts with chords because chords make songs... Before you can solo and do all that fun stuff, you gotta know your chords, and your chord book isn't gonna

by Griff

Lessons

July 29, 20236Comments

Switching Major And Minor Sounds Around The Pivot

You might know that there are times and places to use both the major and the minor blues scale when you solo over a blues... But can you do it? I

by Griff

Lessons

May 31, 20237Comments

So, You Want To Play A Blues Solo?

If you've never tried blues soloing, but you want to... Or if you've tried it, maybe learned some scales or patterns, and still aren't digging what you hear... This lesson is for

by Griff

Blues Artists

Lessons

May 24, 20230Comments

Punctuation In The Style Of Albert King

This is something that Albert King does better than anyone, and it's a way of punctuating your phrases with a few different options. A lot of people have asked me about

by Griff

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