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June 14, 20248Comments

How To Play Smokestack Lightning

Not much to say about this one except that it's a classic, instantly recognizable lick that you should absolutely learn how to play for a lot of reasons... Dig it!
by Griff
Lessons
June 12, 20248Comments

Blues Shuffle Comping 101

Most of the time when you play with a group or at a jam you're playing rhythm, so you'd better know what you're doing. These are my tried-and-true basics for playing
by Griff
Lessons
June 5, 202410Comments

Rocking With Power Chords

If you're new to power chords, or aren't 100% sure you understand what they are and how they work, then this lesson is for you... Plus, I'll show you how easy
by Griff
Lessons
May 20, 202418Comments

Jamming Alone – Electric Hendrix Style Chord Chasing

It's awesome to be able to play guitar by yourself sometimes, and in this video I'll show you that you need a few key ingredients: 1 - You have to "marry"
by Griff
Lessons
May 17, 20244Comments

Making A Lick From 3 Moves

In this video we'll take all three of those moves I showed you in a previous video, and put them together into a lick... And you'll see that it's not very
by Griff
Lessons
May 16, 20249Comments

Blues Soloing Lesson – Moves Aren’t Licks

A lot of my students have a hard time really "owning" and memorizing licks because they try to memorize too many things... Most "licks" come from a series of "moves," and
by Griff
Lessons
May 9, 20241Comments

[50MAJ-SBLBTB] It’s A Major Solo

Now, before you try to play this, you might want to go back through some of my previous posts and grab the individual licks... But, you don't have to, there all
by Griff
Lessons
May 8, 20245Comments

[50MAJ-SBLBTB] Major Slow Blues Lick 5/5

Box 5 doesn't get a lot of love, especially when you're playing the minor blues scale... But, when you realize that it's the box that fits right over top of any
by Griff
Lessons
May 6, 20241Comments

[50MAJ-SBLBTB] Let’s Make A Solo

We're gonna take a little detour today and I think you'll get a lot out of it... Instead of a new lick, let's make a solo out of the 3 we
by Griff
Lessons
May 5, 20241Comments

[50MAJ-SBLBTB] Major Slow Blues Lick 3

Building upon the theme of Major Blues Licks in all of the boxes... Today we have a Box 3 Major Blues Lick. There will be 5 of these, in total, plus a
by Griff
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