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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, 20244Comments

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, 20246Comments

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, 202410Comments

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, and put them together into a lick... And you'll see that it's not very hard to do. In
by Griff
Lessons
May 16, 20245Comments

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 that we've done the 5 licks, it's time to create a killer solo out of them! Of course, remember we are celebrating the release of my new 50 MAJOR Slow
by Griff
Lessons
May 8, 20243Comments

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

Building upon the theme of Major Blues Licks in all of the boxes... Today we have a Box 5 Major Blues Lick. This is the last lick this week, but be on
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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