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September 27, 202210Comments

Following Power Chords With Box 1

I was messing around with the song, "Life In The Fast Lane," and digging into the solo a little... It uses a great trick using Box 1 of the major pentatonic

by Griff

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September 13, 20229Comments

Bends… Lots Of ‘Em

Heading back to some blues technique basics today... I think bending is the thing that makes guitars cooler than everything else :) But, if your bends are... sucky... then they don't sound

by Griff

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September 6, 20229Comments

Look For Patterns In Licks

As I started going through this particular lick for today's lesson, I realized there are actually at least 3 cool things going on that are important: 1 - The patterns, and

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August 30, 202220Comments

Chasing Chords With A Simple Blues Phrase

Like many videos I do, I'm hoping this will inspire you to experiment a little and try this out in your soloing... When most folks play or learn a blues lick,

by Griff

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August 23, 202223Comments

How To Play “Real” Songs By Yourself

Today's video is in response to a common question about how to play "real" blues songs in a solo context (meaning, just you and a guitar, not a band.) This is

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August 16, 20229Comments

Gary Moore Umbrella Man Blues/Rock Riff

As you may have noticed, I lean a little more to the blues/rock side of the spectrum... So I'm a huge Gary Moore fan and this is a riff of his

by Griff

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August 9, 202220Comments

This Double Stop Is The Blues

There's this one particular double stop that lies between boxes 1 and 2 of the pentatonic/blues scale... I hear this sound SO much, and I use it all the time, but

by Griff

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August 2, 202217Comments

Blues Grooves For Your Looper

As you've probably noticed, I'm a big fan of looper pedals... Back in the old days, I literally used to sit with a cassette deck and play a groove into it

by Griff

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July 26, 202214Comments

A Clapton Blueprint

When I was learning to solo, there were a lot of licks and solos that I either couldn't play, or couldn't figure out by ear (remember, this was before the

by Griff

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July 19, 202215Comments

Harmonized Blues In E Groove

If you're stuck with the regular old, "Blues In E," groove, then I've got something fun for you today... What typically makes this tricky is the picking hand... I use my

by Griff

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