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March 29, 202229Comments

Shedding The Beginner’s Mindset

In working with so many thousands of students over the last 30+ years, there are a few common things that beginners do out of necessity... But there also comes a point

by Griff

Practicing

March 5, 202124Comments

Do This – Play Better

Anyone, playing any style of music, needs to either improve or maintain their technique... I don't think it matters how long you've been playing, you can always use a refresher. I stole

by Griff

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July 9, 202012Comments

Your Guitar Playing Speed Test

Playing Faster Has NOTHING To Do With Your Finger Speed! Now, you can probably guess what makes the most difference (if you know me, you know where I'm going here.) But let

by Griff

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June 5, 202051Comments

Soloing Levels For Knowing What To Practice

I get this all the time... "I want to improve my blues soloing..." Yeah, I get that, but exactly *how* do you intend to do that? And, what is "improved" going to

by Griff

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May 29, 202016Comments

END Your Scales On Beat 1

Most folks, when practicing scales, start playing on beat 1 and play through the scale... And while that makes sense academically, it often doesn't make sense musically :( There are 2 reasons:

March 16, 202032Comments

The Roles Your Blues Notes Play…

A lot of people might call these the "intervals" of the blues scale, but these aren't intervals to me because they don't involve a distance between 2 notes... Instead, I think

January 14, 202022Comments

Pick, Fingers, Claw… Yes!

Albert King always used his fingers to pluck the strings... Stevie Ray Vaughan pretty much always used a pick... Robben Ford uses sort of a "claw" with both the pick and his

by Griff

Practicing

January 13, 202018Comments

How To Use A Metronome

Too many people think that using the metronome is the first thing you should reach for when you practice... And NOTHING could be further from the truth. Sure, there are a LOT

January 2, 202025Comments

5 Tips For Better Blues Solos

Over the last few years I've found a few things that most every blues player can do to up their game just a bit. None of these require using something new,

by Griff

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September 23, 201940Comments

How To Ingrain Moves

It's hard to describe exactly what this video is, but it came from someone asking me if I make all these different changes without thinking about it... and the answer

by Griff

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