Lessons

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...

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

Lessons

May 18, 20234Comments

Acoustic Blues Rhythm Groove Variation

You’ve probably heard me talk about playing the blues alone, solo, or what most folks call acoustic blues… And there’s a pretty straightforward way to...

by Griff

discussion

May 15, 20235Comments

A Little About Transcribing Music…

I was asked a great question about transcribing music and, effectively, why is it something I need to do? Additionally, I would say the question was whether it was something...

by Griff

discussion

Lessons

May 9, 202310Comments

How Do YOU Play The Pentatonic Scales On Your Guitar?

You hear a lot of talk about boxes and scales and patterns when it comes to the guitar… But do you know why you learn scales and what you’re going to do with them?...

by Griff

Lessons

May 2, 20233Comments

You MUST Be Able To Play This To Play SRV

While SRV probably does this as much or more than most… It’s not something that is unique to him, it’s just easy to recognize in his playing. Really, most...

by Griff

Lessons

April 24, 202313Comments

5 “Box 1” Blues Riffs You Should Know

Chances are that you’ve run across “box 1” for playing the pentatonic/blues scale… But you might not have realized that most of your favorite blues...

by Griff

Gear

April 3, 202317Comments

Moving Into Modern Learning And Practicing

Yes, I’m set in my ways and have practiced, worked, and learned in a very “old school” fashion for over 40 years… I finally got a looper, and...

by Griff

Gear

Recommendations

January 30, 202310Comments

Fancy New Practicing Tool

As you may know, I’m a big fan of a product called Video Surgeon… I’ve been using it for years… As a teacher, it’s a life saver when it comes to...

by Griff

Lessons

January 10, 20239Comments

Chasing Chords Without Changing Scales

As I often like to say, the pentatonic/blues scale is never wrong, when you solo over a blues… But you can be right-er, at certain times 😉 In this video, you’ll...

by Griff

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