Lessons

5 Easy Blues Songs - King Strut Melody

I swiped another one from my 5 Easy Blues Songs course for you today… It’s the melody from the song, “King Strut,” that is more of an homage to Freddie...

Lessons

March 29, 202120Comments

Just Got Paid

I was asked by my friend, Steve Stine, to join in a remote collaboration video doing the song, “Just Got Paid,” by ZZ Top… and also re-made by Joe...

by Griff

Lessons

March 28, 20211Comments

Al’s Blues Lick #5

Today I stole a little snippet from my new, 5 Easy Blues Songs course… It’s a lick from the solo of “Al’s Blues,” which just happens to be one of...

by Griff

Lessons

March 15, 202115Comments

Lots Of Sounds In One Place

Most guitar players… and it seems especially blues players… Have this goal of “mastering the fretboard,” which sounds really cool, until you try to...

by Griff

Lessons

March 12, 20215Comments

Digging In To “Follow The Chord”

The other day I did a post about different approaches you can use when the chord progression you are soloing over is not a blues… And by FAR the question I got the most...

by Griff

Lessons

March 10, 202118Comments

How To Solo Over Bluesy Tunes

I get a lot of questions about “blues” tunes that aren’t actually blues… Sure, they are really “bluesy,” but they aren’t an actual...

by Griff

Practicing

March 5, 202119Comments

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...

by Griff

Lessons

March 3, 202120Comments

How To Change The Key Of A Lick

One of the best thing about being a guitar player is not having to care what key you’re in! Seriously, in this short video I’ll show you how you can take a simple...

by Griff

discussion

February 14, 202154Comments

A Little Valentine’s Day Story…

Laura, my wife, had a fantastic idea and posted the following on the BGU Facebook page: Totally not blues related, but since it’s Valentine’s Day, I thought it would be fun to...

by Griff

Live Clips

December 18, 202036Comments

One Of The Best 4 Note Solos Ever

I often get asked where I came up with the original “4 Note Solo” idea… And, truth be told, it’s the original recording of “Texas...

by Griff

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