May 10, 202217Comments

Pentatonics From A 5th String Root

This is one of those little mindshifts that was so helpful to me as a young man growing up learning to solo through chord changes… We usually learn the pentatonic and...

by Griff

Lessons

May 3, 20225Comments

Count The Uncountable

I talk about counting ALL the time… and I’m well aware of that… However, I’ll be the first to admit that there are some times, particularly in a slow...

by Griff

Lessons

April 26, 202210Comments

Let’s Build A Blues

While this isn’t the first time I’ve talked about this type of format for an acoustic blues… This is the first time I’ve approached it using basically...

by Griff

Lessons

April 20, 20227Comments

Playing Behind The Muting Fingers

One of the more difficult, but important techniques you need to play with a heavy picking hand in the style of SRV or KWS is the ability to play “behind” your...

by Griff

Gear

April 12, 202221Comments

Stacking Overdrives For Levels Of Gain

Not so much a lesson in technique or style as tone chasing… As much as I love a cranked up vintage or modern amplifier, that’s not often practical and I’ve...

by Griff

Uncategorized

April 5, 20229Comments

Adding In ALL The Blue Notes

We often talk about the blues scale, but we don’t often talk about the “blue” note and how we get it… With a little knowledge, you can actually add not...

by Griff

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Practicing

March 29, 202211Comments

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

Lessons

March 22, 20228Comments

Moving House Pattern To Box 3 To Pentatonic 6 Sound

This video is one of my favorite “moves” around and through some of my favorite blues soloing scales and sounds. If you’ve ever heard me talk about what I...

by Griff

Lessons

March 15, 202214Comments

The 4 7th Chord Shapes You Should Know

Today is more for the beginners… The blues typically revolves around 7th chords… not major 7th, and no minor 7th, but dominant 7th chords. Those chords can come in...

by Griff

Lessons

March 8, 20229Comments

Sliding Through The Pentatonic Scales With The Ring Finger

It’s fairly common using the “boxes” of the pentatonic or blues scale to get stuck in one pattern (which is often box 1 or maybe 2)… But if you can get...

by Griff

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