November 3, 20210Comments

Missing Emails?

One of the most common questions I get at the helpdesk or via the forum has to do with my daily emails not arriving where they are supposed to go… The good news is that...

by Griff

Lessons

August 23, 202114Comments

Memphis – Lonnie Mack

Got a request for some info on this tune… I’d not heard it, but it was a fun one so I made a video about it for you, I hope you dig it.

by Griff

Lessons

August 17, 202113Comments

Double Stops a la “Keep Your Hands To Yourself”

I was in a private lesson and this tune came up as my student was asking about how these double stops work… Turns out, with just one shape, and some fun moving around,...

by Griff

Lessons

August 13, 202118Comments

Using Both Pentatonics Over “Bluesy” Chord Changes

There are a lot of different tunes that, while “bluesy,” aren’t really blues songs (they aren’t a 12 bar blues.) This particular progression, which is...

by Griff

Lessons

July 15, 20215Comments

Melodic Patterns – Gary Moore Lick From “Key To Love”

It would be REALLY hard to learn all of the individual notes in a lick like this one from Gary Moore in his tune, “Key To Love”… However, if you know the...

by Griff

Lessons

July 12, 20216Comments

Blues Soloing – Mixing Sounds Over 1 Chord

A lot of my students spend a lot of their time practicing soloing over a 12 bar blues… But that requires some different muscles – you have to pay attention to what...

by Griff

Lessons

July 1, 202114Comments

An Acoustic Clapton Johnson Riff

This one’s a little tough to name… … but when you hear it, I think you’ll recognize it 🙂 It’s a super common idea with a lot of...

by Griff

Lessons

May 24, 202114Comments

How To Add Vibrato To A Bent Note

First and foremost… If you’re not cool with bending, in general, and your vibrato on un-bent notes isn’t happening yet… Then adding vibrato to a note...

by Griff

Lessons

May 14, 202116Comments

Better Blues Solos With Syncopation

Wanting to play cooler blues solos is a typical request from students… But most go about it all wrong, thinking that more notes, more patterns, and more speed, are going...

by Griff

Lessons

April 29, 202110Comments

How To Start A Blues Song From The V

A lot of us take it for granted when we hear that we’re going to start a blues song, “From the V…” So in this video, I’ll show you what that...

by Griff

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