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August 13, 202129Comments

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 used in songs like, "Blue On

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Lessons

July 15, 20217Comments

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

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Lessons

July 12, 202110Comments

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

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Lessons

July 1, 202128Comments

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 possibilities... The way I played

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Lessons

May 24, 202116Comments

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 you are trying to bend

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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 to

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Lessons

April 29, 202111Comments

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

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Lessons

April 26, 202125Comments

Pull Your Listener To The Next Chord

There are a lot of ways to solo over a blues chord progression, but one things that holds true is using chord tones... In this video, I'll show you a great

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Lessons

March 30, 202110Comments

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 King

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March 29, 202123Comments

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 Bonamassa... His

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