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July 2, 202514Comments

How To Play “Bad Love” By Eric Clapton

This is one of those classic Eric Clapton rock riffs from his Journeyman album back in 1989, and it showcases 2 important things... One, of course, is the technique involved in
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Lessons
June 16, 20259Comments

Is This A Solo

A lot of times people get hung up on soloing simply because they don't have a good idea of what soloing is going to sound like when they "get it." So
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Lessons
June 13, 20253Comments

The “Box/Chord” Relationships (Major Chords)

I have this little "noodle" that I play all the time... Whenever someone asks me about it, I say that I'm just playing through a couple of chords, but that doesn't
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Lessons
June 11, 20253Comments

What Is The Real Blues Feel?

Color this one for the beginners among us. First and foremost, it's vital that you understand the blues feel and how it is a triplet based clock going on under
by Griff
Lessons
June 8, 20254Comments

3 Tricks To Sound Like BB King

Yup, I'm a huge BB King fan, he was probably my first blues guitar hero, aside from SRV (and followed closely by Albert and Freddie.) Some folks might think these "tricks"
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discussion
June 3, 20251Comments

This Is What You’re Missing

Many of my students come to me only after having spent many years trying to learn how to play the blues... And often, even after they've learned some scales and licks
by Griff
Lessons
May 30, 20251Comments

Squeeze The Blues Out

When you're soloing using the minor blues or pentatonic scale (as we all do, a LOT), it's nice to just make a little nod to the "right-er" fit of the
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Lessons
May 27, 20255Comments

This Chord For Playing The Blues

Plain and simple, if you want to play the blues, this is the chord you need to do it. Here's the chord, and 3 ways to play it, and a good
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Lessons
May 2, 202519Comments

Box 5 Shuffle Blues Lick

This lick is cool because it uses a double stop move from box 5 to box 1, and borrows a note that works particularly well over the IV chord (though
by Griff
Lessons
May 1, 20255Comments

Box 1 Shuffle Blues Lick

This is just a cool lick from box 1 in a shuffle feel (like the ones found in 50 Shuffle Blues Licks By The Box, in case you need more
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