October 4, 20225Comments

A “1 Move” 12 Bar Blues Solo

This little solo example is simply a way I’ve come up with to give you some practice making one of the most important “moves” out of Box 1 of the pentatonic...

by Griff

Lessons

September 27, 20227Comments

Following Power Chords With Box 1

I was messing around with the song, “Life In The Fast Lane,” and digging into the solo a little… It uses a great trick using Box 1 of the major pentatonic...

by Griff

Uncategorized

September 20, 20225Comments

Better Double Time Strumming

Clearly, today isn’t a blues guitar lesson… but strumming is, arguably, one of the most important things you can do on a guitar… So you need to be able to do...

by Griff

Uncategorized

September 20, 20221Comments

September 2022 Practice Generator Update

There have been some changes made to the Practice Generator due to the list of courses and lessons getting way too long to work with…

by Griff

Lessons

September 13, 20224Comments

Bends… Lots Of ‘Em

Heading back to some blues technique basics today… I think bending is the thing that makes guitars cooler than everything else 🙂 But, if your bends are…...

by Griff

Lessons

September 6, 20225Comments

Look For Patterns In Licks

As I started going through this particular lick for today’s lesson, I realized there are actually at least 3 cool things going on that are important: 1 – The...

August 30, 202213Comments

Chasing Chords With A Simple Blues Phrase

Like many videos I do, I’m hoping this will inspire you to experiment a little and try this out in your soloing… When most folks play or learn a blues lick,...

by Griff

Lessons

August 23, 202214Comments

How To Play “Real” Songs By Yourself

Today’s video is in response to a common question about how to play “real” blues songs in a solo context (meaning, just you and a guitar, not a band.) This...

by Griff

Blues Artists

Lessons

August 16, 20227Comments

Gary Moore Umbrella Man Blues/Rock Riff

As you may have noticed, I lean a little more to the blues/rock side of the spectrum… So I’m a huge Gary Moore fan and this is a riff of his that just hits like a...

by Griff

Lessons

August 9, 202214Comments

This Double Stop Is The Blues

There’s this one particular double stop that lies between boxes 1 and 2 of the pentatonic/blues scale… I hear this sound SO much, and I use it all the time, but...

by Griff

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