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September 16, 201944Comments

Guitar Lesson The Major Scale On Guitar

One of the biggest debates I see in blues-land is the debate about music theory... And while I'm a big theory geek, and love it, I realize it ain't for everyone.

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Lessons

September 13, 201936Comments

Walking By Myself Solo Arrangement

I love this old Jimmy Reed classic... and though you might know it done by Gary Moore, it lends itself to playing acoustic and singing along, accompanying your own voice. So

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Lessons

September 9, 201918Comments

Fire!

Admittedly, I've played this song for a lot of years, and I've probably forgotten (or ignored) some of the particular, finer details :) However, this is how I play it (never

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Lessons

September 5, 201915Comments

1 Note – 6 Rhythms

I can see it now, "The 1 Note Solo?" No, that's not what this is supposed to be... I do, often, say that rhythm is more important than notes. You can butcher

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Lessons

September 2, 201927Comments

Soloing Over A 1 Chord Vamp

So, this doesn't always happen, but I have been at blues jams where "Cissy Strut" was called... and it's not really a blues. However, it's a one chord vamp and is

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Lessons

August 29, 201911Comments

Straight Feel Vs. Swing Feel – Beginners

This video is actually something I was inspired to do based on some private lessons I've had recently... Seems there is often some confusion on the difference between a straight feel

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Lessons

August 26, 201911Comments

The Things I Used To Do

The first 12 bars of what Guitar Slim plays over "The Things That I Used To Do" is a great example of 2 powerful concepts: First - using both the triplet,

August 23, 201920Comments

Blues-i-fying The Major Pentatonic Sound And 7th Arpeggios

I've had a lot of questions lately about the Major Pentatonic Scale and using for different chords... The thing is... you can use the Major Pentatonic scale a lot, and you

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Lessons

August 20, 201949Comments

Which Box Do I Use For Which Chord?

There is often confusion about which Pentatonic or Blues "Box" you should play over each chord... The question, itself, implies some misunderstanding so in this live video I'll try and clear

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Lessons

August 14, 201928Comments

A Box 1 “Escape” Lick

The common "Box 1" pattern is a place where a lot of great music is made... so I don't mean to knock it at all... But sometimes, you feel like you

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