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January 12, 202023Comments

What Makes Blues…. Blues?

Ever wonder what it is about music that makes it sound, "bluesy?" Obviously some music is a 12 bar blues form, so it's technically, "a blues," but there is a LOT

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Lessons

January 10, 202023Comments

Brown Sugar Tweedly Noodling

This is kind of hard to explain, but I think you'll find it fun... One of my students was asking about the intro to ZZ Top's tune, "Brown Sugar," and there

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Lessons

January 8, 202020Comments

A Beginning Fingerstyle Pattern

I know it's not blues, but sometimes it's just fun to try a little something different... This is a simple fingerstyle pattern that is a good way to start to get

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Lessons

January 6, 202038Comments

Pentatonics With Interval Patterns

A lot of times my students will learn box 1 (and maybe box 2) of the pentatonic scale really well... But then when it comes to boxes 4 and 5... not

January 2, 202025Comments

5 Tips For Better Blues Solos

Over the last few years I've found a few things that most every blues player can do to up their game just a bit. None of these require using something new,

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Lessons

December 31, 201923Comments

3 Easy Box 1 Blues Licks

Many, if not most, new blues players learn good old "Box 1" of the minor pentatonic scale, but that's just a small part of the puzzle... In fact, you really need

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discussion

December 26, 201956Comments

The Guitar In 2020…

It's hard to believe that the end of another decade is drawing near... I've been playing and teaching guitar for more than 3 of those decades, and I've seen a lot

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Lessons

November 7, 201912Comments

Playing Steady Eighth Notes To Improve Your Aim

You have probably heard me talk about phrasing on more than one occasion... And I've certainly expounded upon the need to "leave some space," in your solos... But this lesson isn't about

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Lessons

November 5, 201915Comments

SRV Style “Crying” Bends

There is a particular style of double-stop bend thing that SRV does better than just about anyone else... I call them "Crying"bends, but I don't think that's a scientific term :) Get

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discussion

Lessons

October 31, 201930Comments

The Pentatonic Scale On One String…

Why on Earth would you want to play your entire Pentatonic Scale on one string? Lots of reasons... so let's talk about it...

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