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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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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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Gear

October 28, 201922Comments

How To Create Slapback Delay

Many folks have asked what "slapback" is and how you get it... It's a pretty simple trick with a delay pedal of just about any type, and it can be a

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Lessons

October 24, 201918Comments

So It’s Like That

This lesson is basically built around the chords to Joe Bonamassa's tune, "So It's Like That." The characteristic intro riff is nothing more than a variation on the standard bass box

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Lessons

October 21, 201988Comments

The Bluest Blues

As the driving force behind Ten Years After, Alvin Lee was a brilliant blues/rock guitar player... Admittedly, I'm only recently becoming familiar with his work, but I've been devouring it lately,

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Lessons

October 17, 201926Comments

7th Chord Mixing And Matching

When you're comping or playing blues rhythm, it's easy to get comfortable with one chord shape... But you can add a lot to your rhythm playing by simply moving between shapes

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Lessons

October 15, 201923Comments

Beginners – Easy Blues Turnaround Ideas

If you are familiar with the popular 'Blues In E" type of blues riff, then you've come across a turnaround before - even if you didn't know it. The turnaround is

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Lessons

October 6, 201910Comments

Turning A Classic Rock Lick Into A Blues Lick (Walk This Way)

So, this is cool, because I get to kill 2 birds with one stone... I love great classic rock licks, and this sure is one of those :) Plus, I get to

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Lessons

October 2, 201917Comments

The Chuck Berry Double Stop Lick

Many of my students want to learn to play Chuck Berry licks... and for good reason! But, they usually struggle because of 2 issues: 1 - the bends aren't happening 2- the timing

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