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November 13, 20248Comments

Ain’t No Sunshine – Acoustic

While "Ain't No Sunshine" is not necessarily a blues, exactly, it's often played at blues jams and it's a staple at my acoustic blues gigs. So you should probably learn how

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Lessons

November 9, 20242Comments

Major Blues Lick For The V Chord

I have another major blues lick from more of the major blues sound, this time in a different box for the V chord. As I mentioned in a previous video, major

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November 8, 20246Comments

Major Blues Lick For The IV Chord

I have another major blues lick from more of the major blues sound... As I mentioned in a previous video, major blues licks usually bring along a bit of the minor

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Lessons

November 7, 20245Comments

Major Blues Lick For The I Chord

Straight up, I'm going to show you a lick from more of the major blues sound... BUT, here's the thing, major blues licks usually bring along a bit of the minor

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Lessons

November 1, 20246Comments

Triplet Blues Lick Hack

If you've never heard me talk about quarter note triplets and how amazing and useful they are in blues soloing.... Well. consider that time over and gone :) But out of all

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Lessons

October 25, 20243Comments

Acoustic Blues Intro In E

It's not uncommon to start blues tunes with a couple of bars of intro, followed by the turnaround... So in this lesson I'll show you one of my favorite little intros

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October 22, 20244Comments

Box 3 To 4 Slow Blues Lick

I like this particular idea for a couple of different reasons... 1 - The interesting rhythmic variety - don't overlook this as it's a huge part of the sound 2 - It

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Lessons

October 11, 20242Comments

Skynyrd Style Repeating Lick

Yeah, we all know it's from Free Bird, but it's a killer lick... And while you may have heard it, and you may have even tried to play it, you probably

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Lessons

October 11, 20242Comments

Acoustic Blues Thump Bass And Little Chords

This is one of my favorite acoustic blues guitar moves for the first few bars of the 12 bar blues form... It uses some little chords and inversions in the key

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October 10, 20245Comments

My Favorite Pentatonic Trick

This is a really fun way to take a basic pentatonic or blues lick and add some new life to it... We often play licks or ideas that are simply a

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