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January 3, 201955Comments

How Many Scales Do You Need?

Today is a little bit listening, but with a purpose, so maybe grab some coffee... It's not uncommon, if you're kind of new to playing the blues, to think that the

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Practicing

December 27, 201816Comments

Testify!

I admit it... I love being right ;) Back before Blues Guitar Unleashed was a thing, I taught private lessons exclusively - usually around 60 of them, sometimes as many as

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Live Clips

December 23, 201844Comments

A BGU Forum Merry Christmas 2018

Sometimes on the Blues Guitar Unleashed Member Forum we like to get a little carried away... This year Tony came up with a great idea that we take a shuffle jam

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Lessons

December 16, 201838Comments

The Comping Pattern

Playing blues rhythm is sometimes called "comping," especially when we talk about playing chords behind another soloist or a singer. It's not really a "strum pattern," because you don't strum, but

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Lessons

December 14, 201824Comments

Another Sweet Home Chicago Intro – “Chord Soloing”

There are a lot of cool ways to play the first 12 of Sweet Home Chicago, but this one I heard from Luther Tucker struck me as a great use

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Lessons

December 12, 201822Comments

On Beat 1 Vs. Off Beat 1

If you've heard me say it once, you've probably heard me say it 1000 times - you don't want to start your licks on beat 1 of a bar. Why? It

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Lessons

December 9, 201819Comments

Working Around Hard Chords

A lot of times when you are a beginning guitarist, you have that 'one chord' that gives you trouble. It's often different for each different person, but it's easy to

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Lessons

Practicing

December 6, 201813Comments

Reverse Engineering A Blues Lick

A lot of people seem to think that classic blues licks just sort of fly out of great players, and no one really talks about the fact that those same

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Lessons

December 3, 201829Comments

The “Hendrix” Chord

Most folks know the 7#9 chord from Hendrix's famous song, Purple Haze, but if you don't already know it, here it is... Likewise, if you do already know this chord, maybe

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Lessons

November 30, 201818Comments

3 Blues Moves To Know

There are certain finger movements that you tend to see come up over and over again in blues soloing... So in today's video we'll talk about 3 licks that showcase some

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