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October 9, 201846Comments

Another Mixing Major And Minor Blues Sounds Post…

This is something we talk about a lot, but it seems to be a common sticking point for people and it's always worth repeating. Plus, I usually come at it from

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Lessons

October 7, 201835Comments

Easy Ways To Start Your Blues Solos

With a lot of students, they learn some scales and patterns and then when it's time to solo they get "paralysis by analysis" and end up playing close to nothing! Here

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Lessons

Practicing

October 4, 201817Comments

Bending More Effectively

Today's short video is not a complete bending tutorial, but more aimed at you if you can sort of bend, but they don't always seem to make sense. There are reasons

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Lessons

October 2, 201829Comments

Solo Shuffle Strum Pattern From Comping Pattern

A little while back I did a lesson on a BB King lick that I particularly enjoy... and I played a little rhythm into my looper to demonstrate the lick... I

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Practicing

September 26, 201824Comments

What To Practice Next Using “How Vs. What”

Over the last decade and change I've gone from a completely private one-on-one environment to almost a "coaching" role as I now guide most people through a more "self directed"

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Lessons

Practicing

September 23, 201835Comments

How To Jam By Yourself As A Beginner

So... today's lesson is more for the beginners... but it might be quite useful to some of you more experienced players as well. Because even though you might be familiar already

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Lessons

September 18, 201838Comments

How To Add Some Variety To Your Solos

It's super easy to get stuck in a steady steam of 1/8th notes when you solo... So in today's video I'll give you a couple of ideas on ways to break

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Lessons

September 15, 201819Comments

BB King Let The Good Times Roll Lick

This is a fun lick that shows off BB King's incredible use of my favorite thing - rhythm. It's a simple pattern, one I commonly call the House Pattern, with a

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August 31, 20181Comments

What To Expect In A Challenge

If you've not done a BGULabs Challenge before, you might be wondering what to expect. Here's a little video showing you how it will (most likely) work:

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Lessons

August 15, 201822Comments

Double Stop Box 4 Lick

Nothing today but a great lick you can use when it's time to go around again for your "second 12." I often tell students to get up and out of the

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