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March 20, 201932Comments

3 BB King Licks That Don’t Use The House Pattern

When most folks talk about how BB King solos, they tend to refer to what I call the "house" pattern, sometimes also known as the "BB Box." It's basically a grouping

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Practicing

March 14, 201943Comments

You Might Be Practicing Your Boxes Wrong

I'm not sure how else to put it... but most of us learn the "boxes" of the pentatonic/blues scale in a way that... isn't actually all that useful to us

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Lessons

March 11, 201919Comments

When It All Goes South :(

I make no bones about the fact that, for me, playing in a group, with a band, at a jam, or even just with a friend or two - is

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Lessons

March 6, 201940Comments

Buddy Guy Approach To Slow Blues Soloing

Buddy Guy is one of the absolute last living blues legends (if not the last) and I've been listening to some of his music more often lately... I wanted to do

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Lessons

March 4, 201938Comments

Adding Notes To Pentatonic Scales Without Thinking

I know this might seem odd... but I like to add notes to my pentatonic and blues scale boxes without having to really think too much... So, to that end, there

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Lessons

February 22, 201944Comments

Mike Bloomfield IV to I Lick

This is a lick I heard Mike Bloomfield do and I just love it... it's a move that I find myself doing, but I didn't realize just where I'd stolen

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discussion

Recommendations

February 21, 201939Comments

Do You Need Real Music?

Q: How do you get a guitar player to stop playing? A: Put sheet music in front of them! It's an old joke that nods to a common misconception about guitar players

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Lessons

February 19, 201923Comments

Don’t Poke The Root Note…

This is one of those things that I see many of my less experienced blues soloists do... In fact, I see it in my son's jazz band at school, it's

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discussion

Practicing

February 15, 20198Comments

“Ask Griff” Feb 15, 2019

We talked about a whole bunch of fun things yesterday on a live version of "Ask Griff..." So grab a cup of coffee and listen to some thoughts on practicing tips,

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discussion

February 14, 201931Comments

When To Stop And When To Butcher It

A lot of beginning and intermediate guitar players have the tendency to stop every time they make a mistake... Which may, or may not, be the right thing to do. Let's

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