Griff – Page 33 – Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog

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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Lessons

February 12, 201922Comments

More Little Chords & Inversions

A lot folks get stuck playing the same-old-same-old chords and patterns when it comes to blues rhythm playing... but it doesn't have to be that way. When you realize that there

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