Griff – Page 35 – Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog

April 22, 201833Comments

Navigating The New Stuff…

Lots of things are afoot here at Planet BGU... You may already have been working with the new Member Portal, but with the launch of Blues Speed Building Blocks and the

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Lessons

April 17, 201869Comments

Let’s Talk Technique…

As blues players, sometimes the word technique leaves a... less than desireable taste... Blues is about feeling the music and playing from your heart and leaving your soul bare on the

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Lessons

April 11, 201831Comments

How To Start Red House

First things first... this is not a "How to play Red House" lesson (I don't want the Hendrix estate beating down my door!) However, I've recently heard a LOT of guitar

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Lessons

Practicing

March 30, 201860Comments

Trading Fours

Trading Fours is something that comes up a lot on gigs, but for some reason I rarely see it discussed. And since I was working with some students who asked

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Lessons

February 26, 201819Comments

Blues With A Buddy – Soloing 1

Not long ago, I did another video about what I call, "Blues With A Buddy," and some rhythm ideas to try... And I said I'd do another video with some soloing

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Lessons

February 23, 201846Comments

Blues With A Buddy – Slow Blues In E

The premise behind today's lesson is this situation... You and a buddy are hanging out to play some guitar, but neither of you knows the same tune so you figure you'll

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Lessons

February 20, 201842Comments

Some Music Store Blues…

The idea behind today's lesson is simple... you walk into a music and pull a guitar off the wall, what do you play? Doesn't matter if it's acoustic or electric, and

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Lessons

February 8, 201848Comments

Slow Blues Turnaround In G

Today's video is just a fun turnaround lick in the key of G over a slow blues. It's not too hard to play and has a real nice feel, so dig

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Lessons

February 6, 201849Comments

Blues Keys Vs. Real Keys (With Video)

Here's the thing... when we say we're in a "key" in blues, we aren't really in a key at all. It's a convenience, but it's not accurate. For example, when we say

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Lessons

January 30, 201843Comments

How To Play Blues With More Feeling

In today's video we're going to talk about how to play the blues with more feeling... Now, obviously, I can't make you feel more or less - that's not really what

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