Griff – Page 48 – Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog

August 11, 201550Comments

How To End A Blues Tune

While we covered what I call the "Basie ending" in the "Tore Down" lesson, there is another ending that comes up quite a bit and you should know it. It doesn't

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discussion

August 10, 201553Comments

The 3 Gig Rule

I'll be honest... I was pretty sure I'd written this article before now, but if Google can't find it then I guess it doesn't exist :) Here's the problem, you just

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Practicing

August 3, 201540Comments

Do You Get Tongue Tied?

Do you ever find yourself getting tongue tied when you try to explain something to someone? Think about the last time you couldn't find the right words when you were having

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Recommendations

August 2, 201568Comments

My Favorite Video Voodoo Tool…

There are some things I love about living in the modern world as opposed to the "old school" way we used to do stuff... For one thing, I'll never miss trying

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Blues Artists

July 28, 2015101Comments

RIP Alan Mirikitani

The blues lost another great blues/rock guitar player when Alan Mirikitani died of a heart attack in the recording studio last weekend. Alan was known to many as BB Chung King,

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discussion

July 10, 201570Comments

Three Times A Fool

So there's a great tune by Otis Rush called Three Times A Fool. I actually came across the tune because I heard Joe Bonamassa do it... but then I stumbled

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discussion

July 8, 201568Comments

A Rose By Any Other Name…

I always get a kick out of the fancy music theory names for stuff... Modes are a perfect example... Ionian, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian, and Locrian - and they all

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Gear

June 27, 201580Comments

Why I Love Gear…

I love guitar gear - amps, guitars, pedals, slides, picks, strings, straps, cases, cables... you name it, I'm into it. But guitar gear can be a frightening thing if you're new

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Lessons

June 18, 201556Comments

Ask Me No Questions – SRV Rake Lick

Fellow BGU'er and my good friend Lloyd (Paparaptor on the forum) asked me about this particular technique that SRV uses in many places, but it's really obvious on this tune

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Lessons

June 16, 201589Comments

Clapton Sweet Home Chicago

There's a version of Clapton doing Sweet Home Chicago that I've always really dug from his Robert Johnson Session back in 2004... Unfortunately I can't post it because the copyright

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