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August 7, 201499Comments

Howlin’ Wolf’s Killing Floor Riff…

Here's a great example of how you can take one riff and move it through the 12 bar blues progression without really changing anything. It's also a great example of little

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discussion

August 1, 201477Comments

Being Ready For Your First Open Jam

Sweaty palms... check! Tunnel vision... check! Forgetfulness... check! Panic... check! Do it again? Absolutely!!!!!! There are very few things in this world as thrilling and at the same time petrifying as getting up and playing

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Lessons

July 29, 201456Comments

Country Style 8 Bar Blues Lick In Major Pentatonic

Since I'm often asked for some simple country lessons... I thought it fitting to show you my favorite little country blues scale pattern. It's just a major pentatonic idea, but it

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Lessons

July 23, 201496Comments

Country Blues 8 Bar Comping

So by an interesting turn of events, and the generosity of a good friend, this one-of-a-kind Telecaster that was made for the BGU Live event back in 2012 has found

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Blues Artists

July 18, 201494Comments

RIP Johnny Winter…

We lost another blues legend the other day... Johnny Winter died in his hotel room in Switzerland, he was 70 years old. Playing until the end, Johnny was on tour when

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Lessons

July 3, 201467Comments

Independence Day 2014 Star Spangled Banner

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discussion

June 24, 2014111Comments

Counting Vs. Feeling

I make a big deal about counting... a REALLY big deal. But this is the blues we're talking about around here and I get a good number of "You're supposed to

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discussion

April 5, 201417Comments

BGU Live 2014 Recap

Last weekend was my annual Blues Guitar Unleashed Live event for 2014. And now that it is all wrapped up, I have a bunch of great photos and a video

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discussion

March 10, 201489Comments

What Makes An Intermediate Guitar Player?

Someone asked me the other day, "what makes a guitar player an intermediate guitar player?" And what he really meant was, "what skills do I need to know to make it

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Lessons

December 20, 2013223Comments

Merry Christmas Lesson (Silver Bells)

Merry Christmas! I'm a little late getting a new lesson out for this year... but this will be a lot of fun and worth the wait! The TAB is here.

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