Hey – Vote For Me!
Okay, I did it. I threw my hat in the ring to win a chance to play at the Crossroads Festival in Chicago this summer.
In order to get there, I
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Merry Christmas Blues Lesson
While to some folks The Blues and Christmas don't exactly go hand in hand, there have been some truly great Christmas blues songs recorded throughout the years.
Honestly I really didn't
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The first clip from the live event!
Back in October, my friend Bob Murnahan and I did a live clinic here in So. Cal. Here's a clip of us jamming for a while during that show. Check
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Griff & The Moderators…
Here's another inspirational one for you.
About a year ago, a guy named Chuck came on board BGU. He was one of the first onto the BGU Member Forum when it
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9th chord substitutions
While we often talk about how blues is based around 7th chords, those are just suggested chords. In reality you can substitute the 7th chords for 9th chords... and you
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Blues Box 2
Now that we've spent a fair amount of time with box 1, let's take it up the fretboard a bit into the next 4 fret region which is commonly called
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Blues-Tricks-And-Tweedlies
Alright, let's cut to the chase... there's a really cool trick that almost every blues player does, and here's how you do it....Now that I have your attention, I'm actually
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What Are You Listening To?
I thought it would be fun to chime in on what we're listening to these days. Or possibly what some of your favorite blues songs are.
Hopefully in the process of
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Muting Unwanted Strings
Lately I've had a lot of questions regarding muting out unwanted strings on your guitar when doing bends or playing single notes.
I actually made this video to include it in
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Barre Chords or Bar Chords
Few things strike fear into the hearts of aspiring guitarists like the words "barre chords."
The question I am most often asked is basically something along the lines of....
"I just can't
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