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December 9, 20252Comments

Country Guitar Unleashed Is Here

After a lot of years of folks asking for it, I finally took the time to create an "Unleashed" country guitar course... Give me a few minutes and I'll tell you

by Griff

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Lessons

June 16, 20259Comments

Is This A Solo

A lot of times people get hung up on soloing simply because they don't have a good idea of what soloing is going to sound like when they "get it." So

by Griff

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June 3, 20251Comments

This Is What You’re Missing

Many of my students come to me only after having spent many years trying to learn how to play the blues... And often, even after they've learned some scales and licks

by Griff

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October 7, 20248Comments

10 Things I Wish I Knew

Just like the title says, knowing these things when I was learning guitar would have saved me SO much time! Luckily, you don't have to wait, you can start putting these

by Griff

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October 5, 202418Comments

Pop Blues Songs

Not so much a lesson as a discussion about famous "pop" songs that you may not know are actually "blues" songs... There are a large number of songs I would consider

by Griff

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Lessons

September 10, 202414Comments

Triads, What’s The Big Deal?

It seems all I've heard about lately from other guitar teachers and students alike are triads... But, what are triads? Do you need them? Will they help you in some way? Why do you

by Griff

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Practicing

June 3, 202423Comments

How Can You Play What You Feel…

How can you "play what you feel," if you can't feel much of anything yet? Admittedly, I let the comments section get to me today and I'm sorry for the lack

by Griff

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January 11, 20245Comments

One Riff Does Not A Song Make

Today I'm tackling that age old issue... "Griff, why don't you teach us 'real' songs?" I do, all the time, you just have to know how songs really work, so watch this: In

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Lessons

August 28, 20234Comments

What’s The Difference Between The Major And Minor Pentatonic Scales?

We talk a lot about boxes and patterns of the pentatonic and blues scales on guitar... But what is the actual difference between the major and the minor pentatonic and blues

by Griff

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August 27, 202316Comments

Do Pentatonic Scales Have Modes?

A lot of people see the "boxes" of the pentatonic scale as modes... But they really aren't used that way and would not be considered modes. So here's a quick discussion of

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