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February 24, 202236Comments

Ode To The 4 Note Solo

I want to share with you something that your fellow BGU'ers pulled off brilliantly... Most folks who have gotten into the Blues Guitar Unleashed universe have arrived through my 4 Note

by Griff

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November 3, 20211Comments

Missing Emails?

One of the most common questions I get at the helpdesk or via the forum has to do with my daily emails not arriving where they are supposed to go... The

by Griff

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February 14, 202154Comments

A Little Valentine’s Day Story…

Laura, my wife, had a fantastic idea and posted the following on the BGU Facebook page: Totally not blues related, but since it’s Valentine’s Day, I thought it would be fun

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Practicing

July 9, 202012Comments

Your Guitar Playing Speed Test

Playing Faster Has NOTHING To Do With Your Finger Speed! Now, you can probably guess what makes the most difference (if you know me, you know where I'm going here.) But let

by Griff

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Practicing

June 5, 202051Comments

Soloing Levels For Knowing What To Practice

I get this all the time... "I want to improve my blues soloing..." Yeah, I get that, but exactly *how* do you intend to do that? And, what is "improved" going to

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Lessons

May 12, 202017Comments

John Mayer Agrees With Me

In the guitar community, when John Mayer speaks... a whole lot of folks listen :) Now, maybe you're a fan, and maybe you're not, but John's a great player and if

by Griff

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April 22, 202015Comments

The 3 Legs Of Blues Soloing

OK... so this isn't a "lesson" in the sense of giving you something to play and practice on, so you can set down your guitar for a few minutes and

by Griff

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March 27, 202029Comments

“Ask Griff” Live on 3-27-2020

So... some Q&A, a little bourbon, and some noodling happened on the Facebooks and the YouTubes yesterday afternoon. In case you missed it, here you go! By the way, this was

March 16, 202032Comments

The Roles Your Blues Notes Play…

A lot of people might call these the "intervals" of the blues scale, but these aren't intervals to me because they don't involve a distance between 2 notes... Instead, I think

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January 12, 202023Comments

What Makes Blues…. Blues?

Ever wonder what it is about music that makes it sound, "bluesy?" Obviously some music is a 12 bar blues form, so it's technically, "a blues," but there is a LOT

by Griff

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