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August 23, 201920Comments

Blues-i-fying The Major Pentatonic Sound And 7th Arpeggios

I've had a lot of questions lately about the Major Pentatonic Scale and using for different chords... The thing is... you can use the Major Pentatonic scale a lot, and you

by Griff

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Lessons

August 5, 201941Comments

[Live] BB King/House Pattern Shapes

The "BB Box" (I call it the House Pattern) tends to cause a lot of confusion, and today I thought we could look into it and why you want to

by Griff

discussion

July 29, 201932Comments

Little Chords Made Me Stand Out…

I will admit that I am guilty of not sharing the successes of my students nearly enough... But just the other day I got a message on the forum from Joe

by Griff

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June 8, 201924Comments

Now Look What You’ve Done…

"Now Look What You've Done..." That was the subject of an email I received from a BGU member in Virginia... I was intrigued... Inside the email was the following: "After spending 30-ish years

by Griff

Blues Artists

discussion

May 11, 201940Comments

These Women Play The Blues

Since it happens to be Mother's Day, I thought it might be a good time to celebrate some of the female blues guitar players out there... Generally speaking, there aren't nearly

by Griff

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Practicing

April 8, 201940Comments

How To Find All 5 Boxes – No Matter What Key

Certainly in people that I work with every day, wrapping your head around "the boxes" and being able to truly find all of the possible places to play your pentatonic/blues

by Griff

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Recommendations

February 21, 201935Comments

Do You Need Real Music?

Q: How do you get a guitar player to stop playing? A: Put sheet music in front of them! It's an old joke that nods to a common misconception about guitar players

by Griff

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Practicing

February 15, 20198Comments

“Ask Griff” Feb 15, 2019

We talked about a whole bunch of fun things yesterday on a live version of "Ask Griff..." So grab a cup of coffee and listen to some thoughts on practicing tips,

by Griff

discussion

February 14, 201927Comments

When To Stop And When To Butcher It

A lot of beginning and intermediate guitar players have the tendency to stop every time they make a mistake... Which may, or may not, be the right thing to do. Let's

by Griff

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Lessons

February 11, 201940Comments

Clapton’s Secret Move?

There is a particular move that I see Eric Clapton do that seems to be a bit unique to his style... And since so many of you have been asking for

by Griff

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