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December 15, 201642Comments

What Does It Mean To Play In Time?

You hear all the time about "playing in time," and "keeping good time," or "playing in the pocket..." But what does that really mean? In this video we'll talk about it and

by Griff

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Practicing

December 1, 201619Comments

Hard Skills Vs Soft Skills

Over the years you may have heard me talk about "Hows" and "Whats," when referring to skills or ideas you will need to be proficient at... Well I've also heard them

by Griff

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Practicing

November 2, 2016196Comments

Skills To Pay The Bills

Guitar playing revolves around a lot of different skills... some of them are basic like plucking a string, while others are a bit more complex like strumming in time. Some skills

by Griff

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October 27, 201660Comments

Recently I've been "conversing" with quite a few students (both privately and digitally) about their biggest struggles... Well I've been reading through some of the responses over the last several hours

by Griff

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October 9, 201628Comments

BGU Live 2016 Wrap Up

Well, it's hard to believe another BGU Live is over... but wow, what a great time we had! In case you couldn't make it out, I've got a few early videos

by Griff

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September 25, 201687Comments

How To Practice Without Your Guitar

At some point most all of us go through a time when we'd love to play... but just can't. Often it's some sort of medical thing, or maybe it's an extended

by Griff

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September 22, 201640Comments

Have Some Jam Tracks On Me…

I love playing with a band and playing on stage in front of people... and if you've ever done it before then you might agree with me on that one

by Griff

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July 22, 201678Comments

Hanging Out With Pete Rasnick…

Every once in a while I get the pleasure of getting together in person with one of my Blues Guitar Unleashed students... and in this case I was able to get

by Griff

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Lessons

June 21, 201655Comments

Blues Phrasing – How You End Your Licks Matters

We spend a fair amount of time talking about how (or, more accurately, when) you start blues licks... but we don't often talk about how they end. And you might also

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Practicing

June 19, 201648Comments

Learning A Blues Tune

First... notice that this article is "Learning A Blues Tune," (singular, as in not tunes.) Why? Because (we) guitar players have a habit of trying to learn a LOT of things at

by Griff

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