October 19, 202011Comments

Dickey Betts 3 Beat Phrase Over 4 Beat Measure

This is such a great lick, but it can be a real brain teaser because of how it’s a 3 beat phrase, over a 4 beat measure. As always, counting is the key, and separating...

by Griff

Lessons

August 6, 202014Comments

How To REALLY Play Mustang Sally

So… yeah… from some folks I can hear the groans now… But, when you dig into this tune a little bit, it’s got some cool stuff, and it’s worth your...

by Griff

Lessons

July 22, 202020Comments

Why You Don’t Change Keys Over A Blues

This is a question I hear all the time… “If I’m playing in A, using A minor blues, and the chord goes to D7, shouldn’t I change to D minor...

by Griff

Lessons

July 8, 202011Comments

T-Bone Walker “Strolling With Bones” Style Lick

This is a lick I stole from T-Bone Walker from the tune, “Strolling With Bones,” and I noticed something interesting about it… If you’re familiar with...

by Griff

Lessons

July 5, 20206Comments

Chuck Berry’s Intro On “The Things I Used To Do”

I would wager a guess that most people are more familiar with Chuck Berry’s rock and roll playing on classics like “Johnny B. Goode,” or “Roll Over...

by Griff

Lessons

June 30, 202020Comments

How To Play Jailhouse Rock

What can you say, it’s a classic, it’s from “The King,” and it’s a blues… with some attitude! Dig it!

by Griff

Lessons

June 26, 202012Comments

Mercy Fell Like Rain

Got a request for this tune, and I have to say I really love the creative use of chords within the 12 bar blues form… There are definitely some substitutions and some...

by Griff

Lessons

Practicing

May 29, 202011Comments

END Your Scales On Beat 1

Most folks, when practicing scales, start playing on beat 1 and play through the scale… And while that makes sense academically, it often doesn’t make sense...

by Griff

Lessons

May 27, 20207Comments

The World To The Left…

If you play blues guitar solos, you probably know good old “box 1″… But that gets you really used to looking at the world from the right… Instead,...

by Griff

Lessons

May 22, 202022Comments

Double Time G Cadd9 Emin7 D

While I realize this is Blues Guitar Unleashed…. I’d be doing you a disservice if I didn’t talk about something that is important for guitar playing…...

by Griff

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