November 7, 20196Comments

Playing Steady Eighth Notes To Improve Your Aim

You have probably heard me talk about phrasing on more than one occasion… And I’ve certainly expounded upon the need to “leave some space,” in your...

by Griff

Lessons

November 5, 20199Comments

SRV Style “Crying” Bends

There is a particular style of double-stop bend thing that SRV does better than just about anyone else… I call them “Crying”bends, but I don’t think...

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Lessons

October 31, 201917Comments

The Pentatonic Scale On One String…

Why on Earth would you want to play your entire Pentatonic Scale on one string? Lots of reasons… so let’s talk about it…

by Griff

Lessons

October 24, 201910Comments

So It’s Like That

This lesson is basically built around the chords to Joe Bonamassa’s tune, “So It’s Like That.” The characteristic intro riff is nothing more than a...

by Griff

Lessons

October 21, 201954Comments

The Bluest Blues

As the driving force behind Ten Years After, Alvin Lee was a brilliant blues/rock guitar player… Admittedly, I’m only recently becoming familiar with his work, but...

by Griff

Lessons

October 17, 201910Comments

7th Chord Mixing And Matching

When you’re comping or playing blues rhythm, it’s easy to get comfortable with one chord shape… But you can add a lot to your rhythm playing by simply moving...

by Griff

Lessons

October 15, 201913Comments

Beginners – Easy Blues Turnaround Ideas

If you are familiar with the popular ‘Blues In E” type of blues riff, then you’ve come across a turnaround before – even if you didn’t know it....

by Griff

Lessons

October 6, 20198Comments

Turning A Classic Rock Lick Into A Blues Lick (Walk This Way)

So, this is cool, because I get to kill 2 birds with one stone… I love great classic rock licks, and this sure is one of those 🙂 Plus, I get to mold it into a blues lick...

by Griff

Lessons

October 2, 201914Comments

The Chuck Berry Double Stop Lick

Many of my students want to learn to play Chuck Berry licks… and for good reason! But, they usually struggle because of 2 issues: 1 – the bends aren’t...

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September 30, 201916Comments

Easy Boogie Woogie Blues Riff

This is a simple, boogie style blues riff that should suit most beginning and early intermediate blues guitar players. It uses a 12 bar blues in E, with a simple riff based...

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