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July 12, 202110Comments

Blues Soloing – Mixing Sounds Over 1 Chord

A lot of my students spend a lot of their time practicing soloing over a 12 bar blues... But that requires some different muscles - you have to pay attention to

by Griff

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July 1, 202128Comments

An Acoustic Clapton Johnson Riff

This one's a little tough to name... ... but when you hear it, I think you'll recognize it :) It's a super common idea with a lot of possibilities... The way I played

by Griff

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May 24, 202116Comments

How To Add Vibrato To A Bent Note

First and foremost... If you're not cool with bending, in general, and your vibrato on un-bent notes isn't happening yet... Then adding vibrato to a note you are trying to bend

by Griff

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May 14, 202116Comments

Better Blues Solos With Syncopation

Wanting to play cooler blues solos is a typical request from students... But most go about it all wrong, thinking that more notes, more patterns, and more speed, are going to

by Griff

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April 29, 202111Comments

How To Start A Blues Song From The V

A lot of us take it for granted when we hear that we're going to start a blues song, "From the V..." So in this video, I'll show you what that

by Griff

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April 26, 202118Comments

Pull Your Listener To The Next Chord

There are a lot of ways to solo over a blues chord progression, but one things that holds true is using chord tones... In this video, I'll show you a great

by Griff

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March 30, 202110Comments

5 Easy Blues Songs – King Strut Melody

I swiped another one from my 5 Easy Blues Songs course for you today... It's the melody from the song, "King Strut," that is more of an homage to Freddie King

by Griff

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March 29, 202123Comments

Just Got Paid

I was asked by my friend, Steve Stine, to join in a remote collaboration video doing the song, "Just Got Paid," by ZZ Top... and also re-made by Joe Bonamassa... His

by Griff

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March 28, 20214Comments

Al’s Blues Lick #5

Today I stole a little snippet from my new, 5 Easy Blues Songs course... It's a lick from the solo of "Al's Blues," which just happens to be one of my

by Griff

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March 15, 202122Comments

Lots Of Sounds In One Place

Most guitar players... and it seems especially blues players... Have this goal of "mastering the fretboard," which sounds really cool, until you try to work out how that's going to be

by Griff

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