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March 15, 202216Comments

The 4 7th Chord Shapes You Should Know

Today is more for the beginners... The blues typically revolves around 7th chords... not major 7th, and no minor 7th, but dominant 7th chords. Those chords can come in a few different

by Griff

Lessons

March 8, 202214Comments

Sliding Through The Pentatonic Scales With The Ring Finger

It's fairly common using the "boxes" of the pentatonic or blues scale to get stuck in one pattern (which is often box 1 or maybe 2)... But if you can get

by Griff

Lessons

March 3, 202210Comments

Moving Between Sounds With The House Pattern

This is one of those lessons that is more of a "move" and not a specific "lick"... Many blues players know that one of your options when blues soloing is to

by Griff

Blues Artists

Lessons

March 1, 202212Comments

Otis Rush – All Your Love I Miss Lovin’

I can't even say how often I find out that one of my favorite songs was written by Otis Rush... And every time I hear him play it always twists my

by Griff

Lessons

August 23, 202119Comments

Memphis – Lonnie Mack

Got a request for some info on this tune... I'd not heard it, but it was a fun one so I made a video about it for you, I hope you

by Griff

Lessons

August 17, 202119Comments

Double Stops a la “Keep Your Hands To Yourself”

I was in a private lesson and this tune came up as my student was asking about how these double stops work... Turns out, with just one shape, and some fun

by Griff

Lessons

August 13, 202129Comments

Using Both Pentatonics Over “Bluesy” Chord Changes

There are a lot of different tunes that, while "bluesy," aren't really blues songs (they aren't a 12 bar blues.) This particular progression, which is used in songs like, "Blue On

by Griff

Lessons

July 15, 20217Comments

Melodic Patterns – Gary Moore Lick From “Key To Love”

It would be REALLY hard to learn all of the individual notes in a lick like this one from Gary Moore in his tune, "Key To Love"... However, if you know

by Griff

Lessons

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

Lessons

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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