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March 12, 20215Comments

Digging In To “Follow The Chord”

The other day I did a post about different approaches you can use when the chord progression you are soloing over is not a blues... And by FAR the question I

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March 10, 202130Comments

How To Solo Over Bluesy Tunes

I get a lot of questions about "blues" tunes that aren't actually blues... Sure, they are really "bluesy," but they aren't an actual "blues," so the blues soloing approach doesn't actually

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March 3, 202123Comments

How To Change The Key Of A Lick

One of the best thing about being a guitar player is not having to care what key you're in! Seriously, in this short video I'll show you how you can take

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December 8, 202013Comments

Rockin Around The Christmas Tree Lick

Sure... you could just watch the video, and play the lick... But you'd be missing out on something SO cool that you can use over so much non-blues stuff (but if

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October 19, 202013Comments

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

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August 6, 202024Comments

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 time

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July 22, 202031Comments

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 blues?" The

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July 8, 202016Comments

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 the general shape that T-Bone

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July 5, 20207Comments

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 Beethoven..." But I saw

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June 30, 202029Comments

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!

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