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February 24, 202411Comments

THP 2 House Pattern Lick 1

Let's learn a fun new lick from one of my favorite patterns, the "House Pattern." Check it out, this is a classic pattern for mixing the major and minor blues sounds

by Griff

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February 23, 202413Comments

THP-1-The-House-Pattern

What I affectionately call, "The House Pattern," is one of my favorite blues soloing patterns, but it's one that is so often misunderstood... It's not any *one* particular scale, or sound,

by Griff

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November 21, 202320Comments

“How Long” Acoustic Blues Song Lesson

I do an acoustic blues duo with a buddy of mine once or twice a month on Sundays at a place down in Grapevine... One day Joey pulled this out and

by Griff

Lessons

October 6, 20237Comments

Turning Blues Chords Into Blues Solos

In this video I'll show you how I take the same basic chords that I always use and turn them into soloing tools. This is a style of soloing I really

by Griff

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September 14, 20237Comments

5 Blues Sounds From 1 Position

BB King was the MASTER at getting a ton of great sounds out of 1 small area of the fretboard... And, personally, I think you'd be better for learning how to

by Griff

Lessons

September 8, 20238Comments

3 Cool Moves Turned Into A Lick

Many times licks are far too complex... It's easy to miss the small moves that get repeated in dozens, or maybe hundreds of licks over your lifetime as a guitarist. So today

by Griff

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August 28, 20234Comments

What’s The Difference Between The Major And Minor Pentatonic Scales?

We talk a lot about boxes and patterns of the pentatonic and blues scales on guitar... But what is the actual difference between the major and the minor pentatonic and blues

by Griff

Lessons

August 24, 20237Comments

Double Stop Acoustic Moves Out Of Box 1

When you "build your own blues" tune out of different elements, it can be a challenge to "find" anything outside of your normal open position "box 1" pattern that you're

by Griff

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August 21, 20234Comments

What Are The Blues Guitar Chords?

Playing blues guitar starts with chords because chords make songs... Before you can solo and do all that fun stuff, you gotta know your chords, and your chord book isn't gonna

by Griff

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July 29, 20237Comments

Switching Major And Minor Sounds Around The Pivot

You might know that there are times and places to use both the major and the minor blues scale when you solo over a blues... But can you do it? I

by Griff

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