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June 26, 202012Comments

Mercy Fell Like Rain

Got a request for this tune, and I have to say I really love the creative use of chords within the 12 bar blues form... There are definitely some substitutions and

by Griff

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May 29, 202014Comments

END Your Scales On Beat 1

Most folks, when practicing scales, start playing on beat 1 and play through the scale... And while that makes sense academically, it often doesn't make sense musically :( There are 2 reasons:

by Griff

Lessons

May 27, 202011Comments

The World To The Left…

If you play blues guitar solos, you probably know good old "box 1"... But that gets you really used to looking at the world from the right... Instead, let's look at the

by Griff

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May 22, 202022Comments

Double Time G Cadd9 Emin7 D

While I realize this is Blues Guitar Unleashed.... I'd be doing you a disservice if I didn't talk about something that is important for guitar playing... no matter what style you

by Griff

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May 12, 202017Comments

John Mayer Agrees With Me

In the guitar community, when John Mayer speaks... a whole lot of folks listen :) Now, maybe you're a fan, and maybe you're not, but John's a great player and if

by Griff

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May 8, 202039Comments

Zep – Since I’ve Been Loving You

Again crossing over onto the "Classic Rock Unleashed" side, we're going to look at the chord progression, and some soloing ideas, from Led Zeppelin's classic, "Since I've Been Loving You." You

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May 4, 202034Comments

How To Play Mississippi Queen

This is a song I always dug because it's just one of those classic 12 bar blues rock songs that you might not know is just a 12 bar blues

by Griff

Lessons

May 1, 202014Comments

Using The BB Box House Pattern And Switching Major and Minor

It's tempting to call this the "3 note solo," but since I already did a 4 note solo, that might be a little silly :) Seriously, though, this is a really

by Griff

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April 30, 202015Comments

Using The Dorian Mode

While you *can* use the Dorian scale over a 12 bar blues... that's not the most common way I see it used. More often than not, I see it used over

by Griff

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April 24, 202028Comments

Pivoting Between Sounds

This is a fun little project to try if you struggle with: 1 - Switching between the major and minor blues sounds... 2 - Counting the 12 bar blues (or getting lost

by Griff

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