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September 6, 20229Comments

Look For Patterns In Licks

As I started going through this particular lick for today's lesson, I realized there are actually at least 3 cool things going on that are important: 1 - The patterns, and
by Griff
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Practicing
August 30, 202225Comments

Chasing Chords With A Simple Blues Phrase

Like many videos I do, I'm hoping this will inspire you to experiment a little and try this out in your soloing... When most folks play or learn a blues lick,
by Griff
Lessons
August 23, 202223Comments

How To Play “Real” Songs By Yourself

Today's video is in response to a common question about how to play "real" blues songs in a solo context (meaning, just you and a guitar, not a band.) This is
by Griff
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Lessons
August 16, 20229Comments

Gary Moore Umbrella Man Blues/Rock Riff

As you may have noticed, I lean a little more to the blues/rock side of the spectrum... So I'm a huge Gary Moore fan and this is a riff of his
by Griff
Lessons
August 9, 202220Comments

This Double Stop Is The Blues

There's this one particular double stop that lies between boxes 1 and 2 of the pentatonic/blues scale... I hear this sound SO much, and I use it all the time, but
by Griff
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog
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Practicing
August 2, 202217Comments

Blues Grooves For Your Looper

As you've probably noticed, I'm a big fan of looper pedals... Back in the old days, I literally used to sit with a cassette deck and play a groove into it
by Griff
Lessons
July 26, 202214Comments

A Clapton Blueprint

When I was learning to solo, there were a lot of licks and solos that I either couldn't play, or couldn't figure out by ear (remember, this was before the
by Griff
Lessons
July 19, 202215Comments

Harmonized Blues In E Groove

If you're stuck with the regular old, "Blues In E," groove, then I've got something fun for you today... What typically makes this tricky is the picking hand... I use my
by Griff
Lessons
Practicing
June 28, 202215Comments

Subdividing Beats Workout

In my experience, only a small handful of folks will actually try and do today's lesson more than twice... Which is unfortunate, because I would argue it's the skill that most
by Griff
Lessons
June 21, 202215Comments

The Stairway Changes

While this is obviously not a lesson on how to play Stairway To Heaven, or the solo from that tune... It was the first song where I learned this set of
by Griff
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