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June 14, 202224Comments

Dropping In The Dorian Scale

I often get asked about using modes with the blues, and there aren't a lot of simple, easy answers... Except this one. The Dorian Mode (the 2nd mode of the major scale)

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June 7, 202220Comments

ZZ Top’s “I Thank You”

I know I don't typically do "song lessons," but this one is a great demonstration of a simple idea in the solo that gets repeated with great effect. And, of course,

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June 2, 202214Comments

My Process For Learning Difficult Licks

This is probably time to grab some coffee and sit back and watch, first... I've been working on a difficult solo, and I wanted to show you step-by-step how I take

by Griff

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May 31, 202210Comments

Angus Young’s “Turn” Around The Blue Note

I'm a huge Angus Young fan... he was, arguably, my first guitar hero way back in the late 1970s... And what I've come to learn as I've gotten more into the

by Griff

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May 24, 202218Comments

The Funky Blues Strum Pattern You Might Be Playing Wrong

Well, maybe we're doing Funk Guitar Unleashed today ;) Seriously, though, this strumming idea comes up in both funky styles of blues, and straight up, James Brown style funk guitar... It even

by Griff

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May 17, 202214Comments

Fills For The Noodle Machine

One of the cool things about using simple chord progressions that aren't in the blues format, is that you can chase each major chord with a major pentatonic scale... And for

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May 10, 202224Comments

Pentatonics From A 5th String Root

This is one of those little mindshifts that was so helpful to me as a young man growing up learning to solo through chord changes... We usually learn the pentatonic and

by Griff

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May 3, 20225Comments

Count The Uncountable

I talk about counting ALL the time... and I'm well aware of that... However, I'll be the first to admit that there are some times, particularly in a slow blues, where

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April 26, 202215Comments

Let’s Build A Blues

While this isn't the first time I've talked about this type of format for an acoustic blues... This is the first time I've approached it using basically just one or two

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April 20, 202211Comments

Playing Behind The Muting Fingers

One of the more difficult, but important techniques you need to play with a heavy picking hand in the style of SRV or KWS is the ability to play "behind"

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