Lessons – Page 15 – Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog

August 2, 202220Comments

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

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July 26, 202216Comments

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

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July 19, 202216Comments

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

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June 28, 202223Comments

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

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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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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,

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

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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

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