Lessons – Page 18 – Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog

October 6, 201910Comments

Turning A Classic Rock Lick Into A Blues Lick (Walk This Way)

So, this is cool, because I get to kill 2 birds with one stone... I love great classic rock licks, and this sure is one of those :) Plus, I get to

by Griff

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October 2, 201917Comments

The Chuck Berry Double Stop Lick

Many of my students want to learn to play Chuck Berry licks... and for good reason! But, they usually struggle because of 2 issues: 1 - the bends aren't happening 2- the timing

by Griff

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September 30, 201921Comments

Easy Boogie Woogie Blues Riff

This is a simple, boogie style blues riff that should suit most beginning and early intermediate blues guitar players. It uses a 12 bar blues in E, with a simple riff

by Griff

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September 27, 201942Comments

Harmonizing Double Stops Using Chord Scales (Huh?)

Yup... it's another episode of "Theory Fun Time" where we're going to learn how to do something really cool... ... because of a little music theory :) Theory is great, and I

by Griff

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September 19, 201924Comments

12 Bar Blues In Any Key

A lot of my students that I see get hung up on only playing the blues in the "standard" keys of A, or E... And in most cases it's pretty simple

by Griff

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September 16, 201944Comments

Guitar Lesson The Major Scale On Guitar

One of the biggest debates I see in blues-land is the debate about music theory... And while I'm a big theory geek, and love it, I realize it ain't for everyone.

by Griff

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September 13, 201936Comments

Walking By Myself Solo Arrangement

I love this old Jimmy Reed classic... and though you might know it done by Gary Moore, it lends itself to playing acoustic and singing along, accompanying your own voice. So

by Griff

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September 9, 201918Comments

Fire!

Admittedly, I've played this song for a lot of years, and I've probably forgotten (or ignored) some of the particular, finer details :) However, this is how I play it (never

by Griff

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September 5, 201915Comments

1 Note – 6 Rhythms

I can see it now, "The 1 Note Solo?" No, that's not what this is supposed to be... I do, often, say that rhythm is more important than notes. You can butcher

by Griff

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September 2, 201927Comments

Soloing Over A 1 Chord Vamp

So, this doesn't always happen, but I have been at blues jams where "Cissy Strut" was called... and it's not really a blues. However, it's a one chord vamp and is

by Griff

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