May 1, 20208Comments

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, 202014Comments

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

Lessons

April 24, 202024Comments

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...

by Griff

Lessons

April 19, 202012Comments

The Funky Tightrope Rhythm

As much as I love funky rhythms, this is one of my all time favorites… In blues, we don’t get to use these funky rhythms as often, and therefore they often get...

by Griff

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April 17, 202015Comments

A Turnaround And More – Blues-i-fy The 3rd

This is a simple idea that is easy to play, but is harmonically pretty advanced – Win/Win! If you look at the chord shapes within your 12 bar blues, and you know which...

by Griff

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April 15, 202014Comments

“The” Turnaround Lick…

This is that one old school 12 bar blues turnaround that everyone and their brother/sister/uncle/cousin plays… And you should too 🙂 It works for a shuffle or a slow...

by Griff

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April 13, 202015Comments

The I IV I7 Rhythm Move

For blues comping (playing blues rhythm guitar) this is a move that gets used on all kinds of tunes… Slow blues, shuffle blues, straight feel songs… really...

by Griff

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March 30, 202030Comments

Hide Away – Freddie King

While this is a fun little melody to learn and a cool tune… I have an ulterior motive for showing it to you 🙂 We often talk about “playing on the porch”...

by Griff

Lessons

March 26, 202021Comments

A Beginning Blues “Project” For You

This video is a little more of a project for you, if you’re a beginning guitar player. In order to be able to play with other people (really, in order to be able to play...

by Griff

Lessons

March 25, 202010Comments

First Finger Bends!

I know that I’m usually the first person to say, “Don’t bend with your first finger, that just doesn’t feel good and it’s hard.” That...

by Griff

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