Lessons – Page 21 – Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog

June 20, 201932Comments

Blues Chords And Pentatonic Blues Scales Mixed Together

It's typical for many people to use good old Box 1 because it lines up with the classic "Root on the 6th string" barre chord shape that we all know

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May 31, 201931Comments

Practicing For Better Rhythm In Solos…

Being able to play in different beat subdivisions is a HUGE part of playing and soloing effectively... After all, you only have two things to work with, the order of the

by Griff

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May 28, 201920Comments

Mixing Major And Minor In 1st Position

Mixing up the Major and Minor Blues sounds can be essential to really nailing the blues sound... ... but it can also be a big pain in the neck! When do you

by Griff

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May 21, 201937Comments

Rory Gallagher Blues Rock Riff

This riff came from a Rory Gallagher recording, but I've heard it (or variations of it) in many songs over the years (CCR comes to mind, even though I can't

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Practicing

May 6, 201918Comments

Playing “Acoustic” On Electric

These last few days we've been talking a lot about "acoustic" blues, in the sense that it's blues you play by yourself - and not with a band... But I really

by Griff

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April 22, 201924Comments

Twisting Up A Jimmy Page Lick

Let's take a simple, 4 note Jimmy Page style sequence of minor pentatonic notes, and look at some quick ways we can manipulate it into some different sounds without changing

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April 17, 201925Comments

That Texas “Chunka Chunka” Rhythm Thing…

In today's lesson we'll talk about how to get that Texas-style "chunk" out of your blues rhythms. Also, we'll talk about where a lot of those different classic riffs in the

by Griff

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April 10, 201937Comments

Soloing In E Without Box 1

This is a short video based on a question from a viewer who was struggling with soloing over a blues in E... which I understand (because I had the same

by Griff

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April 7, 201923Comments