Double Stop Box 4 Lick
Nothing today but a great lick you can use when it's time to go around again for your "second 12."
I often tell students to get up and out of the
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Trills, Tweedlies, and Turns, Oh My!
In today's blues lead lesson we're going to talk about something called "ornaments," in the classical world...
And while this ain't classical music by any means, these ornaments are still pretty
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No Clapping On 1 & 3!
As the saying goes, "Friends don't let friends clap on 1 and 3..."
So, yes, today's video is with a little tongue-in-cheek irreverence... but it's still important (we can have some
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Ain’t Nobody’s Business – Freddie King
The tune, "Ain't Nobody's Business," as done by Freddie King is one of my favorite songs of all time.
Freddie's playing and the Gospel infused chord progression are just some of
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The Blues Squeeze…
Lots of folks think that in order to really make the blues sing, you have to use a major sound (or a major blues scale) over the I chord, and
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Blues Rhythm Lesson On Chord Substitutions
In this lesson we're going to talk about some ideas for replacing the good ole' 7th chord with maybe some 9th, 11th, or 13th chords (oh my!)
All of these chords
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E Major Pentatonic/Blues Riff Factory
There are SO many blues riffs that come from the notes in the open E Major Pentatonic and Blues Scales that you owe it to yourself to get really comfortable
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Trading Fours Over A Shuffle In C With Box 1
Super catchy title today, don't you think?
Well, I couldn't come up with anything fun, but it's really fun to play guitar so grab yours and join me :)
There's no TAB
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Open E7 And A7 Options
Today's video is a fairly simple idea that can be used in a lot of different ways.
It's not difficult, so I'll say this might even be a beginning level lesson,
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Major Pentatonic Pattern In 3 Positions
As with many of my blog lessons, this one comes from a question...
The question was in reference to using the Major Pentatonic Scale over a blues... and changing the scale
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