Lessons – Page 27 – Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog

June 12, 201850Comments

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

by Griff

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June 5, 201819Comments

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

by Griff

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May 29, 201820Comments

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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May 22, 201827Comments

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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Practicing

May 20, 201852Comments

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

by Griff

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May 15, 201837Comments

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,

by Griff

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May 8, 201839Comments

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

by Griff

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April 17, 201869Comments

Let’s Talk Technique…

As blues players, sometimes the word technique leaves a... less than desireable taste... Blues is about feeling the music and playing from your heart and leaving your soul bare on the

by Griff

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April 11, 201831Comments

How To Start Red House

First things first... this is not a "How to play Red House" lesson (I don't want the Hendrix estate beating down my door!) However, I've recently heard a LOT of guitar

by Griff

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Practicing

March 30, 201860Comments

Trading Fours

Trading Fours is something that comes up a lot on gigs, but for some reason I rarely see it discussed. And since I was working with some students who asked

by Griff

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