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July 26, 201766Comments

Play Along With Me…

There is one important part of learning to play guitar (and blues soloing in particular) that I think gets too often overlooked. Shoot, even I don't do this as often

by Griff

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June 16, 201714Comments

Facebook Live from June 16, 2017

Earlier today I went on Facebook for a little live Q&A session (plus some playing and teaching, of course) and ended up hanging for about an hour! Obviously I don't always

by Griff

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May 18, 201776Comments

Beginning Blues Soloing Without Thinking About Scales…

Have you always wanted to play blues solos but aren't so interested in going through such a steep learning curve? You might think you have to learn a bunch of scales

by Griff

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May 9, 201721Comments

Major And Minor Pivot Points

My disclaimer here: if you're not already soloing, this will probably be over your head. Which means that, while I'll encourage you to watch it and file it away for

by Griff

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May 3, 201743Comments

BB King, Box 2, and the 4 Note Solo Box…

This is a video recorded from a Facebook Live session I did to try and clarify some differences and similarities between the so-called "BB King Box," my "4 Note Solo"

by Griff

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April 27, 201773Comments

Don’t Lie Rhythm

Surprisingly (to me, anyway) I've had a lot of requests recently to demonstrate one of my own songs. It's an older one, but "Don't Lie" always seems to be a favorite,

by Griff

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March 9, 201727Comments

How to play blues rhythm (in a shuffle)

Let's say you're going to an open jam, or you want to play with some friends, and someone says, "Hey, let's play Matchbox in C." Do you know what to do? What

by Griff

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March 7, 201738Comments

A Blues Turnaround With The Blues Half Step Ending

This is something fun you can use either by yourself or with a band... This is the TAB for the version where you use the V chord to start the form

by Griff

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February 1, 201772Comments

Start A Tune Otis Rush Style…

Nothing but fun today - it's a great way to start a tune and it ain't that hard to play. Dig it! Download this video - MP4 | WMV By the way,

by Griff

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January 20, 201745Comments

How To End Your Blues Licks

One of the things I hear the most from less experienced soloists is the tendency to let the ends of your licks just sort of "hang there..." No "sugar" on them,

by Griff

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