Lessons – Page 33 – Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog

May 31, 201656Comments

Stairstepping Down

This is an idea I call "stairstep" pentatonics... and I stole it from Robben Ford, Joe Bonamassa, Eric Johnson, and some other modern blues players. I'll provide the tab under the

by Griff

Lessons

May 25, 201690Comments

Roots And Octaves – Another Way To Look At Your Fretboard

Your guitar fretboard is a strange and wonderous place... and the longer I play the more I realize that each of us eventually develops our own mental model of it

by Griff

Lessons

May 16, 201634Comments

Slow Blues Rhythmic Solo Ideas…

One of the first things most of my students go for when playing over a slow blues is more speed, and that doesn't usually work out as intended. The thing with

by Griff

Lessons

May 11, 201636Comments

Mannish Boy

Today's video is another along the classic lines of the Muddy Waters classic, "Mannish Boy." As we've seen in other videos, there are a lot of options and a lot of

by Griff

Lessons

March 30, 201639Comments

Hoochie Coochie Man

This lesson is partly about how to play Hoochie Coochie Man, but more than that it's about how to pay attention to the various ways people often play the same

by Griff

Lessons

March 28, 201642Comments

How To Do Pinch Harmonics

Call 'em what you want, these are just fun. If you've ever wanted to sound more like Billy Gibbons and less like Muddy Waters then you'll want to do this

by Griff

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March 22, 201671Comments

John Lee Hooker Boom Boom Style Lesson

This is a fun little ditty in the style of John Lee Hooker's "Boom Boom" and is a great example of something not too challenging that uses the blues call

by Griff

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Practicing

March 4, 201689Comments

Rhythmic Note Reading…

OK, this video's a little longer than most... and even at around 40 minutes it's not totally comprehensive, but it should give you just about all you need to know

by Griff

Lessons

January 26, 201679Comments

So You Think You Know Your Blues Scales?

So... you think you know your blues boxes pretty good, huh? Well, you probably do, just not as well as you think. Because what happens is most students learn the boxes,

by Griff

Lessons

January 7, 201660Comments

SRV Empty Arms Style Lesson

No mystery here... I dig Stevie Ray Vaughan and this is one of my favorite songs of his to play. It's a little tricky on the count as you'll see

by Griff

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