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March 18, 201584Comments

You Shook Me Style Lick

So I was checking out some Joe Bonamassa doing "You Shook Me" live at Red Rocks and noticed this signature sound that I've heard in so many other places... Download the
by Griff
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog
Lessons
March 11, 201566Comments

Fun With 4 Against 3

Like many of you I'm a big ZZ Top fan... and when I heard Billy Gibbons do "Thunderbird" (a song with an interesting and sordid history) on "Live At Daryl's
by Griff
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog
Lessons
March 5, 2015171Comments

The House Pattern

This is one of my favorite patterns for blues soloing. It's basically the blues scale... but with some extra goodness. A lot of people call it the BB King box or
by Griff
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Practicing
March 3, 2015207Comments

How To Play Catch

uh.... just watch the video on this one :) Try it... let me know how it goes below. Doesn't have to be now you can always come back later...
by Griff
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog
Lessons
February 21, 201575Comments

My Favorite Ending Lick

This is just a fun lick that I've known for many years and play all the time. It's one of the 20 Turnaround and Ending Licks which is one of the
by Griff
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog
Lessons
February 12, 201555Comments

How to start a blues solo…

Today's video is quick... but it's a favorite lick for starting a blues solo in a variety of feels. Plus, the lick works really well in the middle or the end
by Griff
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog
Lessons
February 4, 201561Comments

PSA: Big Boss Man…

So the last few open blues jams I've been to I've seen someone try to "play" this song in kind of a funk blues feel... and it didn't work out. Therefore
by Griff
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog
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Practicing
January 15, 2015125Comments

Take Your Pick(ing)…

If you can't yet walk, do you run? Well, no, of course not... we all instinctively know that. So then are you one of those guitar players stressing out trying to practice
by Griff
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog
Lessons
January 3, 2015100Comments

Using Chord Inversions For Solos

Chord inversions are created when you shuffle around the order of the notes in a chord. We don't think about them much on guitar because we just play the shapes we
by Griff
Lessons
December 10, 201444Comments

Can You Walk And Chew Gum?

Can you walk and chew gum at the same time? How about rub your stomach and pat your head at the same time? Well you might want to start practicing because
by Griff
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