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May 19, 201587Comments

How To Attack A Note

One of the subtle things about playing guitar has to do with articulation, or how you attack a note. Sure, you can pick it, but there are a lot of other
by Griff
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog
Lessons
May 3, 201551Comments

Adding Tweedlies To Simple Licks

I've been spending a lot of time lately working with people on improvising in live clinics and private lessons... and I hear a lot of the same thing. I call it
by Griff
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog
Lessons
May 1, 201593Comments

Shift Your Licks To Box 4

We so often get hung up on patterns (like boxes 1 and 2) that are based around 1st or 6th string roots... But there is SO much great music to be
by Griff
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog
Lessons
April 22, 201579Comments

How To Use A Capo

I had quite a few people ask me about capos recently, so I did a quick little video on how they work, and what you might want to do with
by Griff
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog
Lessons
April 6, 201561Comments

Double Stop I to IV lick

Today I have a quick little trick for you to liven up your shuffle blues solos. This is an idea that will take you seamlessly from the I to the IV
by Griff
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog
Lessons
March 25, 201597Comments

Playing In Position

In this lesson we'll look at a short piece of music I put together from a classical study that is specifically designed to work on your ability to play in
by Griff
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog
Lessons
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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Lessons
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
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