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August 25, 201493Comments

Adding 2 and 6 to the blues scale

This is just for fun :) When you add a couple of notes to the good old box 1 blues scale pattern you get a pattern that lays really comfortably under

by Griff

Lessons

August 7, 201499Comments

Howlin’ Wolf’s Killing Floor Riff…

Here's a great example of how you can take one riff and move it through the 12 bar blues progression without really changing anything. It's also a great example of little

by Griff

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July 29, 201457Comments

Country Style 8 Bar Blues Lick In Major Pentatonic

Since I'm often asked for some simple country lessons... I thought it fitting to show you my favorite little country blues scale pattern. It's just a major pentatonic idea, but it

by Griff

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July 23, 201496Comments

Country Blues 8 Bar Comping

So by an interesting turn of events, and the generosity of a good friend, this one-of-a-kind Telecaster that was made for the BGU Live event back in 2012 has found

by Griff

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July 3, 201469Comments

Independence Day 2014 Star Spangled Banner

by Griff

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December 20, 2013223Comments

Merry Christmas Lesson (Silver Bells)

Merry Christmas! I'm a little late getting a new lesson out for this year... but this will be a lot of fun and worth the wait! The TAB is here.

by Griff

Lessons

November 16, 2013146Comments

Bluesy Major Pentatonic Turnaround Lick

I was playing a gig the other night and I played this turnaround idea over a slow blues and thought, "that was cool, I should do a video of that

by Griff

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September 16, 201389Comments

Happy B-Day BB!

There's no denying that BB King was a HUGE influence on me as a guitar player, but what a lot of people don't realize is that the way BB King

by Griff

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May 9, 2013168Comments

Billy Gibbons La Grange Style Lick

Here's a lick in the style of something Billy Gibbons would play in the solo to La Grange. The riff is basically a C minor groove (C, Eb, and F power

by Griff

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April 17, 2013196Comments

Guitar Lesson: Double Stops

I've been talking on the BGU member forum via personal message about how to harmonize a major scale in 3rds and apply it to blues. It's something that I do cover

by Griff

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