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February 7, 2012132Comments

How To Write A Song In 5 Minutes Or Less

Usually when I tell my students they can write a song in 5 minutes I get a big eye-roll and a "yeah right!" sort of comment. But the truth is that
by Griff
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog
Lessons
December 1, 2011624Comments

Muddy Waters Catfish Blues Style Blues Guitar Lesson

In the wise words of good old Willie Brown back in 1986 - "Muddy Waters invented electricity!" Well... okay, maybe not, but it's a great quote from an otherwise questionable movie
by Griff
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November 23, 2011108Comments

Playing The Blues Like Freddie King

Freddie King is one of the blues guitar greats that inspired generations of guitarists with his music.  While there is no relation to Albert King or B.B. King, he is
by Griff
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog
Lessons
November 17, 2011117Comments

Born Under A Bad Sign Style Blues Guitar Lesson

Alright so today I want to talk about cool blues riffs - and in particular I'm going to use Albert King's "Born Under A Bad Sign" as my demonstration riff. Now,
by Griff
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Practicing
May 3, 201191Comments

Double Your Mileage – Change Octaves

One of my mantras is "take what you know and learn to do more with it." I say this a lot because a lot of people get hung up on
by Griff
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog
Lessons
April 26, 201124Comments

Simple Arpeggio Playing

Arpeggios often cause a lot of confusion because I think most people believe they can't be that simple. In reality, an arpeggio is nothing more than breaking the notes of
by Griff
Lessons
Practicing
April 19, 2011315Comments

Barre Chord Starter

Probably the biggest hurdle most guitar players go through is learning how to consistently play the barre chord shapes and actually get the notes to ring out. I've finally figured out,
by Griff
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April 15, 201121Comments

Joe Bonamassa On His ’59 Les Paul And More

In this video, courtesy of PremierGuitar, Joe Bonamassa talks about his new album Dust Bowl, and the '59 Les Paul he's been grabbing for a few songs a night. He
by Griff
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog
Lessons
April 12, 2011268Comments

Guitar Vibrato Breakdown

As much as I love my "don't worry about it" approach to vibrato... I've finally come to a point where I felt like I had to show how I do
by Griff
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April 5, 201110Comments

The Acoustic Blues Sound Of Muddy Waters

April 4th marks the birthday of legendary bluesman, McKinley Morganfield... AKA Muddy Waters. Having listened to many of his original recordings, and even more by other artists who have recorded his
by Griff
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