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March 22, 201118Comments

New To Me (and that doesn’t happen every day)

So in yesterday's post I was talking about increasing your skill and technique so that you can lean on it "in the head of battle" so to speak. Often in music,

by Griff

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March 18, 201115Comments

Blues Lead Guitar

The folks over at Guitar World have released their 2010 edition of Blues Lead Guitar in a free, digital format. http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/newbay/blues_leadguitar2010/ In particular, I like the Robben Ford lessons and the discussion

by Griff

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December 4, 201032Comments

Blues Rhythm Lesson – 2 Note Easy Chords

I've often heard it said that "kids should be seen and not heard." It's an old saying that I'm going to change to "rhythm guitarists should be barely heard when

by Griff

Lessons

November 24, 2010182Comments

The Home From Work Blues

Nothing makes me happier as a guitar teacher than seeing a student really "get it" and run with it. In this case one of our fearless BGU forum moderators, Wayne, took

by Griff

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October 4, 2010104Comments

String Bending Lesson With Marty Schwartz

A lot of my readers probably also know Marty Schwartz. I had never met Marty personally until just after the Play Crossroads competition several months back. As it turns out, Marty

by Griff

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August 5, 2010222Comments

A6 to A9 Blues Rhythm Move

This is just a quick video lesson, but it's a cool little rhythm move you'll want to use when comping in a swing blues style. To download the video right click

by Griff

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July 24, 2010216Comments

Speedy Pentatonics

If you're into the fast, blues/rock sounds of Joe Bonamassa, Walter Trout, Gary Moore, or that kind of weird Griff Hamlin guy, then this video is for you. Buckle your seat

by Griff

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July 6, 2010181Comments

Jimmy Page Style 4 Note Pulloffs

Today's video is all about a pentatonic 4 note sequence involving pulloffs. This has been stolen from Jimmy Page by pretty much everyone at some point. I don't know who

by Griff

Lessons

December 22, 2009411Comments

Merry Christmas Blues Lesson

While to some folks The Blues and Christmas don't exactly go hand in hand, there have been some truly great Christmas blues songs recorded throughout the years. Honestly I really didn't

by Griff

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November 14, 2009117Comments

9th chord substitutions

While we often talk about how blues is based around 7th chords, those are just suggested chords. In reality you can substitute the 7th chords for 9th chords... and you

by Griff

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