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August 24, 20233Comments

Double Stop Acoustic Moves Out Of Box 1

When you "build your own blues" tune out of different elements, it can be a challenge to "find" anything outside of your normal open position "box 1" pattern that you're

by Griff

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August 21, 20232Comments

What Are The Blues Guitar Chords?

Playing blues guitar starts with chords because chords make songs... Before you can solo and do all that fun stuff, you gotta know your chords, and your chord book isn't gonna

by Griff

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July 29, 20236Comments

Switching Major And Minor Sounds Around The Pivot

You might know that there are times and places to use both the major and the minor blues scale when you solo over a blues... But can you do it? I

by Griff

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May 31, 20237Comments

So, You Want To Play A Blues Solo?

If you've never tried blues soloing, but you want to... Or if you've tried it, maybe learned some scales or patterns, and still aren't digging what you hear... This lesson is for

by Griff

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May 24, 202310Comments

Punctuation In The Style Of Albert King

This is something that Albert King does better than anyone, and it's a way of punctuating your phrases with a few different options. A lot of people have asked me about

by Griff

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May 18, 20234Comments

Acoustic Blues Rhythm Groove Variation

You've probably heard me talk about playing the blues alone, solo, or what most folks call acoustic blues... And there's a pretty straightforward way to "build a blues song," using the

by Griff

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May 9, 202310Comments

How Do YOU Play The Pentatonic Scales On Your Guitar?

You hear a lot of talk about boxes and scales and patterns when it comes to the guitar... But do you know why you learn scales and what you're going to

by Griff

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May 2, 20233Comments

You MUST Be Able To Play This To Play SRV

While SRV probably does this as much or more than most... It's not something that is unique to him, it's just easy to recognize in his playing. Really, most blues players use

by Griff

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April 24, 202314Comments

5 “Box 1” Blues Riffs You Should Know

Chances are that you've run across "box 1" for playing the pentatonic/blues scale... But you might not have realized that most of your favorite blues riffs from your favorite blues songs

by Griff

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January 10, 202314Comments

Chasing Chords Without Changing Scales

As I often like to say, the pentatonic/blues scale is never wrong, when you solo over a blues... But you can be right-er, at certain times ;) In this video, you'll see

by Griff

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