Practicing – Page 9 – Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog

May 2, 201124Comments

Practicing Without Your Guitar

I've often wondered about what your mind can do to improve your playing even when you don't have a guitar in your hands. As a teenager I remember vividly using

by Griff

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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

Practicing

April 13, 20119Comments

Information Overload

I often speak and write about the pros and cons of the modern internet age. On the one hand, we have access to a wealth of material and information that only

by Griff

Practicing

April 11, 20118Comments

Improve Your Soloing Through Phrasing

In music we often talk about phrasing, particularly when we're referring to soloing. We'll say someone has "good phrasing" while someone else doesn't. But most people don't have a really solid

by Griff

Practicing

March 21, 2011219Comments

Skill Is Not A 4 Letter Word

Stop for a minute and think about some of the coolest concerts you've ever seen... The roar of the crowd... even in a small venue (even more so really) the energy

by Griff

Practicing

December 21, 201056Comments

Those Ugly Internet Tabs…

As a private guitar teacher, I've gone through probably over a thousand internet tabs personally... both for students and with students. To date, not a single one has been completely accurate...

by Griff

Practicing

November 29, 2010123Comments

Happy 2nd Birthday BGU!

This November has been kind of a landmark month - Blues Guitar Unleashed turned 2, the BGU forum turned 2 also, and I have been playing the guitar for 30

by Griff

Practicing

June 15, 2009157Comments

Barre Chords or Bar Chords

Few things strike fear into the hearts of aspiring guitarists like the words "barre chords." The question I am most often asked is basically something along the lines of.... "I just can't

by Griff

Practicing

May 8, 2009193Comments

Using Riffmaster Pro To Look At The Road

If you've read many of my emails or lessons, you've probably heard me talk about "looking at the road and not the wall" when you practice. What I mean by that

by Griff

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