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August 24, 20237Comments

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
Gear
August 22, 202323Comments

What’s The Best Electric Guitar For Blues?

While this is FAR from a comprehensive list of the kinds of guitars you could use for blues playing... I did my best to give you a little taste of some
by Griff
Lessons
August 21, 20234Comments

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
discussion
August 8, 202310Comments

How To Blues Guitar Solo

Here's how to blues guitar solo in one video...  Call it the 30,000 foot view :) Obviously, there can be much more to it, but the point is that, fundamentally, it's really
by Griff
Lessons
July 29, 20237Comments

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
discussion
July 28, 202312Comments

A Root By Any Other Name

When you solo over a blues there are a lot of root notes to think about... There's the "root" of the key... There's the root of the I chord, the root of
by Griff
Lessons
May 31, 202310Comments

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
Blues Artists
Lessons
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
Lessons
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
Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog
discussion
May 15, 20235Comments

A Little About Transcribing Music…

I was asked a great question about transcribing music and, effectively, why is it something I need to do? Additionally, I would say the question was whether it was something you
by Griff
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