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October 6, 20237Comments

Turning Blues Chords Into Blues Solos

In this video I'll show you how I take the same basic chords that I always use and turn them into soloing tools. This is a style of soloing I really
by Griff
Blues Artists
Lessons
September 14, 20237Comments

5 Blues Sounds From 1 Position

BB King was the MASTER at getting a ton of great sounds out of 1 small area of the fretboard... And, personally, I think you'd be better for learning how to
by Griff
Lessons
September 8, 20238Comments

3 Cool Moves Turned Into A Lick

Many times licks are far too complex... It's easy to miss the small moves that get repeated in dozens, or maybe hundreds of licks over your lifetime as a guitarist. So today
by Griff
Uncategorized
September 6, 20236Comments

Pentatonic Vs. Blues Scale

I often call the blues scale and the pentatonic scale "functionally equivalent," but what does that mean, exactly? Today I'll tell you about it and why you might want to keep
by Griff
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August 30, 202318Comments

How Do You Solo If You Can’t Find The Key?

When we solo over a blues progression, we have a "key" that we use... t's always a "blues in E" or a "blues in A," and we go with that, even
by Griff
discussion
Lessons
August 28, 20234Comments

What’s The Difference Between The Major And Minor Pentatonic Scales?

We talk a lot about boxes and patterns of the pentatonic and blues scales on guitar... But what is the actual difference between the major and the minor pentatonic and blues
by Griff
discussion
August 27, 202316Comments

Do Pentatonic Scales Have Modes?

A lot of people see the "boxes" of the pentatonic scale as modes... But they really aren't used that way and would not be considered modes. So here's a quick discussion of
by Griff
Lessons
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
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