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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

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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

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

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