Page 14 – Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog

April 3, 202317Comments

Moving Into Modern Learning And Practicing

Yes, I'm set in my ways and have practiced, worked, and learned in a very "old school" fashion for over 40 years... I finally got a looper, and I've been using

by Griff

Gear

Recommendations

January 30, 202317Comments

Fancy New Practicing Tool

As you may know, I'm a big fan of a product called Video Surgeon... I've been using it for years... As a teacher, it's a life saver when it comes to

by Griff

Lessons

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

Lessons

January 8, 20235Comments

Cream Era Clapton Crossroads Major Blues Lick

I often get requests for more "major blues" licks, and this is a good one from Clapton's performance of "Crossroads," with Cream... In particular, this shows using the somewhat standard Box

by Griff

Lessons

January 4, 202313Comments

The Big Bend With Clapton

I've been learning and transcribing an enormous amount of Cream Era Clapton over the last several months for a new course... And one of the reasons I chose these licks for

by Griff

Lessons

December 18, 20223Comments

Why Your Licks Don’t Work When You Jam

First off... yes, there's a cool lick in today's video and I hope you'll learn in... BUT... Don't stop there! Most of the "meat" of this video comes after you learn the

by Griff

Lessons

December 14, 20227Comments

A Little Rhythm Goes A Long Way

Most folks, when soloing, tend to focus primarily on the notes they use... But I often argue that the rhythm is far more important, and almost no one thinks about it

by Griff

discussion

November 30, 202210Comments

Christmas Time With BB King

This is one of my personal favorite Christmas songs by one of my biggest heroes, BB King... It's called, "Back Door Santa," and obviously it's his typical tongue-in-cheek style. When you listen

by Griff

discussion

Gear

October 25, 202224Comments

Choosing A Guitar And Why I Use What I Use

The one email I answer more than any other has to do with choosing an electric guitar for playing the blues... To go along with that, I'm often asked why I

by Griff

Lessons

October 18, 20227Comments

A Great “Mixer” Lick

This is a shining example of how to mix the major and minor blues scales/sounds using boxes 1 and 2 of the blues scale... It pivots around the root up top

by Griff

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