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May 31, 20228Comments

Angus Young’s “Turn” Around The Blue Note

I'm a huge Angus Young fan... he was, arguably, my first guitar hero way back in the late 1970s... And what I've come to learn as I've gotten more into the
by Griff
Lessons
May 24, 202215Comments

The Funky Blues Strum Pattern You Might Be Playing Wrong

Well, maybe we're doing Funk Guitar Unleashed today ;) Seriously, though, this strumming idea comes up in both funky styles of blues, and straight up, James Brown style funk guitar... It even
by Griff
Lessons
May 17, 202212Comments

Fills For The Noodle Machine

One of the cool things about using simple chord progressions that aren't in the blues format, is that you can chase each major chord with a major pentatonic scale... And for
by Griff
Lessons
May 10, 202224Comments

Pentatonics From A 5th String Root

This is one of those little mindshifts that was so helpful to me as a young man growing up learning to solo through chord changes... We usually learn the pentatonic and
by Griff
Lessons
May 3, 20225Comments

Count The Uncountable

I talk about counting ALL the time... and I'm well aware of that... However, I'll be the first to admit that there are some times, particularly in a slow blues, where
by Griff
Lessons
April 26, 202214Comments

Let’s Build A Blues

While this isn't the first time I've talked about this type of format for an acoustic blues... This is the first time I've approached it using basically just one or two
by Griff
Lessons
April 20, 202211Comments

Playing Behind The Muting Fingers

One of the more difficult, but important techniques you need to play with a heavy picking hand in the style of SRV or KWS is the ability to play "behind"
by Griff
Gear
April 12, 202233Comments

Stacking Overdrives For Levels Of Gain

Not so much a lesson in technique or style as tone chasing... As much as I love a cranked up vintage or modern amplifier, that's not often practical and I've come
by Griff
Uncategorized
April 5, 202213Comments

Adding In ALL The Blue Notes

We often talk about the blues scale, but we don't often talk about the "blue" note and how we get it... With a little knowledge, you can actually add not just
by Griff
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Practicing
March 29, 202232Comments

Shedding The Beginner’s Mindset

In working with so many thousands of students over the last 30+ years, there are a few common things that beginners do out of necessity... But there also comes a point
by Griff
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