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July 17, 201928Comments

Hammer-ons And Pull-offs Better (or at all)

Hammer-ons and pull-offs, known by their official name as "slurs," are super cool... They help you sound better, play faster, and can allow you to do things you could not do
by Griff
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July 16, 201910Comments

Changing Your Licks To Better Fit Chords

Let's take a simple blues lick (that you oughta know anyway) and see how to modify the last note to fit the new chords when the chord changes... Sort of a
by Griff
Lessons
July 15, 201931Comments

How To Handle Chord Changes In A Blues

Let's have a live Blues Lesson about how to best handle chord changes when you're soloing... This, like many of my topics, comes from a student question... and it's not a
by Griff
Lessons
July 1, 201930Comments

Using Marks To Learn Licks Faster And Better

In this lesson we'll talk about using what I call, "marks," to learn passages that are difficult to count, or to save yourself counting situations where it might be unnecessary. To
by Griff
Lessons
June 27, 201911Comments

3 Note Per String Blues Pull Offs

The idea in this lick is actually used quite often in blues, country, rockabilly, and rock music... I think I stole it from Brian Setzer, but I've heard dozens of places
by Griff
Lessons
Practicing
June 25, 201911Comments

Adding Percussion To Simple Strumming

I believe that strumming is probably the most overlooked skill on the guitar... So in this short video (really short... like, under 4 minutes short) I'll show you a simple way
by Griff
Blues Artists
Lessons
June 23, 20196Comments

Walter Trout Lick From Please Love Me

I got a lot of requests for a Walter Trout lick (which is easy to understand, he's a great player) and this was a good one that is fairly accessible
by Griff
Lessons
June 20, 201932Comments

Blues Chords And Pentatonic Blues Scales Mixed Together

It's typical for many people to use good old Box 1 because it lines up with the classic "Root on the 6th string" barre chord shape that we all know
by Griff
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June 8, 201924Comments

Now Look What You’ve Done…

"Now Look What You've Done..." That was the subject of an email I received from a BGU member in Virginia... I was intrigued... Inside the email was the following: "After spending 30-ish years
by Griff
Lessons
May 31, 201931Comments

Practicing For Better Rhythm In Solos…

Being able to play in different beat subdivisions is a HUGE part of playing and soloing effectively... After all, you only have two things to work with, the order of the
by Griff
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