One of the biggest debates I see in blues-land is the debate about music theory... And while I'm a big theory geek, and love it, I realize it ain't for everyone.

I love this old Jimmy Reed classic... and though you might know it done by Gary Moore, it lends itself to playing acoustic and singing along, accompanying your own voice. So

Admittedly, I've played this song for a lot of years, and I've probably forgotten (or ignored) some of the particular, finer details :) However, this is how I play it (never

I can see it now, "The 1 Note Solo?" No, that's not what this is supposed to be... I do, often, say that rhythm is more important than notes. You can butcher

So, this doesn't always happen, but I have been at blues jams where "Cissy Strut" was called... and it's not really a blues. However, it's a one chord vamp and is

This video is actually something I was inspired to do based on some private lessons I've had recently... Seems there is often some confusion on the difference between a straight feel

The first 12 bars of what Guitar Slim plays over "The Things That I Used To Do" is a great example of 2 powerful concepts: First - using both the triplet,

There is often confusion about which Pentatonic or Blues "Box" you should play over each chord... The question, itself, implies some misunderstanding so in this live video I'll try and clear

The common "Box 1" pattern is a place where a lot of great music is made... so I don't mean to knock it at all... But sometimes, you feel like you