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April 5, 201920Comments

How To Find I, IV, And V – And More…

In this video, filmed live, we'll talk about how you use the major scale, and some basic music theory to find the I, IV, and V chords in any key
by Griff
Lessons
April 3, 201922Comments

Blues Phrasing Using Rhythm Figures

This is a lesson aimed at anyone trying to do some blues soloing, but struggling to make sense with what you're playing. It's easy to just throw stuff against a wall
by Griff
Lessons
March 28, 201921Comments

Fun With BOTH Blue Notes

Today's little blues soloing lesson is another situation sort of like the 4 note solo... If you can find your root note, you can put not only the 3rd, and 5th
by Griff
Practicing
March 26, 201916Comments

Keeping Notes Ringing

Many beginning and lower-intermediate guitar players I work with have a tendency to cut all the notes short... and it's just one of those things the separates the pros from
by Griff
Lessons
March 24, 201927Comments

Finding Major Pentatonics From A Shape Barre Chords

If you know the Major Pentatonic/Blues Scale, chances are you only know it from a 6th string root, which is fine until you need one from a 5th string root... Here
by Griff
Lessons
March 20, 201932Comments

3 BB King Licks That Don’t Use The House Pattern

When most folks talk about how BB King solos, they tend to refer to what I call the "house" pattern, sometimes also known as the "BB Box." It's basically a grouping
by Griff
Practicing
March 14, 201952Comments

You Might Be Practicing Your Boxes Wrong

I'm not sure how else to put it... but most of us learn the "boxes" of the pentatonic/blues scale in a way that... isn't actually all that useful to us
by Griff
Lessons
March 11, 201919Comments

When It All Goes South :(

I make no bones about the fact that, for me, playing in a group, with a band, at a jam, or even just with a friend or two - is
by Griff
Lessons
March 6, 201943Comments

Buddy Guy Approach To Slow Blues Soloing

Buddy Guy is one of the absolute last living blues legends (if not the last) and I've been listening to some of his music more often lately... I wanted to do
by Griff
Lessons
March 4, 201938Comments

Adding Notes To Pentatonic Scales Without Thinking

I know this might seem odd... but I like to add notes to my pentatonic and blues scale boxes without having to really think too much... So, to that end, there
by Griff
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