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February 21, 201695Comments

The 3 Fret Rule…

In blues soloing we talk about mixing the major and minor blues sounds (or scales, same thing) to get some cool ideas going... And there's a common tactic I call, "the

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discussion

February 15, 201675Comments

By Key Or By Chord…

There are 2 ways you can approach soloing - by key or by chord. In a blues, it's going to be in a key - and the easiest way to solo

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Lessons

January 26, 201679Comments

So You Think You Know Your Blues Scales?

So... you think you know your blues boxes pretty good, huh? Well, you probably do, just not as well as you think. Because what happens is most students learn the boxes,

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Gear

January 24, 201628Comments

NAMM 2016 Fun Stuff…

If you're not actually in the music industry (as in, you don't actually sell musical instruments,) you might never hear of NAMM... it's the National Association of Music Merchants. And their

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Lessons

January 7, 201660Comments

SRV Empty Arms Style Lesson

No mystery here... I dig Stevie Ray Vaughan and this is one of my favorite songs of his to play. It's a little tricky on the count as you'll see

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discussion

January 6, 2016174Comments

Where To In 2016?

We all do it every new year... the dreaded New Year's Resolutions... So I'm gonna make this real simple and get to the point, I want to know yours for the

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discussion

Practicing

January 5, 201688Comments

Ignoring The Important Stuff…

If you've read my ramblings for any amount of time you might remember what I call your Guitar DNA... In a nutshell, your Guitar DNA is the stuff that you're naturally

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discussion

January 4, 201656Comments

The RHM System

If someone asked you what the most important part of playing blues guitar is... what would you say? Eric Clapton is known for saying that bends are about the only thing

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Lessons

January 1, 201669Comments

The A6 to A9 Blues Rhythm Move

Want to add a little variety in your rhythm playing? Check out this quick little move that goes from a 6 chord (A6 in this case, but it would work

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discussion

Practicing

December 17, 201576Comments

Why Practice Slow?

I think one of the most common myths surrounding guitar practice and playing is that playing slowly, over and over, will eventually get you to where you can play at

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