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May 3, 201551Comments

Adding Tweedlies To Simple Licks

I've been spending a lot of time lately working with people on improvising in live clinics and private lessons... and I hear a lot of the same thing. I call it

by Griff

Lessons

May 1, 201593Comments

Shift Your Licks To Box 4

We so often get hung up on patterns (like boxes 1 and 2) that are based around 1st or 6th string roots... But there is SO much great music to be

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discussion

April 28, 201533Comments

Some Recipes For Blues Songs

Like a lot of guitar players, you might have what you consider to be a pretty simple goal - to be able to play some songs. Seems easy enough, right? We

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Lessons

April 22, 201579Comments

How To Use A Capo

I had quite a few people ask me about capos recently, so I did a quick little video on how they work, and what you might want to do with

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discussion

April 8, 201563Comments

How To Sound Like You Know What You’re Doing…

A couple of weeks back I was talking about Road Maps and I asked for your feedback on what I call the "movies you see in your head" when you

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discussion

Practicing

April 7, 2015131Comments

5 Most Common Beginner Mistakes

So recently a new guitar player was commenting on the member forum that he was really struggling... And after asking some questions and getting some more info, a couple of things

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Lessons

April 6, 201561Comments

Double Stop I to IV lick

Today I have a quick little trick for you to liven up your shuffle blues solos. This is an idea that will take you seamlessly from the I to the IV

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discussion

Practicing

March 29, 2015107Comments

How To Memorize Music…

If there's one thing that all musicians struggle with, no matter your age or experience level, it's memorizing music and being able to keep it in your memory for longer

by Griff

Lessons

March 25, 201597Comments

Playing In Position

In this lesson we'll look at a short piece of music I put together from a classical study that is specifically designed to work on your ability to play in

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Lessons

March 18, 201584Comments

You Shook Me Style Lick

So I was checking out some Joe Bonamassa doing "You Shook Me" live at Red Rocks and noticed this signature sound that I've heard in so many other places... Download the

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