April 19, 2011314Comments

Barre Chord Starter

Probably the biggest hurdle most guitar players go through is learning how to consistently play the barre chord shapes and actually get the notes to ring out. I’ve...

by Griff

Lessons

November 24, 2010182Comments

The Home From Work Blues

Nothing makes me happier as a guitar teacher than seeing a student really “get it” and run with it. In this case one of our fearless BGU forum moderators, Wayne,...

by Griff

Lessons

October 4, 2010104Comments

String Bending Lesson With Marty Schwartz

A lot of my readers probably also know Marty Schwartz. I had never met Marty personally until just after the Play Crossroads competition several months back. As it turns out,...

by Griff

Lessons

August 5, 2010222Comments

A6 to A9 Blues Rhythm Move

This is just a quick video lesson, but it’s a cool little rhythm move you’ll want to use when comping in a swing blues style. To download the video right click here

by Griff

Lessons

July 24, 2010216Comments

Speedy Pentatonics

If you’re into the fast, blues/rock sounds of Joe Bonamassa, Walter Trout, Gary Moore, or that kind of weird Griff Hamlin guy, then this video is for you. Buckle your...

by Griff

Lessons

July 6, 2010180Comments

Jimmy Page Style 4 Note Pulloffs

Today’s video is all about a pentatonic 4 note sequence involving pulloffs. This has been stolen from Jimmy Page by pretty much everyone at some point. I don’t...

by Griff

Lessons

December 22, 2009411Comments

Merry Christmas Blues Lesson

While to some folks The Blues and Christmas don’t exactly go hand in hand, there have been some truly great Christmas blues songs recorded throughout the years. Honestly...

by Griff

Live Clips

December 3, 200982Comments

The first clip from the live event!

Back in October, my friend Bob Murnahan and I did a live clinic here in So. Cal. Here’s a clip of us jamming for a while during that show. Check out Mr. Spunk burning it...

by Griff

Lessons

November 14, 2009117Comments

9th chord substitutions

While we often talk about how blues is based around 7th chords, those are just suggested chords. In reality you can substitute the 7th chords for 9th chords… and you want to.

by Griff

Lessons

October 23, 2009170Comments

Blues Box 2

Now that we’ve spent a fair amount of time with box 1, let’s take it up the fretboard a bit into the next 4 fret region which is commonly called box 2.

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