Griff's Email Archives for 2024

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Griff's emails (at least those I have on my computer). This references only the emails that contained a BLOG or VIDEO link. Anything that would require reprinting the text of the email is not included.
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Note: Current Month emails are at the bottom of this thread.

January 2024
DateEmail SubjectURL - LinkVideo (Y/N)
01/01/2024Have some fun with Tweedlies on this New Year's Day Y
01/03/2024How I stack pedals together for different kinds of overdrive Y
01/04/2024Take a listen to some versions of a classic Y
01/06/2024let's build up a blues shuffle rhythm today Y
01/08/2024Because I'm a huge BB King fan... Y
01/10/2024Do you have a wild picking hand? Y
01/12/2024One riff does not a song make... Y
01/15/2024If it's good enough for Buddy Guy Y
01/17/2024Have a lick on me today :) Y
10/18/2024How many songs can you play with one strumming pattern? Y
10/19/2024A different way to play our pentatonic scale... Y
01/20/2024When is a mess okay? Y
01/22/2024One of my few Mike Bloomfield licks Y
01/24/2024This *screams* beginner... so don't do it Y
01/25/2024You gotta use the right tool for the job at hand. N
01/27/2024A slick little Clapton thing Y
01/29/2024Here's a slightly different way you might look at your guitar Y
01/2102024Here's a quick blues rhythm hack that also can work for leads Y
 
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February 2024
DateEmail SubjectURL - LinkVideo (Y/N)
02/02/2024My favorite nursery rhyme ;) Y
02/03/2024You will have to master the 12 bar form Y
02/05/2024It's a sharp 9 seven altered thingy Y
02/07/2024I like to noodle (and I like noodles) Y
02/09/2024Here's how I build a blues Y
02/10/2024Some SRV with BGU Lessons Y
02/12/2024Let's get funky today Y
02/14/2024Makin' things work on Valentine's Day ;) Y
02/15/2024Speakin' the blues Y
02/16/2024I think wikipedia messed this one up a little... Y
02/17/2024So many blues songs at your fingertips Y
02/19/2024If there's just one secret, it might be this Y
02/21/2024It's too late if you have to think about i Y
02/23/2024How to use "little chords" (triads) in your solos Y
02/24/2024One of my all time favorite patterns for blues soloing Y
02/25/2024A fun, easy, "house pattern" lick for you Y
02/26/2024What happens when it's a bit longer of a lick? Y
02/27/2024How much "blue"-er can we go... Y
02/28/2024Use the "big bend" at least once in each solo, please... Y
02/29/2024Here's a solo for the Leap day Y
 
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March 2024
DateEmail SubjectURL - LinkVideo (Y/N)
03/02/2024Here's a classic "must know" turnaround for you Y
03/04/2024Use the "blues turn" from classic rock Y
03/06/2024Tough lick for you? Try this... Y
03/07/2024Let's get it moving here Y
03/08/2024How to add major coolness points to easy licks Y
03/09/2024are you on or off the beat? Y
03/11/2024An oldie but a goody for a Stormy Monday Y
03/13/2024Can you play behind your fingers? Y
03/14/2024I hear this Elmore James tune and wanted to share Y
03/15/2024How many chords do you actually know? Y
03/16/2024There's only 5 ways to look at it Y
03/18/2024Learn this ZZ Top solo today (it's pretty easy) Y
03/20/2024making the most of what you've got Y
03/21/2024Spring into a new sound... Y
03/22/2024Why would you want to jam alone? Y
03/23/2024"Technique" is NOT a bad word in blues Y
03/25/2024You have to be your own backup band Y
03/26/2024Step 1 - listen a lot N
03/27/2024Let's talk SRV's Texas Flood today Y
03/28/2024The 1 thing you really do need to know... Y
03/30/2024Take this "Stairway" to better soloing Y
 
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April 2024
DateEmail SubjectURL - LinkVideo (Y/N)
04/01/2024those "Things I Used To Do" were bad for me ;) Y
04/03/2024What do you do when there's nothing there? Y
04/04/2024When all else fails... Y
04/05/2024Ok so maybe I just really like this song... Y
04/06/20243 beats X 4 measures = Y
04/08/2024Cool gig story that pertains to you... Y
04/10/2024Gimme 3 steps to the major pentatonic sound Y
04/13/2024Thankfully, we're not all alike N
04/15/2024Bend it like Hendrix did Y
04/15/2024[GEAR] Gear Nerd alert :) Y
04/17/2024A blues rhythm move you need to be able to use Y
04/19/2024Here's some ideas to chew on for slow blues soloing Y
04/22/2024Blues in E? Here's how to double the fun... Y
04/24/2024Keep the chop to a minimum Y
04/26/2024John Mayer's been watching my videos ;) Y
04/27/2024Can you use both blue notes? Y
04/29/2024Great solos are built Y
 
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May 2024
DateEmail SubjectURL - LinkVideo (Y/N)
05/01/2024Grooving into your looper Y
05/02/2024Your solos get better by stealing their rhythms Y
05/03/2024You'll need these boxes if you don't have them... Y
05/04/2024Learn this great blues lick that follows chords Y
05/05/2024Let's do another major blues lick today Y
05/06/2024The power of "3" Y
05/07/2024Left turn, Clyde Y
05/08/2024This one you'll want to get your fingers around Y
05/09/2024no respect Y
05/10/2024It's a MAJOR solo! Y
05/11/2024How do you use your blues? Y
05/13/2024How can you always know all the chords? Y
05/15/2024BB King only needed 4 notes too Y
05/17/2024A "move" does not a "lick" make Y
05/18/2024Here's how the cool kids make cool licks Y
05/20/2024Why soloing in E can be a little odd Y
05/21/2024Jam solo (alone) in a Hendrix-y kinda way today Y
05/22/2024You've been "doing" the boxes wrong, here's how to fix it Y
05/24/2024You need this particular double stop thing Y
05/25/2024Let's try an 8 instead of 12 Y
05/27/2024Blues/Rock riffage from Gary Moore Y
05/29/2024A killer turnaround in G for you Y
05/30/2024It's been flooding here in Texas Y
 
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June 2024
DateEmail SubjectURL - LinkVideo (Y/N)
06/01/2024The quintessential blues rhythm you need Y
06/03/2024An easy way to switch between sounds... Y
06/04/2024How are you supposed to "play what you feel?" Y
06/06/2024A "power chord" video primer for you Y
06/08/2024Circle of 4ths changes? Y
06/10/2024Let's look at some "real songs" today Y
06/11/2024How to make it stick... Y
06/13/2024Wanna play? You'll need to comp Y
06/14/2024The end is the most important part, not the beginning Y
06/15/2024How to play "Smokestack Lightning" (the right way) Y
06/17/2024Super slick sounding and super simple to play Y
06/18/2024My emergency turnaround Y
06/20/2024Here's what to look for in these licks... Y
06/22/2024This riff is fun LOUD Y
06/24/2024Variations on a Jimmy Page lick theme Y
06/25/2024Slash playing the blues? Y
06/28/2024something easy on your acoustic Y
06/29/2024A bit more acoustic stuff Y
 
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July 2024
DateEmail SubjectURL - LinkVideo (Y/N)
07/01/2024Bends are good! Y
07/02/2024How to really turn up your slow blues licks Y
07/04/2024What else am I gonna say today? Y
07/05/2024Funk blues like Albert Collins Y
07/08/02024Know how octaves work? Y
07/09/2024Here's one of my favorite turnarounds for slow blues Y
07/10/2024Listen today to where it all started for me Y
07/11/2024Can you be both in and out of time? Y
07/12/2024Mixing rhythms and leads Y
07/15/2024One of my favorite Albert King tunes for you Y
07/17/2024you can't walk before you crawl Y
07/18/2024One strumming pattern above all else
Y
07/19/2024Add percussion to your strums and take a rest Y
07/22/2024A heavy shuffle groove I wrote Y
07/23/2024Don't make shuffle blues like slow blues Y
07/24/2024A great shuffle "box 2" lick to go with yesterday's lick... Y
07/25/2024I thank Clapton for Box 3 Y
07/26/2024The "other box 1" - box 4 (lick) Y
07/27/2024It's the last box :( Y
07/28/2024It's SOLO time Y
07/29/2024A navigation tool reminder Y
07/31/2024Here's a great lead move that follows chords Y
 
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August 2024
DateEmail SubjectURL - LinkVideo (Y/N)
08/01/2024A blues/rock take on a blues classic Y
08/02/2024An easy slow blues lick for you... Y
08/03/2024Get this 1 move down for soloing Y
08/05/2024A "key" isn't always what you think it is... N
08/07/2024Just one little note can really help things Y
08/09/2024Mixing major and minor in the first position (blues soloing) Y
08/12/2024Use one of my favorite double stop moves Y
08/14/2024Let's play "Layla" on acoustic today. Y
08/16/2024Here's how to do faster runs Y
08/17/2024What goes up... Y
08/19/2024Just do this lick to mix the sounds Y
08/21/2024Major or Minor, this pattern flows easily Y
08/22/2024How to fall down gracefully Y
08/23/2024George Thorogood or Bo Diddley Y
08/26/2024I've bought a few guitars over the years... Y
08/29/2024You'll need this easy acoustic fill coming up Y
08/30/2024Play Music On The Porch... really Y
 
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September 2024
DateEmail SubjectURL - LinkVideo (Y/N)
09/02/2024Pumpkin spice rooster? Y
09/03/2024Try some licks somewhere new Y
09/05/2024How to play like Keef (and an update on things) Y
09/06/2024Here's how to solo over odd classic rock changes Y
09/07/2024You should be slurring today Y
09/09/2024If you're from Chicago you kind of have to play this ;) Y
09/10/2024The pentatonic hinges that swing big doors... Y
09/11/2024Triads? I'm not sure I get it... Y
09/12/2024The coolest sound you don't know yet ;) Y
09/13/2024What BB King knew that you don't (yet) Y
09/16/2024NLD (new lick day) Y
09/18/2024This might be my best beginning blues guitar lesson Y
09/19/2024Wanna trade licks with me? Y
09/20/2024Make your licks work harder for you Y
09/21/2024Let's merge your scale and chords a little Y
09/23/2024Here's how to solo over darn near anything... Y
09/24/2024Why you might be "doing" the fretboard wrong... Y
09/25/2024Several angles of coolness in this lick Y
09/28/2024Dig this Gary Clark Jr. tune... I like it Y
09/30/2024First solo, or first good solo? Y
 
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October 2024
DateEmail SubjectURL - LinkVideo (Y/N)
10/01/2024Sometimes it's all in the detailsNo linkN
10/02/2024Jamming is simply the best! N
10/04/2024Here's how to start and end blues song Y
10/05/2024An uncomfortable conversation about blues songs? Y
10/06/2024Is it still blues? Let's talk about it Y
10/07/2024Learn this lick from Walter Trout Y
10/08/2024Things I wish I knew learning guitar... Y
10/09/2024Fix your broken licks Y
10/11/2024One of my personal favorite pentatonic tricks Y
10/12/2024Thump bass, little chords, and inversions, oh my! Y
10/13/2024Love me some Skynyrd, man! Y
10/14/2024I got asked for a little bit of country... Y
 
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