Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog If you’ve never tried blues soloing, but you want to… Or if you’ve tried it, maybe learned some scales or patterns, and still aren’t digging what you hear… This lesson is for you. Do these 5 things, in this order, and you’ll be on your way to playing real blues solos. … Continue reading So, You Want To Play A Blues Solo? →

Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog This is something that Albert King does better than anyone, and it’s a way of punctuating your phrases with a few different options. A lot of people have asked me about these little flurries that sort of fall off the end of the licks, and this is how you do them. … Continue reading Punctuation In The Style Of Albert King →

Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog You’ve probably heard me talk about playing the blues alone, solo, or what most folks call acoustic blues… And there’s a pretty straightforward way to “build a blues song,” using the tools I have in courses like How To Jam The Blues Alone On Your Guitar… But you can also mess … Continue reading Acoustic Blues Rhythm Groove Variation →

Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog I was asked a great question about transcribing music and, effectively, why is it something I need to do? Additionally, I would say the question was whether it was something you should do, and how you might go about doing it. First and foremost, transcribing is basically the art/science/magic of listening … Continue reading A Little About Transcribing Music… →

Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog You hear a lot of talk about boxes and scales and patterns when it comes to the guitar… But do you know why you learn scales and what you’re going to do with them? And do you know that there might be better and cooler ways to play your pentatonic and … Continue reading How Do YOU Play The Pentatonic Scales On Your Guitar? →

Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog While SRV probably does this as much or more than most… It’s not something that is unique to him, it’s just easy to recognize in his playing. Really, most blues players use quarter note triplets throughout their solos to add interest using common notes. So in today’s video, I’ve got a … Continue reading You MUST Be Able To Play This To Play SRV →

Blues Guitar Unleashed Blog Chances are that you’ve run across “box 1” for playing the pentatonic/blues scale… But you might not have realized that most of your favorite blues riffs from your favorite blues songs also come from that scale, and often from that pattern. I’ll run through 5 easy ones today with you, dig … Continue reading 5 “Box 1” Blues Riffs You Should Know →