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You love music. You love guitar. You’re so in love with music and guitar, that you’re actually attempting to tame this 6-stringed beast!  But there’s a problem. Has your guitar Read more

Easy SRV Songs To Learn Stevie Ray Vaughan really changed the game for us guitar players. He single handedly injected an entirely new world of techniques and tones into the Read more

You’ve always loved the blues. You’ve always wanted to experience that feeling of sitting back in a groove and letting the blues flow from your guitar. I gotta tell you Read more

If you didn’t already know, Robert Johnson was very important in the development and creation of the blues. Tons of his songs have become “blues standards” covered and recreated by Read more

The classic blues song Killing Floor, by Howlin’ Wolf. Famously covered by Led Zeppelin in “The Lemon Song.” Legend has it, this is the song that Jimi Hendrix used to Read more

Get ready to play the blues! In this lesson, we are going to be tackling a super easy, yet classic blues riff. If you stick with me through to the Read more

Without a doubt, Albert King is one of the best guitarists of all time. As a guitar teacher, I frequently ask people who their all time favourite guitarist is. There Read more

The blues and the guitar are an age old duo. They go together like the peanut butter and jelly. The blues really has been the father of all western music Read more

This is a guitar lesson that is tailored to beginners, but no matter what you’re level, this is important stuff. In this guitar lesson, I’m going to show you something Read more

Steppin’ Out – 1960’s Guitar Lesson – Eric Clapton Blues Guitar Lesson Back in the 1960’s there were a few songs that you had to learn to be taken seriously Read more

3 Keys To Unlocking The Blues: 1st Key: Rhythm Rhythm is a huge part of music. Without rhythm, harmony and Melody are lost in a sea of confusion. With no Read more

Everybody has an inner-bluesman/woman inside them somewhere. Believe me as a guitar teacher. Tons of people come to me for one-on-one lessons to improve their blues playing. There’s another group Read more