Navigating The Fretboard 4 Notes At A Time...
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Blues in A Jam Track (MP3)A jam track (from the 4 note solo video) you can experiment with
122 Comments
Kent Smith
August 18, 2016Great stuff Griff! I look forward to your daily videos even though some of them are old ones that I have seen before, but you knocked it out of the park with this one. Can’t wait to see the next one!
Barry.
August 19, 2016I wonder how many ‘old timers’ heard the similar riff by Griff at 18:35 and thought of ‘We Ain’t Got Nothin’ Yet’ by The Blues Magoos.
Eric B
August 21, 2016Barry,
I certainly did (I’m 64). I always loved that fast riff. Thanks Griff!
Richard Kendrick
July 31, 2021👍🏻
Mr. Ron
August 1, 2021Thanks Barry! Your right! Like you said at 18:35 Sounded like The Blues Magoos “We Ain’t Got Nothin’ Yet”
I use to love to play the awesome solo bass part in the beginning of the song…Same Riff!
Played it in a garage band in 1967! Thanks for taking us back to the oldies but goodies!
We can only hope that maybe Griff and some of the Griff Gang get a chance to look up the song.
The Blues Magoos were a rockin 60’s psychedelic band… That’s what were talkin’ about!
Jim B
August 6, 202118:35? Isn’t that past the end of the video?
Steve
April 12, 2024Yea, what gives?
Lloyd
November 14, 2021I did. (I’m 73) At the time it came out, I had never heard anything that fast. I’d never heard of Clapton then. Nowadays, it’s not that impressive. But I always wanted to learn to play it. So I did over the years. At full speed, I can play it without obvious mistakes about once every 20 times, lol. But at half speed, I nail it most of the time. Gotta work on the tone though. It’s part of my warm up exercises. Gotta work on the tone though. Tough with an Ovation and a Taylor. Sounds like he’s using a tele, or maybe a strat, at least to my ears.
Lloyd
April 12, 2024I think that was the fastest guitar riff I had ever heard. I dreamed of being able to play it. I’m still working on it, although I have most of it down. I’m 75.
Pete
December 18, 2020As always, loved watching your video.Interesting idea, but something put into an excellent idea covered by Daniel Seriff (another great guitar teacher) called the diagonal pentatonic.I started with the boxes, which I still use, but diagonal pentatonic is such a great and simple way to cover the fret board. More at
https://www.danielseriff.com/
Tom Ward
August 18, 2016Thanks for breaking down your solo pattern. Referring to the Clapton riff, I picked it up a while back from Junior Wells “I Can’t Help Myself”. It sounds like the guitarist does it with double stops and some muted chord strumming. Inspiring!
Matthew Russell Setright
August 18, 2016Once again another top example to play with. I’ve got a lot of your courses at times when you had discounts due to Australian dollar. Also me being on a Veteran affairs pension. Been hard but I can go through them one at time. I’d love gig in box 2 if you ever give away one for being a big customer. Veteran pension makes it hard but you have helped me slot as can’t work and love the blues. Guy I jam with operation on shoulder but great cause I can concentrate on my blues only from your courses. PTSD gets me very down but I pick up a guitar put your Dvd in and away I go. Acoustic blues unleashed is different the way you do I hope a number 2 doesn’t come out to quick. I really need another to help acoustic. But the gig one great thought it would have had words and tab below to get a timing to the singing. But out of all the courses on the net I only recommend yours as I can understand you well and you explain don’t just tell. Just had heart attack at 45 last week. Family gone so me blues and my dog. Cheers Matt
Michael Hair
August 18, 2016I have enjoyed putting the pcs together and learning and continuing to learn. How says old dogs can’t learn new tricks
lawrence obrien
August 19, 2016I’m in the same situation and, it’s more than a bit difficult to make ends meet on a veterans pension. Their are so many instructional videos by Griff but, sometimes it’s a choice between that or eating.
Alan H
July 31, 2021Griff has TONS of free stuff on Youtube you can use for free.
Alan H
July 31, 2021I did a search on Youtube and there is indeed a ton of video here. I stopped counting at 35. Just keep scrolling down.
Stephen Edwards
April 4, 2017Come on Mathew Russell Setright, please don’t embarass the rest of us mature Australian blues players/learners with that bleeding heart stuff. Griff has a business to run. I am on a aged pension, most probably a lot lower than a Veteran affairs pension, don’t own a home so pay 60% of my pension in rent. If you have BGU, the daily tips and still think you can’t play then maybe consider putting your guitar stuff on Ebay.
Ian Stobbart
December 18, 2020Hi griff thank you for another informative video and clearly explained as per usual
Thanks again sir
TerryH
August 18, 2016Thanks Griff, This is really helpful. I always remember scales and licks by seeing them in patterns.
Old George
August 18, 2016Absolute genius in its simplicity. Bring on the next one but wait a day or two for my fingers to heal. Thanks for another great visual.
Gary Pate
August 18, 2016Griff,
Thanks for a truly outstanding video. I learned a piece of this before as lead pattern 1 and tend to think of it as a pattern of 1,2 on the 6th string- 1,2,3 on the 5th string – 1,2 on the 4th string – 1,2,3 on the 3rd string – etc. onto the 1st string. It’s a little confusing at times on where to start the pattern depending on the key you are in – the pattern tends to start at the end of the scale? i.e. – key of c would start on the 3rd fret end on the 12th fret. But really all you’re doing is counting up the 6th string from the nut to find the key. Anyway I like your more simple method of teaching. I especially like the way you teach application – what you do with the knowledge and providing some practice tools to work with (the backing track). This approach is really great and extremely useful. I actually feel like I’m learning how to play up and down the fretboard even if all I’m doing is noodling to a backing track! I’ve got a long way to go, but this is fun and life is too short not to have fun!
Great job,
Gary
Tom Hopsicker
August 18, 2016Ties in nicely with the 3+2 move you talked about in the past. Thanks!
tony
August 18, 2016eluded to maybe . still working on this idea . found another way to unlock the pentonic thing . forget the high e cause it mirrors the low e. forget memoriztng notes also forget the blue notes . what you have is a 1 to 4 or 1 to 3 . five notes keep repeating . not in the same order . ten notes per position . break it up 5 notes then 5 more. see what i mean . truely all leads are mostly on the e and b strings and thats where the b string problem starts . i sure You will get to that at some point . c ya
tony
April 4, 2017hoochie coochie man has a simuliar lic
John
August 18, 2016Griff!
This is incredibly great! Thank you for this..please do more of these!
John
mike z.
August 18, 2016Griff , I first found out about you when looking for an online blues course . That was about 6 years ago , and that was the “four note ” blues video . It is such a great lesson . It is great to do this again . Thank you . Mike Z.
john
August 18, 2016Brilliant!! Great stuff! Thanks for the great ideas.
Ken Terrill
August 18, 2016Very helpful, Griff. I will be practicing this for awhile because it appears so important to soloing. Thanks for all the emails and vids–they match up well with the Blues Guitar Unleashed lesson set that I use constantly for learning and reviewing new stuff.
Jay
August 18, 2016Thanks, Griff. Once again you’ve taken us a step further by making it all sound do-able. Thanks for sharing so much of your skills & knowledge.
TA Ratko
August 18, 2016Griff:
I think what you are describing is also referred to are the “extension” to box 1 (upper and lower), correct?
Bob L
August 18, 2016That’s what I’ve been waiting for. Makes sense of everything!
Just love sitting down with the Gibson and your email or DVDs
And just having a good time! Thanks Griff I was bragging about your lessons on FB this morning!
Chris W
August 18, 2016Hi Griff
After a boring day, this is simple (we like simple and good).and inspiring stuff. I’ve been put on the Bass for about a year now and have developed a style playing in octaves rather than single notes. It works so well, sounds great and really fills the music. Great stuff, here, keep it going. Look forward to your videos and text.
Thanks, Chris
Jake Whicker
August 18, 2016Griff, once again you have lit up the light bulb over my head. And I have been through several of your courses, BGU, Major minor, 5 easy, 5 more easy, acoustic, 52 Rhythms & fills just to name a few. I’ve got quite a library, and you continue to add more cool ideas with your daily emails. I cannot thank you enough.
Chris W
August 18, 2016Hi again. I just wanted to emphasise what you said about the question and answer stuff going on in good Improvised music. To me it is a brain on stalks moment when the q&a phrases go on in a band. It may be a solo guitar playing in different octaves, or between a keyboard player and solo guitar (I think Carlos Santana can do both of these magnificently), or between the Bass and Guitar (for ex. Rory Gallagher and Jimmy Page). As I said, this is what Exciting Music is made of. As I said, I found myself having to rescue the band by moving to and learning the Bass in which time I change the octaves with arpeggios to make an interesting sound and give me a challenge. I guess it’s harmonising with the rhythm and lead guitar. Chris
Joe Martin
August 18, 2016Hello Griff,
love your teaching style. This video was really helpfull. Thank you
Joe M
Malcolm Pepper
August 18, 2016HI Griff
I bought the Blues Guitar Unleashed ages ago and I’m embarrassed to say I haven’t started it yet!! I did read through it though and look forward to getting into it. I just need to say I also look at your emails and videos which seem to unlock so much after playing on and off for 50 years.I find that it all seems to work until I play with my band on our own songs in a rock/pop/indie style. I struggle soloing as our songs are not straight forward blues, if you get me, I seem to run out of key. A typical chord progression of E F#m Dm A seems to cause me problems not knowing if I should use minor pent or maj pent scaales Maybe I just need to spend more time on the theory before I jump in, any advice would be great. I seem to have less practice time the older I get thought it would be the opposite! But hey you have made things a lot easier after all the years ‘Ive been playing and various lessons ive had. Many thanks from a frustrated guitarist in Nottingham UK.
Chris W
August 18, 2016Griff This is a great lesson to move between octaves. Great fun all over the neck using your backing track. Thanks. I look forward to your next video, Chris
Chris W
August 18, 2016Great for making up Outros. Chris
jesseray
August 18, 2016Special lesson from a most special teacher! Thanks!!
david
August 19, 2016yes – thank you Griff .. ’twas your 4 note blues which inspired me to think ‘hey .. I’ve got 4 fingers!’
This adds another dimension.
Ed Burns
August 19, 2016Great advice on the 4 note solo (Albert King box) Grif. Let me add a little to it. I’ve been using it almost exclusively for quite some time. It absolutely works every time. When I approach a solo, I use 4 note patterns all over the neck. Being an acoustic player I can’t rely on rapid fire shred type licks, I can’t do them anyway. I have to slow it down and concentrate on the 4 note pattern. When you break down the minor pentatonic scale you can get probably 10 different 4 note licks or more in just one position. The 4 note Albert King box can be used up and down, backwards sideways, upside down, inside out, and frequently. If you approach a solo with just concentrating on 4 notes, the whole neck opens up and makes those tasty solos a whole lot easier. Just slide up or down to the next 4 notes and milk the hell out of them bending and vibrato-ing….I don’t think vibrato-ing is a word but who cares, we all know what it means. Another tidbit. You are only one note away from a 4 note pattern anywhere on the neck in any key. Thanks Grif!
Ed
Charles Lewis
August 19, 2016This is something I have been doing for years, and I have been able to fit it in with so many different types of songs from country, rock, gospel and so on.
I really have fun and it sounds good. I can’t read music, I have always played by ear, and I couldn’t tell you what notes I’m hitting, I feel the music and for some reason I am able to jump right in.
This has been a blessing, but also a curse when handed a sheet of music and asked if I can play it. Unfortunately I have to hear a song to play it. I have on many occasion been able to play right along once a song I don’t know is being played; but I can also run into trouble if I try to do to much.
I really enjoy playing along with you on your videos; but when you use music terms, I’m lost.
I played in a rock band in the 50’s and 60’s, and a church band later for 15.5 years. Keep up your good work.
Joe Park
August 19, 2016I’ll probably say what’s said before– which, if you think about it, is the definition of the Blues — but this is a beautiful lesson. A major lightbulb just went off. You explained it perfectly, simply, and magically. It’s like, “Ahhhhhhhh. You’re RIGHT! Let me try it!”
Thanks, Griff.
Bill Burrows
August 19, 2016WOW The flash bulb just went off ,thanks Griff I needed that
Kim Alexnader
August 19, 2016Thank’s “teach” ,we can tell you just LOVE, teaching us, from this one…… THANK’S !!! i still like the original 4 note solo !
Gordon Ray
August 19, 2016Thanks griff once again and as always very useful-what would we do without man – just awesome
John
August 19, 2016Griff,
Great stuff. Your videos always give me an “ah-ha” moment.
Gets me motivated to try new things.
Thank you
Mike
August 19, 2016Phenomenal! All round!
Terry
August 20, 2016Wow , what’s really fun is I’ve been having fun with Amazing Grace and what do you know. Bam it comes righht out of this little lesson. Now it even opens it up for me to add on to it and get some more sounds. Thks. Mr Hamlin.
Arnold Martinson
August 21, 2016Wow, I played almost until my fingers bled! I’ve practiced the scales, slide between them, but somehow never though of the various 4 block patterns. Really opened something today. Now to try other keys and then major pentatonic. Think this lesson results will definitely be one of those real advancing moments in my solos. Probably most eye opening solo lesson. Thanks as always!
MannyC
August 21, 2016Hey Griff
this almost felt like a wakeup slap across the head. For a beginner this really opens up the fretboard in simple way. thanks for taking time to create this material and making it available – truly excellent instruction
Sue
August 21, 2016Thanks Griff…I’ve been trying to add a solo to “Baby what you want me to do” a I IV V tune and I think this might help me get somewhere. I recently purchased your playing on the porch, but sometimes get overwhelmed, so I think I’ll stick to practicing this pattern an learn the fretboard.
JOHNEY PAGE
August 23, 2016Hi Griff. an outstanding concept i didn`t see it before but another door has been opened, thanks, and spending some money with you soon.
JOHNEY PAGE
August 23, 2016By the way I`m 68 in December so we should have an old rockers club?
Clive Farthing
August 24, 2016Hi Griff so simple but so sweet can’t stop on my way to try it. Clive F
peter
August 25, 2016Excellent teaching and simple to understand. Very visual technique to learn blues soloing wihout knowing lots about scale. I look forward to you next video. Thank you.
Shaun
August 26, 2016Man I stumbled on to you by chance. . and now I think it was more like fate telling me this guy is going to take your playing and knowledge about the instrument t I’ve loved for a long time… Thank you and keep em coming
Shaun
August 26, 2016Man I stumbled on to you by chance. . and now I think it was more like fate telling me this guy is going to take your playing and knowledge about the instrument t I’ve loved for a long time to the next level… Thank you and keep em coming
H
August 26, 2016hey Griff another ‘Block’ of great vids. Mostly i love your enthusiasm, passing on tricks, and insights, knowledge on a daily basis demands a lot.So much must be mundane but you never let it show, you never miss a beat — pun intended. Your love of the guitar and desire to spread the word, is infectious. Grateful thanks for the infection!!! H.
Fraza Zaza
September 5, 2016Yes, you not only ‘knocked it out of the ballpark’ on this one, you brought it back home…
John Gibbs
September 6, 2016That was GREAT……
John Gibbs
September 6, 2016that was great–
John Gibbs
September 6, 2016Man that is a great way to learn exactly where every note is if you do it with one note a day and learn this movement while learning
the fretboard notes location….
Joe b
September 20, 2016Magic griff
I think mayby thats how lightnin joins some of his runs together
Thanks Joe
LA
April 4, 2017Griff,
This video is a bag of Blues Gold for beginners as well some of the experienced players.
I do enjoy opening the emails from you every A.M. to see what bits of sonic embellishments you have for us.
Thanks for your dedication!
LA
Vaughn Schultz
April 4, 2017This is great stuff, and seems to finally start sinking in! I struggle with bends, and would love you to do a video on proper bending techniques.
Larry B
April 4, 2017Thank you Griff. I was finding myself in a rut and this video will certainly help me move forward. You are a great teacher for my way of learning.
Steven Siegel
April 4, 2017The best way to be better is to stay simple and get it in your head as you are truly trying teach people. No one starts out good and gets worse. We change as you talk about, so does our music.
Steve
April 4, 2017Great lesson, Griff. I was one of those people who could finally play a little bit of blues thanks to your 4-note video from so long ago. I really appreciate the unceasing effort you put into helping people enjoy and improve at playing guitar whether they’ve paid for any of your great lessons or not. For the quality and amount of instructional content you put out to us every day is way beyond anything offered by any other guitar instructor on the internet. Thanks for your labors at making all these great videos and thanks for your willingness to share them.
John Hudnell sr
April 5, 2017Griff, I have had your Blues unleashed course for over a year now and because of unforeseen stuff that has happened, I have not been able to start the course. I have been playing for over 50 years and enjoy blues, classic rock and classic country. I watch all of your videos via the email and most usually learn something from every one of them. I would like for you to cover the Nashville Number System in one of your videos. I use and understand that system very well but there are a lot of folks out there that has never been exposed to that. It is the most helpful thing I have ever learned in my music . It will help you find notes, chords, and solo patterns. Just saying…. thanks, John
jim rupp
April 5, 2017Mr. Hamlin, I have enjoyed your videos but on the last three there is no audio when you speak and the guitar is very faint. Has anyone else experienced this problem? Thank you for sharing lots of info, look forward to resolving this problem so I can enjoy more great blues info Thanks again, Jim Rupp.
bill
April 5, 2017My son is at Belmont U. in Nashville. He is in the commercial music program studying guitar. I was one if the first to purchase your BGU course. The kid would watch and listen as I worked my way through it. He was playing violin at the time and didn’t think much of it. He switched to guitar and got good fast largely because of your teaching. What goes around comes around. Good job and thanks!
bill
April 5, 2017My son is at Belmont U. in Nashville. He is in the commercial music program studying guitar. I was one of the first to purchase your BGU course. The kid would watch and listen as I worked my way through it. He was playing violin at the time and didn’t think much of it. He switched to guitar and got good fast largely because of your teaching. What goes around comes around. Good job and thanks!
Stuart May
April 5, 2017Wow Griff, thank you so much. It just proves you don’t have to complicate things to sound great.
PaPaThor
April 6, 2017For those of you who might be interested, here is a You Tube link to a superb Griff tutorial of Sweet Home Chicago from back in 2011.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elAV8RmixyE
John UK
April 7, 2017First time I’ve sent in a comment, Griff……………….but I have to say this video is inspirational! Thank you for putting the time and effort in to all your videos – every one helps put another piece into the jig-saw!
Layne Oliver
April 10, 2017A really fun example to add to all the great learning experiences you create for us…
I was amazed at how simple the four note solo is and how easy it was to use with the supplied jam track!
Thank you for all you do!
carlos andres
May 22, 2017Hi Griff, this 4 note lesson is awesome. It really helps to hear how the notes work and the practice recommendation is helpful too. The jam track is a really nice tool to have.
johnny
June 5, 2017THANKS GRIFF AWESOME LESSONS!
Daniel
June 5, 2017Thanks Grif, another helpful lesson!!
Phil Granger
June 5, 2017Just goes to show it’s not so much what you play, but the way you play it! It takes a lot of work to get the real idea of just how the ‘masters’ make what appears simple, something people will listen to and is melodic! Nice one!
mike lansdell
June 5, 2017Thanks a million, a great video. Have just started getting into Blues guitar. This will be a great help.
David G
June 26, 2017Griff,
Just wanted to thank you for sharing your
Gift of music knowledge. Reading all these
Comments are approx 50 percent like myself,
Who are older and have little to no guitar
Theory knowledge and your videos motivate all of us
No matter what age to learn more about theory as
Well as root notes.
I know there are more experienced players here
As well so not meant as a put down to them.
Again Thank You and keep up the gift
That you share!
Phil
May 15, 2020Amazing Griff!! Thankyou for simplifying something that sounds complicated.
Rob
May 15, 2020I have purchased lessons from several different sites but finding BGU has been GOLD! From purchasing your courses and watching your videos daily from my email inbox my playing has advanced immensely! Your teaching “method” seems to turn the lights on more than other online sites or possibly it’s your passion to communicate your craft to others that makes the difference. Thanks for making my guitar journey simpler and most of all fun again!! 🙂
Randy D
May 15, 2020Hey Griff,
I love it when you put it all in a tab form. I learn so much when you do that!
Yes, please do more of these.
Thanks
Randy
Randy D
May 15, 2020PS love it when there is no bending on tab for the blues, only play nylon strings for past 6 years. Can’t stand steel strings.
Love to see blues tabs and No bending, Thank You!
Rob Horn
May 15, 2020Griff-What a great Vid-as are all your Vids—
I am so looking forward to Ur next Vid—
I have watched Ur 4 note solo vid many times over the years–I believe U are probably “The” best online instructor that one has available for learning how to play the “Blues”–I watch Ur Murietta, Ga Blues Jam at the Guitar Center–(where I go to play with their “Toys”-all the time)-probably 3-4 times a week-usually when I am exercising with my weights in my bedroom—love that Jam-and the audience does as well- judging by their screams and whahoos on the vid-as U play—U are definitely a great Blues Artist—-
scott krieg
May 15, 2020Im slowly getting there. Im mostly into classical rock 50’s-70’s. Im 64 years old and have a passionate enjoyment of playing guitars and different equipment in types of guitars. Fenders,Gibsons,PRS,Taylors even nylon Cordobas. I just want to thank you for keeping me on line and trying different things.Yours is the only emails I don’t delete. I do accasionaly write music but my singing is terrible. One of these days I might try it. Thanks again
Paul Hutton
May 15, 2020Hi Griff. Just a quick note to tell you how much I appreciate your instruction. I have been playing guitar for quite a while. When these current hard times are over I will likely purchase your course. One of the isues I have had and still have regarding my playing is analysing my own strengths and weaknesses. What do I need to learn…or unlearn? Where are the ‘holes’ in my playing? I have had several face to face teachers over the years, some of them very good musicians, but not necessarily great teachers. The main issue, at least from my perspective, is that they don’t take the time to listen and understand their student’s level of proficiency; usually they have a ‘method’ that they plug you into at some level of skill. Online lessons obviously can’t have an individualized approach either but I wonder if you have any thoughts about how intermediate players can figure out what they need in order to improve.
By the way,I really love the relaxed and engaging manner you have with your online lessons.
Thanks
Paul
Brian Burke
May 15, 2020Hey Griff – Excellent as usual. I know this was an old one so i am curious about where I can find the video on the second blues block you referred to. BTW, I play the Clapton number in E and had not made the connection. Cool. Brian
Earl Hensley
May 15, 2020Griff, great stuff. Where were you 20 or 30 years ago when I really needed you. Keep it up.
LEROY J GEORGE
May 15, 2020Thank you Griff for another great lesson especially the ascending linking the octaves!
Mark Annexstad
May 15, 2020GREAT STUFF!!!
Mike Zangerle
May 15, 2020Hi Griff, great lesson. Thanks. Why doesn’t the Am diatonic scale work over this blues progression? the F clashes
Bob Sproson
May 15, 2020So helpful – thanks. Never fails to amaze me how I’ve missed some very simple. but uber cool, ideas… thanks again.
Sam Benton
May 15, 2020this is really cool stuff!! so, sweet that you can move to any key.
Jack zukowski
May 16, 2020Thanks for all you give! 76 years old, and playing for well over 50 years and still having a ball with it. I signed on to one of your courses, knowing full well I probably would never complete it, but that didn’t matter because you inspired me, and made me a so much better player than I was. You armed me with a tool bag of tricks that I had never had, and they worked! I’ve had some exciting moments because of this. Even in some of the simplest lessons there is always something to learn, for me it was usually about timing. Griff you do a fantastic job, and for me it wasn’t always about the Blues! I played mostly country most of the later years of my life and this was also a great help to soloing no matter what type of music you are into. You made so many things come together. All the best, stay safe!
73,
Jack
wa1ngh
William Storey
May 16, 2020Holy cow! What a revelation!!
Skip Keith
May 16, 2020Old dog here , 71, learning new tricks. Simple and understandable. Thanks Grif!
Tom Higgins
May 16, 2020Great , great , great.
John Enget
May 16, 2020This reminded me of Justin Hayward was doing
from the Moody Blues ‘Octave’ Album. The song
‘Steppin’ In A Slide Zone’. I recognized this about one minute into the intro.
Was that considered to be a ‘block’ pattern?
David Cavell
May 17, 2020thank you for the simple but effective instruction, you keep giving me new inspiration thanks again
Walter De Schutter
May 18, 2020Great lesson Griff !! Looking forward to the second block lesson. Thanks, Walter
G-man
May 18, 2020Great lesson Griff. I have several of your courses and they have helped me immensely with my guitar playing
Sam D.
May 24, 2020Thank you!!! What more can I say?
Charlie
December 17, 2020Thanks
Paul
December 17, 2020Yep Griff, Creams “Strange Brew” leaps right out:)
tony szydlo
December 17, 2020I guess that You might be able to play it anywhere was what i thought from the beginning cool
lawrence
December 18, 2020Thank you Griff for helping me find myself, really enjoy your lessons Lawrernce
BISHOP WRIGHT
January 22, 2021HELLO GRIFF Great stuff WOW I look forward to your daily videos even though some of them are old ones that I have seen before, but you knocked this one out of the park Can’t wait to see the next one LOL LOL LOL
Michael Antonaccio
July 31, 2021Couldn’t download either video
AT Doran
July 31, 2021Thanks Griff — ironically it also took you moving to Texas to look more Californian than ever, great work!
Bob Kizik
July 31, 2021Funny how a great teacher can tie things together so it’s easy to understand. I’ve been trying to learn fretboard by rote memory: open 6th string is E, 1sr fret 6th string is F, 2nd fret 6th string is F#, etc
Now I know which notes are important and how they tie together across fretboard! And this way is much more fun to play
Thanks Griff, you’re an amazing teacher
PAUL
July 31, 2021MP3 Track has a virus. my Anti virus stopped the download.
Ray Kopp
August 1, 2021thanks griff this really helps me on my never ending trip up and down the fretboard. but is was an eye-opener . for me ….the intermediate player thats me 🙂
BISHOP
August 1, 2021Thanks GRIFF for breaking down your solo pattern. Referring to the Clapton riff, I picked it up a while back from Junior Wells “I Can’t Help Myself”. It sounds like the guitarist does it with double stops and some muted chord strumming. Inspiring!
Benton Howie
August 1, 2021A trick I use…..Finding notes near the nut of a guitar is pretty easy since we all know the notes associated with each string at standard tuning. The further towards the body I go, the harder it gets. However…ah ha…there is a reference point as good as the nut at the first octive point..nearly always indicated on the neck. by two dots. Or, on expensive guitars, by some serious inlay work. Again, pretty easy, if you know the string designations, to go up and down from there to locate notes on the neck.
william hill
August 1, 2021as a jazz player for many years–i have been using too many notes in the blues — thanks for –organizing my blues–it sounds better now-it has changed my line of thinking
thanks for you hard work on line and i have your course-will work on it [i know that you play jazz also]-we teach 220 students a week– all of us have degrees or are accredited–very impressed -with your knowledge and teaching ability-thank you -bill hill—-new braunfels texas——bill hill music.net
jack bouckeno
April 12, 2024Thanks you are great at this stuff
Jack
Jim
April 13, 2024That was a great little lesson. I ran across this idea in this book Fretboard Logic years ago where the author refers to this idea as a lead pattern instead of connecting blues blocks, but have since forgotten. Thinking about it as connecting blues blocks keeps me more focused on where the root note is located. This will be my jam activity for today.
juan santiago
April 13, 2024thank you so much for breaking down the patterns,,very well explain and easy to follow,,many blessings to you and your family,