The Blues Guitar Show
By Ben Martin
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Welcome to The Blues Guitar Show! Your free audio guitar teacher, focusing on all things blues guitar, records, rocking music theory and gear.
Covering all the genres in the Blues world from Delta to Rockabilly.
Each Monday I release an episode packed with information, exercises, songs, licks and interviews with some of the best players around to give you Passion, Practice and Perseverance for your guitar playing journey!
I'm a born and raised blues guitarist, studio musician and teacher on a mission to help you master the music you love.
Through this chart-topping podcast and interviews with some of the worlds best, our mission is to help dazed and confused blues pickers like you grasp the skills you need to go from ‘campfire’ to on fire.
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Website: www.thebluesguitarshow.com
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Episode #246 Life and Legacy R.L Burnside
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Episode #245 Life and Legacy: The Muddy Waters Story
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Episode #244 Why Do We All Use Standard Tuning?!
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Episode #243 Is This Hack the Answer to Instantly Better Solos?
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Episode #242 Why You Should Study Bo Diddly
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Episode #241 Finding a Guitar Tone - Common Mistakes
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Episode #240 Are Traditional Amps DEAD!?
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Episode #239 Minor Triads For Blues Solos
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Episode #238 Open G Slide Playing
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Episode #237 Oasis VS Ozzy The Battle For Britain
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Episode #236 Chuck Berry - Maybellene Simplified
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Episode #235 Sound Test - Does Your PLECTRUM Make a Difference?
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Episode #234 How Songs Are Built & Modes
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Episode #233 Tips For Going To A Blues Jam
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Episode #232 How Well Do You Know Your Fretboard?!
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Episode #231 Single Coil VS Humbucker
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Episode #230 Is Blues the Oldest Music in the World?!
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May 26, 2025 |
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Episode #229 The Great Slide Comparison of 2025
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May 19, 2025 |
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Episode #228 Why You Should Be Listening to Hubert Sumlin!
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May 12, 2025 |
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Episode #227 Why You're Not Getting Better at Guitar
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May 05, 2025 |
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Episode #226 Is TONE really all in the Fingers?
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Episode #225 Using CAGED for Blues
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Episode #224 Fundamental Music Theory for Blues Players
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Episode #223 The Music Industry is Broken! (Rant)
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Episode #222 What's The Deal With Lightnin' Hopkins?
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Episode #221 Strat VS Tele (Sound Test)
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Episode #220 Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Episode #219 Learning songs FAST (and how to remember them)
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Episode #218 The GENUIS of Hill Country Blues
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Episode #217 Which Guitar Shape Is Right For You?
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Lesson #97 Led Zeppelin Heartbreaker Riff
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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Episode #216 Vintage VS6 Guitar Review
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Episode #215 Smokestack Lightnin' - Songs Simplified
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Lesson #96 B.B King Style Focus
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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Episode #214 The Freddie King Trick
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Episode #213 Pedals Pedals Pedals
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Episode #212 Carl Bradychok - Talkin' Rockabilly
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Episode #211 Songs SIMPLIFIED - The Weight - The Band
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Episode #210 New Year! Goal Setting & Practice Routines
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Episode #209 End Of Year Awards 2024!
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Episode #208 Christmas Jazzy Blues
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Episode #207 How to PRACTICE Fingerpicking
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Episode #206 Top 5 Acoustic Blues Masters
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Episode #205 You've Gotta Learn These Bluegrass Licks!
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Episode #204 1950's Double Stops
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Episode #203 Where Does 'Tone' Come From?! Q & A Episode
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Episode #202 The Triad Hack You Need!
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Episode #201 5 Tips For Learning Guitar Online in 2024
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Episode #200 James Oliver Talkin' Teles and Being One of the Busiest Players in the U.K
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Lesson #80 5 Licks That Will Make You a Better Lead Player
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Oct 25, 2024 |
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Episode #199 My Honest Thoughts Clapton and His New Record
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Episode #198 Using Double-Stops to SOLO
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Episode #197 Delta Blues Licks in Open G (SLIDE)
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Episode #196 Top 5 British Blues Riffs (and how to play them!)
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Episode #195 Thomas Heppell Interview
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Episode #194 THE Delta Blues Technique
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Episode #193 Top 10 Hill Country Blues Artists
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Episode #192 3 BIG Lessons I learned from going to Music College
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Lesson #72 Improvising on a 12-Bar Using the Pentatonics
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Aug 30, 2024 |
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Episode #191 How to: Back Porch Blues
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Episode #190 Rolling Stones Wild Horses Lesson
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Episode #189 5 Tips for Getting into Slide Playing
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Episode #188 3 Exercises for Fingerpicking Blues
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Episode #187 Take it Easy Solo Lesson
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Episode #186 Minor Pentatonic Hacks
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Episode #185 5 Must Know Licks
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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Episode #184 Top 5 Dos and Dont's for playing LIVE
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Episode #183 What to Bring to a Blues Jam and Using CAGED for Solos
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Episode #182 How to start Fingerpicking
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Episode #181 The Answer's Paul Mahon on touring & playing with one of the UK's best rock bands
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Episode #180 Information Overload! Where to start with improvising
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Jun 16, 2024 |
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Episode #179 Surviving a blues jam and playing BASS
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Episode #178 Top 5 Tips for Acoustic Blues
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Episode #177 Talking Guitar Solos and Music with Seth Rosenbloom
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May 27, 2024 |
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Episode #176 Blues Turnarounds & Advice for Playing LIVE
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May 20, 2024 |
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Episode #175 Pedal Steel COUNTRY LICKS for Guitar
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May 13, 2024 |
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Episode #175 Must Know Triads For Lead Guitar
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May 06, 2024 |
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Episode #174 The T-Bone Walker Style Technique
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Episode #173 Ashley Sherlock Interview
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Episode #172 Albert Collins - Frosty Lead Lesson Breakdown
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Episode #171 Feedback Guitar Academy - Guitar Teacher Talk
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Episode #170 Using Hypnotic Boogie Blues to Fix Your Picking Hand
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Episode #169 Ned Evett - the King of the Glass Neck Fretless Guitar
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Episode #168 Chuck Berry Double Stop Licks
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Episode #167 Andrew Wiscombe - From Army Sniper to Award-Winning Songwriter
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Episode #166 David & The Devil
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Episode #165 3 Tips For Mastering Your Blues Fingerpicking
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Episode #164 Led Zeppelin Going to California Lesson
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Episode #163 El Nico Talks Rockabilly, Surf & the DeathRayCat YouTube Channel
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Episode #162 5 Ways to Become a Better Improviser
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Episode #161 Jonathan Wyndham Talks Guitar, Nashville, Touring & Writing
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Episode #160 You Need to Learn Chord Extensions
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Episode #159 Learn This Classic Billy Gibbons Riff
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Episode #158 How to play like Albert King
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Episode #157 Do THIS to Master the Fretboard
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Episode #156 Top 5 MUST Know Scales
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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Episode #155 Merry Axemas Gear Demos
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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Episode #154 Kaspar Berry Rapkin Interview
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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Episode #153 You Need to Learn this Beatles Song
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Episode #152 Smokestack Lightning - Howlin' Wolf Lesson
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Episode #151 B.B King Rock Me Baby Lesson
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Episode #150 Muddy Waters - Mannish Boy Lesson
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Episode #149 Beatles - Day Tripper Lesson
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Episode #148 Honky Tonk Woman - Rolling Stones Lesson
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Episode #147 Layla Acoustic - Eric Clapton Lesson
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Episode #146 Hide Away Freddie King Lesson
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Episode #145 I'm Tore Down - Eric Clapton Lesson
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Episode #144 How To Play Hill Country Blues
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Episode #143 Rockabilly Weekend - Live Interviews & Review
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Episode #142 Howlin' Wolf - Killing Floor Lesson
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Episode #141 The CAGED Question!
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Episode #139 Eddie 9V Talks Touring, Guitar, Blues & Recording in a Trailer!
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Episode #138 Muddy Waters - I Can't Be Satisfied - Slide Lesson
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Episode #137 Martyn Roper & Rich Miller Talk Steel Guitars and Slide Playing
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Episode #136 Bassline Ties and Dwight Yoakam Licks
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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Episode #135 Rhythm -The missing ingredient in your playing
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Episode #134 Jon Button on playing bass in The Who
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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Episode #133 Paul Pigat talks Cousin Harley, Rockabilly & Guitars
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Episode #131 Three Solos you NEED to learn
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Episode #130 Back Porch Blues - Solo Playing Tips
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Episode #129 Garry Burnside Talks Hill Country Blues
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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Episode #128 Todd Roth Talks Blues, Cigar Box Guitars & Coming Up Muddy
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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Episode #127 Angus Young Riffs
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Episode #126 Rich Miller Talks Slide Guitar
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Episode #125 Guitar Teacher Talk w/ Tim Daley
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Episode #124 Learning New Solos and Making them 'Classy'
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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Episode #123 That Chuck Berry Lick
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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Episode #122 Dyer Davis Interview
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Episode #121 Smokestack Lightnin'
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Episode #120 Ruzz Guitar's Blues Revue Interview
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May 29, 2023 |
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Episode #119 Top 10 Acoustic Blues Albums
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May 22, 2023 |
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Episode #118 What Guitar Should I Buy Next?
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May 15, 2023 |
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Episode #117 The B.B. Box
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May 08, 2023 |
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Episode #116 Better than Epiphone?! Artist Guitars Brownburst 58 DLX Review
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May 01, 2023 |
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Episode #115 You're Better At Solos Than You Think
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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Episode #114 Top 10 Classic Rock Guitar Albums
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Episode #113 Pentatonic Solo Hacks
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Episode #112 Your Questions Answered
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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Episode #111 Slide in Open D
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Episode #110 What Are The 'Blue' Notes?
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Episode #109 David Hamburger Interview - Fretboard Confidential
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Episode #108 Playing faster Solos
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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Episode #107 New Guitars, Old Tricks
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Episode #106 Guitar Shopping
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Episode #105 The 5 MUST know Jazz Chords
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Episode #104 Stevie Ray Vaughan Licks
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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Episode #103 Danny Bryant Interview
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Episode #102 The One Scale Hack You NEED
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Episode #101 Goal Setting for 2023
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Episode #100! Happy New Year (top 5 recs)
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Dec 30, 2022 |
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Episode #99 Top 5 Riffs
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Episode #98 Guitar Solo - Pro Tips
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Episode #97 Fingerpicking Routines
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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Episode #96 What guitar Do You Need?
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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Episode #95 Writing Blues Solos
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Episode #94 Learning the Keys
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Episode #93 Vamping Improvisation
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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Episode #92 Dylan Asena Interview
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Episode #91 The Washboard Resonators
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Episode #90 Mark Knopfler
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Episode #89 Jerry Garcia
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Episode #88 Blues Improvisation Special
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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Episode #87 Slide Basics & DADGAD
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Episode #86 The Cinelli Brothers Interview
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Episode #85 Eric Clapton - Hey Hey
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Episode #84 Ryan Lee Crosby Interview
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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Episode #83 Robert Johnson - Main Section
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Episode #82 Robert Johnson - Kind Hearted Woman Blues
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Episode #81 Flatpicking III - Killer Jazz Licks
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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Episode #80 How to: Flatpicking II - Cowboy Shredding
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Episode #79 How to: Flatpicking
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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Episode #78 How to: Blues Solos III
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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Episode #77 How To: Blues Solos II
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Episode #76 How to: Blues Solos
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Episode #75 Fingerpicking the Blues III
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Episode #74 Fingerpicking the Blues II
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May 23, 2022 |
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Episode #73 Fingerpicking the Blues
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May 16, 2022 |
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Episode #72 The Blues Scale
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Episode #71 Led Zeppelin III
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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Episode #70 John Lee Hooker
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Episode #69 J. J Cale
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Episode #68 The Who
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Episode #67 Grateful Dead
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Episode #66 B B King
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Episode #66 Jimi Hendrix Blues
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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Episode #65 Rolling Stones Blues
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Episode #64 Led Zeppelin Blues
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Episode #63 Robert Johnson & Clapton Blues
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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Episode #62 Freddie King Blues
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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Episode #61 Muddy Waters Blues
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Jan 31, 2022 |
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Episode #60 Howlin Wolf Blues
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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Episode #59 Fingerpicking Country
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Episode #58 Flatpicking Bluegrass
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Episode #57 New Year, New Licks
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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Episode #56 Blues Melody
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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Episode #55 Bluesmen of the Year
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Episode #54 Thumb Pickin'
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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Episode #53 Ragtime Licks
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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Episode #52 Travis Picking Again
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Episode #51 Blues Harmony 101
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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Episode #50 Improvising Solos
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Episode #49 Simple Spanish Guitar
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Episode #48 Clapton - Classic Riffs
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Oct 10, 2021 |
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Episode #47 Eagles - Classic Riffs
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Oct 03, 2021 |
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Episode #46 The Jimmy Page Riff You Need to Know
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Sep 26, 2021 |
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Episode #45 Tasty Jazz Chords
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Sep 19, 2021 |
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Episode #44 Keeping it Simple
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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Episode #43 No Nonsense Music Theory
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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Episode #42 One Lick Country Solos
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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Episode #41 The 3 Things You Need to Practice Daily
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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Episode #40 The Peidmont Roll
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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Episode #39 The Delta Blues Pattern
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Episode #38 Minor Pentatonic Practice-A-Long
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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Episode #37 Pick Like a Pro
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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Episode #36 How to "Country-up" Your Chords
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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Episode #35 Practice Routines and How to Structure Them
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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Episode #34 Practice-A-Long 30 Minute Practice Session
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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Episode #33 Hacks to Improve Your Guitar Playing Quickly
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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Episode #32 Can You Learn Guitar On Youtube?
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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Episode #31 Eric Clapton's Acoustic Blues
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Jun 23, 2021 |
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Episode #30 DADGAD Celtic Blues & Rory Gallagher
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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Episode #29 B.B King Solos & Why They Rock
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May 24, 2021 |
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Episode #28 Learn Arpeggios Not Scales
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May 21, 2021 |
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Episode #27 The Blues Lick You Need To Know
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May 17, 2021 |
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Episode #26 Country Triads & My New Guitar
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May 14, 2021 |
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Episode #25 What is Chord Stacking?
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May 10, 2021 |
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Episode #24 Theory of Blues Solos
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May 04, 2021 |
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Episode #23 Tasty Robert Johnson Licks
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Apr 25, 2021 |
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Episode #22 The Delta Blues of Big Joe Williams
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Apr 22, 2021 |
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Episode #21 Blues You Can Use
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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Episode #20 The Coolest Fingerstyle Licks
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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Episode #19 Country Licks & Solos
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Episode #18 One Scale Blues Solos
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Episode #17 Playing in Every Key (with just two chords)
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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Episode #16 Country Licks and Scales
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Jan 19, 2021 |
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Episode #15 Fingerstyle Blues in A
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Jan 16, 2021 |
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Episode #14 Country Blues
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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Episode #13 Unlocking The Fretboard
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Nov 26, 2020 |
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Episode #12 Flat Picking & Bluegrass Runs
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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Episode #11 Slide Techniques and Open D
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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Episode #10 Essential Travis Picking Techniques
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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Episode #9 Gear Review and D'Addario Re-String Event
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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Episode #8 Self Accompaniment Blues
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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Episode #7 - Practice Routines - What, How When & Why
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Jun 09, 2020 |
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Episode #6 Essential Scales for Blues
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Jun 04, 2020 |
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Episode #5 Fretboard Visualization Part 2
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May 09, 2020 |
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Episode #4 Delta Blues Picking
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Apr 21, 2020 |
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Bonus Episode Jimi Hendrix style focus
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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Episode #3 Fretboard Visualization
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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Episode #2 12Bars and 7ths
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Apr 02, 2020 |
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Bonus Episode Stevie Ray Vaughan (Style Focus)
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Mar 30, 2020 |
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#1 Travis Picking the Blues
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Mar 23, 2020 |