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3 Extraordinary Blues Turnarounds You Should Be Playing

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3 Albert “Iceman” Collins Licks Filmed From (nearly) the North Pole!

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the mixolydian hourglass pattern

The Mixolydian Hourglass Pattern | Modern Blues Lives Here

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Slow Blues Lesson – 3 SWEET Chord Substitutions

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6 Stanky Blues Licks

6 STANKY Blues Licks

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Jazzin up your blues 5 killer licks 16th notes over a blues shuffle

Jazzin’ Up Your Blues-16th Notes Over a Blues Shuffle-5 Killer Licks

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Breaking out of the pentatonic box

Breaking Out of the Pentatonic Box – A New Approach

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Pedal point guitar licks from George Benson and Danny Gatton

4 Weird and Wonderful Danny Gatton / George Benson Licks

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4 simple tasty lary carlton slow blues licks

4 Simple, Tasty Larry Carlton Slow Blues Licks

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Slow blues two ways lesson from tasty guitar

Slow Blues in G Two Ways

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