Latest articles by Andy Aledort
How to solo over a two-chord vamp in the style of the Allman Brothers
Inspired by the Allman Brothers classic Dreams, this lesson teaches you how to tell a story through lead guitar
Joe Bonamassa: “Songwriting is the last frontier. You can recreate your favorite sounds, but far more important is pushing yourself to write better songs”
JoBo talks Time Clocks – his strongest and most diverse album to date – and discusses his newfound role as 2021’s foremost blues/rock impresario
Eric Gales: “I could just look at a guitar and almost start crying! I have never been more in touch with myself than I am now”
The undisputed champ of electric blues guitar unpacks the styles and inspirations behind his latest album, the Joe Bonamassa-produced tour-de-force aptly titled Crown
Learn Randy Rhoads' warm-up exercises and more in this complete 1982 guitar clinic
The Ozzy Osbourne guitarist himself teaches technique and the Crazy Train solo
How to play slide guitar solos in open E tuning
Get creative with a slide and an open tuning and you can add a vocal glissando quality to your playing
How to two-hand tap like Eddie Van Halen
This hands-on and tabbed lesson offers a comprehensive primer in Eddie's signature lead style, as well as a brief history of two-hand tapping itself
Shake up your leads with these one-string bend techniques
Mastering precise bends on the B string can offer new ideas for pentatonic solos
Create twists and turns in your solos with four-note 7th-chord arpeggios
Expand your understanding by incorporating chromaticism and a “scalar” approach
How to play 7th-chord arpeggios in four-note sequences
Unlock the fretboard for Santana-style improvisation with this lesson that takes the A Dorian mode and runs with it
GA-20's Matthew Stubbs: “By 16, I really had the blinders on for that early electric blues sound”
The Boston-based retro blues-wailers are the product of swampy influences, impressive pedigree and total dedication
How to master arpeggios built from 7th chords
A little bit of theory goes a long way and can add tension and intrigue to your lead playing
These fast-moving melodic phrases will help you chromatically ascend the fretboard
Get your picking and your fretting hand in sync with licks that can be applied up and down the fretboard
How to use the major hexatonic scale of a I-IV progression
Learn to implement the scale beloved of Dickey Betts, Duane Allman and Eric Clapton into your playing
How the major hexatonic scale can help you bust out of a soloing rut
Refresh your lead playing by adopting new positions on the fretboard
How to traverse the entire fretboard using major pentatonic and hexatonic scales
Unlock the fretboard by applying E major pentatonic and E major hexatonic scales to a repeating chord progression
Enrich your solos by incorporating major pentatonic and hexatonic scales
Diversify your compositional palette with this essential primer
Supercharge your pentatonic solos with the six-note major hexatonic scale
Adding one scale degree to major pentatonic can yield a plethora of exciting new lead-writing opportunities
Build a solid foundation for your soloing by learning major pentatonic scale positions and patterns
Pentatonics form the basis of an encyclopedia of lead lines, so it's important to grasp them fully
Deepen the impact and feel of your solos by string-bending across the fretboard
Learn these techniques to really make your guitar sing
Take your lead playing even further with these unusual string-bending techniques
Master these and make your guitar sing like the human voice
Learn the secrets of the blues guitar masters with these essential string-bending techniques
String bending and vibrato are vital expressive tools for playing blues-rock
Master the signature elements of Gary Moore's instantly identifiable guitar style
An in-depth examination of Gary Moore’s piercing, deeply emotional guitar work
B.B. King's 10 greatest guitar moments
Sit back and take in the blues guitar legend's most electrifying six-string performances
