Phil Short
Phil Short is a sought-after guitarist from the UK. A stadium player, Phil is well known for his technically accomplished guitar style and has showcased his talent touring with Irish boyband Westlife. As well as touring, Phil has been a visiting lecturer at BIMM London since 2017, teaching performance, technique and improvisational skills to the next generation of guitarists. Phil is a monthly contributor for Guitar Techniques magazine, writing the blues column as well as video features on iconic rock legends.
Latest articles by Phil Short
![Jimmy Vaughan](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pM3dTkFSFEcfS9fWVgdQTL-320-80.jpg)
Jimmie Vaughan may be Stevie Ray’s older brother, but he paved his own way to blues guitar stardom – learn his red-hot brand of Texas blues that left even Clapton in awe
By Phil Short published
Jimmie Vaughan is a bona-fide blues great, whose techniques are compulsory learning for any guitarist. This tab and audio lesson takes you into his style, and how you can spice up your pentatonic lines with Dorian flavor
![Buddy Guy](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/buWz2fB7mFqrM4RFayu7B6-320-80.jpg)
Buddy Guy is one of the most influential guitar players of all time, inspiring everyone from Jimi Hendrix to John Mayer – learn the soloing style of a living guitar legend
By Phil Short published
We look at what makes the Chicago great's pentatonic playing essential learning for generations of blues guitarists
![Albert King](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LKZNiqaeF9NjR5ZCTpnpj5-320-80.jpg)
A Flying V pioneer who inspired Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page, Albert King was king of the blues – find out why with this lesson in his vocal playing style
By Phil Short published
King was a player who could say more with less, with a vibrato that give his licks a vocal quality, and this lesson with tab and audio unpacks his style
![Chris Rea](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/qYkqZYppLaLTKFJeXCiSv8-320-80.jpg)
Chris Rea is an underrated blues-pop force – his soulful slide playing is well worth investigating
By Phil Short published
Inspired by the blues greats, the UK singer-songwriter developed a melodic open E slide style that’s very much his own
![Richie Sambora](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EiJwD3eSzTtwGRr3ts8JMf-320-80.jpg)
Richie Sambora has a supersized blues soloing style – make your solos more melodic by learning his lead guitar tricks
By Phil Short published
The megastar guitarist behind Bon Jovi's mega-selling hits, Sambora has an effervescent approach to blues. We unpack his melodic pentatonic approaches
![Robert Cray](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4aV8jgYnGe8tuWkd2zzZWV-320-80.jpg)
Learn to play the blues like Strat master Robert Cray
By Phil Short published
Solo in major and minor keys with this lesson in the style of one of blues guitar's most legendary players
![Slash feat. Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators performs live on stage at Assago Summer Arena. Milan (Italy), June 24th, 2015.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Xz636GZSAZiJZ8NtSvuhjJ-320-80.jpg)
Lessons you can learn from Slash‘s blues guitar solos
By Phil Short published
Learn how to keep your solos fresh and memorable with this look at the Guns N‘ Roses icon‘s bluesier side
![Joanne Shaw Taylor](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZLNXV8Mg9aHJkYDSETPXWL-320-80.jpg)
Joanne Shaw Taylor lesson: what you can learn from one of the freshest players in blues
By Phil Short published
The critically acclaimed British blues-rock phenom brings no shortage of soul to her sound, and has a lyrical lead guitar style that's instantly recognizable
![Eddie Van Halen](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vETncLf4GcMd9enaAa9iUF-320-80.jpg)
Get to the roots of Eddie Van Halen’s groundbreaking playing with this lesson on his biggest influences
By Phil Short published
In six immersive studies, we approach Eddie’s playing style from the perspective of the players he idolized
![Prince](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CjchvuiohLEPZiQQebukEZ-320-80.jpg)
Learn Prince’s soloing secrets
By Phil Short published
The soul, funk and pop icon was a brilliant multi-instrumentalist, but he was also an exceptional blues-rock guitarist with a passionate delivery and lyrical playing style
![Susan Tedeschi](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/seYFWBwoFby8onp2XDK9i-320-80.jpg)
Make your solos sing with this lesson on Susan Tedeschi's lyrical blues stylings
By Phil Short published
Dynamic and vocal, Tedeschi's playing references folk, blues and soul
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