Richard Barrett

This lesson takes electric blues back to the start, when electricity found its way to the guitar and players such as John Lee Hooker and Hubert Sumlin changed the world

The music theory math is easy in this lesson, but can be devastatingly effective

Using inversions – or slash chords as they are more commonly known – is a great way of experimenting with familiar chords

Boost the gain, dig in, and don't let perfect be the enemy of good in this lead guitar workout

Five inspirational ideas to take cluster chords out of the realm of fretboard theory and into something you can put into practice

Gales’ genre-mashing guitar style is rooted in the blues but takes exhilarating detours through his expansive musical vocabulary. This primer establishes the mood with some jazz chord melodies before tackling his lightning quick picking

Few players go weak at the knees at the thought of a C major, but with a couple of different voicings it gives us a world of interesting and versatile sounds to work with

Take the route less traveled when it comes to chord voicings, and add new shapes to shake up your songwriting

Here are four blues solo ideas that demonstrate how sometimes less is more, reminding us that the space between the notes is music too

R&B, soul, Motown, it all goes well with the blues – and with the following four examples, you can add a little invention to your rhythm game

Four ways to supply fiery blues-rock leads over a two-chord vamp in the style of Walsh, Joe Bonamassa and Gary Moore

Adding notes to a chord to enrich harmony can be a confusing topic – and gymnastic for the fingers. We're here to help

Voicings that go beyond the usual ‘5’ chord can make for some impactful and harmonically interesting sounds

When the mix is crowded by other instrumentation, simplifying your chords can help your playing stand out

This lesson demonstrates how modal approach to blues can open up your musical options, adding some Mixolydian folk spice in the style of Robby Krieger, Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix

It’s time to make some noise as this lesson demonstrates how using all six strings can make for some big open chords in the key of E major

Using partial chords and doublestops with regular pentatonics, this lesson offers a soloing strategy that's easy on the tendons and big on expression

Learn the solo acoustic guitar style pioneered by trailblazing players such as Big Bill Broonzy and Memphis Minnie

How using the Hendrix chord and the sus chords favoured by Andy Summers can add intrigue and options for your songwriting

Let linear patterns unlock the fretboard and take you out of your comfort zone

Inspired by Django Reinhardt's ingenuity, we break down five simple three-note Gypsy jazz chords

Learn Gary Moore's style and technique from the mid 1970s through to the late '80s with these licks and soloing examples

Add variety to your blues playing by bringing the two disciplines together in the vein of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix

A lesson in vintage '80s blues guitar, when guitars were pink, shoulder pads were big, and the melodies bigger still

Thanks to John Mayer, Journeyman-era Eric Clapton is having a moment, and this lesson lets you climb into that '80s vocal blues guitar style