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Dare you join us at the crossroads? Welcome to the acoustic blues masterclass -
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A blues guitar hero showed me how he held his pick – and it changed the way I played guitar6 Comments
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How to introduce hybrid picking into your lead playing
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Charlie Starr on the magic of the B-Bender – and 5 bender-inspired licks you can play on any electric
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Philip Sayce: The 5 techniques that define my sound -
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Jared James Nichols on the melodic soloing ideas every guitar player can take from Eric Clapton -
Charlie Starr on the origins of the B-Bender – and how you can play those licks without one -
Cory Wong on why doubling the bassline is one of the “most badass” things a guitarist can do
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How to play the B chord on guitar -
Beginners guitar lesson #1: How to hold the guitar, pick strings and fret your first note! -
Proggy pentatonic! How to use the good ol’ pentatonic scale in cool new waysPresented by Elixir Strings
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Start your or a loved one's guitar journey with 60% off Fender Play this Black Friday -
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5 easy open-position alternate chord voicings that will give you extra jangle
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5 altered chords you need to know – and how they get their names -
Demystifying 13th chords, the voicing that Stevie Ray Vaughan used to stunning effect in Lenny -
Demystifying chord names, starting with a Hendrix and SRV favorite, the maj93 Comments -
Pete Townshend, Ray Davies and David Bowie all used third inversion chords – here’s why (and how) you should, too -
How you can swap the notes in a chord to give it a different feel -
Rush’s Alex Lifeson was a master of first inversion chords – here are 5 voicings you can use in your playing today -
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Learn 5 altered chords that can create or dissolve harmonic tension
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Having problems with your shiny new guitar? Try these fixes first -
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How to restring a bass guitar: step-by-step guidance on changing your bass strings, from a professional guitar repairer -
Never underestimate the impact of fretboard radius – it dramatically affects the way your guitar plays -
“Try a higher string action until you get used to using it”: How to set up your guitar for slide -
How to choose the right guitar cable: from length and connector considerations, to whether you should build your own, here’s everything you need to know -
8 ways to make your beginner acoustic guitar play and sound better -
How to upgrade your Jazzmaster and Jaguar: mod tips and setup tricks -
How to set up your room for guitar recording success
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How to stop burning out before you stop the music
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A blues guitar hero showed me how he held his pick – and it changed the way I played guitar6 Comments
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How to get the most sought-after sound in indie rock – without permanently modifying your guitar -
The brutal shred-fest that has quietly become one of our biggest playthrough videos -
6 signs it's time to upgrade from your first acoustic guitar -
5 common excuses for not learning the guitar – and 5 body and mind-boosting reasons you should -
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![[L-R] A composite image of Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, Joel Hoekstra, Marty Friedman all taking a solo live: Bumblefoot plays his double-neck. Hoekstra has his white Les Paul Custom. Friedman wears a plaid shirt and plays his PRS signature model.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VPKUYFpK9bsjnQdzekheeb-450-80.jpg)
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Guitarists on Reddit are going nuts for this ingenious pick trick
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![[L-R] A composite image of Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, Joel Hoekstra, Marty Friedman all taking a solo live: Bumblefoot plays his double-neck. Hoekstra has his white Les Paul Custom. Friedman wears a plaid shirt and plays his PRS signature model.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VPKUYFpK9bsjnQdzekheeb-800-80.jpg.webp)
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Stop hiding behind barre chords – use smarter voicings that serve the song9 Comments -
Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones explains what people get wrong about his Black Dog riff -
Steve Vai, Eric Johnson and Joe Satriani share the secrets behind 3 instrumental epics in these exclusive Guitar World lessons -
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Sick Riffs: Sam Rushton teaches you the fingerpicked math-rock frenzy of Orchards’ Peggy - with full tab! -
Learn to play the Tetris theme, prog-metal style - with full tab and audio -
How to Play Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" Intro Riff
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Dare you join us at the crossroads? Welcome to the acoustic blues masterclass
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“It’s about building intensity… think of Jeff Beck shifting to Billy Gibbons!” How to solo over one-chord blues -
KT Tunstall’s 5 guitar tips to boost your songwriting skills3 Comments -
“Albert King once advised Gary Moore to ‘play every other note’”: Why keeping it simple can improve your blues solos -
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Master the 12-string guitar: restringing, tuning and strumming made simple -
How to use triads in blues solos like Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix -
Great tone starts with the pick – just ask Steve Vai. Here’s how honing your picking can improve your tone for free -
Explore open G tuning: a fresh perspective that reshapes your fretboard and inspired timeless blues and Americana songs
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