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The Kinks are much more than You Really Got Me – and Ray Davies’ inventive acoustic style influenced a generation of players
Listen to the guitar work of the Davies brothers and you’ll gain a real insight into how it was all done back in the 1960s
Why Toto guitarist Steve Lukather is one of rock’s greatest players
Lukather's style is a case study in rhythmic variation, chromaticism and on-point phrasing that references the familiar but takes you someplace else
Jeff Hanneman gave Slayer an unholy dimension – learn his incendiary rhythm and lead style here
Hell awaits your forearm in this punishing tutorial in the late Hanneman's style, but it will soon whip your downpicking and tapping skills into shape
As guitarist for 10cc, Eric Stewart created one of the most thrilling pop sounds in British music history
Learn the chart-conquering guitar style of 10cc’s Eric Stewart, which puts melody to the forefront
T-Bone Walker changed the course of blues guitar playing – and the role of electric guitar in popular music
The Texan troubadour knew how to give the crowd their money's worth, and players such as Jimi Hendrix were watching. This lesson in his playing style has plenty of biting string bends and blues flavor
Vince Gill and Brent Mason are two of country music's most respected guitarists – and their supreme hybrid picking abilities are key to their success
This is a smoking hot introduction to one of Nashville's most important skills
Joe Bonamassa pays tribute to Dickey Betts in this video and tab lesson
Les Paul in hand, Bonamassa shows us two examples of how Betts might phrase a solo, one using the "country scale," the other using the minor pentatonic
From heartbreaking vibrato to fire-breathing leads, Gary Moore was one of the blues’ most versatile guitarists
This Gary Moore lesson teaches you two sides to the late blues icon’s playing
From boogie riffs to alternate tunings, here are 14 ways to play like Aerosmith’s Joe Perry
Simply unbutton your shirt, wear your guitar low, and walk this way for a masterclass the Aerosmith guitarist's signature style
Paul Simon is one of the all-time great songwriters, but he’s a remarkable guitar player, too
There is a case to be made that Paul Simon is one of the most underrated players ever, but maybe that's because he always foregrounds the song. This lesson shows just what a clever player he is
