Lessons Eric Peterson Lesson: Getting Down On Warming Up [Practice What You Preach 2, August 2008] Tuition By By Eric Peterson published 14 July 2009 Get The Pick NewsletterAll the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox!Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By Eric Peterson More about lessons Unlocking the power of 7th chords: expand your guitar chords beyond the basics How to weave crosspicking and Carter picking into your acoustic guitar playing Latest “The musicians, shops, and brands who use Reverb have always been at the center of all that we do”: Reverb has been acquired by two new investors – and will once again become an independently operated company See more latest Most Popular Unlocking the power of 7th chords: expand your guitar chords beyond the basics How to weave crosspicking and Carter picking into your acoustic guitar playing “There are so many sounds to be discovered when you get away from using a pick”: Jared James Nichols shows you how to add “snap, crackle and pop” to your playing with banjo rolls and string snaps Don't let chord inversions bamboozle you. It's simply the case of shuffling the notes around How to play slap bass: an essential guide to slapping and popping Bass chords: shapes that work on bass guitar – and go beyond the power chord Joni Mitchell described it as ‘fly fishing’ and Jeff Beck was a master of the craft – learn how to use volume swells like guitar legends Eddie Van Halen, Allan Holdsworth and Larry Carlton How to find new approaches to blues soloing – using fingerstyle improv ideas and Roy Buchanan-inspired licks Want to play Master of Puppets the right way? Here's how to get faster at downpicking so you can chug like James Hetfield “The intensity of Rory’s guitar playing – the emotion, the sound and his incredible attack – was mindblowing for me”: Joe Bonamassa pays tribute to the late, great Irish blues-rock icon Rory Gallagher MORE FROM GUITARWORLD...1“The musicians, shops, and brands who use Reverb have always been at the center of all that we do”: Reverb has been acquired by two new investors – and will once again become an independently operated company2"A guitarist's ticket to easier home recording": PreSonus Quantum HD 2 review3Weezer’s first show was opening for Keanu Reeves’ band Dogstar. Now the John Wick star is set to play a villain in the Buddy Holly hitmakers’ forthcoming mockumentary4“Even the thought that Clapton might have seen a few seconds of my video feels surreal. But I’m truly honored”: Eric Clapton names Japanese neo-soul guitarist as one to watch5“You better be ready to prove it’s something you can do”: Giacomo Turra got exposed – but real guitar virtuosos are being wrongly accused of fakery, too
![Joe Bonamassa [left] wears a deep blue suit and polka-dotted shirt and plays his green refin Strat; the late Irish blues legend Rory Gallagher [right] screams and inflicts some punishment on his heavily worn number one Stratocaster.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cw28h7UBcTVfTLs7p7eiLe-840-80.jpg.webp)
