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Pat Metheny called him “one of the brightest new talents on the instrument” – learn Dan Wilson’s remarkable phrasing
Wilson is a mind-blowing talent, and here he opens his box of tricks to share some licks that will improve your understanding of melodic minor modes
5 blues guitar rhythms every guitarist needs to know
Every guitarist can improve their rhythm game. As Steve Lukather says, “I’ve been paid to play rhythm guitar 90% of the time. It’s harder than it looks”
How to connect melodic phrases using chromaticism and string bending
Timmons is here with a video lesson to make your licks sing with an approach that will give help your solos stretch out, joining the dots between different musical ideas
Surf guitar can teach you a lot about attitude and note choice – Arianna Powell shows you how your playing can benefit from catching the wave
Using the A minor pentatonic scale as a launch pad, Pickup Music's video lesson teaches you how to catch big waves of melody that bring that '60s surf style right up to date
Only bending strings with your second and third fingers? Strengthening your first and fourth fingers will help you express yourself like the greats
Blues heroes like Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan used their first and fourth fingers to bend – without support – to powerful effect. And with a bit of practice, you can learn their expressive solo techniques, too
6 scales from around the world that every guitar player should know – and how to use them
Tired of the same old blues scales and pentatonics? Try these on for size…
Improve your syncopation now with this lesson in funk guitar 101
Taking small chord shapes, single notes and 16th-note strums, we unpack the essentials for funk guitar and target those offbeats for rhythmic intrigue in your playing
“I never practiced”: Yngwie Malmsteen didn’t develop his superhuman guitar skills by practicing, apparently
Fancy becoming the next Yngwie Malmsteen? Well, you won't need to practice your A harmonic minor, according to the man himself
