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Ask Andy: Best Beginner Guitar Songs

Posted 09/18/2012 at 11:20am | by Andy Aledort

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A great place to start is the immortal “Hey Joe,” written by Billy Roberts in 1962 and recorded in the mid-'60s by many different bands, such as The Standells, The Surfaris, Love, The Byrds and, most notably, Jimi Hendrix.

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Guitar World DVD: In Deep with Andy Aledort Presents 'How to Play Guitar Weirdness'

Posted 09/12/2012 at 7:42am | by Guitar World Staff

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In How to Play Guitar Weirdness DVD, Guitar World editor and instructor Andy Aledort shows how to play outside the box using chromaticism, pentatonic superimpositions, symmetrical diminished scales and more!

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New Guitar World In Deep DVD: How to Play Ozzy Osbourne’s “I Don’t Know”

Posted 06/11/2012 at 12:02pm | by Guitar World Staff

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In a new In Deep DVD from Guitar World, How to Play Ozzy Osbourne’s “I Don’t Know,” Andy Aledort teaches you all the rhythm and lead parts as performed by Randy Rhoads.

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In Deep: Converting Minor Pentatonic Licks to Modal Phrases and Patterns, Part 2

Posted 04/07/2012 at 12:26pm | by Andy Aledort

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In last month’s column, I demonstrated a variety of ways to transform standard A minor pentatonic-based licks into modal runs and patterns using the A Aeolian mode (a.k.a. the A natural minor scale: A B C D E F G). This month, I will expand on the concept by applying a slight rhythmic variation to a standard A minor pentatonic pattern, again transforming it to A natural minor, and then examine these newly realized melodic shapes in different areas of the fretboard. We will then transpose the new melodic ideas to another very commonly used mode: A Dorian (A B C D E Fs G).

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In Deep: Converting Minor Pentatonic Licks to Modal Phrases and Patterns, Part 1

Posted 03/13/2012 at 10:52am | by Andy Aledort

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This month's "In Deep" sees our own Andy Aledort looking at methods for converting minor pentatonic licks into modal phrases and patterns.

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New In Deep DVD: How to Play Chicken Pickin’

Posted 02/12/2012 at 12:49pm | by Guitar World Staff

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There's a new In Deep DVD at the Guitar World Online Store: In Deep with Andy Aledort Presents How to Play Chicken Pickin’.

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Download First Page of Andy Aledort's "In Deep" Column from January Guitar World

Posted 12/20/2011 at 4:37pm | by Guitar World Staff

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You may have received a copy of the January 2012 issue of Guitar World that was missing the first page of this month's edition of Andy Aledort's "In Deep" column.

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Contest: Win a Free 'How to Play the Cream of Eric Clapton' DVD

Posted 09/30/2011 at 4:41pm | by Damian Fanelli

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On a new DVD available at the Guitar World Online Store, GW editor and instructor Andy Aledort takes you deep into Clapton's style during his Yardbirds, Bluesbreakers and Cream years, breaking down "The Cream of Eric Clapton."

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Andy Aledort Hosts Live Lick of the Day Blues Event at New York City Apple Store Today

Posted 09/06/2011 at 12:07pm | by Damian Fanelli

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We know people from all over the world read stories on GuitarWorld.com, but if you happen to be in New York City today -- Tuesday, September 6 -- be sure to visit the Apple Store at 401 W. 14th St. from 6 to 7 p.m. and join Guitar World for a LIVE Guitar World Lick of the Day blues event.

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In Deep: Avenged Sevenfold

Posted 07/08/2011 at 12:25pm | by Andy Aledort

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In this series of videos, Guitar World's Andy Aledort examines the twin guitar attack of Avenged Sevenfold guitarists Zacky Vengeance and Synyster Gates.

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