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The Genius of Chet Atkins
Chet Atkins made countless recordings as a studio musician, producer and solo artist. Many of his recordings—particularly those of the artists he produced in Nashville, like Elvis Presley, Roy...
Watch These Kids React to AC/DC
Fine Brothers Entertainment, makers of the popular “Kids React” videos, are back with a new clip showing how youngsters respond to hearing AC/DC for the first time.
Blackmore Shreds “Difficult to Cure” Live in 1985
Deep Purple’s official YouTube channel has just uploaded classic footage of the group performing “Difficult to Cure,” the title track from their 1981 album.
Dude Plays "Dueling Banjos" (Alone) on Doubleneck Guitar
"Hey, Junior called," says the woman at the beginning of the video. "He says he can't make the gig tonighhhhhht. How're you gonna play that banjo song by yourself?"
10 Metal Documentaries You Need to Watch
The recent success of the N.W.A. biopic, Straight Outta Compton, demonstrated that extreme music can be of extreme interest to audiences.
Lemmy and Phil Campbell Go Acoustic
Here’s a cool recording of Lemmy and Phil Campbell from Motörhead chilling out…acoustically! Recorded circa 2001, the song “I Ain’t No Nice Guy,” originally appeared on the band's 1992 album, March...
Does Down-Tuning Make Your Guitar Sound Heavier?
Internet gent and multi-instrumentalist Rob Scallon recently posted a video called "The Down-Tuning Experiment."
Employing Chromatic Passing Tones
One of the most commonly addressed topics with my students is how one goes about connecting scale positions while playing an improvised solo.
Hear Two of George Harrison's Best Slide Guitar Solos
It also marks one of the only times Lennon recorded with his former Beatles bandmate, guitarist George Harrison, after the dissolution of the Fab Four in 1970. Harrison's fretwork can be heard on...
Ritchie Blackmore Performs in New York in 1973
We thought we'd glance back at the classic Mark II lineup of Deep Purple—Ritchie Blackmore (guitar), Roger Glover (bass), Ian Gillan (vocals), Ian Paice (drums) and Jon Lord (keyboards)—tearing it...
Incorporate Minor Scales Into Riffs and Rhythm Parts
The minor scale is the most commonly used scale in metal. This month, I’d like to detail the most prevalent minor scales in metal: natural minor (also known as the Aeolian mode), the Dorian mode,...
Andy James' "Made of Stone" Rocks!
Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive premiere of a new playthrough video by guitarist Andy James.
How to Play Some Muddy Blues
Born from the boogie-woogie sounds of jazz piano in the very early 20th century, the swinging shuffle groove is built from an insistent and repetitive forward-leaning rhythm that is generally...