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A Clean Sweep: Sweep Arpeggios

John Petrucci breaks down the mechanics of the proper sweep arpeggio.

The Who: Unplugged

Jimmy Brown shows you an acoustic arrangement of The Who classic "Baba O'Riley."

"Sweet Child O' Mine" Unplugged

Jimmy Brown shows you an acoustic arrangement of the Guns N' Roses classic.

Angus Young: A Whole Lotta Malcolm

From the archives: Angus Young on the importance of his brother's guitar playing to AC/DC.

A Clean Sweep: Sweep Arpeggios

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Title: A Clean Sweep: Mastering Sweep Arpeggios with John Petrucci

The Who: Unplugged

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Title: The Capo Crusader: An Acoustic Arrangement of The Who's "Baba O'Riley"

"Sweet Child O' Mine" Unplugged

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Title: The Capo Crusader: An Acoustic Arrangement of Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child O' Mine"

Angus Young: A Whole Lotta Malcolm

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Title: Let There Be Rock: AC/DC's Angus Young on the Rhythm Playing of Malcolm Young

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101 Amazing Licks - Lick 16

Posted 03/26/2007 at 11:35am | by Guitar World Staff

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Angus Young serves up a pentatonic minor lick with a side of attitude in today's lick!

101 Amazing Licks - Lick 15

Posted 03/23/2007 at 3:50pm | by GuitarWorld Staff Member

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Let's all get bent with the floaty genius of David Gilmour!

101 Amazing Licks - Lick 14

Posted 03/22/2007 at 2:07pm | by GuitarWorld Staff Member

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Learn to embellish your licks with chromatics, like the masterful Larry Carlton.

101 Amazing Licks - Lick 13

Posted 03/21/2007 at 1:41pm | by GuitarWorld Staff Member

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A tapping segment in the vein of Eddie Van Halen’s landmark “Eruption.”

101 Amazing Licks - Lick 12

Posted 03/20/2007 at 12:36pm | by GuitarWorld Staff Member

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Get your whammy on with this D-major trem-bar melody, in the style of Jeff Beck!

Guitar 101: Strumming 16th Notes

Posted 03/19/2007 at 2:30pm | by Jimmy Brown

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Learn the basics of 16th note strumming in this video lesson with Guitar World senior music editor Jimmy Brown.

101 Amazing Licks - Lick 11

Posted 03/19/2007 at 12:40pm | by GuitarWorld Staff Member

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A 'Bohemian' moment, courtesy of the incredible Brian May!

Guitar 101: Foot Tapping, Part 1

Posted 03/16/2007 at 4:23pm | by Jimmy Brown

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Learn the basics of foot tapping in this video lesson with Guitar World senior music editor, Jimmy Brown.

101 Amazing Licks - Lick 10

Posted 03/16/2007 at 12:22pm | by GuitarWorld Staff Member

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This Eric Johnson-style open triad tricky lick is sure to strike a chord!

101 Amazing Licks - Lick 9

Posted 03/15/2007 at 1:30pm | by GuitarWorld Staff Member

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Get a little Dickey... Betts, that is, with this major pentatonic run!

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