“It was like watching a Polaroid develop": An oral history of Stevie Ray Vaughan's earliest days on the road By Alan Paul, Andy Aledort Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, Dr. John, Vaughan's former bandmates and more recall the development of one of the greatest guitarists of all time
Learn to supercharge your blues solos by seamlessly switching between major and minor pentatonic scales By Andy Aledort All of the greatest blues and rock guitarists - such as T-Bone Walker, B.B. King, Albert King, Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix - routinely incorporated this technique into their solos
10 things you didn't know about Stevie Ray Vaughan By Damian Fanelli, Andy Aledort Think you know everything there is to know about the late, great SRV? Read on!
Learn the hallmarks of the hugely influential guitar style of Mountain's Leslie West By Andy Aledort Take a look at Leslie West's heavy, dense guitar work in this lesson
Why using the major third is crucial for your blues-based solos By Andy Aledort When soloing over dom7 chords, the inclusion or substitution of the major third in a minor pentatonic line always sounds good
The major 3rd is the key to a killer blues solo - here's why By Andy Aledort Get your minor and major pentatonic licks in shape with this essential lesson
Robert Johnson: Unlock the guitar mysteries of the Delta blues great By Andy Aledort Learn the variety of picking techniques and tunings that Johnson used to craft his timeless, deeply emotional music
Freddie King lesson: go in deep with a blues guitar legend By Andy Aledort King's hard-driving intensity gave his guitar lines and solos a fiery spirit
Make your blues solos awesome using dominant seven chords By Andy Aledort Many blues songs are built around major-key progressions based on this shape
Building solos on specific adjacent string groups By Andy Aledort Force yourself out of the same old, familiar position-based patterns and into new, uncharted territory
Finding Inspiration on Three Adjacent Strings By Andy Aledort Applying this construct to any improvised solo will automatically force you away from playing familiar licks and standard melodic “shapes.”
Exploring Slide Guitar in Open E Tuning By Andy Aledort Learn how to master one of the most distinctive sounds in blues and rock music.
Reuniting SRV's Double Trouble: Reese Wynans and Joe Bonamassa Talk Sweet Release By Andy Aledort Learn how former SRV's Double Trouble keyboardist Reese Wynans teamed up with Joe Bonamassa and his former bandmates for 'Sweet Release.'
Want to Solo and Wail Like Peter Frampton? Let Us Show You the Way! By Andy Aledort Learn the unique lead guitar stylings of Peter Frampton in this comprehensive lesson.
Learn Randy Rhoads' warm-up exercises and more in this complete 1982 guitar clinic By Andy Aledort The Ozzy Osbourne guitarist himself teaches technique and the Crazy Train solo
A Guide to Modal Slide Soloing in Standard Tuning By Andy Aledort It's super useful to familiarize oneself with modal scale positions and patterns and learn how to navigate them with the slide.
Harmonizing a Melody with Major and Minor Thirds By Andy Aledort Master the most common two-note harmony interval.
In Deep: Howlin' Wolf and Hubert Sumlin By Andy Aledort Learn some of the tricks and stylings of Howlin' Wolf and Hubert Sumlin, one of the greatest blues guitar tandems of all time.
Blues Shapes: Using Triadic Forms as Soloing Templates By Andy Aledort Chord forms can provide useful templates of fretboard shapes for improvising melodic lines.
How to Utilize Unusual Alternate Tunings Like Jimmy Page By Andy Aledort Jimmy was often quoted as saying his true passion was to create a combination of “light and shade.”
Infusing Major Pentatonic Patterns with Chromatic Passing Tones By Andy Aledort Learn some cool approaches to improvising over an Emaj7-Bm7 chord progression.
B.B. King's 10 Greatest Guitar Moments By Andy Aledort Take in the blues legend's 10 greatest guitar moments.
How to Develop a Great Slide Vibrato By Andy Aledort One of the most challenging aspects of learning slide guitar is developing a consistently pleasing vibrato.
The Signature Elements of Gary Moore's Instantly Identifiable Guitar Style By Andy Aledort An in-depth examination of Gary Moore’s stunning, immediately identifiable guitar style.
How to Create Flowing, Stylish Licks Like Eric Clapton By Andy Aledort When it comes to spontaneous, improvised phrasing, there is perhaps no better blues-rock guitarist than Eric Clapton.
