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Erja Lyytinen shares her 6 go-to slide licks for unlocking more expressive soloing
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Jared James Nichols on adding fingerstyle “snap, crackle and pop” to your sound with banjo rolls
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“The passion of Gary Moore with riffs inspired by Zeppelin”: The searing lead guitar of ’80s rock’s great journeyman
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Jared James Nichols on adding fingerstyle “snap, crackle and pop” to your sound with banjo rolls
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How to find new approaches to blues soloing – using fingerstyle improv ideas and Roy Buchanan-inspired licks
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![Joe Bonamassa [left] wears a deep blue suit and polka-dotted shirt and plays his green refin Strat; the late Irish blues legend Rory Gallagher [right] screams and inflicts some punishment on his heavily worn number one Stratocaster.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cw28h7UBcTVfTLs7p7eiLe.jpg)
Joe Bonamassa pays tribute to the late, great Irish blues-rock icon Rory Gallagher
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Think playing rhythm guitar is boring? Cory Wong is here to change your mind
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By thumb-picking bass notes while playing a melody, you can be your own rhythm section – Jared James Nichols shows you how
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Jimmy Reed was one of the most influential blues guitarists to ever live – and his fingerpicking style makes an incredible launching pad for improvisation
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Joe Bonamassa explains the soloing secrets of his hero Gary Moore – and says no Moore, no Bonamassa
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Dimebag Darrell wrote 42 lesson columns for Guitar World. Here’s the best advice he shared
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![Joe Bonamassa [left] wears a deep blue suit and polka-dotted shirt and plays his green refin Strat; the late Irish blues legend Rory Gallagher [right] screams and inflicts some punishment on his heavily worn number one Stratocaster.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cw28h7UBcTVfTLs7p7eiLe-800-80.jpg.webp)
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Beginners guitar lesson #1: How to hold the guitar, pick strings and fret your first note!
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Proggy pentatonic! How to use the good ol’ pentatonic scale in cool new ways
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Start your or a loved one's guitar journey with 60% off Fender Play this Black Friday
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5 essential strumming patterns for beginner guitar players
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10 things every beginner guitarist needs to know
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A parent's guide to buying a guitar for your child
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I used Fender Play for 8 weeks to learn the guitar from scratch – here’s how I got on
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How to play bass guitar for beginners: start playing today
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5 lo-fi guitar chords to add to your progressions
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Unlocking the power of 7th chords: expand your guitar chords beyond the basics
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Don't let chord inversions bamboozle you. This lesson explains all (and 5 ways you can play a Bmaj7)
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How to introduce “murder mystery” guitar chords to your playing – without getting your fingers in a twist
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Embellishing guitar chords is the best way to liven up your rhythm work – learn 5 Eric Johnson-inspired chord voicings
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Confused about altered and extended guitar chords? Here’s the theory behind them – and how they can supercharge your songwriting
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How to understand the meaning behind guitar chord names – and why it matters
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5 ideas for how you can revoice guitar chords, and enhance your progressions
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Learn how polychords and slash chords hold the key to musical exploration, just as scales do
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Having problems with your shiny new guitar? Try these fixes first
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How to restring a ukulele in 14 easy steps
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How to restring a bass guitar: step-by-step guidance on changing your bass strings, from a professional guitar repairer
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Never underestimate the impact of fretboard radius – it dramatically affects the way your guitar plays
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“Try a higher string action until you get used to using it”: How to set up your guitar for slide
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How to choose the right guitar cable: from length and connector considerations, to whether you should build your own, here’s everything you need to know
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8 ways to make your beginner acoustic guitar play and sound better
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How to upgrade your Jazzmaster and Jaguar: mod tips and setup tricks
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How to set up your room for guitar recording success
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6 signs it's time to upgrade from your first acoustic guitar
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5 common excuses for not learning the guitar – and 5 body and mind-boosting reasons you should
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Can’t figure out why your improvised solos don’t feel right? Here’s how to fix them
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![[L-R] A composite image of Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, Joel Hoekstra, Marty Friedman all taking a solo live: Bumblefoot plays his double-neck. Hoekstra has his white Les Paul Custom. Friedman wears a plaid shirt and plays his PRS signature model.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VPKUYFpK9bsjnQdzekheeb.jpg)
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Guitarists on Reddit are going nuts for this ingenious pick trick
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How to Get Your Music on Spotify with Distrokid
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Joe Satriani called on Eddie Van Halen’s techs to figure out how to make his Frankenstein playable
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Tomo Fujita on what it was like to teach John Mayer – and how he indirectly helped him write Neon
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“I’m always true to the melody”: Tommy Emmanuel on arrangement, performance and pursuing virtuosity
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![[L-R] A composite image of Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, Joel Hoekstra, Marty Friedman all taking a solo live: Bumblefoot plays his double-neck. Hoekstra has his white Les Paul Custom. Friedman wears a plaid shirt and plays his PRS signature model.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VPKUYFpK9bsjnQdzekheeb-800-80.jpg.webp)
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Steve Vai, Eric Johnson and Joe Satriani share the secrets behind 3 instrumental epics in these exclusive Guitar World lessons
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Learn the brutal, evil-sounding rhythm style of Slayer's Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King
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10 easy guitar songs for beginners
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Learn how to play a metal version of the Wellerman sea shanty
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Sick Riffs: Sam Rushton teaches you the fingerpicked math-rock frenzy of Orchards’ Peggy - with full tab!
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Learn to play the Tetris theme, prog-metal style - with full tab and audio
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How to Play Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song" Intro Riff
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Five Pop Songs with Awesome Riffs (and How to Play Them)
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Tom Petty's "American Girl": How to Play the High-Flying Outro Guitar Riffs
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Erja Lyytinen shares her 6 go-to slide licks for unlocking more expressive soloing
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How to get better at guitar – 10 proven ways to improve your playing fast
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How to play slap bass: an essential guide to slapping and popping
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Bass chords: shapes that work on bass guitar – and go beyond the power chord
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How to use guitar volume swells like guitar legends Eddie Van Halen, Allan Holdsworth and Larry Carlton
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Want to play Master of Puppets the right way? Here's how to get faster at downpicking so you can chug like James Hetfield
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Learning how to bend strings correctly is one of the quickest ways to make your playing sound better
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This easy chord trick appears on classic songs by the Beatles, the Eagles, Paul Simon and Passenger
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Marcin's percussive fingerstyle is dropping jaws. The warm-ups that fuel his virtuosity are guaranteed to boost your own playing
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