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Gentle Giant in January 1972.

Techniques of Prog-Rockers Gentle Giant, Yes, Genesis and King Crimson

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Double-Time Soloing Over a Laid-Back Groove

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Applying Sweep Picking to Chord Progressions

Learning Major Triads All Over the Neck

Shaping Up: Dominant Double Stops for Guitar

Leveling Up Your Licks: Exploring Four-Note Patterns and Permutations

Tapping in 16th-Note Triplets with Guthrie Govan

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Expert Advice: 35 Ways to Play (and Sound) Better Right Now

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Using the Harmonic Minor Scale and Phrygian-Dominant Mode to Create Neoclassical Metal-Style Solos

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How to Use Quick Shifts and Long Slides to Add Interesting Movement to Licks

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60-Second Songwriting: Song Structure Basics—the Verse

How to Reinvent a Modal Melody by Changing Only One Note

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Fun with Two Bright-Sounding, Uniquely Flavored Scales Built from the Same Six Notes

Blues Shapes: Using Triadic Forms as Soloing Templates

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Combining Sweep Picking and Fretboard Tapping to Forge Long, Flowing Melodic Phrases

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How to Get a Crushing Guitar Tone

Rhythmic Soloing Exercise for the Improvising Guitarist

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A Guide to Randy Rhoads' Acoustic Techniques and Riffs

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Harmonizing a Melody Over a Pedal Tone

Tapped Out: More Creative Uses for Percussive Tapping

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What do Stone Temple Pilots, Phish, Led Zeppelin and the Beatles Have in Common? This Progression

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Mastering the Modes of G Major with Three Notes Per String

Two-Note-Per-String Scale Sequences and Indian-Style Phrasing

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Meet the Byzantine/Hijazkiar/Double Harmonic Major Scale

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Three Finger Exercises Every Guitarist Should Know

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The Key to Understanding the Minor Pentatonic Scale

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Tommy Emmanuel Master Class: Exclusive Tips on Fingerpicking, Flatpicking, Harp Harmonics and More

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How Guitarists Can Break Through Speed Barriers

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Why You Need a Looper Pedal

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What to Remember When Performing Rainbow's "Man on the Silver Mountain"

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What to Remember When Performing The Cult's "She Sells Sanctuary"

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What to Remember When Performing Queen's "Love of My Life" from 'Live Killers'

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Add a Neo-Classical Dynamic to Your Solos with the Phrygian Mode

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Tommy Emmanuel's Guide to Hand Independence, and More on Chet Atkins' “El Vaquero”

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Finger Twisters—Combining Major and Minor Scales and Arpeggios

Expanding on Chord Shapes Within the Context of Funk Guitar

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Monster Licks: How to Create Tension and Retain Intensity with the Diminished 7th Scale

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Steal These Five Blistering Zakk Wylde Licks

Country-Influenced Application of Hybrid Picking for Blues and Rock

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E-Z Does It: Delta Blues-Style, Drone-Based Ideas in the Key of E

A Guide to Rolling Shred Patterns

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Betcha Can't Play This: Joe Satriani Lays Down a Challenge

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Examining Five Essential Minor Mode Scale Patterns

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Using String Skipping to Create Angular, Sweep-Type Sounds

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How to Play Pantera's "Cowboys from Hell" Intro

Randy Rhoads-Style Melodic Tapping Exercise Using Common Tones

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What Guitarists Get Wrong When They Play AC/DC's "Dirty Deeds"

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Hitting the Pocket: The Importance of Dynamics and Grooving When Soloing

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My Take on the Guitar Solo in Alice Cooper’s “I’m Eighteen”

The Signature Elements of Gary Moore's Instantly Identifiable Guitar Style

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Try This Gary Moore-Inspired Riff by Doug Aldrich

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