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December 2017

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December 28
- The Ice Man: A Tribute toBlues Great Albert Collins
- How to Properly Execute a Pull-Off
December 22
- Unraveling the Mysteries of Chicago and Texas Blues Shuffles, Part 1
December 21
- Think of Arranging as an Extension of Songwriting
- How to Use Various Major-Pentatonic Shapes for Soloing
December 20
- How to Defeat Guitar Noodling
December 19
- Using Drop-D Tuning to Write Heavy Riffs
- Monster Licks: E Minor Blues and Diminished 7th Scales
- How to Remove Stickers and Glue from Guitars
December 18
- Mastering the Wild Style of Guitar Legend Johnny Winter, Part 1
- Five Ways to Make Guitar Practice Fun
December 15
- How to Find Your Own Guitar Sound, Regardless of Genre
- What You Need to Know About Intervals
- Top Five Myths About Learning Guitar—and What You Can Do About Them
December 14
- How to Incorporate Minor Scales Into Riffs and Rhythm Parts
December 13
- Learning to Slide: How This Legato Technique Can Enhance Your Sound
December 12
- How to Play Like Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers Band and Great Southern
- How to Tell If Your Guitar’s Neck Needs to be Adjusted
- How to Slide Your Way to Fretboard Fluidity
December 11
- Seven Ways Guitarists Can Improve Their Ears
December 8
- Dimebag Darrell's Top Five Practice Tips
December 7
- The Easiest Way to Pick Across the Strings
December 6
- Unlock the Secrets of the Seven Fundamental Modes Favored by Randy Rhoads
- How to Blow Minds on Guitar—with Just One Finger
- More Ways to Use Open Drones for Rhythm and Lead
December 5
- How to Add Some Mixolydian Flavor to Pentatonics
- Five Slash Licks You Need to Know
- Two Additional, Musically Haunting Uses for Maj7b5
December 4
- Shred-Approved Techniques for Building Killer Guitar Solos
December 1
- Using Diatonic Power Chords and Inverted Borrowed Chords to Create More Musical Riffs