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November 2023

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November 30
- With over 700 recorded versions in the last 45 years alone, Silent Night is one of the world's most popular Christmas carols – learn a spellbinding solo jazz guitar arrangement inspired by Larry Carlton and Django Reinhardt
- Reach further on the fretboard and expand your playing possibilities with these guitar finger stretching exercises
November 29
- Jimmie Vaughan may be Stevie Ray’s older brother, but he paved his own way to blues guitar stardom – learn his red-hot brand of Texas blues that left even Clapton in awe
November 28
- DADGAD guitar tuning: an introduction to the (not quite) open tuning favored by Jimmy Page
- “String skipping can mimic sweep picking and cover a lot of ground”: Learn how to make your shred solos sound a whole lot more evil with this exclusive Josh Middleton video lesson
- Your acoustic blues playing will come on leaps and bounds with new fingerpicking patterns – here are 10 you need to know
November 22
- Gigging guitarists spend the majority of time playing rhythm, not lead – so here are 21 ways to improve your rhythm guitar chops
November 17
- Josh Smith shows you how to follow your musical inner voice and connect the dots in a blues guitar solo
November 15
- These guitar finger exercises will improve your finger independence and dexterity, and make you a better player
- It’s been covered by Steve Morse, Steve Lukather and Eddie Van Halen – but if Joe Satriani and Brian May tackled Joy to the World, it would sound a little something like this
November 14
- Welcome to Sophie Lloyd's melodic rock soloing masterclass – essential techniques to take your lead playing to the next level
November 13
- “If you want to get a visceral reaction from an audience, the bottom line is that you have to make your guitar sing”: Blues playing getting stale? Incorporating ideas from jazz guitarists will take your solos to the next level
November 10
- "The diminished scale seems to loom large in my legend…" A blues masterclass from Robben Ford
- Country icon Dolly Parton has written over 3,000 songs, but her trademark ‘thumb and flick’ playing style is essential learning for acoustic players
November 8
- Few players are doing more to write the future of blues guitar than Kirk Fletcher – banish clichés with his tasty soloing style
November 6
- DragonForce’s Herman Li is one of power metal’s most outrageous shredders – put your playing through the fire and flames with this lesson in his videogame-inspired soloing style
November 3
- Gary Rossington shaped the sound of Southern rock with Lynyrd Skynyrd – and his guitar style influenced everyone from the Black Crowes to Metallica
November 1
- Buddy Guy is one of the most influential guitar players of all time, inspiring everyone from Jimi Hendrix to John Mayer – learn the soloing style of a living guitar legend