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GWM605 Charlie Starr Lesson
Charlie Starr on how to turn a simple, catchy riff into a killer song

By Charlie Starr Published

The Blackberry Smoke guitarist pays tribute to the power of the almighty riff in his latest GW lesson

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Corey Congilio in his studio space
How to build a compelling rhythm guitar part with triads

By Corey Congilio Published

Confused about triads? They are just chords with three notes, and as Corey Congilio demonstrates here, they can be the building block of a great guitar part

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John Paul Jones of Them Crooked Vultures performs during Coachella at the Empire Polo Fields on April 16, 2010 in Indio, California.
John Paul Jones breaks down four Led Zeppelin classics, and how they demonstrate where and when to leave space

By John Paul Jones Published

From the Archive The bass legend illustrates his “hard and soft” approach via Trampled Under Foot, The Song Remains the Same, Kashmir, and What Is and What Should Never Be

From the Archive
A still from Joe Bonamassa's video lesson for Guitar World issue 605
From B.B. King to Eric Clapton and Otis Rush, the blues is the core element of Joe Bonamassa's playing

By Joe Bonamassa Published

In this essential video lesson with the guitar superstar, he explains why it doesn't matter what style he is playing – it always begins and ends with the blues

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A still from Corey Congilio's video lesson
“Resolving with a more conventional blues phrase sounds really cool and satisfying”: Corey Congilio on how to add harmonic depth to your solo improvisations

By Corey Congilio Published

Congilio’s Blues Extensions column continues with a lesson in playing a five-minor-7 arpeggio over a dominant 7 chord

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Manuel Gardner Fernandes
Manuel Gardner Fernandes breaks down the 5 techniques that define his sound

By Manuel Gardner Fernandes Published

Manuel presents his percussive strumming, tapped harmonics, selective picking, and Hetfield-inspired downpicking approaches

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GWM605 Mike Stringer Lesson
Mike Stringer on how 8-string guitars take him outside his comfort zone in search of creative dissonance

By Mike Stringer Published

Using the low-end monster riffs of Spiritbox's Fata Morgana, Stringer offers up a rhythm masterclass in modern metal

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A still from Charlie Starr's acoustic lesson in Csus2 tuning
Charlie Starr on the joys of fingerpicking in Csus2 – the open tuning that doesn’t have a bad chord anywhere

By Charlie Starr Published

The Blackberry Smoke frontman unpacks the tuning he learned from Levi Lowery

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Joe Bonamassa and Eric Clapton, both playing Les Pauls.
Joe Bonamassa on the Eric Clapton classic that’s essential learning for any blues soloist

By Joe Bonamassa Published

Written by Memphis Slim, covered by Slowhand with John Mayall, Steppin’ Out is one of the tracks that all blues players should know. Bonamassa teaches you how to play it

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Mike Stringer shows us how to play Spiritbox's Angel Eyes
Mike Stringer gives us an “unapologetically heavy” lesson in how to combine power chords with hammer-ons and pull-offs

By Mike Stringer Published

The Spiritbox riff-master shows you how to chug along to Angel Eyes

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