Learn Randy Rhoads' warm-up exercises and more in this complete 1982 guitar clinic By Andy Aledort published 6 December 21 The Ozzy Osbourne guitarist himself teaches technique and the Crazy Train solo
How to play slide guitar solos in open E tuning By Andy Aledort published 22 September 21 Get creative with a slide and an open tuning and you can add a vocal glissando quality to your playing
Create twists and turns in your solos with four-note 7th-chord arpeggios By Andy Aledort published 20 January 21 Expand your understanding by incorporating chromaticism and a “scalar” approach
How to play 7th-chord arpeggios in four-note sequences By Andy Aledort published 23 December 20 Unlock the fretboard for Santana-style improvisation with this lesson that takes the A Dorian mode and runs with it
15 of the greatest all-star guitar teachers By Jonathan Horsley published 20 October 20 From legends of the old-school to the internet era’s pedagogues of polyphonic fingerstyle, these are the players who changed the guitar teaching game
These fast-moving melodic phrases will help you chromatically ascend the fretboard By Andy Aledort published 16 October 20 Get your picking and your fretting hand in sync with licks that can be applied up and down the fretboard
How to use the major hexatonic scale of a I-IV progression By Andy Aledort published 2 October 20 Learn to implement the scale beloved of Dickey Betts, Duane Allman and Eric Clapton into your playing
Enrich your solos by incorporating major pentatonic and hexatonic scales By Andy Aledort published 17 July 20 Diversify your compositional palette with this essential primer
Deepen the impact and feel of your solos by string-bending across the fretboard By Andy Aledort published 9 April 20 Learn these techniques to really make your guitar sing
Learn the secrets of the blues guitar masters with these essential string-bending techniques By Andy Aledort published 11 February 20 String bending and vibrato are vital expressive tools for playing blues-rock
Master the signature elements of Gary Moore's instantly identifiable guitar style By Andy Aledort published 6 February 20 An in-depth examination of Gary Moore’s piercing, deeply emotional guitar work
Learn to supercharge your blues solos by seamlessly switching between major and minor pentatonic scales By Andy Aledort published 10 December 19 All of the greatest blues and rock guitarists - such as T-Bone Walker, B.B. King, Albert King, Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix - routinely incorporated this technique into their solos
Learn the hallmarks of the hugely influential guitar style of Mountain's Leslie West By Andy Aledort published 22 October 19 Take a look at Leslie West's heavy, dense guitar work in this lesson
Why using the major third is crucial for your blues-based solos By Andy Aledort published 17 October 19 When soloing over dom7 chords, the inclusion or substitution of the major third in a minor pentatonic line always sounds good
The major 3rd is the key to a killer blues solo - here's why By Andy Aledort published 13 September 19 Get your minor and major pentatonic licks in shape with this essential lesson
Freddie King lesson: go in deep with a blues guitar legend By Andy Aledort published 3 September 19 King's hard-driving intensity gave his guitar lines and solos a fiery spirit
Make your blues solos awesome using dominant seven chords By Andy Aledort published 21 August 19 Many blues songs are built around major-key progressions based on this shape
Building solos on specific adjacent string groups By Andy Aledort published 14 August 19 Force yourself out of the same old, familiar position-based patterns and into new, uncharted territory
Finding Inspiration on Three Adjacent Strings By Andy Aledort published 5 August 19 Applying this construct to any improvised solo will automatically force you away from playing familiar licks and standard melodic “shapes.”
Exploring Slide Guitar in Open E Tuning By Andy Aledort published 29 July 19 Learn how to master one of the most distinctive sounds in blues and rock music.
