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Learn the licks of 12 Stratocaster blues legends
By Andy Saphir published
Unleash your inner blues guitar hero with these lead ideas in the style of Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughan, John Mayer, Eric Clapton and more

Joe Bonamassa introduces you to the playing of Pee Wee Crayton, one of the most underrated blues guitarists of the 20th century
By Joe Bonamassa published
Armed with a Fiesta Red Strat and a dynamic style, Crayton was a powerhouse of '50s blues guitar. This lesson takes you inside Bonamassa's interpretation of the Crayton classic Win-O

How to play blues like the early electric guitar masters
By Richard Barrett published
This lesson takes electric blues back to the start, when electricity found its way to the guitar and players such as John Lee Hooker and Hubert Sumlin changed the world

How to combine rhythm and lead in a blues guitar solo
By Richard Barrett published
Add variety to your blues playing by bringing the two disciplines together in the vein of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix

How to go beyond pentatonics in a blues guitar solo
By Richard Barrett published
Thanks to John Mayer, Journeyman-era Eric Clapton is having a moment, and this lesson lets you climb into that '80s vocal blues guitar style

Learn the secrets of the blues guitar masters with these essential string-bending techniques
By Andy Aledort published
String bending and vibrato are vital expressive tools for playing blues-rock

Linking parallel major and minor pentatonic patterns will take your blues playing to the next level - here's how
By Andy Aledort published
Switching between these scales is an essential part of blues soloing

Joanne Shaw Taylor: the mistakes I made while learning BB King formed my guitar-playing personality
By Laura B. Whitmore published
The UK guitarist reveals how simplicity is the key to her gritty blues tone

The One Blues Chord Every Guitarist Should Know
By Guitar World Staff published
Here's howto turn chords you already know into blues chords.

Interview with Mamie Minch: Blues Guitarist and Technician at RetroFret in Brooklyn
By Laura B. Whitmore published
I smelled a guitar today. At first I thought the request was kind of odd, but then I appreciated just how much Mamie Minch and the guys at RetroFret really cared for the instruments they refurbish.
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