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Russell Malone performs with the Ron Carter Trio during the Newport Jazz Festival 2019 at Fort Adams State Park on August 03, 2019 in Newport, Rhode Island
Acclaimed jazz guitarist Russell Malone, known for his work with Harry Connick Jr. and Ron Carter, has died aged 60

By Janelle Borg Published

Malone had just finished a performance at Blue Note Tokyo with The Golden Striker Trio when he suffered a fatal heart attack

Guitarists
Left - Guitarist Al Di Meola performs on stage at The Magnolia on September 24, 2019 in El Cajon, California;Right - Guitarist Matteo Mancuso performs onstage during the Give Back Through Music's Leslie West Tribute Concert at The Canyon Club on January 23, 2024 in Agoura Hills, California
Al Di Meola gives his take on the Matteo Mancuso phenomenon

By Janelle Borg Published

Al Di Meola stresses how important it is for young guitarists to develop their songwriting skills alongside their technique

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Get a private blues lesson from ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons

By Guitar World Staff Published

Billy Gibbons teaches you the blues tunes that inspired him to play guitar

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Metallica's Kirk Hammett: how to play like Stevie Ray Vaughan

By Kirk Hammett Published

Learn how to play like a blues guitar legend, from an unexpected source!

Musical Tips & Advice
Guitarist playing arpeggio on a Gibson ES-335 electric guitar
These smooth BB King licks work for more than just blues

By Matt Warnock Published

How to use BB's blues ideas in a jazz context

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Robert Johnson: Unlock the guitar mysteries of the Delta blues great

By Andy Aledort Published

Learn the variety of picking techniques and tunings that Johnson used to craft his timeless, deeply emotional music

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Freddie King lesson: go in deep with a blues guitar legend

By Andy Aledort Published

King's hard-driving intensity gave his guitar lines and solos a fiery spirit

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Master some useful melodic tactics for a minor jazz-blues progression

By Jimmy Brown Published

In this lesson, learn some cool, musically effective things to play over a rather dark, intriguing set of chord changes

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Make your blues solos awesome using dominant seven chords

By Andy Aledort Published

Many blues songs are built around major-key progressions based on this shape

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Three Essential Jazz Guitar Chord Soloing Lines

By Matt Warnock Published

Study three jazz chord soloing lines that will bridge the gap between your study of chord shapes and applying those shapes to a real, musical situation.

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