How to Play Like Chicago Blues Guitar Legend Magic Sam By Andy Aledort Learn how to play like one of the most talented and distinctive musicians in the pantheon of Chicago blues guitar greats.
How to Use Open Strings for Blues By Jackson Maxwell This video takes you through a few keys, and shows you how you can use open strings in each.
A Guide to Basic Jazz-Blues Changes By Jimmy Brown Presenting a more musically sophisticated variation on the standard 12-bar blues.
Three Must-Know Jazzy Pentatonic Patterns By Matt Warnock Grab your axe and dust off those classic pentatonic box patterns.
Adding the Major Third to Minor Pentatonic and Blues Scale Phrases By Andy Aledort Bolster your solos through melodic experimentation and contouring.
Jazz-Blues Comping with "Chord Jabs" By Jimmy Brown Learn a jazz guitar comping technique that provides interesting chord movement and rhythmic “push.”
Joscho Stephan: Django vs. Yngwie Arpeggios By Troy Grady A fascinating study in two iconic styles of arpeggio playing.
Learn the Fretboard Like Joe Pass By Matt Warnock This Joe Pass concept will help you always have a harmonic and melodic device close by.
The Six Most Important Chord Progressions in Jazz By Tyler Larson These progressions provide a landscape for extremely creative guitar playing.
Bring Out the Sound of Each Chord in Your Solos By Matt Wong Explore the right chord tones to play over changes, and how to bring out the sound of each chord in a progression in your solos.
Ninth Chords Made Easy By Matt Warnock Learn how you can use “rootless” ninth chords to expand your jazz-guitar vocabulary without having to learn any new shapes.
Private Blues Lesson from ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons By Guitar World Staff Billy Gibbons teaches you the blues tunes that inspired him to play guitar.
10 Ways to Start a Blues Guitar Solo By Damian Fanelli 10 paths to follow when it's your turn to solo at the weekly blues jam.
Thinking Two Chords at a Time: Tritone Side-Stepping for Guitar By Matt Warnock Bring a more modern sound into your jazz solos.
Flatpicking “The Irish Washerwoman” at an Accelerating Tempo By Jimmy Brown And now, something less serious than Beethoven.
Further Exploration of Playing Slide in Open G Tuning By Andy Aledort Investigating Muddy Waters and Johnny Winter-style bottleneck licks.
How to Use the Pentatonic Scale in Jazz Progressions By Tyler Larson You just need a few adjustments to translate your knowledge to the sometimes intimidating genre that is jazz.
Derek Trucks on Incorporating Harmonics Into Your Slide Playing By Guitar World Staff In this bite-sized lesson, Derek Trucks gives you some insights on incorporating natural and artificial harmonics into your slide lines.
Three Easy Steps to Creating Killer Arpeggio Licks By Matt Warnock Expand your knowledge of arpeggios.
The Blissful-Sounding Major Add-2 Arpeggio By Jimmy Brown An introduction to minor add2’s blissful, optimistic sibling, the major add-2 arpeggio.
