Killer Vibrato: How to Master Five Essential Performance Techniques By Guitar World Staff published 15 May 19 Add some personality to your playing with these five essential techniques.
How to Play Jazzy Jimi Hendrix Chords By Matt Warnock published 10 May 19 Learn how you can take the Hendrix Chord and apply it to jazz guitar comping phrases.
Soloing with the Mixed Blues Scale By Matt Warnock published 2 May 19 This cool-sounding scale can jazz up your blues solos in no time. Give it a try!
Five Essential Blues Licks from Jimi Hendrix, T-Bone Walker, Elmore James, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Johnny Winter By Guitar World Staff published 25 April 19 Regardless of what style music you play, it will do your ears and your chops good to go through each of these licks.
How to Create Flowing, Stylish Licks Like Eric Clapton By Andy Aledort published 22 April 19 When it comes to spontaneous, improvised phrasing, there is perhaps no better blues-rock guitarist than Eric Clapton.
The Most Important Jazz Guitar Chord By Tyler Larson published 17 April 19 Believe it or not, you’ve probably already played one or two shapes of this chord.
Brian Setzer: How to Shred Like a Rockabilly Master By Damian Fanelli published 10 April 19 Learn three of Brian Setzer's most ferocious riffs.
How to Play Guitar Like Delta Blues Legend Son House By Dale Turner published 21 March 19 Learn some of the tricks and techniques of blues guitar legend Son House.
Riffs in the Key of Sister Rosetta Tharpe By Damian Fanelli and Jonathan Graham published 20 March 19 Learn some of the licks Sister Rosetta used and how to apply them into a traditional gospel chord progression and beyond.
How to Play Stevie Ray Vaughan’s “Pride and Joy” Sliding Chords By Chris Scapelliti published 18 March 19 A guitar solo is the highlight of any Stevie Ray Vaughan song, and the solos he performed in his 1983 hit “Pride and Joy” are among his finest.
The B.B. Box: learn B.B. King's trademark solo shape By Andy Aledort published 7 March 19 Learn how to create some cool B.B.-style blues solo licks and phrases
Expand Your Melodic Colors with Ninth Arpeggios By Matt Warnock published 27 February 19 Explore two common fingerings for ninth arpeggios applied to a ii v I chord progression.
How to Mix Chords with Blues Licks By Christopher Scapelliti published 21 February 19 Mixing small chords into your blues licks is a great way to give your soloing a more polished sound.
How to Play Like Chicago Blues Guitar Legend Magic Sam By Andy Aledort published 14 February 19 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 published 13 February 19 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 published 6 February 19 Presenting a more musically sophisticated variation on the standard 12-bar blues.
Three Must-Know Jazzy Pentatonic Patterns By Matt Warnock published 5 February 19 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 published 1 February 19 Bolster your solos through melodic experimentation and contouring.
Jazz-Blues Comping with "Chord Jabs" By Jimmy Brown published 28 January 19 Learn a jazz guitar comping technique that provides interesting chord movement and rhythmic “push.”
Joscho Stephan: Django vs. Yngwie Arpeggios By Troy Grady published 23 January 19 A fascinating study in two iconic styles of arpeggio playing.