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.
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.
How to Play Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Pride and Joy" Shuffle By Keith Wyatt Learn how to nail a complete blues shuffle, a lá Stevie Ray Vaughan's "Pride and Joy."
How to Solo with Extended Jazz Guitar Arpeggios By Matt Warnock Learn arpeggios up to the 13th for each of the four “basic” chords and how to apply this concept to major and minor key progressions.
Essential Blues Basics: Soloing with the Combined Minor/Major Pentatonic Scales By Steve Stine Become a more versatile player by learning how to combine the minor and major pentatonic scales.
A Guide to Low-Down Sweep Picking Blues By Tyler Larson Two types of sweep picking exercises that cater to a bluesy tonality and feel.
An Allan Holdsworth-Inspired Pentatonic Run By Glenn Proudfoot Learn a terrific and challenging Allan Holdsworth-inspired lick.
A Tribute to Duane Allman's Genius and Signature Guitar Style By Andy Aledort An examination of some of the key elements of Duane's lead guitar playing.
