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Blues Shapes: Using Triadic Forms as Soloing Templates
By Andy Aledort published
Chord forms can provide useful templates of fretboard shapes for improvising melodic lines.

Infusing Major Pentatonic Patterns with Chromatic Passing Tones
By Andy Aledort published
Learn some cool approaches to improvising over an Emaj7-Bm7 chord progression.

Killer Vibrato: How to Master Five Essential Performance Techniques
By Guitar World Staff published
Add some personality to your playing with these five essential techniques.

How to Play Jazzy Jimi Hendrix Chords
By Matt Warnock published
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
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
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
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
Believe it or not, you’ve probably already played one or two shapes of this chord.
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