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How to Create Sweet-Sounding Twin Leads with the Major Hexatonic Scale

By Andy Aledort

In Deep with Blues Masters John Lee Hooker and Lightnin' Hopkins

By Andy Aledort

Take a look at the guitar work of two essential early blues masters.

So You've Bought a B-Bender: Get Started with This Handy Country/Blues Lick

By Damian Fanelli

A primer for guitarists who—for some weird reason—have bought a B-bender-equipped guitar and don't really know what to do with it.

24 Easy Jazz Chords Every Guitar Player Should Know

By Christopher Scapelliti

Improvising on a I-IV Chord Vamp

By Andy Aledort

Enhancing Blues Progressions with 7th and "Jimi Hendrix" Chords

By Kenny Ray

Four Ways to Practice Drop 2 Chords Through the Cycle of 4ths

By Matt Warnock

Three Hot Country Guitar Licks for Rockers

By Christopher Scapelliti

Expanding Major Pentatonic Ideas to Major Hexatonic

By Andy Aledort

How—and Why—to Use Diminished Licks in Blues Solos

By Christopher Scapelliti

Introduction to the Lydian Pentatonic Concept

By Matt Warnock

Using Chord Positions As a Springboard for Soloing

By Andy Aledort

Introduction to Spread Triads for Guitar, Part 1

By Matt Warnock

How to Play Stevie Ray Vaughan's Multi-String "Texas Flood" Bends

By Damian Fanelli

Lonnie Mack and the Birth of Blues-Rock Guitar

By Keith Wyatt

Break Open ii-V’s with This Nine-Note Scale

By Matt Warnock

The Fundamental Techniques You Need for a Texas Shuffle Rhythm

By Guitar World Staff

Three Essential Blues Scales Every Guitarist Should Know

By Christopher Scapelliti

How to Expand Your Jazz Chops with Rhythmic Displacement

By Matt Warnock

Configuring Triadic Chord Shapes within the 12-Bar Blues Form

By Andy Aledort