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Walk the line between playing only single notes while also outlining “wide” chord voicings via the use of arpeggios.

Presenting a more musically sophisticated variation on the standard 12-bar blues.

Bolster your solos through melodic experimentation and contouring.

Learn how to establish a melodic phrase and then build upon it to develop a solo that conveys a sense of melodic continuity.

Use your whammy bar to “color” chord patterns and give single-note lines different and unusual textures.

How to use a signature element in baroque classical music to great effect in your own playing.

How to incorporate shifting meters into your solos.

Being aware of the intervallic relationships between notes is useful in many different ways.

And now, something less serious than Beethoven.

Investigating Muddy Waters and Johnny Winter-style bottleneck licks.