Nick Drake lesson: learn his influential open tunings and inventive fingerpicking patterns By Dale Turner last updated 2 April 20 Drake's compositions were in a league of their own - learn more about them in this lesson
The Sublime Acoustic Accompaniment Stylings of Chris Cornell By Dale Turner published 26 June 19 Take a look at Chris Cornell's innovative—and often overlooked—acoustic guitar work.
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.
A Guide to Randy Rhoads' Acoustic Techniques and Riffs By Dale Turner published 19 March 19 Take a look at Randy Rhoads' classically influenced acoustic guitar work.
Joe Bonamassa’s Mesmerizing Acoustic Licks and Fingerstyle Riffs By Dale Turner published 26 September 17 Joe Bonamassa picked up a guitar at age four, could cop SRV and Hendrix licks note-for-note by age seven, and was discovered by B.B. King while still in his pre-teens.
The Acoustic Prog-Rock Riffs of Rush's Alex Lifeson By Dale Turner published 26 September 17 Progressive-rock was primarily a “British thing,” exemplified by acts like King Crimson, Genesis, Yes and Emerson, Lake & Palmer.
The acoustic stylings of big-screen guitar ace Heitor Pereira By Dale Turner published 2 August 17 Heitor Pereira was born into a musical family in Brazil, wherein he was immersed in traditional samba and Top 40–type music from an early age
The Acoustic Stylings of the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia By Dale Turner published 1 August 17 Jerry Garcia is best known as the lead guitar player and primary singer/songwriter of the Grateful Dead.
The Complex and Groovy Fingerpicking of Guitarist/Actor Jerry Reed By Dale Turner published 20 March 17
How to Play Like DADGAD Pioneer Davey Graham By Dale Turner published 16 March 17 A key figure of the early Sixties British folk revival, Davey Graham (1940–2008) was a unique steel-string–wielding hybrid.
Pat Metheny's Enigmatic Acoustic Work By Dale Turner published 20 January 17 Pat Metheny mastered jazz at an uncommonly young age, touring with legendary vibraphonist Gary Burton while still in his teens.
The Deft Fingerpicking and Odd-Tuning Riffage of Stephen Stills By Dale Turner published 4 January 17