How to Create Flowing, Stylish Licks Like Eric Clapton By Andy Aledort When it comes to spontaneous, improvised phrasing, there is perhaps no better blues-rock guitarist than Eric Clapton.
Essentials to Playing Slide Guitar in Standard Tuning By Andy Aledort Learning slide guitar in standard tuning allows you to focus on fret-hand touch and pick-hand articulation without having to re-learn the fretboard and chord forms in an alternate tuning.
Guitar Techniques of Prog-Rockers Gentle Giant, Yes, Genesis and King Crimson By Andy Aledort Examine the envelope-pushing sounds of some of the essential prog-rock bands of the Sixties/early Seventies era.
Expanding on Drone-Based Ideas for Riffs and Solos By Andy Aledort Learn how one can apply position shifts in conjunction with the droning technique to broaden the melodic possibilities of a given lick or phrase.
How to Apply Arpeggio Patterns to a Cycle-of-Fourths Progression By Andy Aledort Performing arpeggio patterns in this style poses interesting technical and fingering challenges that have been embraced by guitarists of every ilk.
B.B. King Lesson: Soloing in the Movable “B.B. Box” By Andy Aledort Learn how to create some cool B.B.-style solo licks and phrases.
How to Play Like Chicago Blues Guitar Legend Magic Sam By Andy Aledort Learn how to play like one of the most talented and distinctive musicians in the pantheon of Chicago blues guitar greats.
Applying a Triplet Arpeggio Sequence to the Cycle of Fourths By Andy Aledort Learn how to apply a triplet arpeggio sequence to the cycle of fourths.
Adding the Major Third to Minor Pentatonic and Blues Scale Phrases By Andy Aledort Bolster your solos through melodic experimentation and contouring.
Using Open-String Drones in Melodies By Andy Aledort Spice up your playing by letting your G-string ring.
How to Create Guitar Solos That Convey Melodic Continuity By Andy Aledort Learn how to establish a melodic phrase and then build upon it to develop a solo that conveys a sense of melodic continuity.
Arpeggio Studies Based on the Cycle of Fourths By Andy Aledort Two of the most prevalent types of chord progressions are those based on cycles of fourths or fifths.
Playing Five-Chord Licks Over the One By Andy Aledort Craft unexpected and unusual melodies by superimposing five chord licks over the one chord.
Further Exploration of Playing Slide in Open G Tuning By Andy Aledort Investigating Muddy Waters and Johnny Winter-style bottleneck licks.
Examining Jimi Hendrix's Rhythm-Guitar Genius By Andy Aledort Examine Hendrix's genius within the realm of rhythm guitar.
Slidedog: The Slide Guitar Mastery of Duane Allman By Andy Aledort Learn Duane Allman's slide guitar techniques in this comprehensive lesson.
Superimposing "IV-Chord" Licks Over the "I" By Andy Aledort How to solo over a single-chord groove or a “I-IV” (one-to-four) vamp.
A Tribute to the Influential Style of Mountain Guitarist Leslie West By Andy Aledort Take a look at Leslie West's heavy, dense, hugely influential guitar work in this lesson.
A Pattern-Based Soloing Approach By Andy Aledort Get the most out of sticking within a single fretboard position.
How to Harmonize Improvised Melodies Within the Structure of E Major Pentatonic By Andy Aledort Learn how to traverse the fretboard while staying diatonic to a specific scale.
