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Cory Wong on how to create a bigger, wider sound by layering baritone guitar parts
By Cory Wong published
Using a Fearless Flyers classic as a case study in baritone layering, the funk-master GW columnist peels away the onion to explain how these individual parts all stack up

David Gilmour is a master of melodic bluesy phrasing – here are 3 minor blues approaches you can expand your soloing vocabulary
By Richard Barrett published
Whether you call these solo ideas minor blues or embellished pentatonic/blues scale, the effect is the same, freeing you up from established patterns to hold your audience's attention

How you can swap the notes in a chord to give it a different feel
By Richard Barrett published
A lesson in second inversions sounds like advanced physics but it's simply swapping the root note for the 5th, expanding your chord vocabulary with a minimum of fuss

Mateus Asato left Bruno Mars and Jessie J to begin his solo career – and now his debut single is finally here
By Phil Weller published
Cryin’ is the first taste of Asato’s eagerly anticipated debut album

Dweezil Zappa has Eddie Van Halen, Brian May and Yngwie Malmsteen on his ambitious instrumental project – but wants to recruit more guitar greats
By Matt Owen published
Albert Lee, Steve Morse and Steve Vai have also recorded for What The Hell Was I Thinking?, which Zappa began work on back in 1989

Xan McCurdy of iconic alt-rockers Cake on why he quit taking lessons from Satch
By Matt Owen published
The Satriani curriculum failed to move Cake's Xan McCurdy

Misha Mansoor joins Tim Henson and Tosin Abasi in praising this emerging virtuoso – who’s changing the landscape of progressive guitar
By Matt Owen published
Shred’s finest new talent can add another name to the list of guitar heroes who have singled him out for praise

How to layer guitar parts like a pro (with a little help from Cory Wong)
By Cory Wong published
In this exclusive video and tab lesson, the funk maestro serves up a big ol' slice of rhythm layer cake that reimagines the guitar as keyboard, bass, as everything in the band

Why Tim Henson believes that “learning everything by ear” is the best thing aspiring guitarists can do
By Janelle Borg published
The Polyphia virtuoso shares his own experience switching from the rigidity of classical music – to finding a sense of freedom learning guitar by ear
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