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How to play the B chord on guitar
By Jenna Scaramanga last updated
Beginner guitar: the B chord is one of the trickier chords you'll learn as a beginner, but mastering it will close that gap and make you a more well-rounded player

Slash had been watching Marty Schwartz videos to brush up his blues chops
By Phil Weller published
It seems the GNR man looks to Schwartz for guidance like millions of other aspiring players
![Three funk guitar maestros [l-r]: Hamish Stuart of Average White Band crouches down to play his Telecaster; Nile Rodgers of Chic gives the audience some love; and Claydes Charles Smith of Kool and the King holds it down with sunglasses on in an archive B/W live shot.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JiG8AhR8Xa2U8sYe6rBRm7.jpg)
The glitterball guitar heroes of ’70s funk were masters of rhythm guitar – and their techniques will make you a better player
By Jon Bishop published
Unpacking the techniques pioneered by the likes of Nile Rodgers, Hamish Stuart and Claydes Charles Smith

Learn the ‘chanking’ funk approach popularized by game-changing James Brown guitarist Jimmy Nolen
By Donnie Laudicina published
You can chank us later for this lesson in an approach that could revolutionise how you execute your rhythm guitar manoeuvres

Spice up your funk rhythm chops with this Shane Theriot video masterclass
By Andy Saphir published
The New Orleans virtuoso and MD of hit TV show Live From Daryl’s House has a style that's all hot sauce and flavor, and here he shares the tricks behind his tracks

Sick Riffs: Dave Pirner and Ryan Smith teach you the opening lead lick of Soul Asylum hit Somebody to Shove
By Sam Roche last updated
For those of you without an electric, the guitarists even show you how to play the lick on an acoustic

Sick Riffs: Liam Beeson teaches you the technical onslaught of Brand of Sacrifice's Casca
By Sam Roche last updated
Behold: a masterclass in irregular time signatures and pinpoint accuracy

Sick Riffs: Cody Quistad teaches you the earth-shattering main riff of Wage War's Who I Am
By Sam Roche last updated
The track is taken from the band's latest album, Pressure
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