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Joe Bonamassa on his love for the Gibson ES-350 – and why it's a blues powerhouse
By Joe Bonamassa published
The ES-350 was a big favorite of Chuck Berry's. Well, well, well, it's no surprise that Joe Bonamassa loves it too. And here he puts it through is paces, and takes us to the B.B. Box in the process

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

Rush’s Alex Lifeson was a master of first inversion chords – here are 5 voicings you can use in your playing today
By Richard Barrett published
Don't be intimidated by the terminology. First-inversion chords is the fancy name for slash chords and they can add some range and spice to your songwriting

Jared James Nichols teaches you the wild drop D blues stomp he wrote with Tyler Bryant
By Jared James Nichols published
Learn Hard Wired, a fingerstyle blues-rock riffing masterclass that has groove for days

Joe Bonamassa pays homage to Duane Eddy – and reminds us why the “Titan of Twang” was a great blues player, too
By Joe Bonamassa published
After saluting the late, great Duane Eddy at his tribute show in Nashville, Bonamassa serves up a video and tab lesson that shows us what we can learn from a rock ’n’ roll trailblazer

How Jimmy Page used open C tuning to open up a whole new world of acoustic blues
By Richard Barrett published
In this tab and video lesson, we show you how open C tuning is great for slide, it can present adventurous players with fresh chords and help them reach notes they couldn't in standard

Sue Foley shows you how to nail blues turnarounds
By Sue Foley published
Turnarounds come around within the last four bars of a 12-bar blues progression and getting them right puts the cherry on top of the sundae

Loved by Joni Mitchell and Keith Richards alike, essential to slide players, here’s how you can explore chords in open D
By Richard Barrett published
These 5 shapes showcase the range of acoustic sounds and textures this open tuning grants access to
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