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From industrial doom to swampy acoustic blues: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche, Matt Owen

Treat your ears to a bumper installment of weekly six-string servings, courtesy of Ariel Posen, Night Ranger, Chelsea Wolfe, Wye Oak, Mike Dawes featuring Jack Gardiner and Plini… and more!

Mike Dawes joins forces with Jack Gardiner and Plini for trailblazing acoustic/electric single, Push

By Michael Astley-Brown

The spellbinding track teams Dawes’ percussive wizardry with otherworldly leads from the two electric virtuosos

Mike Dawes performs awe-inspiring percussive acoustic rendition of Van Halen's Jump – including the solos

By Sam Roche

The acoustic virtuoso delivers his touching tribute to the late, great Eddie Van Halen

Mike Dawes offers an intimate look at his acoustic arrangement secrets in this mind-blowing live premiere

By Michael Astley-Brown

The percussive mastermind debuts Somebody That I Used to Know from new live album, Shows & Distancing: Live in the USA

From polyrhythmic acoustic tapping to seven-minute math-rock odysseys: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche

These new, guitar-heavy tracks will leave you feeling inspired, even in this difficult time

Mike Dawes: What's on My Playlist

By Guitar World Staff

Mike Dawes filled us in on who he's listening to at the moment. Take a look!

Uncovering Nik Mystery: Mike Dawes Discusses His New Band with Jukka Backlund and Periphery's Spencer Sotelo

By Richard Bienstock

Nik Mystery, in the words of Mike Dawes, “is about as far removed from solo fingerstyle guitar and [Periphery’s] progressive metal as anything.”

How to Fingerpick Like Merle Travis

By Mike Dawes

Get some Travis picking under your belt.

Tommy Emmanuel Announces New U.S. Tour Dates

By Richard Bienstock

Virtuoso guitarist will be joined by Jorma Kaukonen, Mike Dawes and others on the run.

New Horizons in Acoustic Guitar: Using Unusual Techniques and Tunings

By Mike Dawes

Experimenting with new tunings can open up new creative avenues.

Mastering Two-Handed Percussive Techniques

By Mike Dawes

Learn how to emulate the sounds of a kick drum, snare drum and everything in between on an acoustic guitar.

How to Combine Melody, Chords and Percussive Sounds

By Mike Dawes

Learn how to develop a melody and harmonic framework coupled with fingerstyle ideas and percussive elements.

How to Develop a Simple Melodic Idea

By Mike Dawes

Learn how to put the melody first when writing a piece.

Watch Mike Dawes' New "Encomium (Reverie)" Video

By Jackson Maxwell

The lovely video for the opening track on Dawes' 2017 album, 'Era,' was directed by Merrick Winter.

Utilizing Two-Handed Polyrhythms for Solo Guitar Performance

By Mike Dawes

Lesson: Mike Dawes' One-Handed Harmonics

By Acoustic Nation

Mike Dawes: The Influence of Celtic Music on My Acoustic Playing

By Mike Dawes

More on the Intricate Two-Hand Tapping in “Boogie Shred”

By Mike Dawes

Intertwining Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs with Both Hands

By Mike Dawes

On 'Era,' Mike Dawes Takes a Fingerstyle Journey, Literally and Figuratively

By Adam Perlmutter

Several years ago, U.K.-based fingerstyle virtuoso Mike Dawes was visiting a lavatory at New York’s Blue Note, the venerable jazz club, when inspiration struck.