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Exploring Ways to Utilize Diatonic Thirds in the Key of G
By Joel Hoekstra published
Learn some creative, appealing ways to utilize diatonic thirds.

Tips on Precision String Bending
By Joel Hoekstra published
A variety of ways to fortify and improve one’s string bending technique.

Understanding Suspended Seconds and Fourths
By Joel Hoekstra published
In this brand-new Joel Hoekstra lesson, take a look at rhythm guitar and the incorporation and understanding of suspended chords.

A Guide to Fretboard Tapping Using Multiple Fingers
By Joel Hoekstra published
Learn how to utilize multiple taps with different fingers of the pick hand.

“Mirroring” Fretboard Shapes 12 Frets Higher with Taps
By Joel Hoekstra published
Learn how to take a fretboard shape for a given note sequence and “octave mirror” it by “previewing” each note an octave higher.

Using Monster Three-Notes-Per-String Pentatonic Patterns to Efficiently Traverse the Fretboard
By Joel Hoekstra published
Learn the technically and melodically rewarding three-notes-per-string approach to playing pentatonics in this lesson.

Watch Slash Surprise 'School of Rock' Kids with Impromptu "Sweet Child O' Mine" Jam
By Guitar World Staff published
Last summer, Slash surprised the kids in the Broadway musical School of Rock when he dropped in during a rehearsal to play Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child O’ Mine” and “Paradise City” with them.
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