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Take your melodic phrasing to new heights with this lesson in Mark Knopfler’s iconic soloing style
By Andy Jones published
Few players can pick out the notes like Knopfler, and this lesson goes deep into his fingerstyle approach, and how he foregrounds melody to tell a story with his leads

Learn to shred like Yngwie Malmsteen, as we celebrate 40 years of his game-changing debut Rising Force
By Chris Brooks published
It’s time to turn that Fender Strat into kindling as we go far beyond the sun and unleash the fury in a video and tab shred lesson that is not for the faint-hearted

Joe Bonamassa explains how to get into a slow blues jam – and, crucially, how you can get out of it
By Joe Bonamassa published
In this exclusive video lesson, the bluesman walks us through an essential skill for the blues guitar player, the slow blues… And he’s going to demonstrate how using an amp it took him 15 years to track down

5 ideas for how you can revoice guitar chords, and enhance your progressions
By Richard Barrett published
By using various voicings of the same chord, you can expand your fretboard knowledge and spice up your chord progressions

Expand your lick vocabulary and boost your improv skills with this Bruce Forman-inspired lesson
By John Wheatcroft published
Bruce Forman is a jazz guitar master, and these four mini-pieces in his style walk you through soloing strategies and chord choices, sharpening up your technique along the way

Go over the mountain and take your solos to new heights: 5 ways you can shred like Randy Rhoads
By Charlie Griffiths published
Applying classical training to the service of heavy metal, Rhoads was the generational guitar talent that helped launch Ozzy Osbourne's solo career

Upgrade your blues chops now with this lesson in how to play slide guitar in standard tuning
By Richard Barrett published
Looking for an entry into slide playing but don't want to retune your guitar and give it a setup? This tab and audio lesson in plain ol' EADGBE will help you develop your slide vocabulary

Add some Texas blues sizzle to your lead playing with this lesson in Billy Gibbons' sweet soloing style
By Andy G Jones published
This lesson is the ZZ Top content you need to stay cool while bringing the heat. It will develop your sense of pacing and blues phrasing, and give you a chance to let some pinch harmonics fly off the fingerboard

A lesson in the melody-first rhythm style and hook-filled solos of the Killers’ Dave Keuning
By Martin Cooper published
There are many lessons to be taken from Dave Keuning’s work with the Killers, not least that an appreciation of melody, a diverse musical vocabulary, and an ear for hooks makes for a crowd-pleasing set
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