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The Major II-V-I

This month John Wheatcroft looks at the undisputed heavyweight champion of chord progressions in jazz, the major II-V-I.

Martin Simpson

Successfully fusing elements of blues, gospel, old-timey music and English folk might seem like an impossible task for anyone to undertake. But it’s all in a day’s work for Mr Simpson, reckons David Mead.

Scott Henderson

Phil Short explores the playing of the blues fusion giant, one of the most lyrical, expressive and harmonically interesting players of all time.

Robert Johnson

Leaving his hellhound down at the crossroads Stuart Ryan examines the style of the most enigmatic and legendary bluesmen of all time.

In The Woodshed

This month Charlie Griffiths shows how, by using a pick and three fingers you can create a four-headed beast known as hybrid picking!

Food For Thought

Every month, Justin Sandercoe of justinguitar.com lends GT his insight as one of the world’s most successful guitar teachers. This month: Altered tuning fun - part 2.

Robert Johnson Alman

Bridget Mermikides presents a piece that’s not only a classic example of the late Renaissance style, but also one that can boast bona fide dramatic credentials.

Steve Winwood

Join Ronan McCullagh this month as he looks at the tastful guitar playing of the legendary multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter.

Fretboard Fluency

In his new series Martin Goulding will hone your technical skills to make you more fluent and articulate. This month he looks at 3rds and 4ths.

Food For Thought

Every month, Justin Sandercoe of justinguitar.com lends GT his insight as one of the world’s most successful guitar teachers. This month: Using piano to expand guitar horizons - Part 2.

Three-String Chords & Arpeggios

John Wheatcroft discovers that three is a magic number. Let’s join him for an in-depth exploration of three-string chords and arpeggios.

Texas Blues 10 Texan Titans

Jon Bishop dips his toe into sizzling waters with contrasting pieces in the style of 10 titans of Texas blues guitar. Stuck in a rut? This feature could be just the refresher your playing needs.

Sergei Rachmaninov Vocalise

Here’s a treat for guitarists with a penchant for the sophisticated, as Bridget Mermikides transcribes a piece that requires a balance between capturing melody and managing complex chords.

Acoustic Blues In Three Tunings

Phil Capone presents three authentic pieces to play in Drop D, DADGAD and Open G tuning, all guaranteed to revitalise your acoustic blues.

Lage Lund

John Wheatcroft brings us right up to date with one the brightest stars in today’s world of jazz guitar: the incredible Norwegian, Lage Lund.

Pentatonic Variations

Richard Barrett investigates new ways to play our favourite scale with 10 fully transcribed bespoke examples and fantastic backing tracks.

Vintage Electric Blues

After WWII a new breed of electric bluesman emerged that would push the music on to new heights. These players were prime influences for Hendrix, Clapton, The Stones and more. Jon Bishop goes vintage!

Yngwie Malmsteen

The Swedish genius has been unleashing his fretboard fury since the early 1980s. Charlie Griffiths takes a look at his amazing chops.

Blues-rock Legends Best Of The '70s

Join Phil Capone on a journey back to the 1970s to discover some of the UK and Ireland’s greatest blues-rock guitar heroes of the era.

Allen Hinds Masterclass Pt 2

This month Allen demonstrates some funky rhythm and lead work over Palm Drive, a slick pop-funk backing track. With Jon Bishop.

Ronnie Montrose

BIMM Brighton’s Martin Cooper checks out the classic rock style of the late, great, and highly influential guitarist Ronnie Montrose.

Jimmy Page

Join BIMM’s Ronan McCullagh as he looks at the bluesy side of one of the most significant and influential electric guitarists of all time.

Bohemian Rhapsody At The Movies...

James Mottram of GT’s sister magazine Total Film reviews the biopic that everybody’s talking about.

Mixolydian 6ths

In this issue Shaun Baxter continues to explore ways of applying different intervals to create ear-catching Mixolydian lines.

Woody Guthrie

Stuart Ryan travels back in time to look at a pioneering singer-songwriter and incalculably influential man of the people, Woody Guthrie.

Billy Gibbons

Harrison Marsh concludes his series on slide guitar with a look at the bottleneck style of ZZ Top’s one and only Billy F Gibbons.

Invigorate Your Chops!

Jacob Quistgaard has four genre-based warm-up exercises, designed to boost your technique, spark fresh ideas, and make your practice sessions way more musical - and much more fun!

Jimmy Page Full Style Analysis

Phil Capone examines the guitar work of Mr James Patrick Page OBE, founding member, guitarist, songwriter and producer of Led Zeppelin, considered to be the ‘greatest rock band of all time’.

Radiohead

Martin Cooper checks out the ever-changing style of Oxford rock pioneers Radiohead, and the playing of Jonny Greenwood and Ed O’Brien.

Mike Stern

John Wheatcroft continues his look at jazz guitarists of all stripes, as he examines a true player’s player, the incredible Mike Stern.