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Session Shenanigans
The studio guitarist’s guide to happiness and personal fulfilment, as related by session ace Mitch Dalton. This month: “Try everything once, except folk dancing and incest” [Sir Thomas Beecham (1879-1961)].
In The Woodshed
Inspire new melodic ideas by hopping, skipping and jumping over your strings. Rockschool’s Charlie Griffiths shows the way.
Fretboard Fluency Pt 7
Martin Goulding looks at the Mixolydian mode, a sound common in blues and rock due to it’s first choice status over dominant chords.
George Harrison
Harrison Marsh looks at the style of one the most original and melodic slide players of all, and ex-member of a fairly well-known beat combo.
Kansas
Martin Cooper explores a band that blends classic rock sounds, prog time signatures, lush vocal harmonies, heavy riffs and tasteful solos.
Instrumental Inquisition!
Instrumentals have supplied some of music’s most evocative and exciting moments. We asked some top players for their take on this iconic movement. This month, American blues and rock supremo Kenny Wayne Shepherd.
Turbocharge Your Pentatonics!
Want your Pentatonic scales sounding speedy and impressive? Using all five CAGED shapes Richard Barrett shows you how to play faster extended runs across the fretboard!
The Guitar Styles Of John Mayer
Jon Bishop explores the playing of this ever-versatile virtuoso. From subtle acoustic works to screaming, full blown rock, there is something here for everyone!
Joe Diorio
This month John Wheatcroft shines the spotlight on the amazing Joe Diorio and his uncanny ability to blend old and new jazz.
robin trower masterclass
want some soulful new phrasing in your lickbag? then let power trio superstar robin trower show you his ‘fave five’. jon bishop is your guide.
Joe Walsh
The Eagles’ six-stringer’s tasty chops helped create the signature sound for a generation. Les Davidson explores his bluesy side.
Santana
This month Martin Cooper checks out the unique soloing style of Latin blues-rock-jazz maestro, the legendary Carlos Santana.
In The Woodshed
Charlie Griffith says give your first finger a rest and treat the remaining three digits to a spot of fretboard fitness training.
Food For Thought
Justin Sandercoe of justinguitar.com lends GT his insight as one of the world’s most successful guitar teachers. This month: Manipulation vs memorisation.
Wizards Of Ozz!
Richard Barrett looks into the techniques of the remarkable guitarists that have played alongside one of rock’s best-loved frontmen over the years, with example riffs, solos and backing backing tracks.
Brett Garsed Masterclass Pt 3(Of 8)
This month Brett demonstrates his ability to navigate the chords with a cracking fusion solo over Jason’s track, Big Up! With Jon Bishop.
Sergei Rachmaninoff Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini
Are your fingers ready for a serious workout? Well, this month Bridget Mermikides has arranged a corker of a piece to test your technique, stamina and determination. Good luck!
Mick Goodrick
This month John Wheatcroft looks at one of the most influential jazz players and teachers on the planet, the wonderful Mick Goodrick.
Mixolydian Solo With Diatonic Arpeggios
It’s blues-rock-fusion’s favourite mode so today Shaun Baxter creates a melodic solo using arpeggios from each new Mixolydian scale/key.
Ultimate Chord Workout
Phil Capone invites you for a stroll on the sophisticated side of the street to explore extended chords; before showing you how to use them to create some cool accompaniments.
Procol Harum
This month Simon Barnard revisits 1967 to look at the original baroque and roll masters and meets the early playing of Robin Trower.
Minor II-V-I
Next in his guide to the building blocks of jazz John Wheatcroft turns his attention to a matter of major significance, the minor II-V-I.
Session Shenanigans
The studio guitarist’s guide to happiness and personal fulfilment, as related to us by session legend Mitch Dalton. This month our hero gets to be James Bond – sort of.
Instrumental Inquisition!
Instrumentals have supplied some of music’s most evocative moments. We asked some top guitarists for their take on this iconic movement. This month, Swedish jazz royalty (Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown): the fabulous Ulf Walkenius.
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The Harmonic Secrets Of...The Beatles!
Join Jon Bishop as he delves into the wonderful world of Beatles harmony with a feature that covers key Beatles-style chord shapes and progressions with great backing tracks too!
Antonio Forcione Masterclass Pt 2
As our masterclass concludes, Will McNicol continues his impromptu discussion with this amazing player about his influences and ideas.
Tom Petty
A month passes and another music legend is gone. Here Stuart Ryan examines Tom Petty’s Americana-tinged acoustic style.
Antonio Forcione Masterclass Pt 1
Will McNicol sits down with this multi award-winning acoustic guitarist for a discussion about his musical influences, ideas and techniques.
Eric Johnson
Join Ronan McCullagh this month as explores the meticulous precision of Texan rock and blues guitarist, Eric Johnson.