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Rhythm Rules: 8 Ways to Navigate a 12-Bar Blues
Chops: IntermediateTheory: IntermediateLesson Overview:• Understand how to add extensions to dominant chord shapes.• Learn riffs in the style of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Brian Setzer.• Develop a better sense of swing by playing Freddie Green-style rhythm guitar. Click here to download a printable PDF of this lesson’s notation. A 12-bar blues is one of the…
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Collings Guitars Unveils New 01 T, OM2H SB T Acoustics, I-35 Deluxe Electric
Company unveils its three newest models for 2018. Collings Guitars has unveiled its new 01 T, OM2H SB T acoustic guitars, in addition to its I-35 Deluxe electric. Collings OM2H SB T Collings Guitars Collings OM2H SB T From the company: Channeling Thirties’ aesthetics and tone, the T-Series has been designed for those seeking a guitar…
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Eclectic Effecting 101: How to Use Stock Pedals to Unlock New Sounds
Photo by Andy Ellis Have you ever wondered how to combine guitar effects to create unique and unusual sounds? If you’re willing to experiment and think creatively about your gear, it’s not too hard. For starters, let’s agree on one thing: a new guitar color means very little if it lacks a musical context. Without…
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Shake It Off! Everything You Need to Know About Vibrato
Chops: IntermediateTheory: BeginnerLesson Overview:• Increase control of your fretting hand to shape and improve your vibrato.• From subtle intonation adjustments to wide, authoritative statements, learn different strategies for using vibrato.• Explore ways to unlock your creative potential in any situation. Click here to download a printable PDF of this lesson’s notation. Ask 10 guitarists what…
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Ian Anderson Announces Jethro Tull 50th Anniversary North American Tour
Ian Anderson has announced a North American tour that will celebrate the 50th anniversary of his band, Jethro Tull. The concerts will feature a broad mix of material, ranging from the band’s earliest work, to its peak period in the early to mid-Seventies, to the band’s 21st century work. Anderson (vocals, flute) will be joined…
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Mad Hatter Guitar Products Introduces Super Shredder Humbucker Pickups
Mad Hatter Guitar Products has announced the release of its new Super Shredder Humbucker Pickups. The Super Shredder Humbucker Pickups—which Mad Hatter designed in collaboration with Fralin Pickups—were designed to have incredible note clarity, to be responsive and to have focused mids that sit perfectly in the mix. When split, they have no volume loss…
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How to Handle Harmonics
Chops: Intermediate Theory: Beginner Lesson Overview: • Learn how to coax both natural and fretted harmonics out of your instrument. • Combine fretted notes with harmonics in the style of Lenny Breau and Chet Atkins. • Improve your picking technique with some challenging sleight-of-hand. Click here to download a printable PDF of this lesson’s notation.…
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How to Unlock the Fretboard Using Shapes
Cindy Moorhead If you’re looking for ways to increase your understanding of the fretboard, a good place to start is by looking at the shapes your fingers create as you play scales and chords. In this video, Sean Daniel explores the fretboard using a riff that uses one scale and two chords. The riff covers quite…
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Are These the Top 10 Hardest Rock Songs to Play on Guitar?
Slash performs with Guns N’ Roses at the 2016 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival Kevin Winter/Getty Images WatchMojo.com posts top-10 “list” videos about just about everything. They’ve done lists about spaceships, explosions, deaths you didn’t see coming, theme parks, good robots, evil robots, robots that die and make you sad, skyscrapers, zombies, sexy aliens…
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Watch Tedeschi Trucks Band, Taj Mahal and Jerry Douglas Perform “Leaving Trunk” Backstage at the Beacon Theatre
A few years ago, the folks in Tedeschi Trucks Band gave their fans a unique look at a backstage rehearsal following a pair of shows at New York City’s Beacon Theatre. On this particular evening, Tedeschi Trucks Band—which includes Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi—once again put out the welcome mat, inviting Jerry Douglas, Taj Mahal…