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10 Things You Gotta Do to Play Like Chuck Berry
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Historians tend to place Elvis
Presley at the epicenter of rock and roll’s big
bang, but we guitarists know better. For us,
Chuck Berry had the
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Whistler Jazz Fest Lesson Lorne Lofsky on the Power of Fourths
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Of all the great instructors
at the festival known as Jazz on the Mountain
at Whistler (or JOMAW, to those in the
know), one of the nicest tones
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What I learned at Dweezilla Boot Camp
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Last summer, 100 or so Zappa
fans converged for five days at the Full Moon
Resort nestled in the scenic wilds of New York’s
Catskill Mountains.
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Getting Out and Back In with Justin Derrico
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Last month Justin Derrico showed us
some ways to take a solo outside, and this time he’s getting
even further out, as evidenced by Ex. 1. “This is
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Quick Licks
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What Jeff Beck’s Mama Said
This is a great way to get a heavy, galloping sound on power chords, inspired by the bitchin’ Beck
tune “What Mama
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10 Things You Gotta Do to Play Like Cornell Dupree
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The rhythm-and-blues train
lost its primary groove engine when the great
Cornell Dupree passed away on May 8, 2011.
Throughout his career, Dupree
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Justin Derrico’s “Fricken Chicken” Workout
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Justin Derrico’s debut solo
record, Boldly Going Nowhere, features blazing
guitar work from start to finish. The
tune “Fricken Chicken” shows
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Hidden Hammers Sleight of (Picking) Hand and the Art of Sneaky Slurs
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Jason Becker
One of the coolest things
about rock lead guitar is that a little sleight
of hand not only makes fast phrases
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Quick Licks
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Hinds’ Nifty Sevens
This lick was inspired by Allen Hinds’ solo in “Oscar’s Swagger,” off his great Monkeys and Slides album. It’s an easy,
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Jake Shimabukuro on Arranging
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The Jimi Hendrix of the ukulele is back. Jake Shimabukuro,
known all over the world as a captivating solo performer,
is playing with a full band
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Hey Jazz Guy, October 2011
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Hey Jazz Guy,
I feel like all my solos sound the same. Any
advice on how I can diversify? –Uniform in
Unity Village
Dear Uni,
What a great
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The Bluesy Beauty of Bent Unisons
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Who is the best? Clapton?
Page? Beck? Hendrix? That question dominated
discussions between fledgling guitarists
in the late ’60s and early ’70s.
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David Grissom’s Badass Bends
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Last month we grabbed a piece
of David Grissom’s open-string magic,
but that’s only one part of his multi-faceted
6-string chicanery. He’s also
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The Fabulous Fretwork of Jon Herington
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“Whenever I’m playing on a
classic Steely Dan tune, the challenge for
me is to honor the original but still find a
way to make it my own,” says
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David Grissom's Awesome Open Strings
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DAVID GRISSOM HAS BASED A CAREER ON GETTING
a great sound, playing perfectly tasty lines that are at home in a
variety of styles and never upstage
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