Under Investigation: Larry Coryell and the Eleventh House

Mar 25 2013 12:37PM
During the half-dozen years following the release of Miles Davis’ 1969 landmark, Bitches Brew, jazz-rock fusion ruled, with Davis, Tony Williams’ Lifetime, the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Weather Report, and Return to Forever More...

The Subtle Side of Slide

Mar 25 2013 12:09PM
THIS WON’T BE YOUR TYPICAL SLIDE lesson. I will show how you can add more chromatic harmony by fretting behind the slide with your left hand. We’ll also explore the tremendous amount of right-hand dexterity that is needed to pull More...

Rhythm Workshop: Simple and Compound Rhythmic Groupings Demystified

Mar 25 2013 11:58AM
In this month’s adventure in rhythm, we explore the differences and similarities between duple and triple beat divisions and meters. Not More...

Under Investigation: Eddie Cochran

Mar 13 2013 12:31PM
Believe it or not, there once was a time when every new electric guitar came factory-equipped with a wound third string. More...

Joel Hoekstra Takes A Minor Out

Mar 13 2013 12:21PM
Don’t let his amiable Sunset Strip swagger, arsenal of face-melting chops, and high-profile gigs with Night Ranger, Trans- Siberian Orchestra, and Broadway’s Rock of Ages fool ya—Joel Hoekstra is no mere poster boy for shred More...

Fretboard Recipes: Intervallic Designs, Part 2

Mar 13 2013 12:10PM
Now that we’ve equated musical intervals—the distance between any two notes measured in one-fret/half-step increments— with their physical shapes on the fingerboard (See GP 2/13), let’s connect them to some familiar melodies. More...

You're Playing it Wrong: Pink Floyd's "Money"

Mar 25 2013 11:50AM
SOMETIMES THERE’S MORE TO NAILING a classic riff than simply playing the right notes at the right time, because all guitarists inject their own unique X Factor, a “feel” thing that can be difficult to capture in print. More...

Hey Jazz Guy: Connecting Your Phrases in the Language of Jazz

Mar 25 2013 11:35AM
Hey Jazz Guy, How can I string together lines and arpeggios in a way that sounds like jazz? — Not Connected in Nashville More...

Fretboard Recipes: Intervallic Designs, Part 3

Mar 25 2013 11:25AM
What goes up must come down . More...

You're Playing It Wrong! "Pinball Wizard"

Mar 13 2013 12:03PM
ONE OF THE MOST COMMONLY MISPLAYED parts in the annals of rock guitar is Pete Townshend’s classic first-verse rhythm figure from the Who’s “Pinball Wizard.” More...

Hey Jazz Guy: Playing Multiple Lines and Counterpoint

Mar 5 2013 12:00AM
I’m always playing one line. How can I get started playing counterpoint? –One at a Time in Orem More...

Quick Licks

Mar 5 2013 12:00AM
Jimmy Page puts so many awesome layers of guitar into his songs that you might not even notice some of them, but you’d certainly notice if they were missing. More...

Rhythm Workshop: The Basics

Mar 5 2013 12:00AM
“Hey, man, do you play Lead or Rhythm?” It’s an annoying question that has plagued guitarists for more than a half century. More...

Under Investigation: Jeff Beck

Mar 5 2013 12:00AM
I can’t think of a better way to inaugurate this new investigative series than by spotlighting the world’s foremost master of the Stratocaster, Jeff Beck. More...

Tom Edwards on Locking In with the Adam Ant Band's Tribal Beats

Mar 5 2013 12:00AM
Back in the early ’80s, Adam Ant’s juxtaposition of American Indian rhythms, punk song arrangements, and Duane Eddystyle guitars revolutionized the U.K. music scene and owned the pop charts. More...

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