Patrick BrennanSocial Links Navigation Latest articles by Patrick Brennan The Ultimate Johnny Marr Guitar Lesson By Patrick Brennan published 29 September 23 Capture Johnny Marr's signature lead-rhythm style by learning arpeggiated chords, open-string licks and unusual progressions in the style of the former Smiths guitarist Get the Know-How of Jazz Rhythm Guitar and Venture Into Any Session With Confidence By Patrick Brennan published 8 August 23 Advance your chordal and rhythmic accompaniment with this easy-to-follow guide on jazz guitar comping styles Have You Exhausted the Possibilities of Open Chords and Barre Chords? Here’s How to Make Your Progressions Sound More Interesting By Patrick Brennan published 21 March 23 Learn the art of ‘voice leading’ with examples inspired by Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads and more Sick of Playing the Same Old Lead Lines? Here’s How Guitar Players Like Robert Fripp, Bill Frisell and Frank Zappa Broke the Mold By Patrick Brennan published 9 March 23 Learn to play “outside” by superimposing arpeggios over chord changes Unlock the Secrets of Expressive Melodic Playing By Patrick Brennan published 11 July 22 Hone your note articulation skills and cultivate your own signature touch with this lesson in legato and staccato phrasing, finger sliding, string muting, bending, and vibrato. Get Inside the Mind of Jimi Hendrix By Patrick Brennan published 9 November 21 Put Jimi Hendrix’s chord inversions, melodic scale-tone embellishments and jazz voicings to work in your own rhythm-guitar playing with this insightful lesson. Broaden Your Sweep-Picking Palette and Expand Your Melodic Vocabulary By Patrick Brennan published 7 October 21 Master one of the most ambitious technical endeavors a guitarist can pursue. Demystifying Shred: How to Achieve Maximum Speed with Minimal Effort By Patrick Brennan published 25 August 21 Bolster your chops and articulate fast runs by using economy picking. How To Mimic the Sound of Pedal Steel on Electric Guitar By Patrick Brennan last updated 12 July 21 Nail the sweetly weeping tones of the pedal steel on your electric. Learn the Power of Open-String Country Guitar Licks in the Style of Vince Gill, Brent Mason, and Albert Lee By Patrick Brennan published 31 March 21 Open strings mean tonal power and fretless convenience, and they help you put some zip into your licks. Making the Jump: How to Master the Art of String Skipping By Patrick Brennan published 16 April 20 Nail this essential guitar technique with accuracy and ease. MOST READ1How a deeply personal twist of events brought a beloved 'Burst into Vince Gill's life2How Noel Gallagher and Beck helped bring the Black Keys' latest funky full-length, Ohio Players, to life3Best amp modelers 2024: Get your dream guitar tone with our top picks4Best overdrive pedals 2024: Strap in, it's time to drive5“A lot of times when someone says, ‘They have good technique, but there’s something missing,’ what’s actually missing is part of the technique”: Paul Gilbert on the essentials of great guitar playing
The Ultimate Johnny Marr Guitar Lesson By Patrick Brennan published 29 September 23 Capture Johnny Marr's signature lead-rhythm style by learning arpeggiated chords, open-string licks and unusual progressions in the style of the former Smiths guitarist
Get the Know-How of Jazz Rhythm Guitar and Venture Into Any Session With Confidence By Patrick Brennan published 8 August 23 Advance your chordal and rhythmic accompaniment with this easy-to-follow guide on jazz guitar comping styles
Have You Exhausted the Possibilities of Open Chords and Barre Chords? Here’s How to Make Your Progressions Sound More Interesting By Patrick Brennan published 21 March 23 Learn the art of ‘voice leading’ with examples inspired by Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads and more
Sick of Playing the Same Old Lead Lines? Here’s How Guitar Players Like Robert Fripp, Bill Frisell and Frank Zappa Broke the Mold By Patrick Brennan published 9 March 23 Learn to play “outside” by superimposing arpeggios over chord changes
Unlock the Secrets of Expressive Melodic Playing By Patrick Brennan published 11 July 22 Hone your note articulation skills and cultivate your own signature touch with this lesson in legato and staccato phrasing, finger sliding, string muting, bending, and vibrato.
Get Inside the Mind of Jimi Hendrix By Patrick Brennan published 9 November 21 Put Jimi Hendrix’s chord inversions, melodic scale-tone embellishments and jazz voicings to work in your own rhythm-guitar playing with this insightful lesson.
Broaden Your Sweep-Picking Palette and Expand Your Melodic Vocabulary By Patrick Brennan published 7 October 21 Master one of the most ambitious technical endeavors a guitarist can pursue.
Demystifying Shred: How to Achieve Maximum Speed with Minimal Effort By Patrick Brennan published 25 August 21 Bolster your chops and articulate fast runs by using economy picking.
How To Mimic the Sound of Pedal Steel on Electric Guitar By Patrick Brennan last updated 12 July 21 Nail the sweetly weeping tones of the pedal steel on your electric.
Learn the Power of Open-String Country Guitar Licks in the Style of Vince Gill, Brent Mason, and Albert Lee By Patrick Brennan published 31 March 21 Open strings mean tonal power and fretless convenience, and they help you put some zip into your licks.
Making the Jump: How to Master the Art of String Skipping By Patrick Brennan published 16 April 20 Nail this essential guitar technique with accuracy and ease.
