Patrick BrennanSocial Links Navigation Grid List Latest articles by Patrick Brennan 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. How to Capture Johnny Marr's Lead-Rhythm Style By Patrick Brennan published 21 October 20 Learn arpeggiated chords, open-string licks and unusual chord progressions in the style of the former Smiths guitarist. Learn Jazz Comping's Techniques, Chord Voicings and Rhythms By Patrick Brennan published 4 May 20 Expand your knowledge of jazz rhythm guitar with our easy-to-follow lesson. 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. Get The Pick Newsletter All the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox! Name: Your Email Address : Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Thank you for signing up to GuitarPlayer. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST READ1Best Looper Pedals 2023: Our Top Pick Of Loop Pedals For Practice And Live Performance2The History of the Gibson Super 400CES3Les Paul Said He Gave Gibson All of His Secrets for This Guitar, but Why Didn’t It Sell?!4Take a Deep Dive Into David Gilmour’s ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ Gear, Tone and Technique With the July 2023 Issue of 'Guitar Player'5“Furch Guitars Sound Quite Distinctive and Special”: These Sublime Acoustics Deserve Your Serious Attention
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.
How to Capture Johnny Marr's Lead-Rhythm Style By Patrick Brennan published 21 October 20 Learn arpeggiated chords, open-string licks and unusual chord progressions in the style of the former Smiths guitarist.
Learn Jazz Comping's Techniques, Chord Voicings and Rhythms By Patrick Brennan published 4 May 20 Expand your knowledge of jazz rhythm guitar with our easy-to-follow lesson.
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.
