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Folk and blues musician John Jackson.
How to Ditch the Pick and Engage Your Strongest Digits for Powerful Fingerstyle Action

By Jimmy Leslie Published

Get inspired and expand your technique using this short lesson

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Peppino D’Agostino
“When Using an Open Tuning, Music Theory and Thinking in Terms of Scales and Chords Goes out the Window”: Acoustic Master Peppino D’Agostino Shares Insights Into Making Musical Magic

By Jimmy Leslie Published

The “Transcendent Acoustic Superhero” explains how to free your mind and open the door to new creative possibilities using alternate tunings

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Allan Holdsworth on 9/14/83 in Chicago, Il.
“I Was Instantly Humbled”: First Call Session Guitarist Carl Verheyen Shares Rare Insights Into Allan Holdsworth’s Unorthodox Chord Voicings – as Revealed by the Man Himself

By Carl Verheyen Published

“This concept of spreading out the notes of a chord into wide-interval voicings like this resonated with me years later,” says the Supertramp alumnus and seasoned solo artist

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Valerie White and Betty Redshaw singing and playing the guitar outside their tent in the Gloucestershire countryside. They have been busking around the English countryside making money to extend their summer holiday. Original Publication: Picture Post - 6827 - Summer Catches Up On Us - pub. 1953
Set Basic Campfire Chords Alight in Four Easy Ways

By Guitar Player Staff Published

Do open chords sometimes strike you as a little bland and boring? Here's how to make them sound more exotic

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guitar fingerboard with keyhole inlays
Ever Feel Lost on Certain Parts of the Fingerboard? These Ten Invaluable Pointers Are Your Key to Unlocking It All

By Jesse Gress Published

Don’t waste years struggling to remember every single note on the fingerboard – this awesome lesson will get you there fast

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Sun Records owner Sam Phillips and Elvis Presley both fingering a chord on the same guitar, United States, 1956.
Bored of Using the Same Old Chords? Here’s One of the Hippest Ways to Spice up a Progression

By Jake Hertzog Published

Turn stock rock chords into sweet jazz changes with reharmonization

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Steve Vai, Allan Holdsworth and Eric Johnson
Tap Into the Barre Chord Magic of Allan Holdsworth, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson Using This Five-Minute Lesson

By Shane Theriot Published

Use your finger like a mobile capo, revoice power chords, and create beautiful dissonance with these simple tips

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Guitarist Vernon Reid of Living Colour performs during the Life is Beautiful festival on October 27, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Want to Improve Your Alternate Picking? This Essential Lesson Will Have You Shredding in No Time

By Guitar Player Staff Published

Brush up on the basics of alternate picking with these easy-to-remember techniques you can work into your own music

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Tommy Emmanuel, 2022
“You Can’t Fool People, so Don’t Fool Yourself”: Tommy Emmanuel Shares His Top Tips for Guitarists

By Joe Bosso Last updated

The Certified Guitar Player lives by these guiding principles

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