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DADGAD for Dummies: You already know 50 percent of this tuning
With its evocative and enigmatic sound, DADGAD is one of the guitar’s best-kept secrets
Warm-Up Time: 11 Guitar Exercises That Will Help You Play Even Better
Here are 11 ways to get your hands and fingers ready for action, both off and on the guitar
"Breathtaking bends!" Acclaimed European instrumentalist Marcus Deml delivers a string-bending master class
Expand your blues, rock and fusion licks with Deml's expressive string-bending examples
“What I learned at GIT.” Jennifer Batten delivers three must-know fusion licks
The first woman to graduate from the famed Guitar Institute of Technology, she reflects on her time there as the school's first female instructor
Allen Hinds: Master the art of sophisticated guitar harmony
While Allen can play stunning solos, his colorful chords hold equal weight, a fact proven across these 28 illuminating examples
Erlend Krauser shows how to perform expressive hammer-ons, pull-offs, whammy-bar scoops and two-hand tapping
Jeff Beck’s soaring licks meet Stanley Jordan’s fretting fluidity in Krauser’s tapping and whammy-bar techniques
Giant’s Jimmy Westerlund shows you licks and techniques that channel the glory days of AOR rock guitar
Learn the virtuosic, expressive and sophisticated style played by guitarists like Steve Lukather, Neal Schon and Dan Huff
Learn five essential fingerstyle patterns and timeless techniques in Eric Bibb’s blues masterclass
From rich chords to articulate fingerpicking, this tutorial will elevate your acoustic blues vocabulary and deepen your musicality
