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Enhance and refresh your fingerpicking with Niwel Tsumbu's stylistic Conga and Rhumba rhythms
By Niwel Tsumbu last updated
Learn syncopated picking patterns, melodic mirroring, vibrant chord progressions, brisk pull-off phrasing and rich double-stop movement in this brilliant tutorial

John Etheridge teaches the essentials of sophisticated jazz-rock soloing in six examples, with video and tab
By John Wheatcroft published
John's vibrant soloing covers a broad spectrum — from the Altered and Diminished scales through to wonderful passing notes and quartal chords

Add vibrant rhythms and sophisticated chords to your guitar playing with Jesse Cook’s five essential flamenco techniques
By Declan Zapala last updated
Delve into the world of rasgueado strumming, triplet rhythms, percussive golpe taps and fast picado picking

Hybrid picking, slides, pentatonics, bends, muting and double-stops are powerful techniques for country guitar playing
By Jon Bishop published
Mattheus Canteri’s 6 favourite licks are not only impressive but a lot of fun to learn too!

How to transform your acoustic amp into an electric combo
By Jimmy Leslie published
An amp emulation pedal can transform your acoustic amp into an electric combo, giving you the best of both worlds

Molly Miller shows six licks that put the power of modes to work in blues and jazz
By Jon Bishop published
Often the best way to develop modal vocabulary is by learning short phrases which resonate with "flavor" notes that are uniquely placed in the mode

The whammy bar is a magical device for bending strings; Carl Verheyen shows 6 stunning licks and riffs for you to learn
By Jon Bishop published
Verheyen said Beck's album "made me realize it would be nice to know what intervals would happen when I pulled on the bar”

Amplifying your acoustic? Here's how to get the best sound using two signal paths
By Jimmy Leslie published
With one signal path for true acoustic tone and another for effects, you'll have maximum control over your live sound
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