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Jake Kiszka
The Ultimate Greta Van Fleet Guitar Lesson

By Jeff Jacobson Published

Learn how Jake Kiszka bridges the past to the present with tasteful 1970s-style rock guitar riffing

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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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Nili Brosh
“The Reality Is, the Most Expensive Guitar in the World Isn’t Going to Improve Your Playing”: Nili Brosh’s Top Tips for Guitarists

By Joe Bosso Published

The versatile virtuoso has performed with the likes of Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert and Jennifer Batten, and has some choice bits of wisdom to share with players

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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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Freddie King
Have the Same Old Blues Chord Shapes Become Stale and Boring? Here’s How to Avoid Sounding Predictable

By Guitar Player Staff Published

Avoid the trap of humdrum chords by getting command of a few alternate dominant voicings

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CIRCA 1968: B.B. King performs live onstage with Gibson ES-355 semi-hollow electric guitar
Fatten Your Chops With Double-Stops in the Style of Blues Legends Like B.B. King, Lightnin' Hopkins and Robert Johnson

By Guitar Player Staff Published

These essential phrases will help you speak the language of blues guitar

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Jimmy Page performing on stage at the Seattle Coliseum, playing Gibson Les Paul guitar
Three Sure-Fire Ways to Break out of That Old Minor-Pentatonic Deadlock

By Mac Randall Published

Completely alter your use of the minor pentatonic scale using these examples in the style of Jimmy Page, Noel Gallagher, Robert Fripp, Peter Green and Eric Clapton

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Swedish guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen performs on the Hell stage during Hell & Heaven Metal Fest at the Pegasus Forum on December 2, 2022 in Toluca, Mexico
Sharpen Your Shred Skills Using This Straightforward Yngwie Malmsteen-Inspired Lesson

By David Brewster Published

Steadily build up speed and accuracy using alternate picking and quick position shifts

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Multiple exposure studio portrait of Mick Green (1944-2010), Britiish rock and roll guitarist with Johnny Kidd & The Pirates, playing the guitar, 1978.
Jimi Hendrix Did It Rarely While Jimmy Page Did It All the Time: Here's What You Need to Know About Layering Guitars

By Craig Anderton Published

There’s more than one way to layer guitars when recording, and these five professional tips will help you choose the right approach

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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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