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Clean Up Your Technique!
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Clean Up Your Technique!

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The Musical Colors of Andy Summers
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The Musical Colors of Andy Summers

Unleash the East: A Mediterranean Surf Primer
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Unleash the East: A Mediterranean Surf Primer

Pro tips to add some exotic spice to your solos and open up a world of influence.

Fretboard Workshop: Soloing with Triads
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Fretboard Workshop: Soloing with Triads

Think triads are boring? Try a few of these improv ideas.

Make Your Sequences More Musical
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Make Your Sequences More Musical

Beyond Blues: How to Play “Bird” Blues
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Beyond Blues: How to Play “Bird” Blues

Saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker’s challenging version of a 12-bar blues is one of his most enduring contributions. Learn how to navigate these tricky changes by combining bebop and blues.

Decorate Like Django
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Decorate Like Django

Even if you aren’t into Gypsy jazz, there are a wealth of inspiring ideas to glean from Django’s impossibly fast lines.

Johnny “Guitar” Watson’s Stinging Blues
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Johnny “Guitar” Watson’s Stinging Blues

Watson was a pivotal influence on Frank Zappa, Etta James, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, among others.

Beyond Blues: Scotty Moore’s Raucous Rockabilly Licks
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Beyond Blues: Scotty Moore’s Raucous Rockabilly Licks

The legendary Elvis sideman was a pioneer of rockabilly guitar, and his approach to merging blues and country influenced generations of guitar pickers. Here’s how he did it.

Master Capo Position in Any Key Position
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Master Capo Position in Any Key Position

Future Rock: Economy-Picking Pentatonics
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Future Rock: Economy-Picking Pentatonics

Rethink your approach to pentatonic shapes by pushing the limits of your picking.

The Shred Decoder’s Guide to Sweep Picking
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The Shred Decoder’s Guide to Sweep Picking

One of modern rock’s most buzzed-about shredders shares his insights on an often-misunderstood topic.