Blues Genealogy: Key to the Highway
by David Hamburger Click here for the tab file. This was probably the first blues tune I learned that didn’t follow the basic twelve-bar blues pattern...
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Want Great Guitar Tone? Start with On-board Controls
by Jeff McErlain Are you getting the tones you want from your guitar? Before you start laying out cash for pedals and pricey amps, be sure you know all th...
Blues Genealogy: “Statesboro Blues”
by David Hamburger Click here for the tab file. There are really two “Statesboro Blues” (blueses?). There’s the song as originally conceived and recor...
Blues Genealogy: “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
by David Hamburger Click here for the tab file. Like a knucklehead, I remember walking through the mall with my mom in 1983 and seeing a big cardboard...
The Four Step Plan to Better Jazz Guitar
There are things that every guitarist should know, and how to play jazz is one of them. While jazz guitar is notoriously challenging, Bruce Arnold shows the b...
Lay It Down Live … and Leave
by Rich Tozzoli Even in the age of the $0.99 song, a full-length release is still a must. Whether you’re selling your downloads online or using a good ol’ fa...
New Guitar Lessons – 13 Scales & Modes That Matter
Modes That Matter is available for instant download. Click here for more details. Looking to expand your palette of single-note tonal colors? A great way to ...
New Bass Guitar Lessons – Fretboard Fitness – Stu Hamm
Stu Hamm's Fretboard Fitness digs deep into bass guitar fretboard navigation, finger agility and the theoretical knowledge necessary to play all styles of music...
7 Mistakes Every Beginner Guitarist Makes
by Corey Palmer For the beginning guitarist, it’s all too easy to run into pitfalls and stumbling blocks — especially when you’re trying to learn guitar on y...
Stairway to Heaven: How to Make it Big as a Musician
By Charlie Doom
Illustration by Eric Hunter Want to make it big? We asked some of the biggest guitarists on the planet for their best career advice. Know...