Latest articles by Guitar Techniques
Quick licks: advanced #1
We've nailed easy and intermediate, now it's time to get advanced! Here's a lick based on John McLaughlin's Mahavishnu era and some serious Steve Morse-style Mixolydian madness!
Star tip of the week: Buddy Guy on listening and learning
Another week, another tasty star soundbite from the Guitar Techniques archive. Here's American blues guitar legend Buddy Guy on sitting back, listening, and learning from the greats…
Quick licks: intermediate #1
Jimi flavoured blues and Stern-style practice riffs
Shapes of things… B/A
Everything you need to know about the B/A chord: used frequently as a deliberately tense chord between A and Ab m7, popular in ballads and film music
HOW TO: learn to play 'late' behind the beat
Every month, Guitar Techniques attempts to answer guitarists' playing posers and technical teasers with expert and practical advice. Here's one about playing 'late'…
HOW TO: improve your musical memory
Trouble remembering songs and scales? You're not alone…
Star tip of the week: John Petrucci on writing music
Another week, another tasty star soundbite from the Guitar Techniques archive. Here's Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci on the benefits of writing with music…
Shapes of things… E/A
Everything you need to know about the E/A chord: a regular major chord with a 4th in the bass
HOW TO: find your ideal guitar sound
Experiment without spending a fortune…
Star tip of the week: Kirk Hammett on chops (or lack of)
"You never know how the gig's going to go"
Quick licks: easy #3
Vintage reggae and a James Taylor-style riff in this week's easy licks
Shapes of things… 7th
Dominant chord favoured by T Rex, The Beatles and Eric Clapton
The Acoustic Gathering announce 2011 UK tour dates
See the Jerry Donahue-featuring trio this Summer
IGF Summer School 2011: book your place now!
The Cheltenham Guitar Festival and Summer School takes place between 23 July-5 August and features GT's very own Neville Marten and Jason Sidwell as well as a host of other top guitar talents…
Star tip of the week: John Schofield on finding a signature sound
"I wanted to overdrive an amp to try and get a blues sound in a jazz idiom"
Quick licks: intermediate #2
More mid-level lines to get your fingers round
Shapes of things… Minor 6th
A chord often found as part of an ascending or descending sequence because it doesn't sit well on it's own
60 Seconds with... Kenny Wayne Shepherd
One minute with the blues sensation
That was the year: 1994
The Dual Rectifier, Gibson Suroeste and Torvill & Dean
