Johnny Marr teaches you to play Smiths classic The Headmaster Ritual with Fender

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We've already reported on how Johnny Marr has been playing Smith's songs requested by fans from his home studio, but now he's going one step further to teach you how to play one. 

Man plays and then talks through the parts behind The Headmaster Ritual, the classic opener to the band's 1985 album Meat Is Murder.

Fender hosted the lesson on its Instagram and it looks like they've also provided Marr with one of their Tone Master modelling amps too. 

Check it out below.

Rob Laing
Reviews Editor, GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars

Rob is the Reviews Editor for GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars, so spends most of his waking hours (and beyond) thinking about and trying the latest gear while making sure our reviews team is giving you thorough and honest tests of it. He's worked for guitar mags and sites as a writer and editor for nearly 20 years but still winces at the thought of restringing anything with a Floyd Rose.