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Looking for an excellent finger-style exercise? Then you’ll definitely want to check out Study No. 1 by Heitor Villa-Lobos from ClassicalGuitarMagazine.com.
GuitarWorld.com has a great lesson on the playing style of Duane Allman. Tons of tabs and video included!
Devin Shawn has a beginner country/bluegrass lesson on YouTube on strumming. Complete with plaid and a giant cowboy hat.
Curious about how to link the pentatonic patterns together? This video may help.
Need some soling ideas for playing on top of a 7th chord? Watch this video.
Who doesn’t need some more Otis Redding in their life? Check out this lesson on “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay.”
Jody Worrell from Guitar Compass has a new lesson on how to create bends in the style of Jeff Beck. These take a lot of practice, so get started!
In Jens Larson’s new video, he’ll demonstrate how to play the jazz classic, “Autumn Leaves,” and how to incorporate arpeggios into the process.
Need a quick guide to “Travis Picking?” This short video from Gareth Evans will give you the basics!
Guitar World has a great lesson on the tapping style of Nuno Bettencourt. If you’ve never tried finger-tapping, here’s the lesson to check out!
Guitar Compass has an easy lesson on playing a guitar lick in the style of the Eagles. Learn a simple approach to getting a sound like Don Felder.
Wes Theobald has a brand new lesson on playing “Working Man Blues,” a classic by Merle Haggard. The Kemper Profiling Amp is beautiful, by the way.
Acoustic Guitar has a video lesson with a few tips on how to create clean sounding chords. It’s quick, and contains great information for the beginning guitar player.
Curious as to what the similarities and differences are between a Telecaster and a Les Paul? Then head over to Guitar World as Darrell Braun will compare the two models.
Guitar Player has a short list of things that are good to know about the guitar in which you may have previously been exposed to wrong information. It’s short, and debunks a few myths of the instrument.