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SRV Guitar Licks: Chromatic Pass Notes in E Minor (Part 1)
You want to sound like Stevie Ray Vaughan? Then let’s talk about one of his favorite tricks — chromatic pass notes. I’ve been playing blues…
Sharp Dressed Man Guitar: Double Stop Intro Riffs: Sharp Dressed Man (ZZ Top)
There’s something unmistakable about Billy Gibbons’s guitar playing. In this lesson, I’ll break down some licks inspired by that signature style so you can work…
Major Guitar Scales – Learn This Pattern
Understanding major guitar scales is a big step forward for any guitarist. Once you get this under your fingers, you’ll start seeing the fretboard differently…
Bass Lesson: Using Ones and Fives
This bass guitar lesson covers the root and fifth pattern — the foundation of countless bass lines in country, rock, blues, and beyond. If you…
Acoustic Blues Guitar Boogie
If there’s one riff that sounds like the blues, it’s the boogie. That walking, bouncing bass pattern you hear in every juke joint and roadhouse…