Country Guitar String Stretch That Sounds Like Steel
There’s a move in country guitar that mimics the sound of a steel guitar — a string stretch that creates this beautiful chordal effect when…
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All Along the Watchtower Guitar Riff: The Hendrix Intro
When you hear that opening to All Along the Watchtower, you know you’re in the presence of something special. Jimi Hendrix took Bob Dylan’s song…
Blues Riff in E Minor With Chromatic Passing Notes
This riff comes straight out of the E pentatonic minor scale — with one extra ingredient that gives it that raw blues edge. It’s a…
Guitar Solo Technique: Drone Notes on the High E String
Let me show you a solo technique that sounds more advanced than it really is. It’s all about using the high E string as your…
The Flatted Fifth: The Devils Interval That Became the Blues Note
The flatted fifth. The devil’s chord. The devil’s interval. This lesson is part of our blues scale series. If you lived long enough ago, they’d…
SRV Style Closing Riff in E: The One Lick You Need
If there’s one riff every blues guitar player should own, it’s this one. It’s a closing riff — the kind of phrase you use to…