Jimi Hendrix, David Gilmour and Slash are just three of the countless fans of this staple minor mode. Here, Stuart Ryan takes ...

The blues hero shares six lead guitar examples that demonstrate the versatility of the Gibson Les Paul’s pickups, volume and ...

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Joe Satriani, Eric Johnson, Eric Clapton and Randy Rhoads all used this fundamental guitar mode in their songs. Here, Stuart ...

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Of course, not all triads have to be chords of C major or minor. You can use the process, of selecting the 1st (root), 3rd, and 5th degree of either a major or minor scale, to construct any triad, in ...

The best guitar riffs in rock have become part of the ... who was only 25 when he died in a plane crash in 1982. His opening F-sharp minor riff on “Crazy Train” was a defining moment in ...

I’ve owned and played professionally close to a hundred fine instruments in the 35 years I’ve been playing and I’ve ended up ...

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Writer and musician Emma John travels south to find the beat—and birthplace—of a special kind of Mississippi music.

The biggest cause of frustration for guitar players? The struggle to stay in tune is real ... Absolutely perfect intonation is never possible because of the variables involved in guitars (minor ...

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