This issue highlights two awesome lessons!-How  Good Are you?. Rock this town - Stray Cats. Arranging for Guitar - Learn how to create your own solo arrangements!

STEVE MORSE
Interview & Masterclass
Steve chats to Jason Sidwell about music, influences and more, then plays a stunning solo over a specially written piece. Fantastic.

THE CROSSROADS
Where blues meets jazz
In this first of a new series John Wheatcroft looks at how jazz and blues collide in the most interesting ways. This month: Kenny Burrell.

50 Rock Licks
10 BLUES ROCK - LOWDOWN, DIRTY
10 SOUTHERN ROCK - COUNTRY, COOL
10 CLASSIC ROCK - MEATY, BEATY
10 HARD ROCK - BEEFY, BALLSY
10 ADULT ROCK - SMOOTH, SLICK

30-MINUTE LICKBAG
Pat Heath has six new licks at easy, moderate and advanced levels. Go on, give ‘em all a try!

SHAUN’S CREATIVE ROCK
Shaun Baxter sums up his Mixolydian series with a solo that puts all the approaches he’s covered into a single medium-paced solo..

HOW TO PLAY A GREAT SOLO
The tips and tricks you need 
It takes more than talent to play a great solo. Our essential tips and tricks will ensure your solos are brimming with style and musicality.

JS BACH
Invention In A Minor 
Bridget Mermikides has arranged a fabulous two-part version of this Bach piece (also on video). Learn both voices or duet with Bridget.

ALL-STAR BLUES JAM
Signature licks and solos
Imagine BB King, Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Albert Collins and Jeff Beck soloing on the same track. Learn 20 licks & five style studies.

LESSONS INTRODUCTION
Senior music editor Jason Sidwell introduces another action-packed GT lessons section.

ERIC CLAPTON AT 75
Four great pieces to learn 
To celebrate Eric’s 75th year Richard Barrett has four brand new pieces in the Clapton style: Beano, Cream, Solo Years, Cinema & Film.

INSTRUMENTAL INQUISITION
We bring you a Q&A and track-by track overview of his new album, Is That So, from the father of fusion guitar, John McLaughlin.

HOT COUNTRY!
30 Great Licks, Nashville style
Andy Saphir brings you two sets of 15 fabulous licks; the first from the ‘classic’ country era, and the second culled from the newer, hotter country guitar stars. Time to get pickin’!

FINGERSTYLE BLUES
Joseph Alexander of Fundamental Changes brings us the last in his fingerstyle blues series..

DADGAD ACOUSTIC GUITAR
Two Great Celtic Pieces
Stuart Ryan has some super ‘traditional’ tunes to play in the alternative tuning that all acoustic guitarists should master. So, grab that old flattop and get those fingers and feet moving!.

30-MINUTE LICKBAG
Pat Heath has six great new licks to learn, from idle stroll, to brisk walk, to 100-metres dash.

CREATIVE ROCK
Shaun Baxter continues his eries creating midpaced blues-rock solos built on the Pentatonic scales found within Mixolydian mode

DAVID GILMOUR
Full style study - Jon Bishop has created four great pieces to learn, designed to get to the bottom of the fabulous Pink Floyd guitarist’s feel-filled rock, prog, blues and acoustic styles.

MOLLY TUTTLE
Interview & video lesson - We guarantee you’ll be astounded by this incredible bluegrass guitarist’s picking fluency and the ease with which she teases unbelievable tunes from her acoustic.

BEST MAJOR LICKS EVER! 
With the Mighty Mixolydian
It’s great to theorise, but so much better when ideas fly into action. Phil Capone’s superb feature details how this powerful scale works in rock, blues, jazz, funk and country. Get cracking!

CHRIS BUCK
Interview & video lesson
This young Welsh blues guitarist is the hottest property out there at the moment. We nabbed him for a chat and to pass on some of his skills and wisdom in this very accessible lesson..

30-MINUTE LICKBAG
Pat Heath has six great new licks to learn, from Donkey Derby to Grand National.

SIXTY SECONDS WITH
We grab a minute with a fantastic new guitarist from up-and-coming Kent rock band Collateral: the PRS and Jackson wielding, Todd Winger.

FRETBOARD FLUENCY
Martin Goulding brings us another lesson on developing solos from Melodic Minor’s modes..

JIMMY PAGE Full style analysis 
Page played almost every modern guitar style in Led Zeppelin. With our blues, rock, riffing and acoustic studies, top quality audio and every note tabbed, start playing like Jimmy today!

NEOCLASSICAL ROCK 
Chris Brooks the renowned Aussie rock and metal guitarist continues his series on the neo-classical style of Yngwie Malmsteen...

JOHN ETHERIDGE MASTERCLASS
Interview & video lesson  - John Etheridge is a stalwart of the blues, jazz and prog-rock scene boasting the longest tenure of any guitarist with UK prog kings Soft Machine. Here John shares some of his secrets.

NEOCLASSICAL ROCK - Chris Brooks the renowned Aussie rock and metal guitarist continues his series on the neo-classical style of Yngwie Malmsteen..

LESSONS INTRODUCTION Jason Sidwell introduces another amazing lessons section in your favourite guitar mag.

STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN Four new pieces to learn 14 He’s inspired generations of blues guitarists. To honour him we offer four specially created tracks and solos in SRV style, so you can learn the licks that turned so many on to blues guitar.

Lessons Introduction - Jason Sidwell introduces another brimful lessons section in Guitar Techniques

PLAY BETTER ACOUSTIC Four new pieces to learn 16 From singer-songwriter ballad to bluegrass picking, drop D rock and DADGAD celtic, this fabulous Stuart Ryan feature is sure to inspire!

TOP 10 TECHNIQUE PROBLEMS Solve them with GT 16 We could all do with a technique spruce-up and this lesson identifies 10 areas where a nip or a tuck here or there works wonders. Try it today!

30-minute lickbag 56 Pat Heath has half a dozen licks, from simple to scary! Can you knock them all for six?

30-minute lick bag 56 Pat Heath has six new licks, from pretty easy to pretty advanced. The challenge has been laid!

Martin Simpson - Successfully fusing elements of blues, gospel, old-timey music and English folk might seem like an impossible task for anyone to undertake. But it’s all in a day’s work for Mr Simpson, reckons David Mead.

TOMMY EMMANUEL VIDEO: Thumbpicking masterclass: The Australian acoustic superstar brings us an
inspiring video lesson that gets right to the heart of his thumbpicking basics. You will want to try!, Stronger, faster, better 10 brilliant mini workouts: Build playing strength, improve picking,
fretting, bends and speed, increasing accuracy
and eliminating sloppiness over time...

SLIDE SOLOING : Play it like the legends: In this fantastic article Phil Capone steers you through the styles of the top slide aficionados, some extremely accessible for those new to the technique and others sure to test your skills, DAN PATLANSKY : Blues video masterclass: The South African blues maestro is taking the blues circuit by storm. In his video Dan takes you through some of his top fretboard approaches...

ROCK AND ROLL EXPLOSION! Play like the greats 16 Ask the world’s greatest guitar legends who inspired them and every player in our rock and roll video lesson line-up is likely to be on the list. Learn the licks that inspired your heroes

JOSH SMITH’S BLUES FUSION Blues video masterclass 32 Smith is one of those guitarists whose playing beggars belief. Josh shows us how he fuses blues, jazz and country into a stunning stew

The genius of BRIAN MAY Full style study: Brian May’s playing and sound are unique. Jon Bishop brings you five playing examples, plus acoustic and delay workouts and a full performance piece with backing track, JACQUES OFFENBACH Barcarolle: The most famous extract from the Tales Of Hoffmann gets the full Bridget Mermikides arrangement and transcription treatment ...

BETTER RHYTHM GUITAR
10 top players to inspire you: We chose 10 top accompanists in many styles,
to see how they create parts to complement
the singer and other instruments. Be inspired
by Townshend, Hetfield, Marr, Rodgers & more!, WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Lacrimosa Dies Illa: Also known as Mozart’s Requiem In D Minor,
Bridget has arranged this beautiful, moving
piece for you to play on solo classical guitar...

Reggae guitar Rock steady, Marley & more: Reggae and its relative styles is way more subtle, varied and complex than you may imagine. Jon Bishop is a big fan and will enthuse you too!, ROBERT WADSWORTH LOWRY: How Can I Keep From Singing: This hymn was re-worked by folk legend Pete
Seeger and adopted by the quaker movement. Now here’s Bridget’s sublime arrangement...

JIMMY PAGE Full style analysis: Not for nothing is Page ranked among the most
important of all guitarists. This unique feature
lays out Jimmy’s top style traits for your pleasure, Next Month: 50 Tips To Electric Mastery! Learn Reggae. Play
Wadworth’s How Can I Keep From Singing. Plus:
Gary Clark Jr, Kasabian, Brad Paisley & more...

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