OSCAR PETERSON

In the third lesson of his series Ulf Wakenius continues his quest to bring Oscar Peterson’s stunning piano licks onto the guitar fretboard.

SHRED!

Step away from the pick and put your hands on the fretboard as we enter the tapping world of Jennifer Batten. Charlie Griffiths is your guide.

J S BACH Allemande (from Lute Suite No.1 BWV996)

Bach’s compositions are revered for their harmonic and structural sophistication. Declan Zapala presents a piece full of cascading notes and gorgeous chords to develop your fingerpicking skills.

MOLLY TUTTLE

Stuart Ryan shows you the blistering picking of US bluegrass sensation Molly Tuttle, and explains the secrets to her incredible ‘crosspicking’ style.

Heart

Martin Cooper checks out the AOR sound of Heart, with sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson plus the excellent Howard Leese on lead guitar.

NEO-SOUL

In the second instalment of his new series Simon Barnard examines the techniques of talented rising young star, Melanie Faye.

JOHN MAYER'S Blues Chops

In this exclusive feature Milton Mermikides breaks down John Mayer’s impressive blues techniques and musical concepts, to show how they can inspire and supercharge your own playing.

JON HERINGTON & ALLEN HINDS Video Masterclass

In this world exclusive, Jon Herington and Allen Hinds perform and discuss their playing on Jason Sidwell’s new track, Street Allure. Jon Bishop is your guide to the duo’s sophisticated rock soloing over a slick, jazzy R&B number.

RORY GALLAGHER

Phil Short explores the stylings of a legend of blues-rock guitar, and perhaps one of the guys who started it all, the brilliant Rory Gallagher.

THE CROSSROADS: T-Bone Walker & Charlie Christian Connections

In this month’s Crossroads, John Wheatcroft explores the connections and the enduring influence of two Texan guitar legends: blues giant T-Bone Walker, and jazz innovator Charlie Christian.

Celtic Fingerstyle

Things are getting ‘reel’ this month as Stuart Ryan brings you an uptempo traditional Irish fingerstyle arrangement and new picking-hand possibilities.

STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN

Phil Short checks one of the greatest and most influential blues players; the Texas powerhouse that was the late, great Stevie Ray Vaughan.

THEM CHANGES

Andy G Jones shows how to improvise on the James Bond Em/maj9 chord, which requires a grasp of unique Minor scales, such as Harmonic and Melodic Minor Pentatonics.

THE CROSSROADS Repeating Licks

In this month’s Crossroads, John Wheatcroft explores the propulsive power of repetition via the playing style of legendary Blue Note powerhouse, Grant Green.

SHRED!

Charlie Griffiths peeks through green-tinted glasses to demonstrate five scarifying and lethal licks, inspired by Paul Gilbert.

OSCAR PETERSON

Swedish jazz great Ulf Wakenius takes another look at how Peterson adapted the blues for jazz piano, and how we too can exploit these ideas.

NEO-SOUL

To kick off his brand new series Simon Barnard analyses the playing of Chalmers ‘Spanky’ Alford, better known as the Godfather of neo-soul guitar.

Fernando Sor Study No 20, Opus 35

This month our classical expert Bridget Mermikides presents this beautiful arpeggio study by the Spanish guitarist and ‘Beethoven of the guitar’, Fernando Sor.

INSTRUMENTAL INQUISITION !

Guitar instrumentals have supplied some of music’s most evocative moments. Jason Sidwell asks some top guitarists for their take on this iconic movement. This month: Night Ranger’s outstanding guitarist, Brad Gillis.

BLACK SABBATH

This month Martin Cooper checks out the sound of heavy metal pioneers Back Sabbath, and their leftie guitarist the iconic, Tomy Iommi.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Justin Sandercoe of justinguitar.com lends GT his insight as one of the world’s most successful guitar teachers. This month: Song Work.

INSTRUMENTAL INQUISITION!

Guitar instrumentals have supplied some of music’s most evocative moments. Jason Sidwell asks top guitarists for their take on this iconic movement. This month: Snarky Puppy’s guitarist, plus producer and composer, Mark Lettieri.

SIXTY SECONDS WITH...

A minute’s all it takes to discover what makes a great guitarist tick. Before he jumped into his limo for the Airport, we grabbed a quick chatwith Welsh blues slide guitarist and bandleader, Troy Redfern.

SESSION SHENANIGANS

The studio guitarist’s guide to happiness and personal fulfilment, as related by session ace Mitch Dalton. This month: Hi-Tek with Low-Tech (1981-2021).

THE CROSSROADS Chord Voicings

This month at the Crossroads, John Wheatcroft finds the chordal connections from modern bluesman Kirk Fletcher, to jazz legends Joe Pass and Wes Montgomery, via the great Robben Ford.

MIXED INTERVALS

This month Shaun Baxter concludes his recent series on using a variety of interval types within a Mixolydian blues-rock context.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Justin Sandercoe of justinguitar.com lends GT his insight as one of the world’s most successful guitar teachers. This month: The Diatonic Explorer

TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB

This month Simon Barnard takes you across the Irish Sea to explore the style and sounds of Sam Halliday from Two Door Cinema Club.

THE CROSSROADS The Art of Slurring

In this month’s Crossroads, John Wheatcroft shows how adding slurs can help you achieve the expressive articulation of players ranging from blues icon Stevie Ray Vaughan, to jazz genius George Benson.

THEM CHANGES

Andy Jones of the London College of Creative Media begins a new series looking at intervals and chord tones and how to use them musically.