Unlocking Steve Lukather’s Genius: A Masterclass in Playing Over Changes Sometimes, as guitarists, we crave something more sophisticated than the usual pentatonic and blues patterns. Naturally, we gravitate toward jazz theory and exotic scales — but translating that knowledge into expressive, musical playing can be a challenge. That’s where Steve Lukather’s approach is refreshingly different. […]
With a frightening array of effects pedals in his arsenal, The Edge has helped redefine the sonic limits of what an electric guitar can do with his work in U2. His signature dotted eighth note delay arpeggios can be heard in classic tracks such as I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For and Where The Streets Have No […]
In this lesson, we’re looking at pop-funk. Generally seen as popular, radio-friendly music, pop-funk is a pretty wide sub-genre, ranging from classic Michael Jackson to the output of modern players such as Cory Wong – part of a new breed of guitarists who skilfully blend old-school funk with other genres such as hip-hop, gospel and […]
Clapton’s style – like so many of the great blues guitarists – incorporates the playing of the heroes he grew up listening to, such as the ‘three Kings’ (Freddie, BB and Albert), Buddy Guy and Robert Johnson. His fieriest playing came during the late-60s Cream/Gibson era, when he delivered blues progressions and rock lead with his […]
Jeff Beck has long been one of the pantheon of greats, yet he remains an enigma. He first made his name playing in the Yardbirds, and alongside Page and Clapton forms the Holy Trinity of British rock guitarists. He has won a hat-full of Grammys and been inducted in the Rock And Roll Hall Of […]
In this tutorial we’re going to dive into the outside sounds of the Whole/Half diminished scale when used over a static minor 7 vamp. This is one of Scott Henderson’s many approaches as set out in his 1988 DVD Jazz Fusion Improvisation (this is still an amazing resource, if you can get hold of it!) […]
2025 will mark an incredible three decades since Blur and Oasis released their landmark albums, The Great Escape and (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? It wasn’t just these two bands that defined the biggest movement in UK guitar music since Beatlemania however. In this tutorial I’ll be taking a brief look at the playing, technique and songwriting […]
Well after much blood, sweat and tears, my first book is finally ready! I’ve teamed up with the good folks at Fundamental Changes to bring you ‘100 Essential Funk Grooves for Guitar’. It’s a deep dive into the world of Funk, with an in-depth study of the great Funk guitarists, all the way from Jimmy […]
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