Guitar Techniques

Take the UK's foremost guitar teachers and players, and transfer their finesse and passion for music into a magazine! The magazine has established itself with guitarists who wish to better themselves as musicians in both the UK, Europe and as far afield as the USA and Hong Kong! When it comes to choosing music, GT's Abba to Zappa policy means that there's always something for everyone! Please note: This digital version of the magazine does not currently include the covermount items or content you would find on printed newsstand copies

Just a few of your regular GT technique experts...

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DON’T MISS OUR AMAZING DIGITAL EDITION • Try GT’s digital edition on PC, Mac, Laptop, Desktop or Tablet!

GT USER GUIDE • You can get more from GT by understanding our easy-to-follow musical terms and signs...

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 Thin String Thing...

SESSION SHENANIGANS • The studio guitarist’s guide to happiness and personal fulfilment, as related by session ace Mitch Dalton. This month: When Numbers Get Serious (Pt 2).

INSTRUMENTAL INQUISITION ! • Instrumentals are hugely popular with guitar fans so Jason Sidwell asks top guitarists for their approaches. This month: with his new album released, The Sleeper Wakes, UK jazzer Ant Law talks all things instrumental.

JAM TRACKS TIPS • Use these to navigate our bonus backing tracks

PHIL HILBORNE’S ONE-MINUTE LICK • Rhumba Blues Q&A Lick

SUBSTITUTE Relative Minors

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 chat with fabulous British blues-rock guitarist Scott McKeon.

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TECHNIQUE FOCUS • USING CHROMATIC NOTES

THE UBER BLUES SCALE • If you feel stuck in a Pentatonic rut and are looking for a structured way to introduce new harmonic interest, Jon Bishop is here to spice up your soloing with the Uber Blues scale in a lesson that’s sure to provide that refreshing change.

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ALEX SILL Video Masterclass Pt4 • Alex Sill demonstrates his impressive style over a ‘70s film soundtrack’ type piece, Age Of Shadows by Jason Sidwell. Alex demonstrates how to smooth out those eighth-note lines with a tasty legato delivery. Jon Bishop is your guide.

TECHNIQUE FOCUS SPOTTING THE GAPS

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THE CROSSROADS Pt6 Bebop Hendrix! • In this month’s Crossroads, John Wheatcroft discovers what happens when the musical worlds of Jimi Hendrix and Charlie Parker collide - train wreck or a thing of musical beauty?

TECHNIQUE FOCUS Tremolo technique

PIETRO MASCAGNI Cavalleria Rusticana • Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana is an iconic melody famous for its use as a theme tune in the 1980 film Raging Bull. Bridget Mermikides has arranged it for solo classical guitar.

JASON INTRODUCES... • Lessons from the world’s greatest teachers and schools...

HOW TO find all the notes on the fretboard

THE RHYTHM ROOST • Keen on all things rhythmic, Jason Sidwell fuses triplet based 7/4 time and 6th intervals for this month’s reggae tinged example.

30-MINUTE LICKBAG • Jamie Hunt of BIMM Bristol brings you another varied selection of licks to learn at easy, intermediate and advanced levels.

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FREDDIE KING • This month Phil Short travels back in time to the blues clubs of Chicago, to explore the style of a true pioneer of electric blues guitar.

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The James Gang • This month Martin Cooper checks out the impeccably musical sound of Joe Walsh, and his breakthrough band The James...