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BB King Guitar Licks: Bends, Vibrato & the High B (Part 1)
BB King is one of the blues greats of all time. The first great blues player who crossed over into jazz, pop, and everything in…
Thumb Wrapping Bar Chords: The Hendrix Approach
There’s more than one way to play bar chords guitar players should know about. The traditional approach uses your first finger to bar all six…
Power Chord Inversions: Add a Low Bass Note for a Bigger Sound
You already know the basic power chord shape. But there’s a trick that can make your power chords sound twice as big – and it’s…
Jazz Guitar Chords: Start With Major 7ths
Jazz chords have a softer, mellower sound than standard major and minor chords, and the major 7th family is the best place to start learning…
The Thrill is Gone – Chords & Progression
BB King recorded The Thrill is Gone in 1969, and it’s been a blues standard ever since. It was the song that crossed blues over…