Funk rhythm guitar part 3

THIS MONTH, I’D like to talk about the paramount importance of the right, or pick, hand — how it’s the keeper of time and the thing that gives us the groove while we play. I’ll demonstrate some exampl

For 60 years, HERBIE HANCOCK has taken the bonnet off music, hacking its valves and gears, forging a future as yet unseen. He shaped jazz and funk and synth-rock; Miles and Joni felt the benefit. Now he's a Polar Music Prize laureate. "I've always been this geek, this nerdy guy,"

Richard Barrett is on a mission to make you a better blues player – with full audio examples and backing tracks

AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT of playing music is being aware of “where” you’re playing in the beat and how it relates to the groove being laid down by the rhythm section. This concept can be broken up into th

Wendy Rigg is planning a summer of festival fun – but what is it about nostalgic music that makes us feel so good?

The month’s best guitar music – a hand-picked selection of the finest fretwork on wax