HELLO, AND WELCOME to my new column for Guitar World! Over the course of these lessons, I will be sharing many of the techniques and approaches I use for creating effective melodies and rhythm guitar

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

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Our pick of the month’s most delectable and wallet-bothering new gear

This month Richard Barrett embellishes some open-position chords to find that satisfying jangle

WHEN I WAS about 12, my friend’s dad was hipping me to all kinds of incredible music. He gave me the 1974 Gram Parsons album Grievous Angel, which includes “Ooh Las Vegas,” a song that features some r