I RECENTLY GOT back off the road with my band Black Country Communion, which features Jason Bonham on drums, Glenn Hughes on bass and vocals — the “Voice of Rock!”— and the master of the keyboards, De

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HELLO, AND WELCOME to my new column for Guitar World! Over the course of these lessons, I will be sharing and demonstrating my approaches to rhythm playing, soloing, slide guitar, open tunings and son