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

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

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

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Recorded at Edward Van Halen’s fabled 5150 Studio, the latest album from Alter Bridge could very well be their most riff-laden to date

What pedals are you using these days? It’s really just my pedals strung together on the floor, but you’ll get the idea of what my show board is like. The show board is packed away with all the touring