Triads

IN MY PREVIOUS “Blues You Can Use” columns, I focused on what I consider to be essential rhythm guitar and accompanying single-note patterns that exemplify Chicago-style blues guitar, as heard in the

In the second part of this lesson, Richard Barrett asks you to lend your ears to the sounds of the silver screen for real-life context

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

IN THE SEVENTIES, Larry DiMarzio and Seymour Duncan broadened the tonal horizons for the electric guitar community by developing their own pickups to be retrofitted onto instruments made by other comp

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

For something versatile or offbeat, reimagining a classic could be the way to go