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What The Ell?: Lessons I Learned from Recreating John Mayer's Continuum

Discover how a daunting homework assignment unlocked creativity and musicianship while helping country superstar Lindsay Ell find her own voice.

Obsessive Progressive: John Petrucci

Progressive metal's most influential guitarist combines immaculate picking technique with aggressive tones to create the most technically demanding licks around.

Riff Rundown: Mastodon's "Sultan's Curse"

Guitarist Bill Kelliher slows down and articulates the nuances to the band's Grammy-winning single from 2017's Emperor of Sand.

Dr. Molly's Guitar Lab: The Badass Riffs of Sister Rosetta Tharpe One of rock guitar's pioneers could tear through double-stops, chromatic riffs, and fiery triplets with grace and attitude.

Riff Rundown: Between the Buried and Me's "The Coma Machine" You may need a neck adjustment after BTBAM axeman Paul Waggoner shows off the main riffer from 2015's Coma Ecliptic.
Beyond Blues: Nail Those Changes! Fishing around for some new ideas to enhance your blues licks? Check out this step-by-step approach that covers everything from guide tones to scales.
Riff Rundown - Killswitch Engage's "My Last Serenade" Soft-spoken metal hero Joel Stroetzel slows down a sick pattern that only sounds difficult.
Obsessive Progressive: Opeth Rhythmic intensity and beautiful, crunchy dissonance fuel the prog-metal stylings of one of Sweden's heaviest exports.