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Honky Tonk Guitar Lead

Matthew Lee

If you’re holding down the lead guitar role in a country-western band, you’ll need command of a wide variety of classic and modern country soloing...

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Blue Highways

Josh Smith

Finding your own personal style as a soloist should be your goal early on. All of the key concepts and approaches in Blue Highways will help you find what...

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Fingerstyle Milestones

Tommy Emmanuel

Tommy Emmanuel is indisputably one of the world’s most accomplished fingerstyle guitarists. His compelling musical performances, mesmerizing stage presence,...

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Blues Revolution

Robben Ford

Embraced by listeners and players alike, Robben's innovative and soulful musicality triggered a revolution in electric blues guitar styling. In this 6-hour,...

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Rock Guitar for Beginners

Will Ripley

Rock Guitar for Beginners will guide you through the full process of learning your instrument, from the first time you hold a pick to crafting your first...

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Americana Roots: 3 Edition Collection

Keb' Mo'

Includes Desktop and Mobile downloads, PLUS lifetime streaming from any device, anywhere, anytime. The tab is synced to videos with looping, slo-mo, zoom,...

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30 Rock Bass Grooves for Beginners You Must Know

Andrew Ford

A great way for any beginner bass player to start developing solid rock chops is to learn the bass lines, progressions, and grooves that were commonly...

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Funk Bass for Beginners

Stu Hamm

Bass is very prominent in funk music. Whether it's slap and pop thumb bass ala Marcus Miller, Les Claypool, Bootsy Collins, Flea, or the rapid-fire finger...

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Guitar Zen Caged

Eric Haugen

Eric Haugen’s Guitar Zen provides an ideal framework to bridge practice and play. The CAGED system clearly maps chord shapes and chord tones, all over...

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Modern Fingerstyle Foundations

Andy McKee

Learning how to enrich the polyphonic qualities of fingerstyle with string slaps, body percussion, tapping, harmonics, and many other “modern” techniques...

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Dweezology Fretboard Freedom

Dweezil Zappa

The pentatonic box is the guitarist’s proverbial “blessing and curse.” For guitar players, the initial discovery of the box parallels Edison’s...

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Gristleman Guitar

Greg Koch

Finding your way as a guitar player means more than learning licks and phrases. It means digging deep and honoring the nuances of many of the guitar greats...

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Ramblin Man by The Allman Brothers

Tyler Grant

'Ramblin' Man' is from The Allman Brothers' 1973 release 'Brothers and Sisters'. The song features Dickey Betts as the writer, lead vocalist, and primary...

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Legends of Blues Rock: Learn Their Tricks

Jeffery Marshall

What do Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Chuck Berry, Jeff Beck, Keith Richards, Albert King, Joe Perry, Duane Allman, have in common? They all played with...

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The Art of Versatility

Tim Stewart

Being a versatile guitarist should be the goal of experienced, and beginner players alike. The ability to jump in and hold your own in any genre requires...

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The Beginner Rhythm Practice Plan Vol. 1

David Isaacs

The ability to play rhythm is one of the most important skills you can have as a guitarist. Even great soloists like Jimi Hendrix, Eddie Van Halen, and...

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Jamming In A Jam Band

Tyler Grant

You know their names: Jerry Garcia, Duane Allman, Dickey Betts, Carlos Santana and others. You might even have slept underneath the stars at one of their...

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Iconic Licks of the Jam Band Greats

Michael Palmisano

Delve into 30 of the most iconic licks in the Jam Band genre. These licks were inspired by guitarists such as Trey Anastasio, Warren Haynes, Jimmy Herring,...

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Mastering Bluegrass Flatpicking

Tyler Grant

Bluegrass music is thriving today thanks to young Flatpicking Guitarists like Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle and Bryan Sutton, building on the foundation...

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The Complete Guide for Hybrid Picking

Prashant Aswani

Bluegrass music is thriving today thanks to young Flatpicking Guitarists like Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle and Bryan Sutton, building on the foundation...

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Mind of Mark Lettieri

Mark Lettieri

Three-time Grammy winning artist Mark Lettieri is a guitarist, composer and producer known for his silky smooth playing and versatility as an artist. ...

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Tapping into Creative Fingerstyle

Amber Russell

Fingerstyle guitarist Amber Russell has had a diverse platform of musical outlets during her almost 20 years of composing music, including piano, bass,...

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The Power of the Drop-2 Voicing

Horace Bray

Want to get more mileage out of the chords you already know while using some fresh sounds? This course will teach you how to master the art of the drop-2...

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Secrets of Melodic Rock

Irene Ketikidi

Irene lays the foundation for melodic rock playing with a primer on scale tone basics, triads and melodic fills.. then provides an in-depth look at how...

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Learning to Lead Blues and Rock

David Isaacs

Great players have the touch, tone, and vocabulary to make a guitar speak and sing. This course is a beginner's introduction to lead guitar, and the approaches...

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Rock Tactics & Pentatonic Flavors

Tony Martinez

Ever wonder why you can't quite sound like pros when playing from tabs? In this course, Tony Martinez will cover a modern approach to the blues rock style,...

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Maximizing The 12 Notes

Monte Pittman

As Madonna's long time guitarist, Monte Pittman knows a thing or two about the instrument. Monte takes us on an exploration of scales, chords and exotic...

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Modern Method for Classical Guitar

Evan Taucher

Award-winning guitarist Evan Taucher has toured the globe (and earned both Bachelor's and Masters Degrees) perfecting the "modern method" of classical...

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Modern R&B Grooves

Tim Stewart

Having shared the stage with Lady Gaga, Janet Jackson, and countless American Idol contestants, Tim Stewart brings seasoned pedigree to the JamPlay team....

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Crafting Fingerstyle Melodies

Trevor Gordon Hall

Rated one of the top 30 guitarists in the world under 30 years old by Acoustic Guitar magazine, Trevor's style ranges from driving rhythms to delicate...

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Adventures in Fingerstyle

Maneli Jamal

Build your fingerstyle skillset with a thorough, patient and step-by-step course from Maneli Jamal. We start from the ground floor with simple lesson for...

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Cybernetic Shred

Stephanie Bradley

There is a better player in all of us, but we often get trapped in unhealthy, tension-filled technique. Join Stephanie Bradley as we explore the most efficient...

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Speaking with Slide Guitar

Ariel Posen

Slide guitar is perhaps the closest we can get to replicating the human voice on the guitar. In his series "Speaking With the Slide", world renown slide...

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Electric Techniques for Creativity

Gretchen Menn

Suited for guitarists of all skill levels, Gretchen aims to show how techniques can unlock creative freedom and inspire new ideas. We tackle alternate...

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The Power of 3 Notes

Horace Bray

Unlock your chords and break out of shape based knowledge with "The Power of 3". As guitarists, we tend to memorize shapes without ever really knowing...

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Evolution to Modern Blues

Artur Menezes

Getting into the Blues? This course will help you solidify the characteristics that have built the modern blues. The strength of this course is its broad...

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Modern Telecaster Shred

Andy Wood

Andy Wood offers a crash course in telecaster abuse. This course serves to unlock this chaotic, ear-perking tonality and technique. We will tackle high...

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First Flight Tapping Techniques

Sarah Longfield

The Strandberg-wielding, polyrhythmic tapping technician herself is here to set the record straight and document her unique approach to guitar. A multi-instrumentalist...

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Blues Masters & Disciples

Stuart Ziff

Learn the roots and flavors of this timeless style by navigating the roadmap of storied bluesman throughout history. Stuart Ziff, accomplished musician...

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Style Blender

Andre Nieri

From blending Flamenco phrases with rock leads, to Bossa-Nova infused Blues, Andre Nieri delivers a unique sound to match his unique story. Hailing from...

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Fingerstyle Mastery

Mike Dawes

Learn the next level of percussive fingerstyle from a world-class player. Mike Dawes teaches you to go from an average fingerstyle player to playing some...

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Themes for Compelling Songwriting

Aaron Marshall

From chord progressions and melodies, to rhythmic devices and riffs, Aaron will show us that modern guitar music revolves around thought-provoking song...

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Modern Fingerstyle & Tunings

Yvette Young

If you are interested in writing or learning music that is melodic, emotionally driven, and harmonically detailed, then this course is for you! Break out...

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The 15 Rules of Rock

Prashant Aswani

This course features 15 rock songs that are exclusive to JamPlay. Each song will be broken down into rhythm and melody and then dissected in great depth....

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MacAlpine Signature Leads

Tony MacAlpine

Tony MacAlpine defines modern musical virtuosity. Fusing the elements of jazz, progressive rock, and classical music, Tony has proven that he truly is...

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The History of Phil Keaggy

Phil Keaggy

Take the opportunity to explore a Master Course from one of the best musicians to grace the guitar. A JamPlay.com exclusive, this 46 lesson course will...

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Nashville-Style Guitar

Brent Mason

Fingerpicking, rhythm, gear, soloing, the Nashville number system...learn it all from one of the most recorded guitarists in history: A-list session player,...

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Next Level Bass

Billy Sheehan

Few bass players carry a resume as stacked as Billy Sheehan. From his early days with 'Talas' to his Grammy Nominated time with 'Mr. Big' - Billy's skills...

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