Guitar Techniques #164 Spring 2009

Guitar Techniques #164 Spring 2009 Every month we feature full transcriptions of guitar songs and intrumentals in every genre, from blues and rock, to acoustic and jazz. We take pride in providing the most accurate transcriptions around, and cover a full range of styles. The Guitar Techniques tutors' workshops provide some of the best guitar tuition available.
Current regular columns include soloing, jazz and fingerstyle. All the music in the magazine is included on a cover-mounted audio CD, complete with backing tracks to let readers play along. If you want to become a better guitarist, Guitar Techniques is the magazine for you.

On this issue:

Eric Clapton - Hideaway
Carlos Santana - Europa
Mason Williams - Classical Gas
Neo-Classical Rock with Jamie Humphries
Blues - Hugely gifted singer-songwriter John Mayer
Rock - Martin Cooper looks at the guitar style of the legendary Brum band Slade
Guitar Essentials - John Bishop looks at creating neat funky lines using three-note chords, like Prince
Prog Rock - GianLuca Corona on the unique style of Mike Oldfield, creator of Tubular Bells
Metal Bootcamp - Martin Goulding begins a new series on the alternate picking technique
Creative Rock - Shaun Baxter takes a look at hybrid pentatonic scales this month
Jazz - Pete callard introduces elements of bebop
Acoustic - Stuart Ryan on the spectacular Doyle Dykes
Video Masterclass - Aynsley Lister (blues)