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“Ouija board”: Frank Zappa’s secret ingredient for a great guitar solo
As a self-taught musician, Frank Zappa embraced unconventionallity in every bit of his creative process, making his genius a ...
“That really blew me away”: the performance that inspired Terry Hall to become a musician
As the frontman for The Specials, Terry Hall enjoyed an extensive career in music, but it was the explosion of punk rock in the 1970s that first inspired him ...
Don't let chord inversions bamboozle you. This lesson explains all (and 5 ways you can play a Bmaj7)
Inversions are essential for jazz players, virtuoso cats such as Martin Tyler, but they are super-useful for any player ...
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“Tom would say, ‘Play your guitar with a car key’”: Little Feat's Fred Tackett recalls Tom Waits' left-field approach
Aside from his role in Little Feat, Tackett has recorded with a remarkable list of artists from Bob Dylan to Joan Baez and Cher ...