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Eddie Van Halen used it, Jimmy Page loved it, and all of your heavy metal heroes have tried it – drop D made drop-dead simple

Many guitarists have favored drop D to add thickness to their riffs. The list would include Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page, Kurt Cobain, Kim Thayil, Jerry Cantrell, Dimebag Darrell, Tom Morello, Adam ...

“I look at guitar playing as a dance between both hands…” John Butler shares his secrets in this stunning masterclass

Wild tunings, double thumbing and chicken picking. Sometimes with an 11-string. The Australian acoustic wizard's stunning ...
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Kim Thayil on the time Chris Cornell tuned all his guitar strings to E – and the Soundgarden song that came from it

Thayil and Cornell's penchant for alternate tunings is no secret, and Soundgarden’s repertoire continuously pushed the ...
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Loved by Joni Mitchell and Keith Richards alike, essential to slide players, here’s how you can explore chords in open D

Though they have frequently been used on electric guitar (think Keith Richards and Jimmy Page), open tunings are particularly effective on acoustic guitar (look to Joni Mitchell, Nick Drake, Nick ...