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“Sometimes it’s not what you play, it’s how you play it”: Palm-muting is the secret to good funk guitar – here’s how you can use it to funkify chords, double-stops and single notes

Learn the secret ingredient to funk guitar parts that groove and swagger

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“If you’re new to funk guitar playing, these ideas will help you get you into the groove”: Learn 10 funk guitar riffs inspired by James Brown, Prince and Vulfpeck

Pickup Music’s LA-based session ace Jamey Arent is your host for a lesson that’s not only a great introduction to the fundamentals of funk guitar, but could be the inspiration you need to take your funk chops to the next level

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Want to master funk guitar? You’d better familiarize yourself with ‘chanking’ and shell chords – two essentials of game-changing James Brown guitarist Jimmy Nolen

You can chank us later for this lesson in an approach that could revolutionise how you execute your rhythm guitar manoeuvres

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Familiar with the blues? Then you shouldn’t have any problems transitioning to country. In this country guitar masterclass, we teach you everything you need to know to make it in Nashville

With Daniel Donato as your guide, this video and tab deep dive offers a comprehensive primer in country guitar, from the fundamentals to the showpony licks

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Surf guitar is on the rise thanks to guitarists like Khruangbin's Mark Speer, and it can teach you a lot about attitude and note choice – Arianna Powell shows you how your playing can benefit from catching the wave

Using the A minor pentatonic scale as a launch pad, Pickup Music's video lesson teaches you how to catch big waves of melody that bring that '60s surf style right up to date

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Struggling to get the right feel in your fusion licks? This John Scofield-inspired lesson will teach you how to make your jazz playing strut

Pickup Music's Arianna Powell drops in to work some magic around the B minor pentatonic scale, demonstrating how a little rhythmic nous can make your phrasing really pop

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“The range of music I’ve had to play in the last year is so vast”: How Sophie Giuliani went from ballet dancer to Olivia Rodrigo’s guitarist – and what she learned from John Mayer

The Australian guitarist is now an LA native with a roll call of credits including Rodrigo, Empress Of and Mayer Hawthorne, and she runs her own masterclass out of Pickup Music

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The spider exercise is one of the most popular guitar warm-ups for a reason – it will improve your speed and finger independence with just a few minutes’ practice per day

Without exercise the body devours itself... And so it goes for guitar players. Time to flex those fingers, set the metronome, and get physical with this lesson from Pickup Music

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Guitar triads are one of the ultimate keys to unlocking the fretboard – here’s how you can use the CAGED system to master them

Dr Molly Miller breaks down the three-note formula behind triads and explains how you can use them anywhere across the fretboard

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You don’t need to bury your head in books to decipher the secrets of the fretboard – you can learn the CAGED guitar system in just 10 minutes

If the CAGED system is your roadmap to fretboard freedom, then this lesson is a GPS-guided tour – and it will blow your mind how easy it is

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Triads are integral to gospel, neo-soul and jazz guitar – in fact, they're essential for any style of guitar playing. Expand your repertoire now with these effortlessly cool licks

Pickup Music founder Sam Blakelock drops by to reveal how triads can elevate your gospel game, and broaden your horizons when playing jazz, R&B and neo-soul

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“I love Gibson – I always have. Even though people like Slash play Les Pauls, for me they work better in a jazzier sound-world”: Jimmy Page was bowled over by her playing. Now Rosie Frater-Taylor is injecting jazz solos into pop for an all-new sound

Inspired by jazz-go-pop stars like George Benson and Pat Metheny, the Pickup Music tutor and rising star has a unique guitar-meets-vocal vamping style

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Ditching the pick adds a whole new set of colors to your guitar palette – and these 10 fingerstyle jazz licks will class up your playing (even if you’re not a jazz guitarist)

Pickup Music’s Arianna Powell shares a wealth of tasty jazz ideas that will work in any genre

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The doublestop is a neo-soul guitar staple – learn how it can add harmonies to your solos and spice up your chord transitions

Neo-soul is one of the hottest guitar trends of the moment – and in this lesson, Pickup Music's Niklas Myhre gives you a primer on one of its essential approaches

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