From the players of old to the guitarists shaping the blues scene, this list serves up a cross section of the genre’s finest solos from across nearly a century of guitar blues ...

Jim Oblon drops some blues science, demystifying the practice of alternating between parallel minor and major pentatonics ...

In a recent phone interview, John Reischman could barely disguise his fondness for memories of early musical experiences in ...

Feb. 17, 2025, a day serving as a reminder that gestures of goodwill – whether big or small – can have a significant positive impact on someone’s day, and even on a community as a whole.

It’s got the same 1-4-5 progression as “Louie Louie” and ... was “Working Man,” a variation on the archetypal twelve-bar blues format, which was co-written by the album’s co-producer ...

By a few minutes into the jam, all was forgotten as atonal experiments gave way to satisfying major chord crescendos—and there were still another 12 minutes to go. A few minutes later ...

So while the horns basked in the limelight, guitarists had to make do strumming chords ... blues music as well as Charlie Christian and Django Reinhardt. He started playing guitar at the age of 12 ...

Knowing how to make chord progressions is essential to writing great music. A chord progression is like a chain of chords ...

The prolific collaborators have returned with a new track, available exclusively on The Weeknd’s "Pharrell Williams" edition ...