January 2024 Guitar Player Lesson Audio

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This page contains the audio and video for the lesson in the January 2024 issue of Guitar Player.

Shades of Blue

Learn how to superimpose notes from parallel major and minor pentatonic scales for colorful and expressive blues soloing.

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Guitar Player is the world’s most comprehensive, trusted and insightful guitar publication for passionate guitarists and active musicians of all ages. Guitar Player magazine is published 13 times a year in print and digital formats. The magazine was established in 1967 and is the world's oldest guitar magazine. When "Guitar Player Staff" is credited as the author, it's usually because more than one author on the team has created the story.

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