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GT USER GUIDE You can get more from GT by understanding our easy-to-follow musical terms and signs... READMUSIC Each transcription is broken down into two parts... & 1 E 2 B 3 G 4 D 5 A 6 E œ 2nd string 3rd fret 3 œ 2nd string 1st fret 1 œ 3rd string 2nd fret 2 Openœ 4th string 0 MUSICAL STAVE The five horizontal lines for music notation show note pitches and rhythms and are divided by bar lines. TAB Under the musical stave, Tab is an aid to show you where to put your fingers on the fretboard. The six horizontal lines represent the six strings on a guitar – the numbers on the strings are fret numbers. GUITARTECHNIQUES: HOWTHEYAPPEARINWRITTENMUSIC... PICKING Upanddownpicking & œ œ E B G D A E 7 ≥≤ 5 n The first note is to be down-picked and the last note is to be up-picked. Tremolopicking & E B G D A E œ@ @ œ@ @ œ@ @ 5 4 7 8 œ b@ @ n Each of the four notes are to be alternate picked (down& up-picked) very rapidly and continuously. Palmmuting Palm Muting & E B G D A E œœœœ n# œ œ œ œœœœ n œ œ PM PM 8 7 6 7 8 7 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 n Palm mute by resting the edge of picking-hand’s palm on the strings near the bridge. Pick rake & ¿¿¿ rake w E B G D A E X X X 5 n Drag the pick across the strings shown with a single sweep. Often used to augment a rake’s last note. Appeggiatechord & E B G D A E ˙˙˙˙¿˙ # gggggggggggggggg 0 0 2 2 X2 ˙˙˙˙˙˙ ## # gggggggggggggggg 4 5 4 4 4 5 n Play the notes of the chord by strumming across the relevant strings in the direction of the arrow head. FRETTINGHAND Hammer-on&Pull-off & œ œ œ œ E B G D A E 5 7 7 5 n Pick 1st note and hammer on with fretting hand for 2nd note. Then pick 3rd note and pull off for 4th note. NoteTrills & E B G D A E tr tr ˙() ~~~~~ ~~~~~ œ œ ˙ b ( ) 5 7 5 8 n Rapidly alternate between the two notes indicated in brackets with hammer-ons and pull-offs. Slides(Glissando) & œ œ œ œ œ E B G D A E 5 5 7 5 7 n Pick 1st note and slide to the 2nd note. The last two notes show a slide with the last note being re-picked. E B G D A E LeftHandTapping & œ ≠ ≠ œ œ≠ 6 œ œ œ≠ ≠ 7 7 5 0 5 0 ≠ n Sound the notes marked with a square by hammering on/tapping with the frettinghand fingers. Fret-HandMuting & œœœœ n# ¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿ œœœœ ¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿ E B G D A E 8 7 6 7 X X X X X X X X X X X X 8 7 6 7 X X X X X X X X n X markings represent notes muted by the fretting hand when struck by the picking hand. BENDINGANDVIBRATO Bend up/down Re-pickbend Prebend Quarter-tonebend CAPO CapoNotation n Fret the start note (here, the 5th fret) and bend up to the pitch of the bracketed note, before releasing. n Bend up to the pitch shown in the brackets, then re-pick the note while holding the bent note at the new pitch. n Bend up from the 5th fret to the pitch of the 7th fret note, then pick it and release to 5th fret note. n Pick the note and then bend up a quarter tone (a very small amount). Sometimes referred to as blues curl. n A capo creates a new nut, so the above example has the guitar’s ‘literal’5th fret now as the 3rd fret. HARMONICS Natural harmonics E B G D A E & ‚ NH · ‚ ‚ · · 12 7 12 7 12 7 ‚‚‚ # ··· ‚ n Pick the note while lightly touching the string directly over the fret indicated. A harmonic results. Artificialharmonics E B G D A E & ‚ ‚ ‚ · 4 AH16 AH17 AH19 · 7 5 · n Fret the note as shown, then lightly place the index finger over ‘x’fret (AH ‘x’) and pick (with a pick, p or a). Pinchedharmonics E B G D A E & — PH ± 7 — — ± 5 ± 7 n Fret the note as shown, but dig into the string with the side of the thumb as you sound it with the pick. Tappedharmonics E B G D A E & ‚ ‚ ‚ TH17 TH19 TH17 · 5 7 · · 4 ‚ n Fret the note as shown, but sound it with a quick righthand tap at the fret shown (TH17) for a harmonic. R/HTAPPING Right-handtapping n Tap (hammer-on) with a finger of the picking hand onto the fret marked with a circle. Usually with ‘i’or ‘m’. 4 December 2021
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• ISSUE 328 • DECEMBER 2021 • CONTENTS COVER STORY FEATURES COVERFEATURE JOHN MAYER Blues chops 14 Mayer has absorbed blues influences from across the decades to create a style that mixes classic and modern but is always classy. Find out what you can learn from a modern legend. SPECIALFEATURE I M A G E S / G E T T Y I N M A Z U R K E V : C O V E R P H O T O THE CROSSROADS Connections 38 John Wheatcroft demonstrates how childhood friends T-Bone Walker and Charlie Christian became leading blues and jazz innovators. CLASSICALTAB JS BACH Allemande 44 Declan Zapala takes over from Bridget with the lovely Allemande from Bach’s first Lute Suite. John Mayer, a modern rock and blues icon REGULARS WELCOME 3 NevremembershisoldfriendRogerNewell. USER GUIDE 4 How to use GT’s musical terms and signs. INTRO 6 Food For Thought, Session Shenanigans, OneMinute Lick, That Was The Year, Jam Track tips. INSTRUMENTAL INQUISITION 8 The one and only Jennifer Batten. 60 SECONDS WITH... 12 Aaron Bond, of Where Rivers Meet. SUBSCRIPTIONS 36 Greatoffersatwww.magazinesdirect.com. BACK ISSUES 57 Last six months of print edition still available, and several years of GT on digital too! ALBUM REVIEWS 81 New releases from some of the top guitarists. NEXT MONTH 82 Gary Moore’s Colosseum, G-Force and After The War years. Kirk Fletcher video masterclass. WesMontgomeryoctaves,andmuchmore! CONTENTS SUBSCRIBE TOGT! PAGE 36 LEARNING ZONE LESSONS INTRODUCTION 50 Jason Sidwell describes the tasty treats you’ll findthismonth’slessonssection. 30-MINUTE LICKBAG 52 Scotty Moore, Matthew Followill, George Harrison, Hotei, Joe Pass Frank Zappa. BLUES 54 Phil Short brings you two fantastic solos in the styleofIreland’sbluesson,RoryGallagher.. ROCK 58 Martin Cooper looks at the smooth AOR licks of Howard Leese and Nancy Wilson of Heart . SHRED! 61 Charlie Grifffiths bringsyouMichaelJackson and Jeff Beck’s right-hand lady, Jennifer Batten. NEO-SOUL 64 Simon Barnard continues his new series with the cool, jazzy playing of Melanie Faye. BLUEGRASS 70 Stuart Ryan continues his new acoustic series withastaggeringMollyTuttlepickinglesson. JAZZ 74 Ulf Wakenius delivers another lesson on how to play Oscar Peterson style piano licks on guitar. THEM CHANGES 78 Andy G Jones shows how to mix and match different Pentatonic types in a 12-bar blues. EXCLUSIVEVIDEOS! HERRINGTON & HINDS Video Masterclass 26 Allen Hinds gets together with Steely Dan’s Jon Herington for Jason’s track, Street Allure! RHYTHM ROOST Slick Soul 51 Jason Sidwell brings you a very cool rhythm part to learn - the title of which says it all! Allen Hinds and Jon Herington (pictured here) swap licks December 2021 5

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• ISSUE 328 • DECEMBER 2021 • CONTENTS

COVER STORY

FEATURES

COVERFEATURE

JOHN MAYER Blues chops

14

Mayer has absorbed blues influences from across the decades to create a style that mixes classic and modern but is always classy. Find out what you can learn from a modern legend.

SPECIALFEATURE

I M A G E S

/ G E T T Y

I N M A Z U R

K E V

:

C O V E R P H O T O

THE CROSSROADS Connections

38

John Wheatcroft demonstrates how childhood friends T-Bone Walker and Charlie Christian became leading blues and jazz innovators.

CLASSICALTAB

JS BACH Allemande

44

Declan Zapala takes over from Bridget with the lovely Allemande from Bach’s first Lute Suite.

John Mayer, a modern rock and blues icon

REGULARS

WELCOME

3

NevremembershisoldfriendRogerNewell. USER GUIDE 4 How to use GT’s musical terms and signs. INTRO 6 Food For Thought, Session Shenanigans, OneMinute Lick, That Was The Year, Jam Track tips. INSTRUMENTAL INQUISITION 8 The one and only Jennifer Batten. 60 SECONDS WITH... 12 Aaron Bond, of Where Rivers Meet. SUBSCRIPTIONS 36 Greatoffersatwww.magazinesdirect.com. BACK ISSUES 57 Last six months of print edition still available, and several years of GT on digital too! ALBUM REVIEWS 81 New releases from some of the top guitarists. NEXT MONTH 82 Gary Moore’s Colosseum, G-Force and After The War years. Kirk Fletcher video masterclass. WesMontgomeryoctaves,andmuchmore!

CONTENTS

SUBSCRIBE

TOGT!

PAGE 36

LEARNING ZONE

LESSONS INTRODUCTION 50 Jason Sidwell describes the tasty treats you’ll findthismonth’slessonssection. 30-MINUTE LICKBAG 52 Scotty Moore, Matthew Followill, George Harrison, Hotei, Joe Pass Frank Zappa. BLUES 54 Phil Short brings you two fantastic solos in the styleofIreland’sbluesson,RoryGallagher.. ROCK 58 Martin Cooper looks at the smooth AOR licks of Howard Leese and Nancy Wilson of Heart . SHRED! 61 Charlie Grifffiths bringsyouMichaelJackson and Jeff Beck’s right-hand lady, Jennifer Batten. NEO-SOUL 64 Simon Barnard continues his new series with the cool, jazzy playing of Melanie Faye. BLUEGRASS 70 Stuart Ryan continues his new acoustic series withastaggeringMollyTuttlepickinglesson. JAZZ 74 Ulf Wakenius delivers another lesson on how to play Oscar Peterson style piano licks on guitar. THEM CHANGES 78 Andy G Jones shows how to mix and match different Pentatonic types in a 12-bar blues.

EXCLUSIVEVIDEOS!

HERRINGTON & HINDS Video Masterclass 26 Allen Hinds gets together with Steely Dan’s Jon Herington for Jason’s track, Street Allure! RHYTHM ROOST Slick Soul 51 Jason Sidwell brings you a very cool rhythm part to learn - the title of which says it all!

Allen Hinds and Jon Herington (pictured here) swap licks

December 2021

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