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Get GT issue 195 free on your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch

Forthcoming Guitar Break events
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UK teaching from the GT team, next event this weekend!

How to: transpose melodies
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Changing keys made easy...

How to: begin teaching guitar
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Get going as a tutor

That was the year: 1945
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End of the war, birth of Clapton and the return of bananas…

How to: start playing gigs
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Get your music out there and get yourself live bookings

That was the year: 1991
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Nevermind Chesney Hawkes, here's…
How to: pick faster and more fluently
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With practise exercises to help you along

How to: play perfect, clean string bends
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Avoid unwanted tones when string bending

That was the year: 1980
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Sinking, sliding and seeing double…

How to: count out triplet time signatures
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The secret to playing in 12/8, with examples to help

That was the year: 1969
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Rooftops, underground and the court

How to: palm mute
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What is palm muting and how do you play palm muted parts?

Guthrie Govan's gear stolen in Rome
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Guitarist and his band appeal for any info on missing instruments

Gear advice: how much do you need to spend to buy a 'decent' acoustic?
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A few tips for those looking to pick up their first proper acoustic guitar

That was the year: 1988
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Patterns, Pumpkins, Perestroika and PRS

How to: compose basslines
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Pick out the perfect bass notes to liven up the low-end

HOW TO: sing and play at the same time
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Multitasking tips for vocalist guitar players

Shapes of things… Add9
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A Lennon favourite, emulated by Noel Gallagher

London Rocks and South West Rocks announced
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Two new live music academies set for summer

London Guitar Festival 2011: all the details
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Joe Bonamassa, Jack Bruce and Eric Bibb head the lineup

VIDEO: Jet Harris RIP - with The Shadows and The Wildcats
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Jet Harris, The Shadows' original bassist, died of cancer aged 71 on Friday 18 March 2011. Here GT's Neville Marten remembers a bass legend...

Cheltenham Guitar Festival 2011: all the details
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The International Guitar Foundation (IGF) festival and summer school returns to Cheltenham in July and August for another guitar bonanza.
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