Eric Johnson focuses on using string stretches in your licks for latest charity guitar lesson

By Rob Laing
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He's also encouraging players who follow his lesson series to donate to their local food banks

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Time flies when you're playing guitar – Eric Johnson is now on his 13th week of mini lessons. And he's not just recording them to help players, he is encouraging anyone who watches to donate to their local food banks, or feedingamerica.org. (opens in new tab) for those based in the US.

This week Eric is looking on how to use string stretches in various ways to enhance your guitar licks. 

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Rob Laing
Rob Laing
Guitars Editor, MusicRadar

I'm the Guitars Editor for MusicRadar, handling news, reviews, features, tuition, advice for the strings side of the site and everything in between. Before MusicRadar I worked on guitar magazines for 15 years, including Editor of Total Guitar. I've currently set aside any pipe dreams of getting anywhere with my own songs and I am enjoying playing covers in function bands.