On the latest episode of the Songcraft podcast, McKagan said that Slash wrote the intro as a form of sabotage, saying that he “did not like” the chords presented to him by then-guitarist Izzy Stradlin ...

Already evolved from its origins yet not as crystalized as the 2000s wave in its sound, post-hardcore in the ’90s was a special kind of life form. These guitar intros will help you find your way into ...

Eric Bell is rock royalty, the founder of Thin Lizzy and the man behind the iconic guitar intro to their first hit Whiskey in the Jar. He is now to be honoured in his home city of Belfast with the Oh ...

In this month’s column, I’m showing you another set of licks from my book, 100 Essential Blues Guitar Intros. This month’s subject is blues legend B.B. King. King made every note count using his ...

GRAND RAPIDS -- There are names associated with greatness when it comes to playing the guitar. Stevie Ray Vaughn, Eddie Van Halen, and Eric Clapton come to mind. But you don't have to have a certain ...

If you’ve ever tried to write the opening bars of a song, you know the truth: the intro has to do a lot of work in a very short amount of time. In a recent video counting down his Top 20 acoustic ...

As you probably guessed by now, we’re talking about legendary songs in this issue. From a guitar player’s perspective, I’d like to select a few well-known songs in which the guitar playing is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Guitar music is a ubiquitous feature of popular music, ...

What do Chuck Berry, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Gary Moore, Albert King, Jimi Hendrix and countless others have in common? No, there isn't a punchline: the answer is a knowledge of the basic blues ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’ve ever tried to write the opening bars of a song, you know the truth: the intro has to do a lot of work in a very short ...