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Welcome to the first Guitar Academy Melody / Lick / Solo Contest, 2024. Exclusively for Guitar Academy Petersfield Customers.We want you to show off your creative skill by creating a great Melody / Lick or Solo over the provided backing track. Submit your entries for a chance to win a ...

It’s that time of year already!At the end of the year Guitar Academy closes its doors from Christmas to New Year. We have a little break and come back ready to rock!Check out the image below for details of when we will be closing and opening again. Please note the ...

This is probably one of the lesser known Christmas songs out there. But, its a great one to play on the guitar. It has some great lead riffs and bluesy style chord progression to match. Recorded in 1958, this is the grandaddy of rock and roll Christmas songs. It is ...

Check out this short video lesson on how to play the intro to this great song from the offspring. TAB and original song below. Check it out!

Get your hands around this lick! Check out the video and TAB below!

Learn to play the intro to this iconic track today. Check out the video and TAB below.

The horn section in the bridge of Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder is great to play on the Guitar. Check out the video and transcription below and give it a go yourself!

Paramore wrote some great tunes and the other night I was reminded of one of them. I decided to record a little play-through to share with you and have added the transcription below so you can give it a go.Transcription

Check out tutor Nathan jamming through Parisienne Walkways by Gary Moore. A top track and worth learning! Check out the video and the resources below to get started.Check out the full track below

Are you looking to developing your soloing skills by learning some new Guitar licks? then you are in the right place! We will be regularly posting new guitar licks to learn with transcriptions and video tutorials. All for free! Learn a new and free guitar lick today. Add the below ...

This riff has been used in tons of tunes and is regarded as a jazz cliche. Extend your solo vocabulary today to include “The Lick”. Check out the video and transcription below.

Check out the lick video below demonstrated by Alex and PDF add it to your repertoire today!