Marty Friedman recently went on record to say that practicing technique is useless, and that guitarists should just play as much music as possible. In this article, Lori explains why this advice is best suited to advanced players, and why practicing technique is a valuable ingredient in musical expressivity.

Metal lead guitarist Lori Linstruth (Stream of Passion, Warbride) explains her approach to writing melodic metal guitar solos.

Free, printable blank tab sheets for 6-string guitar. A4 and US Letter format, black lines or grey lines, 8 staves per page.

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