Most guitarists can jam through the progression, but have a listen to players such as Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan or John Mayer and you’ll hear just how far you can go beyond those basic chords.

Guitar lessons: The idea of a slow blues guitar jam inspires a mixture of joy, dread and cynical rolling of the eyes among us players. Often these situations involve a minimal, simple backing, with ...

Steve Lukather is renowned for his virtuosic yet melodic playing with Toto. And then there are his numerous solo albums and prolific session work for Michael Jackson, Earth, Wind & Fire, Lionel ...