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What's New

Updated for iOS7, bug fixes.

App Description

The TOP 40 ESSENTIAL GUITAR LICKS iPhone and iPad app from Guitar Player Magazine and TrueFire features 40 must-know Rock, Blues, Jazz and Metal licks inspired by the likes of Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Jimi Hendrix, Albert King, Stevie Ray Vaughn, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck, Joe Perry, Jimmy Page, Mark Knopfler, Zakk Wylde, Eddie Van Halen, Joe Satriani, James Hetfield, Vivian Campell, George Lynch, Alexi Liaho, Alex Skolnick, Matt Heafy, Corey Beaulieu, Marty Friedman, Yngwie Malmsteen and Randy Rhoads. All video and lesson content is downloaded along with the app - no Wi-Fi connection or streaming required!

Each lick is presented in an interactive video format with tab, notation, text narrative and a practice rhythm track. Top educators Frank Vignola, Jeff McErlain and Chris Buono step you through every nuance of the lick and break it down note-for-note. Plus, Guitar Player Magazine dug deep into their archives to supplement your interactive learning adventure with original articles, tips and interviews from some of the greatest players of all time.

Take a break from practicing your blues licks to read what B.B. King had to say about the blues in his iconic GP 1980 interview. After working on new rock licks, check in with rock god Eddie Van Halen in his first-ever cover story. Larry Carlton, Joe Pass, Pat Metheny, Wes Montgomery and John Scofield shed some insight on playing great jazz guitar. George Lynch, James Hetfield and Randy Rhoads share metal wisdom. These timeless articles and many more are included in the app to help expand your knowledge base and enhance your learning experience.

Take TOP 40 ESSENTIAL GUITAR LICKS on your iPhone or iPad wherever you go -- you’ll play better, sound better, and know more about Rock, Jazz, Blues and Metal guitar than ever before!

App Changes

• June 13, 2014 Initial release