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Richard Barrett

David Gilmour is a master of melodic bluesy phrasing – here are 3 ways to cop his style in your own playing

David Gilmour performs with a black Stratocaster as green lasers are fanned out above his head.

Learning scales and patterns is perhaps one of the less exciting aspects of guitar playing – and, arguably, many of our heroes didn’t approach their playing in this way, either.

However, consider the process of writing and recording material, and rehearsing then touring, which obviously involves playing those same tunes night after night. This in itself can teach us so much about what works and what doesn’t, simply through an intense process of trial and error.

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