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Matt Corby comes into Triple J radio to give the first Australian Like A Version performance of 2012. He starts of with a roaring acoustic version of his track 'Brother' and then slows it down for a cover of The Black Keys' latest song 'Lonely Boy'.

Song and guitar tab available only from http://jongomm.com/store You can Pay What You Want for the song, and a percentage of what you pay goes to STEPS, a charity that supports people with clubfoot, hip dysplasia and other lower limb conditions, in honour of my beautiful niece Freya. http://www.steps-charity.org.uk / This is my cover of the Chaka Khan dancefloor classic from 1982. When I was a kid, I played gigs in pubs in Blackpool, and often my audience was mostly elderly ladies spending their pension money on bacardi! Quite often they'd tolerate my original songs and blues covers for only so long, and eventually a representative would be sent over to remonstrate with me. "Excuse me young man, please can you play something we can dance to?" So this is my emergency disco song.

Great to see Jon Gomm getting the attention he deserves. As with many people, the first time I heard Passionflower my reaction also was 'wow'. An interesting little bit of insight into his thoughts and views aswell. You can check out more of Jon's work at http://www.jongomm.com

The title says it all... this is pretty awesome! Ready to become a Blues Guitar Master? Click Here

To celebrate the launch of my good friend Thomas Leeb's Facebook page he is giving you not 1 but 3 chances to win a copy of his new album 'No Alibis'. All you need to do is like his Facebook page. Easy huh! Click the button below and you'll be in the running. Winners announced March 1st on the Thomas Leeb Facebook page. I recently completed uploading the series of videos I shot with him. Check them out below!

Check out the massive sound Jason Kessler gets playing is sweet 12 string Lowden playing his track "Overlay". For you tuning junkies - this dynamic fingerstyle piece uses DADGAD tuning. Ready to become a Blues Guitar Master? Click Here

I remember once joking with a mate how cool it would be to use the tuners on your guitar to chance notes mid song. The joke is over cos Jon Gomm does it for real... and REALLY freakin well! Prepare to be wowed... (jump straight to 57 seconds for all the action.) Learn to play the blues with a FREE 10 part video lessons course HERE

Sending a person to this video is going to be my default response for anyone who tells me their hands are to small for guitar :) So other than having your parents force you to practice 3 hours a day from the age of 3, is there a better way to learn the guitar and actually enjoy it? Check out Rocksmith, available for Xbox 260, PS3 and PC. Buy Rocksmith HERE

Ever wondered what it would look like to see an acoustic guitar played from inside the guitar? Here is your chance! Learn to play the blues with a FREE 10 part video lessons course HERE

Wow, Antoine Dofour does this amazing Imogen Heap track such great justice instrumentally. Beautiful space and sensitivity.

Wow, Don Ross nails this cover of the fantastic Gnarles Barkley track crazy!

Some amazing acoustic percussion guitarists in this fantastic video including Don Ross, Jon Gomm and of course Thomas Leeb. Learn to play the blues with a FREE 10 part video lessons course HERE

Bob Zabek's Youtube channel is appropriately title bobwizard because he certainly is a wizard on the fretboard. Jump straight to 1:21 to get past the intro noodling where Bob really starts to show his musicality aswell and not just his tapping skills. Bob's playing is a strange hybrid touching on elements of Steve Vai style hammer on bends and groovy John Mayer style slap percussion. Learn to play the blues with a FREE 10 part video lessons course HERE

The wonders of a delay pedal never grow old, here Ewan Dobson plays a trance song with the aid of his delay pedal and acoustic guitar. Delay pedals were traditionally very pricey pedals but these days they have come down in price considerably. See below for the best prices on some great units including the favourite of many players, the BOSS digital delay.

Ever have the last song be your favourite song of an album? This one sure is for me, it's 'Cycling Trivialities' from the album In Our Nature by Jose Gonzalez. A beautiful dancing finger picking pattern and a majestic grace that turns into a wave of emotion as the song progresses. 2 thumbs up to Jose nailing this one live! Learn guitar with the #1 step by step guitar system