Welcome to the December holiday edition of the Guitar Nine on-line magazine. Call a friend, open a seasonal microbrew and enjoy some great columns, music and information! 12-bar blues, systematic playing, and the harmonic major are just a sample of the topics covered in this issue, giving guitarists tools to improve their playing ability, and help with composition and originality. In total, four guest columnists have submitted six excellent articles on musical topics of interest to practicing musicians. After working through the information and lessons, please sample some excellent music released by the over 1400 musicians we've worked with over the past 23 years! Notably, we've now published over 220 artist interviews, while over 210 musicians and industry experts have written close to 1200 guest columns for this site since 1996.