“It’s like you’re hearing a song within a song”: How to turn a guitar solo into a mini composition By Andy Timmons published 22 August 24 Ibanez signature artist Andy Timmons shows you how writing a solo is like writing a song, and why you should apply the same dynamics
“I think of the guitar as the singer, and the emotive qualities inherent in the human voice should be exhibited in the single-note lines”: How to connect melodic phrases using chromaticism and string bending, with Andy Timmons By Andy Timmons published 2 August 24 Timmons is here with a video lesson to make your licks sing with an approach that will give help your solos stretch out, joining the dots between different musical ideas
Using a voice-leading approach is a surefire way to make your guitar solos more melodic – Andy Timmons, a master of the craft, shows you how By Andy Timmons published 11 July 24 Andy Timmons shares a roadmap for soloing over chord changes and making your leads count
How to weave small two-note chords around a guitar melody By Andy Timmons published 13 February 23 Andy Timmons unpacks his chord/melody approach and explains how you can use it in your own songwriting ideas
How to target chord tones with string bends and make your solos sing By Andy Timmons published 5 January 23 Ring the changes with Andy Timmons’ masterclass in expressive string bending
Andy Timmons teaches you how to string bend more expressively By Andy Timmons published 11 October 22 Take a breath, stay in control of your string bending and vibrato, and your melodies will sing
How to develop thematically based improvised solos By Andy Timmons published 4 February 22 Using his 1994 track Cry for You as a launchpad, Andy Timmons walks us through some ideas for building a musically interesting solo on the fly
How to navigate the fretboard freely by incorporating position shifts across multiple strings By Andy Timmons published 12 August 21 Let Andy Timmons pull yourself out of the "positional" frame of mind and free up your fretting hand for solos
How to develop improvised lines on single strings By Andy Timmons published 15 July 21 Andy Timmons shows you how a little fretboard awareness liberates your lead playing
Learn how to target chord tones when soloing over a chord progression By Andy Timmons published 25 June 21 Andy Timmons teaches you horizontal single-string ideas to make your lead playing melodically compelling
Andy Timmons shows you how to target chord tones in melodic improvisation By Andy Timmons published 26 May 21 Don't just play scalar runs when soloing – tell a story by accentuating the chords underneath with your note choice
How to produce greater musical expression and variation while playing up and down one string By Andy Timmons published 16 April 21 Andy Timmons' debut column will teach you new ideas for incorporating melodies in your soloing
Betcha Can't Play This: Building Suspense with Andy Timmons —Video By Andy Timmons published 24 July 14