Charlie Griffiths

Get the funk out with Nuno's formidable rhythm, tapping and alternate-picking licks

Sail the seven seas of rock with Total Guitar’s wailing version of the viral 19th century sea shanty

Master soloing melodically over the ubiquitous II-V-I change for the key to unlocking your jazzy side

Explore the scale beloved of Fredrik Thordendal and Allan Holdsworth with symmetrical fretboard shapes, Dim7 chords and a fresh perspective on major triads

Learn a scale used heavily by jazz and fusion greats Robben Ford, Scott Henderson and Mike Stern, to name a few...

It's time to hit the dive bar for a few scoops and doops in the style of Stevie Vai, EVH and more

Master this and watch your playing become faster and more effortless

Exercises and patterns that will have you integrating sweep picking into your solos in no time

If you know the basics, its time to take your technique to new heights for some super-smooth lead chops

Total Guitar brings you an arrangement of the 19th-century Russian folk tune, Korobeiniki, that became world-famous thanks to the 1980s Nintendo videogame

From classic Purple Haze to hip Superlocrian fusion, the E7#9 fits a host of soloing situations