Simon Barnard

We all know speed is not the be all and end all, but sometimes more is simply more. This lesson will take you to the edge, maybe beyond, following in the footsteps of Steve Vai, Eddie Van Halen and Gary Moore

It’s one of the essential guitar scales, and this lesson takes the blues scale from its classic context to place it in the style of Joe Satriani, Cream-era Clapton and Dimebag Darrell

Plot an escape route from your routine licks with this tab and audio lesson

Inspired by the great Albert Lee, this lesson takes another pass at the major pentatonic and offers some practical approaches to make it shine in your playing

Be it bottleneck blues, pop-style melodies or rootsy riffs, slide skills are a must-have for any guitarist. Sharpen yours up with this slide deep-dive

Reduce pain and increase your vocabulary of chords and techniques with this Andy Summers and Allan Holdsworth-inspired lesson – just be sure to warm up first

Get your fingers working independently of each other and the fretboard will really open up

Tapping lit up the guitar world with Eddie Van Halen, but in this lesson, inspired by EVH, Joe Satriani, Nuno Bettencourt and more, you'll find all kinds of ways to add this legato superpower to your game

We look at the whammy bar styles of Duane Eddy, Steve Vai, Eddie Van Halen, David Gilmour and Jeff Beck – and how you can incorporate them in your own playing

If the fingering and coordination can be tricky at first, the rewards from mastering arpeggios are great, allowing you to freestyle across a chord's notes while staying harmonically honest

It's time to take your rhythm game to the workshop as we take a look at arpeggios and how great players have used them in their chord work

Make like Brad Paisley, Danny Gatton, Brent Mason et al and combine pick n' fingers to play both bass and melody, skip strings effortlessly, and add a little country sizzle to your playing

Sweep picking is a technique that stumps many, infuriates others, but is unmatched for delivering fluid arpeggio runs. This lesson follows in the pick sweeps of Synyster Gates, Frank Gambale et al

A more efficient way to pick, economy picking will make you a more fluid player, whether you’re playing jazz and fusion or shred à la Yngwie Malmsteen

No rhythm game is complete without the ability to palm-mute and thicken up your riffs. Welcome to bootcamp for your picking hand, with rhythms in the style of James Hetfield, Al Di Meola and more

Alternate picking is among the most vital guitar techniques – just ask Paul Gilbert. Fine-tune your approach with these examples spanning surf, rock, country and neoclassical metal

As the likes of Richie Kotzen, Jeff Beck, Mark Knopfler and others have shown us, sometimes ditching the pick opens up new avenues for expressing yourself on the electric guitar

It's time to take your rhythm chops to the woodshed with this lesson in the most fundamentally important technique in guitar

The six-string melodies of Grammy winners Black Uhuru typified a style of reggae known as ‘rockers’ – if you own a phaser pedal, now’s the time to use it

Master the rhythmic techniques of the most famous and best-loved of all reggae artists

The British guitarist, songwriter and producer's immaculate phrasing and sense for smooth grooves offers many lessons for jazz, funk, neo-soul and R&B players

The multi-Grammy award-winning guitarist has worked with the likes of Prince and Anderson .Paak, and his style blends alternate picking with hybrid and sweep picking

Lyrical, emotive, with lithe phrasing and a neo-soul sensibility, there is much to learn from Asato’s command of technique and feel

Learn to channel Faye's unique fingerstyle technique, which fuses jazz with R&B and neo-soul