Total Guitar editors

Total Guitar editors

Total Guitar is one of Europe's biggest guitar magazines. With lessons to suit players of all levels, TG's world-class tuition is friendly, accessible and jargon-free, whether you want to brush up on your technique or improve your music theory knowledge. We also talk to the biggest names in the world of guitar – from interviews with all-time greats like Brian May and Eddie Van Halen to our behind the scenes Rig Tour features, we get you up close with the guitarists that matter to you.

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John Mayer – The new album & his whole story: inside the new issue of Total Guitar

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Also in this issue! Interviews: Derek Trucks, Shame, Mary Spender, Kim Thayil, Yngwie Malmsteen. Gear: Charvel, Friedman, Line 6. Learn to play: Cream, Tom Petty, Royal Blood & Nirvana

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Boss RC-10R Loop Station
How to use a looper pedal

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Get to grips with timing and layering overdubs using our guide to looping

Lessons
Total Guitar 348
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All of the videos, backing tracks and audio from issue 347 of Total Guitar, to download and stream

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All of the videos, backing tracks and audio from Total Guitar Annual 2022, to download and stream

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Jason Isbell
How to play like 8 Telecaster-toting country guitar greats

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Set your Dyna Comp to stun as we go through the styles of Jason Isbell, James Burton, Brent Mason and more

Lessons
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All of the videos, backing tracks and audio from issue 346 of Total Guitar, to download and stream

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Joe Perry
How to play blues scale riffs

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Beginner guitar: add one note to the minor pentatonic scale and unlock the formula for countless classic-rock riffs

Beginner Lessons
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All of the videos, backing tracks and audio from issue 345 of Total Guitar, to download and stream

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How to change between guitar chords

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Having learned your first chords, it's time to put them together with some easy techniques to make your transitions easier

Beginner Lessons
How to play rhythm guitar
How to play rhythm guitar

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A beginner's guide on how to strum chords in time

Beginner Lessons
TGR340 How to hold a guitar and a pick
How to hold a guitar and a guitar pick

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Beginners! Before you master the guitar, you've got to learn how to hold it. Fix your posture and your playing will follow

Beginner Lessons
Rock guitar playing
Learn 20 essential rock rhythm guitar styles

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From grunge and metal power riffing to cowboy chord arpeggios, open G folk and math-rock fingerpicking

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Dave Grohl
9 guitar tricks you can learn from the Foo Fighters

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Layering guitars, powerchords, droning melodies – it's time to learn what makes Dave Grohl and co sound so massive

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Laney Cub-Super12
How to dial in a guitar amp

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Beginners, step this way: here's how to find a decent sound on your amplifier

Beginner Lessons
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Total Guitar created a scientifically perfect guitar solo – here’s what it sounds like and how to play it

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We've followed the science. It's time to shred. Are you ready for Franken-solo?

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Total Guitar 343
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50 Chords
50 guitar chords you need to know

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Boost your guitar vocabulary with fingerstyle-friendly shapes and everyday essentials, plus complex jazz voicings

Chords
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All of the backing tracks and audio from issue 342 of Total Guitar, to download and stream

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All of the backing tracks and audio from issue 341 of Total Guitar, to download and stream

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All of the backing tracks and audio from issue 340 of Total Guitar, to download and stream

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Johnny Marr
How to play guitar like Fender offset heroes

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Your primer in surf-rock, alt-rock, metal and grunge powered by Jazzmasters, Jaguars and Mustangs

Lessons
Fender Telecaster
How to play guitar in 3 diverse Fender Telecaster styles

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Take your Tele techniques to the next level with these varied exercises

Lessons
Eddie Van Halen
The genius of Eddie Van Halen in 10 stages

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From Eruption and Beat It to the design of the Frankenstrat, EVH was one of the most revolutionary guitar players who ever lived – here's why

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