Total Guitar editors

Recording your guitar doesn't have to be a brain-melting experience. Here's how to take the pain out of the process

How to play The Human Riff’s open G riffing, acoustic work and weaving rhythms

Some Kind Of Way breaks the Animals As Leaders guitarist's technique into manageable pieces

Brian May's epic and wholly original lead style broken down into manageable pieces

We dive in to the legendary guitarist’s trademark chords and lead-writing tricks

Improve your playing and get to grips with the theory behind minor chords

Ditch scale shapes and use chord tones for a creative approach to your first guitar solos

Go beyond basic majors and launch your playing to a new level

Get your head around this essential musical building block and learn two of the important scales: pentatonic and major

Learn the secrets of the iconic punk-rock guitarist's deceptively dextrous playing techniques

What do a church organ and your guitar have in common? Let us explain...

The hottest riffs from today's masters of the blues - complete with video lessons

Follow our theory tips and learn how to pair your melodies with the right rhythmic accompaniment

This simple chord system will transform your rhythm playing and get you playing across the neck