How creating chains of dotted-eighth syncopations can revolutionize your rhythm playing By Jimmy Brown It's time to go against the grain with some tricky rhythmic phrasing
Get 50% off a year of guitar, bass or ukulele lessons with Fender Play By James Farmer Start 2021 right by honing your chops with help from the folks at Fender - just $44.99 for the whole year
Add some "outside" color to your pentatonic licks with this cool chromatic concept By Richard Bienstock Guitar instructor Juan Antonio shows you how to tackle this simple but highly effective technique
Molly Tuttle teaches you the secret to "backward" crosspicking By Molly Tuttle Mastering a fingerstyle technique borrowed from banjo players will add some hot sauce to your acoustic playing
Vinnie Moore shows you how combining 5th intervals with open strings can provide fresh phrasing ideas By Vinnie Moore The UFO guitarist takes a closer look at the E Mixolydian mode and finds new approaches for rhythm and lead playing
Tony Rice, bluegrass flatpicking master, dies aged 69: guitarists pay tribute By Michael Astley-Brown Jason Isbell and Ricky Skaggs honor “the king of the flatpicked flattop guitar”
Guitar legend and Mountain frontman Leslie West dies aged 75 By Richard Bienstock Best known for his scorching guitar work on Mississippi Queen, West influenced generations of players
Ariel Posen shares his compact, tone-rich rig in this pedalboard playthrough By Jamie Dickson The stellar Canadian guitarist runs through the pedalboard he uses for touring and recording
Guitarless practice: how to learn without the instrument, and improve your musicality anytime, anywhere By George Howlett You don't always need a guitar to improve your six-string skills
20 times Guthrie Govan proved he was the funniest guitarist on the planet By Matt Owen How the guitar world's resident six-string stand-up combines virtuosity with comedy
20 ways to play guitar like Jimmy Page By Chris Bird Learn the Led Zeppelin icon's riffing and soloing approaches, tone tips and altered tunings – everything but the violin bow!
Shake up your rhythm playing with shifting 16th-note accents By Jimmy Brown This “rhythm-within-a-rhythm” approach can add dynamism to your playing
Hone your crosspicking skills with this lesson on the must-learn acoustic technique By Molly Tuttle Molly Tuttle walks you through the style behind the bluegrass classic Wildwood Flower
4 slide guitar tricks you can learn from Little Feat's Lowell George By Harrison Marsh The guitarist from Jimmy Page's "favorite American band" had a phenomenal gift for using different styles tastefully
Introducing your Young Guitarist of the Year 2020 finalists By Michael Astley-Brown Vote for your favorite of these unbelievable guitar prodigies
Vote for the winner of Electric Guitarist of the Year 2020 By Sam Roche Have your say on the most talented player of 2020!
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How to master arpeggios built from 7th chords By Andy Aledort A little bit of theory goes a long way and can add tension and intrigue to your lead playing
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How 16th-note rests can shake up your rhythm guitar playing By Jimmy Brown This introduction will take you from the basics to more tricky syncopated rhythm lines
