Create twists and turns in your solos with four-note 7th-chord arpeggios By Andy Aledort Expand your understanding by incorporating chromaticism and a “scalar” approach
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
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
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 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
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
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
How to craft chord progressions using 10th intervals By Joel Hoekstra Joel Hoekstra walks us through the acoustic section of Whitesnake's After All for a fingerstyle lesson in music theory
Molly Tuttle teaches you how to crosspick and play Wildwood Flower By Molly Tuttle Pick out the little details when playing through a chord progression
Javier Reyes teaches you his progressive fingerstyle approach with this exclusive track and video lesson By Total Guitar editors Some Kind Of Way breaks the Animals As Leaders guitarist's technique into manageable pieces
How to use a capo on guitar By Jimmy Brown Here are some tips for better intonation, and how to think of key when using a capo
Improve your rhythm playing with this guide to 16th notes, the roots of chug By Jimmy Brown Count in the next stage in your rhythm guitar evolution
How a capo can make 5 classic songs easier to play By Jimmy Brown From Eagles' Desperado to Aerosmith's Dream On: here's how a capo can make playing these hits simpler than ever
How to use the major hexatonic scale of a I-IV progression By Andy Aledort Learn to implement the scale beloved of Dickey Betts, Duane Allman and Eric Clapton into your playing
Joel Hoekstra teaches you the dizzying guitar solo of Whitesnake's Get Up By Joel Hoekstra Exercise your hybrid picking and two-finger tapping chops with these searing leads
Bolster your rhythmic arsenal by learning how to cycle dotted-quarter syncopations By Jimmy Brown Learn a technique employed in songs like the Cars' Good Times Roll and David Bowie's Suffragette City
