How to combine rhythm and lead in a blues guitar solo By Richard Barrett 15 November 2021 Add variety to your blues playing by bringing the two disciplines together in the vein of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimi Hendrix
3 ways to add some Tom Misch nu-jazz flavor to your guitar playing By Your Guitar Academy 03 November 2021 How a fresh outlook on the pentatonic scale and some intuitive playing tweaks can help you harness Misch’s effortless grooves and melodic sensibilities
10 ways to level up your pentatonic playing By Total Guitar editors 29 October 2021 Major and minor pentatonic scale ideas in the style of Zakk Wylde, Tom Morello, Kirk Hammett and more
John Mayer guitar lesson: 12 tips that will help you capture the essence of his versatile playing style By Total Guitar editors 19 October 2021 From subtle acoustic works to full-blown rock, we look at the techniques behind the blues-rock superstar's inimitable style, with full tab and audio
How to go beyond pentatonics in a blues guitar solo By Richard Barrett 08 October 2021 Thanks to John Mayer, Journeyman-era Eric Clapton is having a moment, and this lesson lets you climb into that '80s vocal blues guitar style
Hone your hybrid picking with Greg Koch's lesson on how to play Luna Girl By Greg Koch 29 September 2021 It's a song written for a cat and it makes the purrfect workout for your rhythm chops
How to play the James Bond guitar chord – and 007 ways you can solo over it By Andy G Jones 29 September 2021 To celebrate the release of James Bond's 25th outing, No Time To Die, we show you how to play its iconic theme chord, and give you a license to thrill with your own accompanying leads
How to play slide guitar solos in open E tuning By Andy Aledort 22 September 2021 Get creative with a slide and an open tuning and you can add a vocal glissando quality to your playing
How to navigate the fretboard freely by incorporating position shifts across multiple strings By Andy Timmons 12 August 2021 Let Andy Timmons pull yourself out of the "positional" frame of mind and free up your fretting hand for solos
Give your playing some organ-style flavor with these fresh melodic approaches By Greg Koch 04 August 2021 Greg Koch returns with some suggestions on how to "Mix" things up on guitar to give it that Hammond B3 vibe
Get gig-ready with these 10 essential guitar warm-up techniques By Richard Barrett 25 June 2021 Looking forward to hitting the stage again after an enforced time off? Here are some exercises to get your chops back up
Learn how to target chord tones when soloing over a chord progression By Andy Timmons 25 June 2021 Andy Timmons teaches you horizontal single-string ideas to make your lead playing melodically compelling
Explore the wonderful world of pinch harmonics with this essential primer from Greg Koch By Greg Koch 21 June 2021 Spice up your leads and melodies with the technique popularized by the likes of Eddie Van Halen and Zakk Wylde
Andy Timmons shows you how to target chord tones in melodic improvisation By Andy Timmons 26 May 2021 Don't just play scalar runs when soloing – tell a story by accentuating the chords underneath with your note choice
How to play old-school blues By Richard Barrett 22 April 2021 Learn some six-string rhythms in the style of blues heavyweights Howlin' Wolf and Hubert Sumlin
How to produce greater musical expression and variation while playing up and down one string By Andy Timmons 16 April 2021 Andy Timmons' debut column will teach you new ideas for incorporating melodies in your soloing
How to two-hand tap like Eddie Van Halen By Andy Aledort 10 March 2021 This hands-on and tabbed lesson offers a comprehensive primer in Eddie's signature lead style, as well as a brief history of two-hand tapping itself
50 guitar chords you need to know By Total Guitar editors 04 March 2021 Boost your guitar vocabulary with fingerstyle-friendly shapes and everyday essentials, plus complex jazz voicings
Molly Tuttle shows you how to play traditional bluegrass lines and Over the Line By Molly Tuttle 26 February 2021 Bluesy, chromatic licks are on the menu with this exercise in old-school bluegrass methodology
Shake up your leads with these one-string bend techniques By Andy Aledort 22 February 2021 Mastering precise bends on the B string can offer new ideas for pentatonic solos
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