Get to know a staple of gypsy jazz: the A harmonic minor scale By Stéphane Wrembel Thoroughly learning all positions of the scale will enable you to traverse the fretboard with total fluency
Cory Wong shows you how to sharpen up your rhythmic precision in this exclusive lesson By Adrian Clark The Vulfpeck funk maestro reveals how a solid grasp of rhythm and timing enhances every aspect of your playing, including leads
Whitesnake's Joel Hoekstra: how to solo over a ballad By Joel Hoekstra The hard-rock virtuoso walks you through the essentials of power ballad soloing, where melody is always king
Supercharge your pentatonic solos with the six-note major hexatonic scale By Andy Aledort Adding one scale degree to major pentatonic can yield a plethora of exciting new lead-writing opportunities
Learn to play slide guitar like George Harrison By Harrison Marsh We break down the Beatle's unique take on this technique in this easy-to-follow lesson
Enhance your leads by fully grasping the harmonic minor scale By Stéphane Wrembel Gypsy jazz master Stéphane Wrembel shows you how to implement this widely used scale in your solos
Sharpen up your theory with this primer on eighth notes and rests By Jimmy Brown Get to grips with the most widely used rhythm in popular music
Navigate the fretboard with ease using these simple scale pattern exercises By Dweezil Zappa Dweezil Zappa walks you through some quick tricks to enhance your playing
How mastering the concept of rests and ties will make you a better musician By Jimmy Brown Your comprehension of this fundamental aspect of rhythmic notation is crucial if you're looking to write and read music
Alter your musical perspective by learning to solo using the Superlocrian mode By Charlie Griffiths Learn a scale used heavily by jazz and fusion greats Robben Ford, Scott Henderson and Mike Stern, to name a few...
How to play fingerstyle blues with alternating bass and melody By Joseph Alexander Joseph Alexander of Fundamental Changes returns with another lesson to sharpen up your Delta blues chops
Go from Steve Cropper to Steve Vai with this hot lick six-pack By Pat Heath Spice up your playing with our quick lessons in the style of Cropper, Vai – and four other guitarists not named Steve!
Unleash your improvisational ability by utilizing basic chord shapes in your leads By Stéphane Wrembel Django Reinhardt disciple Stephane Wrembel shows you how to expand your musical vocabulary in this handy lesson
Diversify your playing by transferring melodic lines to different string groups By Dweezil Zappa Dweezil Zappa explains his concept of "string transference"
How to borrow chords from a parallel minor key and lend your songs a bittersweet edge By Jimmy Brown Learn a songwriting trick used by everyone from Eric Clapton to The Beatles
Deepen the impact and feel of your solos by string-bending across the fretboard By Andy Aledort Learn these techniques to really make your guitar sing
Guitar arpeggios: 8 things you need to know about this pivotal soloing technique By Kathy Dickson Demystifying the arpeggio in 8 easy steps
Sweep picking: how to get started with this awe-inspiring guitar technique By Charlie Griffiths Exercises and patterns that will have you integrating sweep picking into your solos in no time
11 alternate tunings every guitarist should know By Jimmy Brown From drop D to DADGAD and beyond, these essential tunings will make you approach guitar in an entirely new way
Up to 11: a full harmonic-melodic analysis of Nigel Tufnel’s genre-bending Trademark Solo in Spinal Tap By George Howlett How the pre-eminent guitar hero draws on classical, Indian and freeform jazz approaches to sculpt his game-changing leads
