5 ways to improve your fingerstyle guitar technique By Simon Barnard published 16 December 22 As the likes of Richie Kotzen, Jeff Beck, Mark Knopfler and others have shown us, sometimes ditching the pick opens up new avenues for expressing yourself on the electric guitar
How to play rock guitar like the legendary Michael Schenker By Martin Cooper published 14 December 22 Schenker's pyrotechnic style lit up albums from UFO, Scorpions and MSG, and this lesson takes you inside his rhythm and lead approaches. Two-tone Flying V optional, attitude essential
Learn the rhythm and lead secrets of Mark Knopfler with this in-depth guitar lesson By Andy Saphir published 11 December 22 It's time to ditch the pick and go fingerstyle for this comprehensive tutorial in the Dire Straits legend's unique style
Steve Morse gives you a technique masterclass with this exclusive track and video lesson By Jon Bishop published 9 December 22 In this exclusive video feature, the former Deep Purple guitarist and all-round guitar legend demonstrates and explains his stunning clean and distorted lead approaches
Joe Bonamassa shares the blues lessons he learned from Peter Green By Joe Bonamassa published 2 December 22 Today's biggest-selling bluesman takes you inside the style of the late, great Bluesbreaker and Fleetwood Mac guitarist, and explains why it's all about the phrasing
Take your blues jams to the next level with 10 inspiring chord shapes By Jenna Scaramanga published 29 November 22 Get to know the Hendrix Chord and a whole lotta options for adding variety to your blues rhythm playing
Take your shredding skills to the extreme with this Michael Angelo Batio lesson By Charlie Griffiths published 28 November 22 Good news and bad news. First, the good: we've adapted MAB's hyper-technical style for single-necked guitars. The bad? Welcome to the toughest shred lesson this side of Planet Gemini
Learn how to cover the entire fretboard with Joe Bonamassa’s soloing scale secret By Joe Bonamassa published 26 November 22 By memorizing scales as blocks, the notes will come to you and let your lead playing take flight
How to incorporate open-string drones into an improvised blues solo By Andy Aledort published 23 November 22 Taking inspiration from Muddy Waters' Rollin' Stone, this lesson will teach you how to make your one guitar sound fuller
Learn 5 Eric Johnson chords that utilize his trademark ‘shell’ voicing for big ambient clean tones By Richard Barrett published 21 November 22 Got a wicked clean tone but don't know what to play? Step right this way...
How to play blues like Eric Johnson By David Gerrish published 18 November 22 Crank up the delay, and grab a Strat, SG or ES-335: it's time to take a look at the bluesier side of the Texan virtuoso and Grammy award winner
Rhythm and lead guitar lessons you can learn from John Frusciante By Martin Cooper published 16 November 22 The Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist borrows from the best and puts them through his unique filter. Here we take a look at his Hendrix-esque rhythm and fuzzed-out Strat soloing approach
Learn the essentials of 12-bar acoustic blues By Richard Barrett published 14 November 22 It's time to dig out the flattop and learn the blues with this exercise that combines elements of Eric Clapton, Robert Johnson, and Skip James
6 ways to use an EBow on electric guitar By Andy G Jones last updated 10 November 22 If you've never thought about getting an EBow, this lesson on legato with the infinite-sustain device might just change your mind
How to solo using jazz arpeggios By Tim Pettingale published 9 November 22 Guitar arpeggios are one of the great building blocks in jazz soloing – we show you how to build your own vocabulary using some essential shapes
Haken's Charlie Griffiths teaches you 5 shred licks to take your technical abilities to the next level By Charlie Griffiths published 7 November 22 With a new solo album out, the Haken guitarist and Guitar Techniques tutor is on a mission to challenge your picking and fretting hands – and to test your theory skills
Learn the soloing secrets of 5 of the great British blues guitarists By Jon Bishop published 4 November 22 Eric Clapton, Peter Green, Jeff Beck, Mick Taylor and Jimmy Page in one in-depth blues lesson. It's time to fire up the Bluesbreaker and dig in...
5 mindblowing Guthrie Govan licks you need to learn By Charlie Griffiths published 2 November 22 In our great Erotic Cake-off, our star baker is the aristocratic Guthrie Govan. Here you’ll discover a handful of tasty licks from the UK guitar master
Guitar wisdom you can learn from Berklee professor and John Mayer mentor Tomo Fujita By John Wheatcroft published 28 October 22 Using the jazz melodic minor scale as a launch pad, this lesson unpacks some of Professor Fujita's signature approaches to melding blues with jazz, and finding new avenues for musical exploration
5 guitar skills you can learn from Jeff Beck By Steve Allsworth published 26 October 22 Learn how to bend it like Beck can with our rundown of the former Yardbird's signature techniques and musical style
