Guitar Techniques Lessons

Take the route less traveled when it comes to chord voicings, and add new shapes to shake up your songwriting

Tips to make your journey of six-string self-improvement that little bit smoother

In six immersive studies, we approach Eddie’s playing style from the perspective of the players he idolized

Top-tier chops essential, KFC bucket optional...

From the sophisticated slash chords sounds of The Smiths to funky two-note dyads and capo’d strums, Marr’s playing style is a feast of different techniques and approaches

Here are four blues solo ideas that demonstrate how sometimes less is more, reminding us that the space between the notes is music too

Joe Bonamassa offers some strategies for gaming out your blues jams and holding the audience's attention

The Aussie wunderkind's playing is a masterclass in rock technique and swagger

Kirk Fletcher gives you a lesson in the blues guitar style pioneered by the great Buddy Guy, Junior Wells and Magic Sam

It was the decade of big shoulder pads and formidable guitar playing, and here we have four lessons – all stylistically different – to roll back the clock...

Four ways to supply fiery blues-rock leads over a two-chord vamp in the style of Walsh, Joe Bonamassa and Gary Moore

Adding notes to a chord to enrich harmony can be a confusing topic – and gymnastic for the fingers. We're here to help

Master the rhythmic techniques of the most famous and best-loved of all reggae artists

You’ll need a hearty appetite for destruction, a sense of groove, and no shortage of attitude for this in-depth lesson on the rock icon's rhythm and lead styles

Voicings that go beyond the usual ‘5’ chord can make for some impactful and harmonically interesting sounds

The soul, funk and pop icon was a brilliant multi-instrumentalist, but he was also an exceptional blues-rock guitarist with a passionate delivery and lyrical playing style

In this exclusive video performance and lesson, rock legend Paul Gilbert treats us to a spellbinding guitar solo involving power tools and string skipping. What could possibly go wrong?

A quick-fire route to memorizing and mastering the modes

Incorporating elements of jazz and swing, leaving space for his vocals, Walker's style influenced generations of blues guitar players

The ex-Runaways guitarist who went on to a glam-rock solo stardom has a style that is all energy, precision and attitude