Play better than ever with these five essential guitar warm-up exercises By Stéphane Wrembel Gypsy jazz guitar master Stéphane Wrembel offers some terrific exercises that will help you develop fret-hand strength
The basics of rhythm notation for guitarists By Alex Bruce Master notation basics in this simple and easy-to-follow lesson
Learn to supercharge your blues solos by seamlessly switching between major and minor pentatonic scales By Andy Aledort All of the greatest blues and rock guitarists - such as T-Bone Walker, B.B. King, Albert King, Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix - routinely incorporated this technique into their solos
Expand your creative arsenal by implementing the zero-th fret in your rhythms and leads By George Howlett Explore open strings to create new textures, cluster chords, and scale voicings
Take your improvisation to the next level by listening to your own playing and reacting to it By Dweezil Zappa Dweezil Zappa offers some phenomenal spontaneous soloing strategies
Steve Howe lesson: Learn how to play Yes's Starship Trooper, Siberian Khatru and Mood for a Day By Guitar World Staff Steve Howe shows you how to play the key riffs to several Yes classics
Nick Drake lesson: learn his influential open tunings and inventive fingerpicking patterns By Dale Turner Drake's compositions were in a league of their own - learn more about them in this lesson
Make your compositions soar using augmented climb progressions By Jimmy Brown How to inject a sense of drama into your songwriting
Learn to play a blues solo with 3 easy licks By Sponsored Develop your own soul-stirring blues solos with this free playing guide and video from GuitarZoom.com
West African grooves: energize your guitar playing with new rhythmic colors and concepts By George Howlett Learn the fundamentals of African guitar approaches with this in-depth lesson
Give your fingers a workout with this monster three-notes-per-string lick By Glenn Proudfoot If you get your fingers used to the wide intervals in this lick, the creative possibilities are endless
John Frusciante: get the guitar sound and style By Alex Bruce Learn the secrets of the influential Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist’s six-string approach
Watch Cameron Cooper share tips for great tone By Sponsored From pickups to amplifiers, the Elixir Strings artist reveals his secrets for ripping rock guitar sounds
Learn how to build solo guitar-based compositions By Julian Lage Jazz guitarist Julian Lage shares a study in orchestration for solo guitar
Open your mind to new sounds with these symmetrical fretboard patterns By Dweezil Zappa Dweezil Zappa shares ideas for fresh melodic shapes
Learn the hallmarks of the hugely influential guitar style of Mountain's Leslie West By Andy Aledort Take a look at Leslie West's heavy, dense guitar work in this lesson
Why using the major third is crucial for your blues-based solos By Andy Aledort When soloing over dom7 chords, the inclusion or substitution of the major third in a minor pentatonic line always sounds good
Improve your shredding skills by connecting string-skipping patterns By Sammy Boller These patterns are easy to link up with your pentatonic scales, and can be very useful for adding some flash into your riffs and solos
How using the augmented chord in a minor drop progression can change your songs By Jimmy Brown Paul McCartney, David Gilmour, George Harrison, Tom Petty and many more have done this in their music, so why shouldn't you?
