Troy Grady Breaks Down Steve Vai's "Intimidation Lick" from 'Crossroads' By Damian Fanelli A step-by-step breakdown of Vai's hurricane-speed lick from the guitar-duel scene in the 1986 feature, 'Crossroads.'
How to Attack the Aeolian Mode By Tyler Larson The Aeolian mode is your shortcut to take the box shapes you already know and expand your approach to minor chord soloing.
Odd Note Legato Patterns By Ben Higgins A super versatile five-note lick that can do wonders for your legato technique.
10 Commandments of Playing Guitar in the Style of Pantera's Dimebag Darrell, Part 1 By Scott Marano The 10 pillars of Dimebag Darrell's guitar style.
Six Underrated Guitar Riffs By Christopher Scapelliti Everyone has a riff, or three, that they think deserves more praise from the guitar community.
Tony Iommi on Overwhelming Odds and the Right Way to Play "Paranoid" By Tony Iommi Learn the correct way to play Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" riff from the writer himself in this classic GW lesson.
Deconstructing Jimi Hendrix’s “Manic Depression” Riff By Christopher Scapelliti Dig into Jimi Hendrix's Manic Depression riff, and explore its underlying techniques.
How to Inject Unusual, Jarring Chord Voicings into Metal Rhythm Guitar Parts By Metal Mike Chlasciak Dress up your riff ideas with murky, monstrous-sounding, aggressively attacked chord figures and patterns.
12-Bar Blues Endings for Beginners By Guitar World Staff A simple, easy-to-follow lick beginners can use to expand their blues vocabulary.
Five Small Things That Make a Big Difference in Your Guitar Playing By Damian Fanelli Five pointers that can make all the difference in your playing.
Weird Chord Shapes That Sound Awesome By Guitar World Staff Some chord shapes that don't get used very often, but nonetheless offer rich, bold results.
Synesthesia and the Musical Mind By Peter Hodgson If you don't happen to have synesthesia, that doesn't mean you can't use its general concept as a compositional tool.
Hyvmine Premiere "Feather Bed" Playthrough Video By Guitar World Staff GW gets an exclusive look at the prog-metallers latest dazzling instructional video.
Raising the Barre: Classical Barring Tips from Guitar Salon International By Acoustic Nation Some tips for strategic use of partial and full barring.
Paul Gilbert: “Five Things You’re Doing Wrong with Your Guitar” By Chris Scapelliti Five mistakes Paul Gilbert sees many of his guitar students make.
Jazz Guitar Chord Exercises By Matt Warnock An exercise that uses all the inversions of any chords you're learning, while playing them in a common chord progression at the same time.
Dimebag Darrell's Riffer Madness: How to Bust Out of a Rut By Dimebag Darrell In this classic GW lesson, Pantera's six-string legend shows you how to break out of even the worst spells of writer's block.
