How omitting the 5th in chords can open doors to a much wider musical vocabulary By Richard Barrett A little chord theory can go a long way with new voicings freshening your approach to rhythm guitar
Amp impedance explained: how to connect your amp head to your cabinet By Dan Veall You needn't be Sherlock Ohms to fathom the thorny issue of the arithmetic of speaker load. It's really quite simple...
How to play like 8 Telecaster-toting country guitar greats By Total Guitar editors Set your Dyna Comp to stun as we go through the styles of Jason Isbell, James Burton, Brent Mason and more
Learn the secrets of the blues-rock masters in 4 lessons By Richard Barrett Turn up the volume for this practical lesson in how blues guitar evolved into rock, via Eric Clapton, Angus Young, Gary Moore and Eddie Van Halen
Andy Timmons shows you how to target chord tones in melodic improvisation By Andy Timmons Don't just play scalar runs when soloing – tell a story by accentuating the chords underneath with your note choice
How to play blues scale riffs By Total Guitar editors Beginner guitar: add one note to the minor pentatonic scale and unlock the formula for countless classic-rock riffs
How to incorporate the string bending mastery of Albert King in your playing By Greg Koch The Gristle King (aka Greg Koch) doffs his cap to another King in this essential blues lesson
How to change between guitar chords By Total Guitar editors Having learned your first chords, it's time to put them together with some easy techniques to make your transitions easier
How to play old-school blues By Richard Barrett Learn some six-string rhythms in the style of blues heavyweights Howlin' Wolf and Hubert Sumlin
How the guitar works By Total Guitar editors In this beginner guitar lesson, we explain what the different parts of the acoustic and electric guitar do
How to produce greater musical expression and variation while playing up and down one string By Andy Timmons Andy Timmons' debut column will teach you new ideas for incorporating melodies in your soloing
How to hold a guitar and a guitar pick By Total Guitar editors Beginners! Before you master the guitar, you've got to learn how to hold it. Fix your posture and your playing will follow
Learn 20 essential rock rhythm guitar styles By Total Guitar editors From grunge and metal power riffing to cowboy chord arpeggios, open G folk and math-rock fingerpicking
How to play guitar chords By Total Guitar editors In this beginner lesson, learn your first guitar chords and the building blocks of rhythm guitar
Greg Koch shows you how to solo over a blues shuffle in the style of Albert Collins By Greg Koch Learn to alternate between parallel major and minor pentatonics, and incorporate jazzy chord substitutions
9 guitar tricks you can learn from the Foo Fighters By Total Guitar editors Layering guitars, powerchords, droning melodies – it's time to learn what makes Dave Grohl and co sound so massive
How to dial in a guitar amp By Total Guitar editors Beginners, step this way: here's how to find a decent sound on your amplifier
How to tune a guitar By Total Guitar editors New to guitar? It's time to learn the most important lesson of all: the names of the strings and which way to turn the tuners
How to set bass pickups for optimum tone By Rob Elrick Ace luthier Rob Elrick brings decades of wisdom to the table, and here he unpacks the essential business of pickup height
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