Artist Lessons

Returning as a GW columnist after a 30-year gap, Alex Skolnick is wasting no time with a lesson that'll expand your scalar vocab and work on your legato

The Blackberry Smoke frontman on how sometimes it’s the guitar's tone that’ll unlock the secret to the song

The blues maestro demonstrates how a change of key can change your perspective and give your chord work new life

Strumming a few chords is all it takes to open up a world of possibilities for new songs, and here the Blackberry Smoke frontman shows us how

Based on an approach Larry Carlton taught him, Corey Congilio says these extended arpeggios can power up your vamping

In the blues-rock maestro's new GW column, he unpacks the core influence in his playing that came from listening to the original greats

Want to find your voice? Switch up your pick attack and put some character into your phrasing

The blues guitar superstar unpacks his drop D approach and explains how you can use it in your own blues jams

Luscious legato, hot hybrid picking, busy blues bends and creative chromaticism are the trademarks of Nick Johnston. Here are five of his favorite lead approaches

Blackberry Smoke frontman Charlie Starr demonstrates how the solo really can serve the song – by being the song