Using Triad Arpeggios to Imply More Complex Chord Qualities By John Petrucci Learn how you can utilize simple triadic shapes and patterns in order to imply more complex and varied chord qualities.
How to Play Fast Arpeggio-Based Licks Without Sweep Picking By Marty Friedman Marty Friedman demonstrates some cool ways you can achieve the effect of fast arpeggio-based sounds while avoiding the predictability of standard sweep-picking licks.
Zakk Wylde Lesson: How to Link Minor Pentatonic Scale Patterns By Zakk Wylde Link a few scale patterns together so you can start making full use of your guitar’s neck when you’re playing a lead.
Mastering Two-Handed Percussive Techniques By Mike Dawes Learn how to emulate the sounds of a kick drum, snare drum and everything in between on an acoustic guitar.
Using Quick Shifts and Long Slides to Add Interesting Movement to Licks By Mark Holcomb Achieve a sense of movement with single-note riffs that incorporate dramatic position shifts up and down the fretboard.
Full Shred with Marty Friedman: Relocating Familiar Melodic Ideas and Patterns Up and Down the Fretboard By Marty Friedman Take a lick, melodic shape or note sequence that you often use and move it to a different area of the fretboard.
Using Fast Down-Picking to Execute Powerful Riffs and Signature Parts By Dave Davidson Once you have this technique down, your thrash-metal rhythm-guitar chops should be up for just about anything.
Joe Satriani Master Class: Satch Shows You How to Express Yourself on Guitar By Joe Satriani and Andy Aledort Learn anything you've ever wanted to know from Satch in this hour-plus GW masterclass.
Two Effective Approaches to Building Melodies By Joe Satriani Satch dishes on how to approach crafting a melodic line for either a song’s theme or an improvised solo.
How to Build Heavy Riffs and Unusual Chords From the Modes By Dave Davidson Use the fundamental modes to discover new chord shapes and melodic ideas.
Full Shred with Marty Friedman: Finding Your Path to Musical Individuality By Marty Friedman In this lesson, Marty Friedman helps you build your speed and musical individuality.
12 Tones to Glory: Utilizing the Chromatic Scale By John Petrucci John Petrucci teaches you how to use the chromatic scale as a melodic device to add color to your playing.
Using Chromatic Passing Tones to Add Color to Your Solos By Guthrie Govan Learn how to incorporate chromatic notes into your solos in this classic Guthrie Govan lesson.
School of Shred: Paul Gilbert on the Art and Science of Playing Lead Guitar By Paul Gilbert and Guitar World Staff When it comes to shred, few guitarists can rip like Paul Gilbert. In this insightful multi-part lesson, he breaks down the mechanics of his various playing techniques.
Leveling Up Your Licks: Exploring Four-Note Patterns and Permutations By Oli Herbert Enjoy one of the late Oli Herbert's terrific Guitar World lesson videos.
Getting Started with Proper Sweep Picking Technique By Michael Angelo Batio A comprehensive video overview of sweep picking.
Using Monster Three-Notes-Per-String Pentatonic Patterns to Efficiently Traverse the Fretboard By Joel Hoekstra Learn the technically and melodically rewarding three-notes-per-string approach to playing pentatonics in this lesson.
Joe Satriani's Guide to Jimi Hendrix-Style R&B Rhythm Guitar By Joe Satriani Satch gives a comprehensive lesson on Hendrix-style R&B rhythm guitar.
Dimebag Darrell Lesson: A Vulgar Display of Power Chords By Dimebag Darrell Dimebag Darrell dishes on some tricky-sounding diads in this classic GW lesson.
