How to solo melodically over jazz standards By Charlie Griffiths Master soloing melodically over the ubiquitous II-V-I change for the key to unlocking your jazzy side
Expert advice: 35 ways to play (and sound) better right now By Guitar World Staff Enjoy these tips from guitarists who know their stuff - from rock royalty to jazz patriarchs to random bad asses
How to spell out chords and harmony when soloing By Richard Barrett This essential blues lesson is fundamental for keeping the song's rhythm and melody going during your solos
John 5 teaches you insane sweep picking, sliding finger taps, pinch harmonics and behind-the-nut bends By John 5 One of the finest shredders playing today teaches you an array of dazzling techniques
How understanding the power of leading tones will help you craft better melodies By Stéphane Wrembel An essential lead-writing primer with jazz guitarist Stéphane Wrembel
How to use wah and filter pedals on bass By Dan Veall Transform your bass tone and scale up your funk by adding a filter pedal to your floor game
How to get Brian May's Red Special tones from a Strat or Les Paul By Simon Bradley Our insider’s guide to the ingenious workings of Brian’s home-built guitar and how to dial in classic Queen tones
How to play guitar like Jimi Hendrix By Total Guitar editors We dive in to the legendary guitarist’s trademark chords and lead-writing tricks
How to play the solo in Whitesnake's Trouble Is Your Middle Name By Joel Hoekstra Guitarist Joel Hoekstra teaches you the winding leads of this attitude-driven rocker
Test your blues chops with these dynamic licks from Tora Dahle Aagård By Adrian Clark Get to know the Norwegian six-stringer's unique interpretation of the genre
How to install humbucker pickups By Jack Ellis Our guide to soldering new pickups for your guitar all by yourself
Wah pedal tricks and techniques: how to expand your creativity with this classic effect By George Howlett Incorporate polyrhythms, vowel patterns, and Hendrix-style licks into your playing
Enrich your solos by incorporating major pentatonic and hexatonic scales By Andy Aledort Diversify your compositional palette with this essential primer
How to play guitar like Pearl Jam By Jonny Scaramanga Discover the lead licks and arrangement secrets of Stone Gossard and Mike McCready
How to write guitar solos: 10 essential tips By Ron Zabrocki Catapult your lead lines into the stratosphere with these tried-and-tested compositional tricks
Bring a new dimension to your acoustic playing with this guide to percussive guitar techniques By George Howlett How you can better utilize the acoustic guitar's rhythmic capacity
Accelerate your rhythmic understanding with this lesson on eighth-note syncopations By Jimmy Brown We break down a widely used rhythmic tool, and how bands like Black Sabbath, AC/DC and Deep Purple use the concept in their riffs
Give your solos a sinister edge with the diminished scale By Charlie Griffiths Explore the scale beloved of Fredrik Thordendal and Allan Holdsworth with symmetrical fretboard shapes, Dim7 chords and a fresh perspective on major triads
Beginner guitar: how to play minor chords By Total Guitar editors Improve your playing and get to grips with the theory behind minor chords
Get to know a staple of gypsy jazz: the A harmonic minor scale By Stéphane Wrembel Thoroughly learning all positions of the scale will enable you to traverse the fretboard with total fluency
