Beginner guitar: how to play 7th chords By Total Guitar editors Expand your chord repertoire with this easy-to-follow lesson
How to use reverb pedals on bass guitar By Dan Veall Here's how to use reverb to add some space and dimension to your bass tone
How to get the most out of four-note blues solos By Richard Barrett Because the best blues players know that less is more...
Beginner guitar: how to take your first steps with lead guitar By Chris Bird Start your lead playing journey with TG’s easy lesson on two essentials: the minor pentatonic scale and string bends
How to play slide guitar like the world's greatest players By Phil Capone, Jimmy Brown Learn slide guitar in the style of Duane Allman, Ry Cooder, Rory Gallagher, Derek Trucks and more
Joel Hoekstra teaches you the guitar solo for Whitesnake's Always and Forever By Joel Hoekstra With hybrid picking and two-finger tapping, this one'll certainly test your chops
How hybrid picking can open up a world of progressive possibilities By Gustavo Assis-Brasil This in-depth lesson will help you get to grips with the versatile technique favored by Plini and Tosin Abasi
How to build dramatic tension with dotted-quarter syncopations By Jimmy Brown Mastering rhythms within rhythms can make for much more interesting compositions
How to set up a Strat: 4 essential tips By Jamie Dickson Setup maestro Matt Gleeson of Monty’s Guitars tells us how he sets up Leo’s masterpiece
How the major hexatonic scale can help you bust out of a soloing rut By Andy Aledort Refresh your lead playing by adopting new positions on the fretboard
How to use delay pedals on bass guitar By Dan Veall A step-by-step guide to delay, what it is, how to use it, plus a delay joke to kick things off...
Learn to play clawhammer guitar with Molly Tuttle By Molly Tuttle This old-time Appalachian technique is associated with the banjo, but it might well transform your acoustic playing
How to set up a Les Paul: 7 essential tips By Jamie Dickson Master luthier Jim DeCola tells us how to set a Gibson Les Paul up to perfection
5 guitar tricks you can learn from Peter Green By Richard Barrett You might never be able to wield Greeny yourself, but you can still learn the nuances of the blues legend's playing...
4 ways to make a bold statement in a guitar solo By Richard Barrett Add a little intensity to your blues soloing game
The fretless fretboard: how to improvise using nothing but natural harmonics By George Howlett Mastering this technique will uncover a world of creative opportunities
Dial your solos up to epic levels with this '80s rock ballad lesson By Richard Barrett Achieve those stadium-shattering leads with this easy-to-follow primer
How to play guitar like Brian May By Total Guitar editors Brian May's epic and wholly original lead style broken down into manageable pieces
Harness Joni Mitchell's acoustic imagination with this primer on dulcimers, altered tunings and cluster chords By George Howlett A deep dive into the singer-songwriter's aptitude for out-there tunings, and how you can incorporate them into your own compositions
How to traverse the entire fretboard using major pentatonic and hexatonic scales By Andy Aledort Unlock the fretboard by applying E major pentatonic and E major hexatonic scales to a repeating chord progression