4 soloing ideas you can learn from Leslie West By Richard Barrett published 15 February 23 Scale the blues-rock mountain and balance on the edge of major and minor tonalities with this lesson in the style of one of rock's greatest players
How to weave small two-note chords around a guitar melody By Andy Timmons published 13 February 23 Andy Timmons unpacks his chord/melody approach and explains how you can use it in your own songwriting ideas
Hone your hybrid picking with this lesson in the style of the great Danny Gatton By Josh Smith published 10 February 23 Josh Smith is our guide in mixing flatpicking with fingerpicking for a piece that references Gatton's style along with James Brown
Learn 5 Lydian chords that can add mood and atmosphere to your playing By Richard Barrett published 9 February 23 Joe Satriani is a fan. Danny Elfman, too. And by learning these chord shapes, you can drop some Lydian magic into your songwriting for dramatic effect
Joe Bonamassa shows you how to incorporate volume swells into your solos By Joe Bonamassa published 8 February 23 Give your lead guitar style a bowed quality à la Roy Buchanan, Walter Trout, Jeff Beck et al
How to play Money for Nothing on guitar By Chris Bird published 7 February 23 Learn how to play Dire Straits' biggest riff – and how to nail its distinctive tone
How to combine one and two-string melodies with drones for more melodically inventive approaches By Andy Aledort published 6 February 23 This lesson will help take your soloing outside of muscle memory and learned playing habits
Joel Hoekstra video masterclass: learn eight-finger tapping with the legendary Whitesnake guitarist By John Wheatcroft published 3 February 23 This lesson is a veritable boot camp for two-handed tapping and will bring you up to speed for those occasions when it is time to let it rip
How to play Welcome to the Jungle on guitar By Chris Bird published 3 February 23 Learn the legendary Guns N' Roses riff that introduced Slash to the world
Learn to play the blues like Strat master Robert Cray By Phil Short published 1 February 23 Solo in major and minor keys with this lesson in the style of one of blues guitar's most legendary players
Learn the rhythm and soloing styles of Pearl Jam's Mike McCready By Martin Cooper published 30 January 23 A fusion of classic rock with elements of funk, Pearl Jam's sound is unique and slippery, and this lesson in McCready's style offers a stern test of your rhythm and pentatonic phrasing
Guitar lessons you can learn from Hank B. Marvin, instrumental guitar's first superstar and master of the whammy bar By Jon Bishop published 27 January 23 Hank Marvin's melodic sensibility and mastery of dynamics is second to none, and this lesson takes you deep into a style that influenced some of the greatest players ever
Get your alternate-picking lines swinging with these triplet and sextuplet solo ideas By Andy G Jones published 26 January 23 Humanize your lead playing with some rhythmic variety with this lesson inspired by the virtuoso solos of Mr Paul Gilbert
Take your playing from blues to jazz and back with this lesson in the great George Benson’s style By John Wheatcroft published 25 January 23 Explore George Benson's bluesier side with these blues-jazz phrases and double-stop chord voicings, and learn how to combine them in a way that's rhythmically captivating
How to use palm muting to add weight and tighten up your playing By Simon Barnard published 24 January 23 No rhythm game is complete without the ability to palm-mute and thicken up your riffs. Welcome to bootcamp for your picking hand, with rhythms in the style of James Hetfield, Al Di Meola and more
Master the guitar style of 8 folk-rock legends, from John Martyn to Jimmy Page By Stuart Ryan published 23 January 23 This lesson takes a deep dive into the '60s and '70s music that blurred the line between the acoustic and electric and spoke to a rich British folk heritage
Larry Graham – Hair bass lesson: unlock the funk legend's slap bass secrets By Nick Wells published 21 January 23 Jacob Umansky unravels the slap 'n' pop mastery of Sly and the Family Stone’s bass ace Larry Graham
Get to grips with eight-finger tapping with this lesson on master guitarist TJ Helmerich By Charlie Griffiths published 20 January 23 For those who have completed Woodshedding 101 and are ready to progress to the outer limits of shred, Charlie Griffiths offers five expert licks in the style of Todd Joseph Helmerich
How to play Master of Puppets on guitar By Jamie Hunt published 20 January 23 Learn the legendary Metallica riff that found a new lease of life on Stranger Things
How to play Greensleeves on guitar By Declan Zapala published 19 January 23 One of the most famous songs to have emerged from Renaissance England is melancholy and sublime, capable of melting hearts, and a real test of your classical chops
