How to use finger slides to create expressive, sitar-like sounds By Dweezil Zappa Dweezil Zappa shows you how to utilize this tasteful technique to give your playing an exotic flavor
How to create chord progressions that will bring your lead lines to life By Total Guitar editors Follow our theory tips and learn how to pair your melodies with the right rhythmic accompaniment
Learn Randy Rhoads' warm-up exercises and more in this complete 1982 guitar clinic By Andy Aledort The Ozzy Osbourne guitarist himself teaches technique and the Crazy Train solo
Go from Johnny Cash to Polyphia with these 6 diverse licks By Pat Heath Advance your guitar playing in 30 minutes by nailing these distinct styles
How playing guitar in front of a mirror can improve your technique (yes, really!) By Peter Hodgson Believe it: a mirror can help you to hone your playing abilities
How to use bass EQ pedals to take full control of your low-end By Dan Veall This guide will show you the importance and power of equalization on your pedalboard
Take your lead playing even further with these unusual string-bending techniques By Andy Aledort Master these and make your guitar sing like the human voice
Beginner guitar: how to play powerchord riffs By Chris Bird Power up your rhythm and riffing with our lesson on these staple chord shapes
How to lower acoustic guitar strings By Jack Ellis A guide to dropping the action on your acoustic so the saddle can be set properly
Diversify your playing with Greg Koch's red-hot hybrid-picking lesson By Guitarist editors Koch serves up a little bit of country, a little bit of jazz and a little bit o’ blues on the side as he shares his 8 favorite licks
Make your guitar solos truly epic with these awe-inspiring licks By Richard Barrett Become a better blues player now with this lesson, complete with full audio examples and backing tracks
Give your solos an unexpected twist by using math to craft musical phrases By Dweezil Zappa Utilizing number sequences to approach songwriting will yield unusual results, as Dweezil Zappa explains...
Shake up your songwriting by borrowing chords from a parallel minor key By Jimmy Brown With examples of the technique employed in famous songs across different genres
Get an intense, 'outside' sound with this lick By Glenn Proudfoot Learn an interesting new lick - and give your fingers a workout - with this lesson
Learn the secrets of the blues guitar masters with these essential string-bending techniques By Andy Aledort String bending and vibrato are vital expressive tools for playing blues-rock
Master the signature elements of Gary Moore's instantly identifiable guitar style By Andy Aledort An in-depth examination of Gary Moore’s piercing, deeply emotional guitar work
Bring a new level of rhythm and groove to your guitar playing by incorporating walking basslines By George Howlett An in-depth look at how to bring the goldmine of jazz bass into your guitar playing
Work on your picking hand accuracy with these 4 highly effective warm-ups By Stéphane Wrembel Learn these exercises from one of gypsy jazz pioneer Django Reinhardt's disciples, Stéphane Wrembel
How to tune your guitar to drop D tuning by ear By Jimmy Brown Don't have a tuner lying around? Fear not! Learn this all-powerful alternate tuning the easy way
Take your solos up a notch by using rhythmic note groupings to build musical phrases By Dweezil Zappa Taking a mathematical approach to building solos will reinvigorate your playing
