Learn Yngwie Malmsteen's legendarily fast rotational picking mechanic By Troy Grady Malmsteen's rotational motion mechanic is a highly capable all-rounder and also a great introduction to rotational picking techniques that are so common in guitar
Learn to explore the guitar's range with these wide-reaching jazz licks By Julian Lage In my early days as a guitar player, I played a Fender Stratocaster and my father played a Telecaster.
Using fourth intervals as a building block for chords and solos By Alex Skolnick This topic can be quite useful for better fretboard understanding even if jazz guitar isn’t your main thing
Tosin Abasi's comprehensive introduction to double picking By Tosin Abasi Pick up a useful technique from the Animals as Leaders guitarist
Add tension to your compositions by using augmented chords in major keys By Jimmy Brown Learn how to use this crucial chord beloved by The Beatles
Want to shake up your solos? Try this minor pentatonic super scale on for size By Glenn Proudfoot Glenn Proudfoot takes your playing into another realm in his newest Monster Licks lesson
Five practice tips from Dream Theater's John Petrucci By John Petrucci Have a goal, and four other handy tips from the Dream Theater guitar great
Freddie King lesson: go in deep with a blues guitar legend By Andy Aledort King's hard-driving intensity gave his guitar lines and solos a fiery spirit
Guitar modes: how to learn all seven major modes the easy way By Matt Warnock A quick-fire route to mastering the modes
How to buy a great acoustic guitar for beginners - a guide for first-time buyers By Chris Gill Track down the six-string of your dreams with our guide to body shapes, wood and how much to pay
Strengthen your fourth finger with these exercises By Steve Booke By strengthening and using your fourth finger, many doors will open for you, playing-wise
Master some useful melodic tactics for a minor jazz-blues progression By Jimmy Brown In this lesson, learn some cool, musically effective things to play over a rather dark, intriguing set of chord changes
How to tap like Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads and Reb Beach By Martin Goulding Learn some tapping licks in the styles of three of the technique’s most celebrated practitioners
Changing guitar strings: everything you need to know By Kathy Dickson Changing guitar strings isn't a complicated task, but try convincing a new guitarist of that. It can seem plenty intimidating to a beginner
The role of a lead guitarist in the songwriting process By Bobby Kittleberger Your mind might bend a completely different way than those who compose and write music, but you both share a common mission
What nobody teaches you about the blues scale By Guitar World Staff Some nuggets of info that'll make this common scale twice as versatile and thrice as much fun
All that jazz: how to expand your compositional creativity and play Splendor Riot By Julian Lage Julian Lage teaches you how to think outside the box with your guitar-based compositions
Looking for a challenge? Get a load of these insane pentatonic/diminished arpeggios By Glenn Proudfoot Glenn Proudfoot shares another mind-blowing monster licks lesson
Nita Strauss: how to tighten up your rhythm chops By Nita Strauss The Alice Cooper guitarist shows you how to increase your speed by using a metronome
Dimebag Darrell: how to bust out of a rut By Dimebag Darrell In this classic GW lesson, Pantera's six-string legend shows you how to break out of even the worst spells of writer's block.
