Lessons

Learn how to use this essential scale, with two hard-rock riff tabs and two scale shapes

Total Guitar brings you an arrangement of the 19th-century Russian folk tune, Korobeiniki, that became world-famous thanks to the 1980s Nintendo videogame

This neoclassical shred lesson from Aussie fretboard gymnast Chris Brooks will build speed through economy and alternate picking

These licks go from easy to advanced – can you nail them all in 30 minutes?

From classic Purple Haze to hip Superlocrian fusion, the E7#9 fits a host of soloing situations

Things to think about before adding a Jazz Bass pickup to a Precision

What you need to know to nail your onstage tone

Remembering these will keep you playing pain free for years to come

Break out of your pentatonic rut with rhythm and lead lessons in the style of Santana, John Mayer and more

This simple chord system will transform your rhythm playing and get you playing across the neck

Impart a touch of sadness or melancholy to an otherwise happy and predictable-sounding progression

Follow these steps to get your new acoustic guitar playing at its best

Go deep with this multi-pronged, hyper-accurate approach to tuning your guitar

Billy Gibbons teaches you the blues tunes that inspired him to play guitar

Gypsy jazz guitar master Stéphane Wrembel offers some terrific exercises that will help you develop fret-hand strength

Master notation basics in this simple and easy-to-follow lesson

All of the greatest blues and rock guitarists - such as T-Bone Walker, B.B. King, Albert King, Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix - routinely incorporated this technique into their solos

Explore open strings to create new textures, cluster chords, and scale voicings

Dweezil Zappa offers some phenomenal spontaneous soloing strategies