Lindsey Buckingham Teaches Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" By Guitar World Staff published 10 April 19 Lindsey Buckingham teaches you how to play "Landslide," and goes in-depth on his picking style.
How to Fingerpick Like Chet Atkins By Tommy Emmanuel published 5 April 19 Learn how to fingerpick like Chet Atkins from a Chet Atkins-certified guitar player!
How to Make a Guitar Solo Sing By Joe Don Rooney published 29 March 19 How to make your solos really connect with a live audience.
The Basics and Beyond: An In-Depth Guitar Lesson by Steve Vai By Steve Vai and Andy Aledort published 28 March 19 Grab your guitar and sit down for a comprehensive, GW-exclusive guitar masterclass taught by Steve Vai.
Outside-the-Box Shred Lesson: A Tribute to the Late, Great Shawn Lane By Mike Orlando published 26 March 19 Learn some great Shawn Lane-style licks with this lesson.
Steve Stevens: The Right Way to Play Billy Idol's "Rebel Yell" By Damian Fanelli published 19 March 19 Steve Stevens spill the beans about the lick's bluesy roots—and shows you how to play it correctly.
Moving Across the Fretboard in Unusual Ways to Produce Unique Runs By John Petrucci published 11 March 19 This kind of “positional wizardry” can be used to generate interesting melodic patterns that can be used in a variety of ways.
No Pain, No Strain — Warming Up to Avoid Hand Injuries By Marty Friedman published 1 March 19 Learn some great warmup exercises from Marty Friedman.
New Horizons in Acoustic Guitar: Using Unusual Techniques and Tunings By Mike Dawes published 22 February 19 Experimenting with new tunings can open up new creative avenues.
Applying Second Intervals to Arpeggiated Riff Ideas By Joel Hoekstra published 21 February 19 Learn how to use second intervals in different areas of the fretboard and on different string groups.
John Petrucci Lesson: Combining Triad Arpeggios to Form Polytonal Chordal Allusions By John Petrucci published 20 February 19 Learn how to use triadic arpeggio forms within your riffs and solos as a tool to create rich-sounding, poly-chordal sounds.
Hitting the Pocket: The Importance of Dynamics and Grooving When Soloing By Mike Stern published 4 February 19 Awareness of one’s rhythmic pacing is among the most important aspects of ensemble guitar playing.
Full Shred with Marty Friedman: Using String-Bending and Vibrato to Personalize a Melody By Marty Friedman published 25 January 19 Marty Friedman details a few of the string-bending and vibrato techniques he uses and their best musical applications.
Using Triad Arpeggios to Imply More Complex Chord Qualities By John Petrucci published 22 January 19 Learn how you can utilize simple triadic shapes and patterns in order to imply more complex and varied chord qualities.
How to Play Fast Arpeggio-Based Licks Without Sweep Picking By Marty Friedman published 17 January 19 Marty Friedman demonstrates some cool ways you can achieve the effect of fast arpeggio-based sounds while avoiding the predictability of standard sweep-picking licks.
Zakk Wylde Lesson: How to Link Minor Pentatonic Scale Patterns By Zakk Wylde published 14 January 19 Link a few scale patterns together so you can start making full use of your guitar’s neck when you’re playing a lead.
Mastering Two-Handed Percussive Techniques By Mike Dawes published 8 January 19 Learn how to emulate the sounds of a kick drum, snare drum and everything in between on an acoustic guitar.
Using Quick Shifts and Long Slides to Add Interesting Movement to Licks By Mark Holcomb published 3 January 19 Achieve a sense of movement with single-note riffs that incorporate dramatic position shifts up and down the fretboard.
Full Shred with Marty Friedman: Relocating Familiar Melodic Ideas and Patterns Up and Down the Fretboard By Marty Friedman published 19 December 18 Take a lick, melodic shape or note sequence that you often use and move it to a different area of the fretboard.
Using Fast Down-Picking to Execute Powerful Riffs and Signature Parts By Dave Davidson published 18 December 18 Once you have this technique down, your thrash-metal rhythm-guitar chops should be up for just about anything.