How to play legato guitar licks By Total Guitar editors Beginner guitar: these hammer-on and pull-off techniques appear in every genre of guitar and will rescue you if you run out of ideas mid-solo
How to play a C chord on guitar By Jonny Scaramanga Beginner guitar: Here's how to play one of the most common chords you'll find on your guitar-playing journey, as well as several easy variations
How to play barre chords By Total Guitar editors Beginner guitar: Play more notes with fewer fingers, and get to grips with essential rock ’n’ roll, funk and soul shapes
5 ways to write a great guitar riff By Total Guitar editors How to incorporate the chords and composing tricks that built rock’s greatest riffs in your own writing
How to play partial barre chords By Total Guitar editors Beginner guitar: Play more notes with fewer fingers, and get to grips with essential rock ’n’ roll, funk, and soul shapes
The best acoustic guitars for beginners in 2021, featuring 10 easy acoustic strummers By Chris Corfield, Chris Barnes The best beginner acoustic guitars, featuring epic affordable six strings from Epiphone, Taylor, Fender, Yamaha and more – prices start from $149
10 best beginner electric guitars 2021: kickstart your musical journey with these epic electric guitars for beginners By Chris Corfield, Richard Bienstock Get started with the best beginner electric guitars from Squier, Yamaha, and Epiphone with prices from only $179
How to bend guitar strings By Total Guitar editors Get to grips with an essential lead guitar technique with this easy lesson
How to play power chords By Chris Bird Beginner guitar: learn rock, metal and punk riffs using just one chord shape
How to play blues scale riffs By Total Guitar editors Beginner guitar: add one note to the minor pentatonic scale and unlock the formula for countless classic-rock riffs
Best beginner guitar amps 2021: top amplifiers for beginners By Chris Corfield, Daryl Robertson Looking for the best beginner guitar amp? Here are the amps you need to be checking out from Boss, Yamaha, Fender and more
How to change between guitar chords By Total Guitar editors Having learned your first chords, it's time to put them together with some easy techniques to make your transitions easier
How the guitar works By Total Guitar editors In this beginner guitar lesson, we explain what the different parts of the acoustic and electric guitar do
How to hold a guitar and a guitar pick By Total Guitar editors Beginners! Before you master the guitar, you've got to learn how to hold it. Fix your posture and your playing will follow
The best guitars for kids in 2021, featuring top electric and acoustic guitars for children By Jonathan Horsley The top kid’s guitars available today and everything you need to know to get your child started with the guitar
How to play guitar chords for beginners By Total Guitar editors In this beginner lesson, learn your first guitar chords and the building blocks of rhythm guitar
How to dial in a guitar amp By Total Guitar editors Beginners, step this way: here's how to find a decent sound on your amplifier
How to tune a guitar By Total Guitar editors New to guitar? It's time to learn the most important lesson of all: the names of the strings and which way to turn the tuners
