How to play the E chord on guitar By Jonny Scaramanga published 11 November 21 Beginner guitar: Get to grips with one of the easiest and most useful chords you'll ever learn, as well as some tasty variations
How to fingerpick on guitar By Total Guitar editors published 27 October 21 Beginner guitar: No pick? No problem! Improve your versatility and create intricate rhythm parts with fingerstyle
How to play the A chord on guitar By Jonny Scaramanga published 26 October 21 Beginner guitar: The A chord is one of the most important chords you'll ever learn. Here, we show you how to play the essential open shape, as well as several variations
How to strum 16th notes on guitar By Total Guitar editors published 15 October 21 Beginner guitar: Take your rhythm guitar skills beyond the basics with this lesson on 16th-note rhythms
How to play legato guitar licks By Total Guitar editors published 16 September 21 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 the C chord on guitar By Jonny Scaramanga published 8 September 21 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 published 1 September 21 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 published 25 August 21 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 published 24 August 21 Beginner guitar: Play more notes with fewer fingers, and get to grips with essential rock ’n’ roll, funk, and soul shapes
Epiphone DR-100 review By Richard Blenkinsop published 24 August 21 A budget dreadnought that way outperforms its price tag
How to bend guitar strings By Total Guitar editors published 19 July 21 Get to grips with an essential lead guitar technique with this easy lesson
How to play power chords By Chris Bird published 5 July 21 Beginner guitar: learn rock, metal and punk riffs using just one chord shape
How to play blues scale riffs By Total Guitar editors published 24 May 21 Beginner guitar: add one note to the minor pentatonic scale and unlock the formula for countless classic-rock riffs
How to change between guitar chords By Total Guitar editors published 4 May 21 Having learned your first chords, it's time to put them together with some easy techniques to make your transitions easier
How to play rhythm guitar By Total Guitar editors published 27 April 21 A beginner's guide on how to strum chords in time
How the guitar works By Total Guitar editors published 21 April 21 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 published 14 April 21 Beginners! Before you master the guitar, you've got to learn how to hold it. Fix your posture and your playing will follow
How to play guitar chords for beginners By Total Guitar editors published 6 April 21 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 published 30 March 21 Beginners, step this way: here's how to find a decent sound on your amplifier
How to tune a guitar By Total Guitar editors published 24 March 21 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