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.
Tony Iommi on Overwhelming Odds and the Right Way to Play "Paranoid" By Tony Iommi published 20 February 19 Learn the correct way to play Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" riff from the writer himself in this classic GW lesson.
Queen, Tony Iommi and Roger Daltrey Perform "I Want It All" in 1992 By Damian Fanelli published 19 February 19 A star-studded performance of a Queen classic.
Jazz Guitar Corner: The Importance of the Bird Blues Chord Progression By Matt Warnock published 19 February 19 Expand your knowledge of the neck by soloing and comping through a Bird Blues.
Improve Your Fretboard Knowledge with This Arpeggio Exercise By Will Wallner published 11 February 19 Learn an arpeggio exercise that will help improve your music theory and knowledge of the fretboard.
Achieving Absolute Fretboard Mastery, Part 5 By Steve Stine published 7 February 19 Learn a really easy way to expand your pentatonic major and pentatonic minor into diatonic scales.
Three Must-Know Jazzy Pentatonic Patterns By Matt Warnock published 5 February 19 Grab your axe and dust off those classic pentatonic box patterns.
Using Three Different Scales to Improvise Over Minor Key ii-V-i’s By Matt Warnock published 4 February 19 Learn how to use three different scales to improvise over minor key ii-V-i’s while still keeping everything related to the tonic key.
Romancing the Fretboard: Chopin Arranged for Guitar, Part 2 By John Petrucci published 4 February 19 Dive into the second part of John Petrucci's arrangement of Chopin's Piano Concerto in A minor, Opus No.2.
Watch This Rare 1986 Interview and Factory Tour with Master Luthier Paul Reed Smith By Jonathan Graham published 30 January 19 “Give us a couple of years, we will be right there with Fender and Gibson" - the then-little-known Paul Reed Smith.
Achieving Absolute Fretboard Mastery, Part 4 By Steve Stine published 30 January 19 Learn about an interesting concept that involves combining the minor pentatonic and major pentatonic scales.
How to Get More Mileage Out of Your Scales By Adrian Galysh published 29 January 19 These nuggets will give your playing some interesting variations and patterns you can mix and match while navigating the fretboard.
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.
Intensive 30-Minute Workout for Guitarists On the Go By Will Wallner published 25 January 19 Wanna get better but are pressed for time? Here's a quick, intensive guitar "workout" that can be completed in 30 minutes.
How to Play 7#11 Chords By Matt Warnock published 24 January 19 Get a solid foundation of voicings to draw upon in your comping, chord soloing and chord melody playing.
Achieving Absolute Fretboard Mastery, Part 3 By Steve Stine published 22 January 19 Simplifying the notes across the fretboard can make it easier for you to master them.
How to Incorporate Finger Slides and Legato Techniques into Intricate Phrases By Mark Holcomb published 18 January 19 Employing finger slides can inspire new and different melodic ideas.
Add Some "Speed" with This Simple Shred-Style Lick By Will Wallner published 18 January 19 This simple shred lick is easy to learn and has many applications.
Learn the Fretboard Like Joe Pass By Matt Warnock published 17 January 19 This Joe Pass concept will help you always have a harmonic and melodic device close by.
A Guide to Sweep Arpeggios with Chromatic Runs By Sammy Boller published 15 January 19 Learn how to add chromatic runs to your sweep arpeggios.