Sick Riffs: Christian Neonakis teaches you the clean alt-rock lines of My Kid Brother's Good News By Sam Roche The feel-good cut is taken from the Virginia quintet's 2020 self-titled EP
Sick Riffs: Paul Marc Rousseau teaches you the destructive breakdown bends of Silverstein's new single, Bankrupt By Sam Roche “Step 1: Get mad. Step 2: Get a guitar, Step 3. Queue up a dirty tone”
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
Sick Riffs: Alex Dezen teaches you the catchy punk-rock guitar lines of Broken Baby's Royal Pigs By Sam Roche Learn the LA duo's raucous 2019 standalone single
Sick Riffs: Chad Peck teaches you the shoegazey, whammy bar-heavy lines of Kestrels' It's a Secret By Sam Roche Learn this standout alternate-tuned cut from the Nova Scotia trio's latest album, Dream or Don't Dream
Sick Riffs: Sadler Vaden teaches you the glorious bend-driven chorus lick of Great Peacock's Rock of Ages By Sam Roche An excellent opportunity to practice your feel
Guitarless practice: how to learn without the instrument, and improve your musicality anytime, anywhere By George Howlett You don't always need a guitar to improve your six-string skills
Sick Riffs: Vanny Tonon teaches you his innovative 'Hybrid Slap' technique By Sam Roche The Italian solo guitarist showcases the sonic trick in his ingenious track The Hybrid Master of Time
Sick Riffs: Andy Gibbs teaches you the sludgy, chromatic wrecking ball of Thou's Ancestral Recall By Sam Roche The track is taken from the band's 2020 collaboration with Emma Ruth Rundle, May Our Chambers Be Full
Sick Riffs: Charlie Griffiths teaches you the thunderous verse riff of Harbinger's Healer/Deceiver – with tab! By Sam Roche Tune your axe to drop C – it's about to get heavy
Sick Riffs: Fredrik Wester teaches you the rapid-fire verse riff of Warfect's Pestilence By Sam Roche You'll need a strong picking hand and an agile fretting hand for this one. Flying V optional, but recommended
6 simple tips that will make you a better guitar player By Damian Fanelli and Guitar World Staff These easy-to-implement adjustments to how you learn will help you yield faster and better results
Sick Riffs: Tim Bray teaches you the rockabilly-flavored guitar solo of Karen Jonas's Pink Leather Boots By Sam Roche Warm up those fingers – this passage will test them...
How to use a capo on guitar By Jimmy Brown Here are some tips for better intonation, and how to think of key when using a capo
Sick Riffs: Kyle Mortensen teaches you the delay-driven guitar solo of East of June's Rebel By Sam Roche Learn the band's electronically influenced 2019 single
Sick Riffs: Mike Visser teaches you the looped, alternate-tuned clean lines of Imaginary Tricks' Art Flakey By Sam Roche Learn the title track from the band's ambitious 2020 EP
How a capo can make 5 classic songs easier to play By Jimmy Brown From Eagles' Desperado to Aerosmith's Dream On: here's how a capo can make playing these hits simpler than ever
Sick Riffs: Rob Grote and Pat Cassidy teach you the acoustic and electric guitar lines of The Districts' Cheap Regrets By Sam Roche This indie-rocker's a perfect example of complementing rhythm and lead approaches
Joel Hoekstra teaches you the dizzying guitar solo of Whitesnake's Get Up By Joel Hoekstra Exercise your hybrid picking and two-finger tapping chops with these searing leads
Bolster your rhythmic arsenal by learning how to cycle dotted-quarter syncopations By Jimmy Brown Learn a technique employed in songs like the Cars' Good Times Roll and David Bowie's Suffragette City
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