How to play guitar like Fender offset heroes By Total Guitar editors Your primer in surf-rock, alt-rock, metal and grunge powered by Jazzmasters, Jaguars and Mustangs
Sick Riffs: Ben Greenberg teaches you the distortion-drenched guitar lines of Uniform's Life in Remission By Sam Roche This one's super simple, but tons of fun to play. Tune your guitar to drop C and you're good to go
How to master arpeggios built from 7th chords By Andy Aledort A little bit of theory goes a long way and can add tension and intrigue to your lead playing
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
How to play guitar like 7 Fender Strat icons By Chris Bird Master the tones and techniques of 7 legendary Stratocaster players
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
How to craft chord progressions using 10th intervals By Joel Hoekstra Joel Hoekstra walks us through the acoustic section of Whitesnake's After All for a fingerstyle lesson in music theory
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
Improve your rhythm playing with this guide to 16th notes, the roots of chug By Jimmy Brown Count in the next stage in your rhythm guitar evolution
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
How to use the major hexatonic scale of a I-IV progression By Andy Aledort Learn to implement the scale beloved of Dickey Betts, Duane Allman and Eric Clapton into your playing
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
Perfect the art of clawhammer guitar with Molly Tuttle's lesson on how to play Take the Journey By Molly Tuttle The supremely talented multi-instrumentalist teaches a choice cut from her latest album, When You're Ready
Beginner guitar: how to play 7th chords By Total Guitar editors Expand your chord repertoire with this easy-to-follow lesson
Sick Riffs: Quinn DeVeaux teaches you the soulful acoustic chord progression of Been Too Long By Sam Roche Grab your acoustic - you'll be playing along to this one in no time
Sick Riffs: Josh Fore and Diamond Rowe teach you the destructive rhythms and leads of Tetrarch's I'm Not Right By Sam Roche Tune to drop A and learn this metalcore banger
Sick Riffs: Wade MacNeil teaches you the two-handed tapping hook of Alexisonfire's 44 Caliber Love Letter By Sam Roche Hone your skill in ambidexterity with the post-hardcore titans' self-titled debut opener
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