How to Use the Dark Sound of the Phrygian Mode’s “Flatted” Intervals By Metal Mike Chlasciak Examine how the Phrygian Mode can be utilized for heavy-metal riffs and solos.
Ten Rules for Blues Soloing By Guitar World Staff Ten rules budding guitarists should follow when attempting a blues solo.
More Great Ways in Which Songwriters Have Used First-Inversion Chords By Jimmy Brown Learn some compositionally effective ways in which first-inversion chords have been used in popular music.
A Pattern-Based Soloing Approach By Andy Aledort Get the most out of sticking within a single fretboard position.
Getting Your Chops in Tip-Top Shape By Nita Strauss Nita Strauss shares her preferred warm-up and practice methods and demonstrates some effective exercises for developing fret-hand dexterity and finger independence.
Using Your Vibrato Bar Creatively and Tastefully By Plini Though derided by some as cliché, the whammy bar can offer a really fun and expressive way to expand your sound.
Learning to Speak Musically with Your Own Unique Accent By Richie Faulkner Judas Priest's Richie Faulkner teaches you how to interpret the musical language of your heroes, and utilize it in your own unique way.
What to Think About When Improvising a Guitar Solo By Damian Fanelli Learn what should go on "inside the mind" of guitar players when jamming, improvising or soloing.
How to Play Thrash Metal By Martin Goulding Learn five riffs that demonstrate thrash metal's signature elements, presented in the styles of five key bands.
How to Harmonize Improvised Melodies Within the Structure of E Major Pentatonic By Andy Aledort Learn how to traverse the fretboard while staying diatonic to a specific scale.
Getting Started with Proper Sweep Picking Technique By Michael Angelo Batio A comprehensive video overview of sweep picking.
A David Gilmour-Style Approach to Beethoven's “Moonlight Sonata” By Jimmy Brown The melody of Beethoven's “Moonlight Sonata”, re-imagined in the style of David Gilmour.
Guitar Essentials: Creating Awesome Arpeggios By Tyler Larson Learn how to identify a common arpeggio shape, determine the scale it’s derived from and make adjustments in order to yield truly awesome-sounding arpeggios.
Bob Clearmountain's Guide to Recording an Electric Guitar Amp, Part 2 By Guitar World Staff Learn how to record a guitar amp using two microphones from legendary recording engineer Bob Clearmountain.
A String-Bending Crash Course By Christopher Scapelliti Get a full overview of string-bending techniques.
Using Monster Three-Notes-Per-String Pentatonic Patterns to Efficiently Traverse the Fretboard By Joel Hoekstra Learn the technically and melodically rewarding three-notes-per-string approach to playing pentatonics in this lesson.
Learn to Burn — My Approach to Warming Up By Mike Stern Learn how to warm up in a way that is both physically effective and musically rewarding.
A Guide to Low-Down Sweep Picking Blues By Tyler Larson Two types of sweep picking exercises that cater to a bluesy tonality and feel.
Doug Aldrich Master Class: 10 Steps to Monster Chops, Part II By Doug Aldrich and Andy Aledort Guitarist extraordinaire Doug Aldrich offers a slew of exciting and inspiring licks and technical exercises to help you become the player you aspire to be.
Relocating Familiar Scalar Patterns to Different Areas of the Fretboard By John Petrucci John Petrucci teaches you the formation of specific scalar patterns, or “shapes,” and how to connect them while traversing the fretboard.
