Lesson Videos

Dweezil Zappa offers some phenomenal spontaneous soloing strategies

Steve Howe shows you how to play the key riffs to several Yes classics

How to inject a sense of drama into your songwriting

If you get your fingers used to the wide intervals in this lick, the creative possibilities are endless

Dweezil Zappa shares ideas for fresh melodic shapes

Take a look at Leslie West's heavy, dense guitar work in this lesson

When soloing over dom7 chords, the inclusion or substitution of the major third in a minor pentatonic line always sounds good

These patterns are easy to link up with your pentatonic scales, and can be very useful for adding some flash into your riffs and solos

Paul McCartney, David Gilmour, George Harrison, Tom Petty and many more have done this in their music, so why shouldn't you?

This flexible scale sounds great in a modal jam or fusion context

Improve on different techniques, and give your fingers a workout, with this Monster Lick

Learn how to walk down scales with contrary motion

Learn some more about exotic voicings, plus major and minor diads, from the Megadeth frontman

Learn the variety of picking techniques and tunings that Johnson used to craft his timeless, deeply emotional music

It's amazing how the same six notes, when played with a new spin, can have such a dramatic impact

Malmsteen's rotational motion mechanic is a highly capable all-rounder and also a great introduction to rotational picking techniques that are so common in guitar

This topic can be quite useful for better fretboard understanding even if jazz guitar isn’t your main thing

Pick up a useful technique from the Animals as Leaders guitarist

Glenn Proudfoot takes your playing into another realm in his newest Monster Licks lesson