Sonny Landreth's Ultimate Slide Guitar Lesson By Damian Fanelli Louisiana slide-guitar guru Sonny Landreth demonstrates his incredible (but unconventional) slide techniques.
The Ultimate Transition Chord, Part 2: Major and Bluesy dim7 Resolutions By Jimmy Brown Learn some interesting applications of this harmonic enigma, and a few ways to get more musical mileage out of it.
Composing from a Synth Arpeggiator Pattern By Jason Richardson Pick up a tricky lick from Jason Richardson.
A Simple Scale That Works As a "Musical Dictionary" By Damian Fanelli Get a handy tip from guitar instructor extraordinaire Steve Stine.
Is This the Mother of All Finger Exercises? By Christopher Scapelliti See if you can perform this drill.
Applying Sweep Picking to Chord Progressions By Michael Angelo Batio Learn how to apply sweep picking techniques to playing arpeggios over moving chord progressions.
Colorful Jazz-Blues Chord Substitutions By Jimmy Brown Some commonly used variations that adventurous musicians will often interject into their playing.
Dave Mustaine Lesson: Exotic Voicings, Major and Minor Diads and "Upside Down" Chords By Dave Mustaine Learn some more about exotic voicings, plus major and minor diads, from Dave Mustaine.
In Deep: Howlin' Wolf and Hubert Sumlin By Andy Aledort Learn some of the tricks and stylings of Howlin' Wolf and Hubert Sumlin, one of the greatest blues guitar tandems of all time.
How to Play Jimi Hendrix-Style Rhythm Guitar By Joel Hoekstra Learn a few of the rhythm guitar techniques Jimi would most often employ to spice up his rhythm parts and make them melodic.
Five Essential Blues Boxes By Guitar World Staff Learn the underlying shapes that lie within the licks of the blues-rock guitar greats.
Learn the Basic Rumba Flamenco Strumming Pattern By Guitar World Staff Learn one of the cornerstones of flamenco guitar in this lesson.
John 5 Lesson: Sweep Picking, Sliding Finger Taps, Pinch Harmonics and Behind-the-Nut Bends By John 5 Learn some neat techniques from John 5.
This Stevie Ray Vaughan Technique Can Help You Nail His Style By Christopher Scapelliti Pick up a whole bunch of cool SRV techniques.
Adding Tension to the Minor Jazz-Blues Progression By Jimmy Brown Learn some cool variations of this progression that feature added chord changes and spicier harmony and voice-leading.
Use Melody to Avoid Cliche Scale Noodling By Tyler Larson Ripping through a scale pattern with absolutely no emotion or variation can become robotic. Learn how to turn off robot mode and find your voice.
How to Construct Classic Eighties-Style Metal Guitar Parts By Metal Mike Chlasciak Learn three “classic” metal-style riffs packed with melodic movement.
Odd Couplings: More Approaches to Soloing in Odd Meters By Dave Davidson There’s something very cool about a sudden shift in the music that throws the listener for a moment, followed by a return to the groove.
Guitar Anatomy: Four Fundamental Movements Every Guitarist Should Know By Troy Grady Guitarists can take a big leap forward in their mechanical abilities by learning these simple movements.
Blues Shapes: Using Triadic Forms as Soloing Templates By Andy Aledort Chord forms can provide useful templates of fretboard shapes for improvising melodic lines.
