A Simple Scale That Works As a "Musical Dictionary" By Damian Fanelli published 17 June 19 Get a handy tip from guitar instructor extraordinaire Steve Stine.
Is This the Mother of All Finger Exercises? By Christopher Scapelliti published 13 June 19 See if you can perform this drill.
Applying Sweep Picking to Chord Progressions By Michael Angelo Batio published 13 June 19 Learn how to apply sweep picking techniques to playing arpeggios over moving chord progressions.
Colorful Jazz-Blues Chord Substitutions By Jimmy Brown published 12 June 19 Some commonly used variations that adventurous musicians will often interject into their playing.
In Deep: Howlin' Wolf and Hubert Sumlin By Andy Aledort published 10 June 19 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 published 7 June 19 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 published 5 June 19 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 published 5 June 19 Learn one of the cornerstones of flamenco guitar in this lesson.
This Stevie Ray Vaughan Technique Can Help You Nail His Style By Christopher Scapelliti published 3 June 19 Pick up a whole bunch of cool SRV techniques.
Adding Tension to the Minor Jazz-Blues Progression By Jimmy Brown published 3 June 19 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 published 31 May 19 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 published 31 May 19 Learn three “classic” metal-style riffs packed with melodic movement.
Odd Couplings: More Approaches to Soloing in Odd Meters By Dave Davidson published 30 May 19 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 published 30 May 19 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 published 29 May 19 Chord forms can provide useful templates of fretboard shapes for improvising melodic lines.
More Ways to Utilize “Chicken Pickin’ ” in a Metal Solo By Mike Orlando published 23 May 19 With a little diligent practice, the possibilities that this technique will offer are virtually endless.
Five Simple Minor Pentatonic Hacks That Open Up the Fretboard By Christopher Scapelliti published 22 May 19 Make your pentatonic lines come to life with fresh and unexpected sounds.
Tapping in 16th-Note Triplets with Guthrie Govan By Guthrie Govan published 22 May 19 Get a lesson in intricate tapping from Guthrie Govan.
The Genius of Chet Atkins: Two Patented Techniques By Dale Turner published 21 May 19 Learn two patented, incredibly useful Chet Atkins guitar techniques.
Achieving Absolute Fretboard Mastery, Part 12 By Steve Stine published 21 May 19 Learn how to apply your knowledge of modes effectively across the fretboard.