Hybrid Picking, and a Gypsy Jazz–Tinged Run in E Minor By John 5 published 20 May 19 Learn a useful, Django Reinhardt-inspired lick from John 5.
How to Reinvent a Modal Melody by Changing Only One Note By Metal Mike Chlasciak published 17 May 19 Learn a simple, effective way to take any Aeolian line and change and mutate its character.
Infusing Major Pentatonic Patterns with Chromatic Passing Tones By Andy Aledort published 16 May 19 Learn some cool approaches to improvising over an Emaj7-Bm7 chord progression.
Meet the Major Diatonic Drop, a Progression Used by Ozzy Osbourne, Glen Campbell and John Lennon By Jimmy Brown published 15 May 19 Learn about the major diatonic drop, and how you can use it to great effect in your own songwriting.
Expanding Minor Pentatonic Ideas with Three-Notes-Per-String Phrases By Glenn Proudfoot published 14 May 19 Break free of the two-notes-per-string approach by combining it with three-notes-per-string patterns using sweep picking.
Country-Influenced Application of Hybrid Picking for Blues and Rock By John 5 published 13 May 19 Learn some more about hybrid picking from John 5 in this classic lesson.
A Guide to Rolling Shred Patterns By Sammy Boller published 13 May 19 Using this technique creates a very fluid sound when played fast.
Thematic Development, and How to Play "Atlantic Limited" By Julian Lage published 10 May 19 Learn some more about thematic development from Julian Lage.
How to Develop a Great Slide Vibrato By Andy Aledort published 9 May 19 One of the most challenging aspects of learning slide guitar is developing a consistently pleasing vibrato.
The Ultimate Transition Chord: Four Minor Resolutions for dim7 By Jimmy Brown published 8 May 19 Learn a few interesting applications of this harmonically unstable yet appealing chord.
Combine Arpeggios, Octave Displacement and Scales for Gloriously Melodic Results By Adrian Galysh published 8 May 19 Help your right- and left-hand technique by tackling string skipping, octave displacement and large intervals.
Composing Away from the Guitar By Jason Richardson published 7 May 19 Jason Richardson dishes on how to write guitar music that finds its inspiration and development away from the guitar.
Achieving Absolute Fretboard Mastery, Part 11 By Steve Stine published 7 May 19 Get a comprehensive and absolute understanding of what modes are.
Whammy Bar Setup Secrets By Guitar World Staff published 6 May 19 Session guitar great Carl Verheyen offers up some helpful tips on how to set your whammy bar without having tuning issues.
Combining Metal-Style Rhythm-Playing Techniques to Create Memorable Riffs By Metal Mike Chlasciak published 3 May 19 Learn a handful of riffs designed to sharpen up very specific and different aspects of your heavy-metal guitar technique.
Continuing Our Look at Moving "Outside" the Tonal Center By Alex Skolnick published 1 May 19 If you develop a taste for moving "outside" the tonal center, it can provide a very cool expansion of your musical vocabulary.
Going the Distance: A Crash Course in Intervals By Jimmy Brown published 29 April 19 A comprehensive primer on the topic of intervals, designed to give guitarists from any stylistic background a solid grasp on one of the foundational cornerstones of music.
Achieving Absolute Fretboard Mastery, Part 10 By Steve Stine published 29 April 19 Learn how to effectively organize and plan your solos.
Learn Steve Vai's Habits, Not His Licks By Tyler Larson published 26 April 19 Sometimes, learning the habits and tendencies of your guitar heroes can be more helpful to your playing than learning endless pages of tabbed-out solos.
Mastering the Modes of G Major with Three Notes Per String By Nita Strauss published 26 April 19 This approach offers an economical way to cover a lot of fretboard ground while broadening the availability of notes within a given position.