Cracking the (Steve) Morse Arpeggio Code By Troy Grady Get an inside look at the mechanical magic of his arpeggio picking technique.
Lindsey Buckingham Teaches Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide" By Guitar World Staff Lindsey Buckingham teaches you how to play "Landslide," and goes in-depth on his picking style.
Brian Setzer: How to Shred Like a Rockabilly Master By Damian Fanelli Learn three of Brian Setzer's most ferocious riffs.
Hybrid Picking Power-Chord Arpeggios By Joel Hoekstra Learn some cool ways to create angular single-note arpeggios that are based on root-fifth-octave power chord shapes.
Combining Pentatonics with Tapping By Sammy Boller Take the most common pentatonic positions and string them together to create ripping-fast riffs and runs.
How To Learn (and Remember) Guitar Solos By Jackson Maxwell Learn how to not just pick up guitar solos, but really nail them down.
How to Fingerpick Like Chet Atkins By Tommy Emmanuel Learn how to fingerpick like Chet Atkins from a Chet Atkins-certified guitar player!
Discovering New Ways to Use the Minor Pentatonic Scale By Metal Mike Chlasciak How to break away from the “bluesy” sound with which the scale is so often associated.
Learn Some Rut-Busting Pentatonic Licks By Guitar World Staff Avoid the more well-trodden pentatonic paths by picking up some of these licks.
The Little-Known Pentatonic Modal Trick By Christopher Scapelliti A great technique for helping guitarists get their heads and fingers around modal playing.
Expanding on Chord Shapes Within the Context of Funk Guitar By Wayne Krantz Chordal and rhythmic improvisation can offer you an endless array of things to play over a funk groove.
The Attractively Balanced and Highly Musical E Minor Hexatonic Scale By Jimmy Brown Some cool things you can do with the minor hexatonic scale.
How to Play Pedal Steel Guitar By Chris Scapelliti If you’ve ever thought about learning pedal steel guitar—or if you’re just curious about how this relative of the guitar operates—here’s a video that demystifies the instrument.
How to Make a Guitar Solo Sing By Joe Don Rooney How to make your solos really connect with a live audience.
How to Simultaneously Tap Melodies and Play Chords By Sammy Boller This approach has a lot of possibilities and can open up new doors in writing riffs and solos.
How to Use Rhythm to Play Better Solos By Guitar World Staff How to "funkify" your solos with rhythm.
The Basics and Beyond: An In-Depth Guitar Lesson by Steve Vai By Steve Vai and Andy Aledort Grab your guitar and sit down for a comprehensive, GW-exclusive guitar masterclass taught by Steve Vai.
Expanding on Drone-Based Ideas for Riffs and Solos By Andy Aledort Learn how one can apply position shifts in conjunction with the droning technique to broaden the melodic possibilities of a given lick or phrase.
How to Play Mark Knopfler-Style Guitar By Billy Saefong Even though it often looks and sounds simple, imitating Mark Knopfler’s playing style is much easier said than done.
Five Eddie Van Halen Licks You Need to Know (And How to Play Them) By Guitar World Staff Grab your guitar and learn a few of Eddie's signature licks.
