Five Simple Reasons Your Solos Sound Cheap By Bobby Kittleberger Your guitar solos will always sound a little predictable to your own ear. But what if you’re doing something that’s causing your solos and lead work to sound bland?
A Guide to Low-Down Sweep Picking Blues By Tyler Larson Two types of sweep picking exercises that cater to a bluesy tonality and feel.
Riffer Madness: Dimebag Darrell on Harmonics By Dimebag Darrell Dimebag Darrell talks harmonics: "How to get 'em, where you can find 'em and what you can do with 'em."
How to Seamlessly Play Arpeggios Over Three Octaves By Adrian Galysh Take simple three note arpeggios and learn how to play them seamlessly over three octaves.
Relocating Familiar Scalar Patterns to Different Areas of the Fretboard By John Petrucci John Petrucci teaches you the formation of specific scalar patterns, or “shapes,” and how to connect them while traversing the fretboard.
Jazz Guitar Corner: Learn to Play Three Classic Jazz Blues Licks By Matt Warnock You'll have plenty of musical ammo for your jazz-blues solos once you pick up these licks.
Five Underrated Led Zeppelin Guitar Riffs—and How to Play Them By Damian Fanelli If you're tired of playing the same old Led Zeppelin riffs (and who isn't?), you're in luck.
Incorporating Groups of Five 16th Notes in Guitar Solos By Elliott Klein Challenge yourself with this difficult 16th note exercise.
Improve Your Soloing Technique with a Few Tricks By Monique Hernandez-Fuentes Looking for ways to spruce up your soloing technique? Look no further.
How Alternate Picking is Just "Small Strumming" By Ben Higgins There's more than one way to physically approach alternate picking.
Stevie Ray Vaughan Lesson: How to Play "Couldn't Stand the Weather" By Andy Aledort An in-depth look at the title track to Vaughan's second album.
What Guitarists Get Wrong When They Play AC/DC's "Dirty Deeds" By Guitar World Staff Learn the proper way to play this AC/DC classic.
Building Eighth- and 16th-Note Rock Rhythms By Bobby Kittleberger Add a ton of variety to your rhythm riffs with a fairly small amount of guitar music theory.
Joe Satriani's Guide to Jimi Hendrix-Style R&B Rhythm Guitar By Joe Satriani Satch gives a comprehensive lesson on Hendrix-style R&B rhythm guitar.
Expand Your Melodic Colors with 9th Arpeggios By Matt Warnock Add a bit of harmonic color to your ideas with 9th arpeggios.
Seven Ways to Spice Up Your Rhythm Guitar Playing By Guitar World Staff Ever get the feeling you're putting too much emphasis on your lead playing and ignoring your rhythm playing? It happens a lot.
Guitar Exercises That Don't Suck By Tyler Larson Redesign your practice routine around guitar exercises that won't wear you out.
How to Build a Guitar Solo Using Thematic Development By Andy Aledort Build a musical “story” with your solos.
The Scale That Will Change Your Life By Adrian Galysh This scale can profoundly expand the scope of your solos.
An Allan Holdsworth-Inspired Pentatonic Run By Glenn Proudfoot Learn a terrific and challenging Allan Holdsworth-inspired lick.
