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Black and white shots of James Hetfield, Mark Tremonti and Misha Mansoor of Periphery against a red background
Drop C tuning: how to get to grips with the earth-shaking tuning used by Metallica and Periphery

By Jamie Humphries Published

Metal’s finest have forged some of their heaviest riffs in Drop C – now you can too

Techniques
Charlie Starr teaches how to write a song within a solo on his Fender Esquire
Blackberry Smoke's Charlie Starr on the delicate art of overdubbing guitars

By Charlie Starr Published

Taking Morningside as an example from Blackberry Smoke's You Hear Georgia, Charlie Starr demystifies an approach perfected by Keef

Artist Lessons
A still from Joe Bonamassa's Guitar World video lesson comparing Les Paul Juniors.
“One pickup, two knobs – what more do you need? Well, some of us need a front pickup, too!” Joe Bonamassa compares Les Paul Juniors and demonstrates how they change his playing

By Joe Bonamassa Published

Joe Bonamassa explains how not all Juniors are created equal, but they all have something magical about them

Artist Lessons
GWM609 Eric Gales Lesson
Eric Gales shows you 7 ways to get across the fretboard that unlock his secret to improv

By Eric Gales Published

The blues-rock maestro explains how position shifts can shape melodic ideas in his latest lesson column

Techniques
A still from Richard Barrett's video lesson on bluegrass folk blues.
Don’t be intimidated by acoustic bluegrass – this lesson is the perfect primer (just watch out for the F6/9!)

By Richard Barrett Published

Bluegrass folk blues can take many forms, incorporating influences from both sides of the Atlantic, but it all comes down to two hands and the acoustic guitar

Techniques
A still from Alex Skolnick's new Guitar World video lesson.
Alex Skolnick shares his legato secrets – and how Holdsworth made the technique his own

By Alex Skolnick Published

Returning as a GW columnist after a 30-year gap, Alex Skolnick is wasting no time with a lesson that'll expand your scalar vocab and work on your legato

Artist Lessons
Charlie Starr teaches how to write a song within a solo on his Fender Esquire
Charlie Starr on why choosing the right guitar for the song makes all the difference

By Charlie Starr Published

The Blackberry Smoke frontman on how sometimes it’s the guitar's tone that’ll unlock the secret to the song

Artist Lessons
Nile Rodgers throws some shapes on his Hitmaker Stratocaster.
5 ways to make the C chord much more interesting

By Richard Barrett Published

Because guitarists are limited by fretboard geometry, it pays to get creative with chord voicings – as Jimi Hendrix and Nile Rodgers show, clever inversions can make rhythm parts pop

Chords
GWM608 Joe Bonamassa Lesson
Joe Bonamassa on how to saddle up a capo and get more out of your cowboy chords

By Joe Bonamassa Published

The blues maestro demonstrates how a change of key can change your perspective and give your chord work new life

Artist Lessons
Charlie Starr plays a Martin acoustic in this still from his latest column in Guitar World.
Charlie Starr on how the acoustic guitar can play a vital role in songwriting

By Charlie Starr Published

Strumming a few chords is all it takes to open up a world of possibilities for new songs, and here the Blackberry Smoke frontman shows us how

Artist Lessons
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