10 easy guitar songs for beginners - and the chords you need to play them By Guitarsumo Classic campfire guitar songs that are easy to play
Dissect the brilliance of Jimi Hendrix's rhythm guitar playing By Keith Wyatt Learn how Hendrix absorbed the soul guitar greats that came before him, then turned their approach on its head
These smooth BB King licks work for more than just blues By Matt Warnock How to use BB's blues ideas in a jazz context
Dave Mustaine lesson: Learn about exotic voicings, major and minor diads and "upside down" chords By Dave Mustaine Learn some more about exotic voicings, plus major and minor diads, from the Megadeth frontman
Robert Johnson: Unlock the guitar mysteries of the Delta blues great By Andy Aledort Learn the variety of picking techniques and tunings that Johnson used to craft his timeless, deeply emotional music
This monster lick takes the blues scale to ferocious new places By Glenn Proudfoot It's amazing how the same six notes, when played with a new spin, can have such a dramatic impact
Learn Yngwie Malmsteen's legendarily fast rotational picking mechanic By Troy Grady Malmsteen's rotational motion mechanic is a highly capable all-rounder and also a great introduction to rotational picking techniques that are so common in guitar
Using fourth intervals as a building block for chords and solos By Alex Skolnick This topic can be quite useful for better fretboard understanding even if jazz guitar isn’t your main thing
Tosin Abasi's comprehensive introduction to double picking By Tosin Abasi Pick up a useful technique from the Animals as Leaders guitarist
Five practice tips from Dream Theater's John Petrucci By John Petrucci Have a goal, and four other handy tips from the Dream Theater guitar great
Freddie King lesson: go in deep with a blues guitar legend By Andy Aledort King's hard-driving intensity gave his guitar lines and solos a fiery spirit
Guitar modes: how to learn all seven major modes the easy way By Matt Warnock A quick-fire route to mastering the modes
Strengthen your fourth finger with these exercises By Steve Booke By strengthening and using your fourth finger, many doors will open for you, playing-wise
Master some useful melodic tactics for a minor jazz-blues progression By Jimmy Brown In this lesson, learn some cool, musically effective things to play over a rather dark, intriguing set of chord changes
How to tap like Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads and Reb Beach By Martin Goulding Learn some tapping licks in the styles of three of the technique’s most celebrated practitioners
Changing guitar strings: everything you need to know By Kathy Dickson Changing guitar strings isn't a complicated task, but try convincing a new guitarist of that. It can seem plenty intimidating to a beginner
The role of a lead guitarist in the songwriting process By Bobby Kittleberger Your mind might bend a completely different way than those who compose and write music, but you both share a common mission
Looking for a challenge? Get a load of these insane pentatonic/diminished arpeggios By Glenn Proudfoot Glenn Proudfoot shares another mind-blowing monster licks lesson
Nita Strauss: how to tighten up your rhythm chops By Nita Strauss The Alice Cooper guitarist shows you how to increase your speed by using a metronome
Make your blues solos awesome using dominant seven chords By Andy Aledort Many blues songs are built around major-key progressions based on this shape
