The guitar solo is still in rude health – here’s what you can learn from today’s most exciting soloists By Jon Bishop published 25 July 23 Expand your lead guitar vocabulary with lessons in 21st century rock, metal, math rock, shred, blues and more
How to play jazz guitar: 5 ways to get started By Jenna Scaramanga published 21 July 23 Playing jazz doesn’t have to be scary – here are the fundamentals made easy
How should you learn guitar scales – and why should you bother? By Justin Sandercoe published 20 July 23 Some people argue it really doesn't matter if you can't tell a pentatonic from a gin and tonic. Justin Sandercoe, one of the world's most successful guitar teachers, weighs in...
How to use chromatic passing tones as connective tissue in guitar solos By Josh Smith published 14 July 23 Please join us in the chroma-zone, where you will find new ideas for where to take your solos in a country or jazz setting
5 ways to improve your guitar arpeggios By Simon Barnard published 7 July 23 It's time to take your rhythm game to the workshop as we take a look at arpeggios and how great players have used them in their chord work
Introduce jazz chops into your blues solos with this lesson in Robben Ford's masterful style By Andy G Jones published 30 June 23 Have yourself a Ford fiesta of jazzy blues guitar with this lesson in the Dumble rumbler's solo approaches
How to combine chords and walking basslines on guitar By Martin Taylor published 28 June 23 British jazz maestro Martin Taylor talks us through his chord and walking bassline approach, while keeping that swing going all the time
5 ways to improve your acoustic guitar strumming By Jenna Scaramanga published 26 June 23 Strumming is the one of the essential techniques for any guitarist, so let's give it the attention it deserves with a lesson that will develop your rhythm style
5 game-changing guitar techniques you can learn from Plini By Charlie Griffiths published 23 June 23 The Aussie maestro's radical style is a rhythmic and technical challenge for any player to master, but by doing so, it might just change how you look at the instrument
30 beautiful acoustic guitar chords you need to know By Richard Barrett published 21 June 23 Increase your musical vocabulary and expand your compositional horizons, in each and every key
How to tell the difference between add chords and altered guitar chords By Richard Barrett published 19 June 23 Here are five chords with names to test the brain and a sound that's kind to the ear. Add them to your chord vocabulary now
How to use chromatic approaches to expand your blues soloing vocabulary By Josh Smith published 15 June 23 Josh Smith is here to make you a better blues player by showing you the musical value in outlining chords in your lead playing
Joe Bonamassa shows you his favorite Fender Esquire licks: “You can rule the world with one pickup” By Joe Bonamassa published 14 June 23 The blues guitar superstar's adventures in classic guitars continue as he shows us why Leo got it right the first time around...
Thin Lizzy's Scott Gorham and Brian Robertson brought twin-guitar leads to the masses – master their influential style By Martin Cooper published 7 June 23 Jailbreak your rock chops with a lesson in the playing of two guitarists who influenced every guitar duo that followed
Learn the guitar stylings of the pioneering Hubert Sumlin – essential learning for any aspiring blues player By David Gerrish published 2 June 23 The six-string lieutenant to the immortal Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters, Sumlin is one of the authors of the electric blues sound, and he was no slouch with country styles, either
Blues guitar techniques you can learn from Telecaster master Roy Buchanan By John Wheatcroft published 31 May 23 Take a deep dive into the style of one of the best players to have ever picked up a Telecaster, in a lesson that will whip your hybrid picking chops into shape in no time
How to solo over relative major and minor chords By Andy Aledort published 29 May 23 It's one of the oldest tricks in the book, used by everyone from the Beatles to Neil Young and Pink Floyd, but playing around the major and minor tonalities can produce melodies that stick in the mind forever
Take your guitar solos to the next level with these genre-spanning tips By Richard Barrett published 26 May 23 Soloing ideas for lead guitar in rock, blues, acoustic, metal and more to make you a better player now
How to use chromatics in a blues guitar solo By Richard Barrett published 25 May 23 A working knowledge of the in-between notes can get you out of a jam when in a jam
5 easy ways to create complex sounds from simple chords By Richard Barrett published 22 May 23 Using open strings to embellish your chord work can yield magical results