Examining Five Essential Minor Mode Scale Patterns By Metal Mike Chlasciak published 23 April 19 Focus on two essential minor modes, Dorian and Aeolian, with these scale patterns.
How to Create Flowing, Stylish Licks Like Eric Clapton By Andy Aledort published 22 April 19 When it comes to spontaneous, improvised phrasing, there is perhaps no better blues-rock guitarist than Eric Clapton.
Using the Harmonic Minor Scale and Phrygian-Dominant Mode to Create Neoclassical Metal-Style Solos By Jacky Vincent published 15 April 19 Craft some truly epic solos with the harmonic minor scale and phrygian-dominant mode.
Guitar Techniques of Prog-Rockers Gentle Giant, Yes, Genesis and King Crimson By Andy Aledort published 11 April 19 Examine the envelope-pushing sounds of some of the essential prog-rock bands of the Sixties/early Seventies era.
Hybrid picking on guitar: this in-depth lesson will have you playing like a pro in no time By Tom Kolb published 3 April 19 Get started with hybrid picking in this comprehensive lesson
Expanding on Chord Shapes Within the Context of Funk Guitar By Wayne Krantz published 2 April 19 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 published 1 April 19 Some cool things you can do with the minor hexatonic scale.
Tapper's Delight: 20 Challenging Tapping Licks By Guthrie Govan published 22 March 19 Guthrie Govan gives a comprehensive tapping lesson.
Tosin Abasi Lesson: Seven-String Arpeggios By Tosin Abasi published 21 March 19 Tosin Abasi demonstrates some cool ways to perform a variety of arpeggios on the seven-string guitar.
How to Incorporate Suspended Chords into Heavy Metal Rhythm Guitar Parts By Metal Mike Chlasciak published 20 March 19 Learn a few different examples of rhythm-guitar ideas that jump around harmonically and also feature the incorporation of suspended chords.
Moving Across the Fretboard in Unusual Ways to Produce Unique Runs By John Petrucci published 11 March 19 This kind of “positional wizardry” can be used to generate interesting melodic patterns that can be used in a variety of ways.
A David Gilmour-Style Approach to Beethoven's “Moonlight Sonata” By Jimmy Brown published 6 March 19 The melody of Beethoven's “Moonlight Sonata”, re-imagined in the style of David Gilmour.
Using String Skipping to Create Angular, Sweep-Type Sounds By Jacky Vincent published 4 March 19 These string-skipping techniques will help you nail some fast alternate- and sweep/economy-picked phrases.
A Guide to High-Pitched Natural Harmonics By Metal Mike Chlasciak published 1 March 19 Learn some licks that utilize natural harmonics.
How to Craft a Long Riff with No Repetition By Mark Holcomb published 28 February 19 How to give the impression of repetition in a riff, without there actually being any repetition at all.
Wild Stringdom with John Petrucci: Recognizing Repetitive Fretboard Shapes on All String Groups By John Petrucci published 27 February 19 Learn some ascending scalar shapes that cover the majority of the fretboard.
How to Solo Like Angus Young, Jimmy Page and Tony Iommi By Andy Aledort published 21 February 19 An in-depth study of the playing styles of three legends of hard-rock guitar.
John Petrucci Lesson: Combining Triad Arpeggios to Form Polytonal Chordal Allusions By John Petrucci published 20 February 19 Learn how to use triadic arpeggio forms within your riffs and solos as a tool to create rich-sounding, poly-chordal sounds.
Tony Iommi on Overwhelming Odds and the Right Way to Play "Paranoid" By Tony Iommi published 20 February 19 Learn the correct way to play Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" riff from the writer himself in this classic GW lesson.
How to Fortify Power-Chord Ideas with Single-Note Lines and Diads By Metal Mike Chlasciak published 19 February 19 Learn a variety of ways you can bring more melodic content to your power-chord-driven ideas through the use of single-note lines and small two-note chord voicings.