Herman Li responds to criticism that shredders “don't have any feel or emotion in their music” By Richard Bienstock “I like playing fast because I find it exciting,” the DragonForce virtuoso tells Music Is Win
Steve Vai’s insane joint shifting technique: here’s how to do it By Richard Bienstock Music is Win's Tyler Larson breaks down the innovative fingering, one painful string stretch at a time
Meet these 12 gorgeous open-string chords By Tyler Larson Including open strings in the chords you play is a quick way to expand your sound and stretch out over a wide sonic space
14 “Expensive” Guitar Chords You Can't Live Without By Tyler Larson These chords sound like a million bucks, and they can be yours.
How to Compose Your Own Prog-Rock Riffs By Tyler Larson Learn how to navigate the grid of prog and create your own stellar riffs within that genre.
Use Melody to Avoid Cliche Scale Noodling By Tyler Larson Ripping through a scale pattern with absolutely no emotion or variation can become robotic. Learn how to turn off robot mode and find your voice.
Learn Steve Vai's Habits, Not His Licks By Tyler Larson Sometimes, learning the habits and tendencies of your guitar heroes can be more helpful to your playing than learning endless pages of tabbed-out solos.
The Most Important Jazz Guitar Chord By Tyler Larson Believe it or not, you’ve probably already played one or two shapes of this chord.
Learn the Guitar Habits of Buckethead By Tyler Larson Learn the habits of a mysterious guitar genius.
Tips on Creating a Guitar Practice Schedule By Tyler Larson Learn how to mold your practice routine to fit your specific playing needs.
Break the Rules with Open Strings By Tyler Larson Open strings make your chords sound bigger and your licks sound more unique.
The Six Most Important Chord Progressions in Jazz By Tyler Larson These progressions provide a landscape for extremely creative guitar playing.
Why (and How) We Should Learn John Frusciante’s Guitar Habits By Tyler Larson Pick up some of the main habits of John Frusciante’s signature, unmistakable guitar style.
How to See Triads on the Guitar’s Neck By Christopher Scapelliti How to visualize major triads in their root position using a handy reference sheet and a fretboard.
Improve Your Guitar Tapping Instantly (with a DIY Fretwrap) By Tyler Larson A DIY solution to creating your own fretwrap that'll take about 20 seconds.
How to Use the Pentatonic Scale in Jazz Progressions By Tyler Larson You just need a few adjustments to translate your knowledge to the sometimes intimidating genre that is jazz.
Learn the Guitar Habits of Eddie Van Halen By Tyler Larson While Eddie Van Halen may have never taken a guitar lesson in his life, he can certainly teach you a lot.
How to Use Octaves to Unlock the Fretboard By Tyler Larson Improve your fretboard vision, and learn how to get the most out of the fewest notes and phrases.
The Best Ear Training Exercise for Guitarists By Tyler Larson An exercise that can drastically improve your ability to learn by ear in no time.
The Secret Note That Makes the Minor Pentatonic Scale Better By Christopher Scapelliti If you’re looking for a way to make your minor pentatonic licks, riffs and solos more interesting, it might be as simple as adding this one note.
