Prog-Gnosis | Guitar World

Plini shows you how to build a complex riff from a simple melody

By Plini

Craft mesmerizing guitar parts from basic components

Plini shows you how to solo over prog chord progressions

By Plini

Take a proggy chord progression and learn how to solo over its various chords

Stacking Harmony to Achieve Modern, Progressive Sounds

By Plini

Take a simple chord progression and add a few unusual notes for a more modern and progressive sound.

Tosin Abasi Lesson: Seven-String Arpeggios

By Tosin Abasi

Tosin Abasi demonstrates some cool ways to perform a variety of arpeggios on the seven-string guitar.

Tosin Abasi's Introduction to Double Picking

By Tosin Abasi

Get a lesson in double picking from Tosin Abasi.

Devising Chord Voicings on the Eight-String Guitar

By Tosin Abasi

Tosin Abasi demonstrates a number of different voicings guitarists can create on an eight-string.

Using Your Vibrato Bar Creatively and Tastefully

By Plini

Though derided by some as cliché, the whammy bar can offer a really fun and expressive way to expand your sound.

Effective Ways to Warm Up Both Hands

By Tosin Abasi

Prog-Gnosis: Analyzing the Harmonized Melody Lines in "Isolated Incidents"

By Tosin Abasi

The following content is related to the August 2013 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now, or in our online store.

Prog-Gnosis: Examining the Two-Hand Tapping and Odd-Meter Phrasing in "Isolated Incidents"

By Tosin Abasi

The following content is related to the July 2013 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now, or in our online store.

Prog-Gnosis: More on Playing in 6/4, and Part 2 of My Hybrid-Picked Arpeggios in “David”

By Tosin Abasi

The following content is related to the March 2013 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now, or in our online store.