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How to play guitar like Brian May
How to play guitar like Brian May

By Total Guitar editors Published

Brian May's epic and wholly original lead style broken down into manageable pieces

Techniques
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Brian May joins Nuno Bettencourt, Steve Vai, Zakk Wylde, Yngwie Malmsteen and Tosin Abasi for epic Bohemian Rhapsody jam

By Richard Bienstock Published

The virtual performance was part of the At Home and Social with Nuno Bettencourt & Friends AXS TV special

Guitarists
How to get Brian May's Red Special tones from a Strat or Les Paul
How to get Brian May's Red Special tones from a Strat or Les Paul

By Simon Bradley Published

Our insider’s guide to the ingenious workings of Brian’s home-built guitar and how to dial in classic Queen tones

Lessons
Brian May's 20 best guitar moments
Brian May's 20 greatest guitar moments

By Amit Sharma Published

From Brighton Rock to Bijou, here are the Queen icon's finest songs, solos and acts of melodic genius

Guitarists
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Brian May: "I will never claim to be a great guitarist in the sense of a virtuoso. I just try to play from my heart"

By Chris Bird Published

The man recently voted greatest rock guitarist in the world reflects on his heroes and friends, finding his tone, and orchestrating guitar genius with Queen

Guitarists
Jake Shimabukuro
10 ukulele performances that showcase its surprising versatility

By Guitar World Staff Published

10 of our favorite moments featuring the increasingly popular four-stringed instrument

Ukuleles
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Brian May nudges out Jimi Hendrix to top Total Guitar greatest rock guitarist of all time poll

By Richard Bienstock Published

“I’m blown away,” the Queen man says of being crowned king

Guitarists
Brian May of Queen performs at ANZ Stadium on February 15, 2020 in Sydney, Australia.
Brian May suffers heart attack amid excruciating pain - and thinks his guitar strap could be to blame

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

Queen guitar hero diagnosed with severely compressed sciatic nerve

Guitarists
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The greatest 12-string guitar songs of all time

By Josh Hart and Damian Fanelli Published

31 of the greatest moments of 12-string shimmer in guitar's storied history

Music Releases
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Brian May tore his buttocks in a freak gardening accident: “The pain is relentless”

By Richard Bienstock Published

“I managed to rip my gluteus maximus to shreds,” the Queen guitarist reports

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