Rock

There's a great big world out there, and the large selection of non-Western scales that it offers can add an intriguing twist to your playing.

Add some personality to your playing with these five essential techniques.

Have you ever heard an ungodly whoop or cry emerging from another guitarist’s ax and wondered how the heck to do it? If so, then this lesson is for you.

If you develop a taste for moving "outside" the tonal center, it can provide a very cool expansion of your musical vocabulary.

This intensive 30-minute guitar workout provides good technical practice which should definitely keep your chops in shape.

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.

Examine how Gilmour uses arpeggios in relation to the root notes of the chord progression—and how he moves from position to position.

Learn some more about melodic phrasing from Testament's Alex Skolnick!

Truly a guitar god, Jimmy Page is one of the most captivating soloists the rock world has ever known.

John Petrucci demonstrates “the Horse” whinny made famous by Eddie Van Halen, "the Satch method" and more helpful whammy bar tricks.