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Fluid Mechanics: A brief guide to Nuno Bettencourt's most musical and brilliantly flashy tapping licks

By Scott Marano

Have fun entertaining and impressing your fellow guitarists, non-guitarists and yourself with this incredibly effective set of tapping and soloing tools

Slippery, Sliding, Open-Voiced, String-Skipping 7th Arpeggios

By Scott Marano

This deceptively easy-to-play, simple concept will add some sophistication to your improvisations.

Mutant Blues! How to Modify the Minor Pentatonic Scale to Create Something New, Exotic and Twisted

By Scott Marano

How to modify the DNA of the beloved minor pentatonic scale to create a new, exotic, twisted musical species.

Solving the Mysteries of Economy Picking, Shred-Style

By Scott Marano

Manipulate economy picking for the powerful execution of rapid-fire arpeggios.

The Guitarist's Guide to Shape Shifting, Part 1

By Scott Marano

Navigate greater expanses of fretboard terrain with this technique.

Symmetrical phrasing tips that will help you shred across the entire fretboard

By Scott Marano

Get your fingers up to speed with licks in the style of Van Halen, George Lynch, Dimebag and more

Seven Habits That Will Make You a Better Guitarist

By Scott Marano

Meet the "Hammer-On from Nowhere"

By Scott Marano

Guitar Strength: A Guide to Shape-Shifting, Part 2

By Scott Marano

Guitar Strength: 10 Commandments of Playing Guitar in the Style of Dimebag Darrell, Part 2

By Scott Marano