technique

A more efficient way to pick, economy picking will make you a more fluid player, whether you’re playing jazz and fusion or shred à la Yngwie Malmsteen

This primer on the often misunderstood picking approach is the first in a series that demystifies the process, and explains how it can take your playing to new heights

Inject some authenticity into your blues playing as we turn back the clock with this lesson on the styles of Buddy Guy, Magic Slim, Otis Rush and many more

Beginner guitar: Improve your lead guitar skills with a technique used by indie kids, shredders and blues hounds alike

Expand your lead guitar vocabulary with solo ideas in the styles of Jimi Hendrix, Joe Bonamassa, David Gilmour and many more

Beginner guitar: No pick? No problem! Improve your versatility and create intricate rhythm parts with fingerstyle

From subtle acoustic works to full-blown rock, we look at the techniques behind the blues-rock superstar's inimitable style, with full tab and audio

Beginner guitar: Take your rhythm guitar skills beyond the basics with this lesson on 16th-note rhythms

Beginner guitar: these hammer-on and pull-off techniques appear in every genre of guitar and will rescue you if you run out of ideas mid-solo

Beginner guitar: Play more notes with fewer fingers, and get to grips with essential rock ’n’ roll, funk and soul shapes

Beginner guitar: Play more notes with fewer fingers, and get to grips with essential rock ’n’ roll, funk, and soul shapes

Plug in and rock out as Total Guitar gets hot for teaching Eddie Van Halen’s trademark riffs and techniques

Get to grips with an essential lead guitar technique with this easy lesson

Looking forward to hitting the stage again after an enforced time off? Here are some exercises to get your chops back up

Spice up your leads and melodies with the technique popularized by the likes of Eddie Van Halen and Zakk Wylde

Learn some six-string rhythms in the style of blues heavyweights Howlin' Wolf and Hubert Sumlin

This hands-on and tabbed lesson offers a comprehensive primer in Eddie's signature lead style, as well as a brief history of two-hand tapping itself

Mastering precise bends on the B string can offer new ideas for pentatonic solos

Molly Tuttle walks you through the style behind the bluegrass classic Wildwood Flower

It's time to hit the dive bar for a few scoops and doops in the style of Stevie Vai, EVH and more