How to bend guitar strings By Total Guitar editors Get to grips with an essential lead guitar technique with this easy lesson
Get gig-ready with these 10 essential guitar warm-up techniques By Richard Barrett Looking forward to hitting the stage again after an enforced time off? Here are some exercises to get your chops back up
Explore the wonderful world of pinch harmonics with this essential primer from Greg Koch By Greg Koch Spice up your leads and melodies with the technique popularized by the likes of Eddie Van Halen and Zakk Wylde
How to play old-school blues By Richard Barrett Learn some six-string rhythms in the style of blues heavyweights Howlin' Wolf and Hubert Sumlin
How to two-hand tap like Eddie Van Halen By Andy Aledort 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
Shake up your leads with these one-string bend techniques By Andy Aledort Mastering precise bends on the B string can offer new ideas for pentatonic solos
Hone your crosspicking skills with this lesson on the must-learn acoustic technique By Molly Tuttle Molly Tuttle walks you through the style behind the bluegrass classic Wildwood Flower
Learn to wrangle the whammy bar with these slick tremolo tricks By Chris Bird, Charlie Griffiths It's time to hit the dive bar for a few scoops and doops in the style of Stevie Vai, EVH and more
Beginner guitar: get more mileage from your chord shapes with slash chords By Chris Bird Get creative with some easy new shapes as TG explains how to use slash chords
6 expressive technique ideas that will change the way you play By Chris Bird, James Uings Take your playing to new heights with two-hand tapping, pinched harmonics and other creative guitar skills
Beginner guitar: how to write guitar solos By Chris Bird, James Uings Fire up your solos the easy way by using chords you already know to build your leads
Get to grips with legato playing using this simple guitar workout By Chris Bird, Charlie Griffiths If you know the basics, its time to take your technique to new heights for some super-smooth lead chops
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