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How to play partial barre chords
Beginner guitar: Play more notes with fewer fingers, and get to grips with essential rock ’n’ roll, funk, and soul shapes
6 guitar tricks you can learn from Eddie Van Halen
Plug in and rock out as Total Guitar gets hot for teaching Eddie Van Halen’s trademark riffs and techniques
Get gig-ready with these 10 essential guitar warm-up techniques
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
Spice up your leads and melodies with the technique popularized by the likes of Eddie Van Halen and Zakk Wylde
![[L-R] Howlin' Wolf and Hubert Sumlin](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z2YNEu6Vi5tPaK7td34yh7-840-80.jpg.webp)
How to play old-school blues
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
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
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
Molly Tuttle walks you through the style behind the bluegrass classic Wildwood Flower
