How to play barre chords By Total Guitar editors published 1 September 21 Beginner guitar: Play more notes with fewer fingers, and get to grips with essential rock ’n’ roll, funk and soul shapes
5 ways to write a great guitar riff By Total Guitar editors published 25 August 21 How to incorporate the chords and composing tricks that built rock’s greatest riffs in your own writing
How to play partial barre chords By Total Guitar editors published 24 August 21 Beginner guitar: Play more notes with fewer fingers, and get to grips with essential rock ’n’ roll, funk, and soul shapes
10 ways to improve your live guitar playing By Total Guitar editors published 19 August 21 Shape up your playing and focus on the skills you need to be the best live guitarist you can be
6 guitar tricks you can learn from Eddie Van Halen By Total Guitar editors published 3 August 21 Plug in and rock out as Total Guitar gets hot for teaching Eddie Van Halen’s trademark riffs and techniques
The guitarist’s guide to vlogging By Chris Corfield published 29 July 21 Our expert guide to recording guitar videos has everything you need to get started with your new guitar vlog
How to use a looper pedal By Total Guitar editors published 27 July 21 Get to grips with timing and layering overdubs using our guide to looping
How to bend guitar strings By Total Guitar editors published 19 July 21 Get to grips with an essential lead guitar technique with this easy lesson
Learn how to play a metal version of the Wellerman sea shanty By Charlie Griffiths published 9 July 21 Sail the seven seas of rock with Total Guitar’s wailing version of the viral 19th century sea shanty
How to play power chords By Chris Bird published 5 July 21 Beginner guitar: learn rock, metal and punk riffs using just one chord shape
How to play like 8 Telecaster-toting country guitar greats By Total Guitar editors published 2 June 21 Set your Dyna Comp to stun as we go through the styles of Jason Isbell, James Burton, Brent Mason and more
How to play blues scale riffs By Total Guitar editors published 24 May 21 Beginner guitar: add one note to the minor pentatonic scale and unlock the formula for countless classic-rock riffs
How to incorporate the string bending mastery of Albert King in your playing By Greg Koch published 19 May 21 The Gristle King (aka Greg Koch) doffs his cap to another King in this essential blues lesson
How to change between guitar chords By Total Guitar editors published 4 May 21 Having learned your first chords, it's time to put them together with some easy techniques to make your transitions easier
How to play rhythm guitar By Total Guitar editors published 27 April 21 A beginner's guide on how to strum chords in time
How the guitar works By Total Guitar editors published 21 April 21 In this beginner guitar lesson, we explain what the different parts of the acoustic and electric guitar do
How to hold a guitar and a guitar pick By Total Guitar editors published 14 April 21 Beginners! Before you master the guitar, you've got to learn how to hold it. Fix your posture and your playing will follow
Learn 20 essential rock rhythm guitar styles By Total Guitar editors published 9 April 21 From grunge and metal power riffing to cowboy chord arpeggios, open G folk and math-rock fingerpicking
How to play guitar chords for beginners By Total Guitar editors published 6 April 21 In this beginner lesson, learn your first guitar chords and the building blocks of rhythm guitar
9 guitar tricks you can learn from the Foo Fighters By Total Guitar editors published 2 April 21 Layering guitars, powerchords, droning melodies – it's time to learn what makes Dave Grohl and co sound so massive