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
How to dial in a guitar amp By Total Guitar editors published 30 March 21 Beginners, step this way: here's how to find a decent sound on your amplifier
How to tune a guitar By Total Guitar editors published 24 March 21 New to guitar? It's time to learn the most important lesson of all: the names of the strings and which way to turn the tuners
Total Guitar created a scientifically perfect guitar solo – here’s what it sounds like and how to play it By Total Guitar editors published 17 March 21 We've followed the science. It's time to shred. Are you ready for Franken-solo?
5 things all beginner guitarists need to know By Total Guitar editors published 16 March 21 Learning how to play guitar? Read this!
Glitch guitar: 7 creative ways to destroy and rebuild your riffs By Guitar World Staff published 5 March 21 Learn how to get the gnarly sounds popularized by the likes of Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails and math-rock
50 guitar chords you need to know By Total Guitar editors published 4 March 21 Boost your guitar vocabulary with fingerstyle-friendly shapes and everyday essentials, plus complex jazz voicings
Guitarless practice: how to learn without the instrument, and improve your musicality anytime, anywhere By George Howlett published 21 December 20 You don't always need a guitar to improve your six-string skills
20 ways to play guitar like Jimmy Page By Chris Bird published 16 December 20 Learn the Led Zeppelin icon's riffing and soloing approaches, tone tips and altered tunings – everything but the violin bow!
How to play guitar like Fender offset heroes By Total Guitar editors published 1 December 20 Your primer in surf-rock, alt-rock, metal and grunge powered by Jazzmasters, Jaguars and Mustangs
How to play guitar in 3 diverse Fender Telecaster styles By Total Guitar editors published 23 November 20 Take your Tele techniques to the next level with these varied exercises
How to play guitar like 7 Fender Strat icons By Chris Bird published 17 November 20 Master the tones and techniques of 7 legendary Stratocaster players
6 simple tips that will make you a better guitar player By Damian Fanelli and Guitar World Staff published 12 November 20 These easy-to-implement adjustments to how you learn will help you yield faster and better results
How to record your electric guitar By Total Guitar editors published 3 November 20 Recording your guitar doesn't have to be a brain-melting experience. Here's how to take the pain out of the process
4 guitar tricks you can learn from Keith Richards By Total Guitar editors published 30 October 20 How to play The Human Riff’s open G riffing, acoustic work and weaving rhythms
Javier Reyes teaches you his progressive fingerstyle approach with this exclusive track and video lesson By Total Guitar editors published 26 October 20 Some Kind Of Way breaks the Animals As Leaders guitarist's technique into manageable pieces
How to use a capo on guitar By Jimmy Brown published 23 October 20 Here are some tips for better intonation, and how to think of key when using a capo
How a capo can make 5 classic songs easier to play By Jimmy Brown published 6 October 20 From Eagles' Desperado to Aerosmith's Dream On: here's how a capo can make playing these hits simpler than ever
Bolster your rhythmic arsenal by learning how to cycle dotted-quarter syncopations By Jimmy Brown published 25 September 20 Learn a technique employed in songs like the Cars' Good Times Roll and David Bowie's Suffragette City