Blaine Kaltman

Pull-offs allow guitarists to play two or more notes with just one pick

Enough math, let’s get to shredding. Triplets will add a new dynamic to your solos. And they may engage your audience in a way other note progression cannot. Why? The rule of three.

Delay is one of the coolest and most heavily used effects in rock. In this column, learn a bit about the history of the effect, and a neat way to utilize it.

There are no shortcuts to greatness. The old adage "practice makes perfect" lives on for a reason: the more you do something the better you will get at it.

Even within complex solos, most guitarists play several notes on one string, and then move up or down to the next string.This creates melodically linear patterns.