Spice up your funk rhythm chops with this Shane Theriot video masterclass By Andy Saphir published 9 January 23 The New Orleans virtuoso and MD of hit TV show Live From Daryl’s House has a style that's all hot sauce and flavor, and here he shares the tricks behind his tracks
Sick Riffs: Dave Pirner and Ryan Smith teach you the opening lead lick of Soul Asylum hit Somebody to Shove By Sam Roche last updated 10 November 22 For those of you without an electric, the guitarists even show you how to play the lick on an acoustic
Sick Riffs: Liam Beeson teaches you the technical onslaught of Brand of Sacrifice's Casca By Sam Roche last updated 28 October 22 Behold: a masterclass in irregular time signatures and pinpoint accuracy
Sick Riffs: Cody Quistad teaches you the earth-shattering main riff of Wage War's Who I Am By Sam Roche last updated 28 October 22 The track is taken from the band's latest album, Pressure
Sick Riffs: Josh Baines teaches you the crushing, time signature-fluid riffs of Malevolence's Remain Unbeaten By Sam Roche last updated 28 October 22 The track is taken from the band's recently released EP, The Other Side
Sick Riffs: Dave Rude teaches you the ultra-melodic, bend-driven solo from Tesla's The Mission By Sam Roche last updated 28 October 22 Try your hand at this quintessential hard-rocker
Sick Riffs: Arran Day teaches you the classic-rock lead lines of These Wicked Rivers' Floyd By Sam Roche last updated 28 October 22 The track is taken from the band's recently released debut album, Eden
4 guitar tricks you can learn from Jimmy Page By Richard Barrett last updated 28 October 22 With Led Zeppelin, Page drew from all quarters of the musical landscape, but his exhilarating style was rooted in the blues
Sick Riffs: Learn the monster 12/8 groove from All Hail The Yeti's Cold Dead Leaves By Sam Roche last updated 28 October 22 Dave Vanderlinde teaches the yet-to-be-released track, which will feature on the band's upcoming EP
How to play guitar: a beginner’s guide By James Uings published 26 September 22 This beginner guitar lesson takes you from tuning the guitar and strumming your first chords through to playing your very first guitar solos
Raise your lead guitar game with this Jennifer Batten masterclass By Jennifer Batten, Guitarist editors published 8 March 22 The session great shares some stamina-building exercises to improve your phrasing and spice up your solos
Online guitar lessons vs face to face: which is right for you? By Chris Bird published 16 February 22 From cost and convenience to community and progress tracking, we weight up the pros and cons of both approaches to learning the guitar
Expand your chord knowledge with these easy three-note Gypsy jazz voicings By Richard Barrett published 7 January 22 Inspired by Django Reinhardt's ingenuity, we break down five simple three-note Gypsy jazz chords
How to play the B chord on guitar By Jonny Scaramanga published 13 December 21 Beginner guitar: the B chord is one of the trickier chords you'll learn as a beginner, but mastering it will close that gap and make you a more well-rounded player
10 ways to level up your pentatonic playing By Total Guitar editors published 29 October 21 Major and minor pentatonic scale ideas in the style of Zakk Wylde, Tom Morello, Kirk Hammett and more
How to strum 16th notes on guitar By Total Guitar editors published 15 October 21 Beginner guitar: Take your rhythm guitar skills beyond the basics with this lesson on 16th-note rhythms
Give your playing some organ-style flavor with these fresh melodic approaches By Greg Koch published 4 August 21 Greg Koch returns with some suggestions on how to "Mix" things up on guitar to give it that Hammond B3 vibe
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 develop improvised lines on single strings By Andy Timmons published 15 July 21 Andy Timmons shows you how a little fretboard awareness liberates your lead playing
Explore the wonderful world of pinch harmonics with this essential primer from Greg Koch By Greg Koch published 21 June 21 Spice up your leads and melodies with the technique popularized by the likes of Eddie Van Halen and Zakk Wylde