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Beginner guitar: How to play powerchord riffs

What is a guitar power chord? How to play power chord riffs and progressions

By Chris Bird published

Power up your rhythm and riffing with our lesson on these staple chord shapes

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5 hurdles every beginner guitar player faces - and how to avoid them

5 hurdles every beginner guitar player faces - and how to avoid them

By Justin Sandercoe published

Justin Sandercoe lends GT his insight as one of the world’s most successful guitar teachers

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How to play minor pentatonic riffs

By Chris Bird published

Learn how to use this essential scale, with two hard-rock riff tabs and two scale shapes

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The basics of rhythm notation for guitarists

By Alex Bruce published

Master notation basics in this simple and easy-to-follow lesson

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A Beginner's Guide to Quintuplets

By Will Wallner published

Being able to accurately play quintuplet licks and sequences will add dynamics to your playing and give you more interesting soloing options.

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Four Easy Guitar Solos for Beginners

By Christopher Scapelliti published

Four easy solos that every beginner should learn.

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12-Bar Blues Endings for Beginners

By Guitar World Staff published

A simple, easy-to-follow lick beginners can use to expand their blues vocabulary.

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Five Iconic Eighties Metal Riffs for Beginners

By Guitar World Staff published

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Nine Common Mistakes Beginners Make When Learning Guitar

By Olivia Wolfe published

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Five Easy Guitar Riffs Every Beginner Should Learn

By Christopher Scapelliti published

If you have a few guitar chords under your belt, chances are good that you want to start learning some riffs. But where do you start, and what techniques do you need?

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