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5 essential strumming patterns for beginner guitar players
By Gary Heimbauer published
This lesson unpacks one of the fundamental skills of playing guitar, and offers a launchpad for budding singer-songwriters. All you need is three chords and the truth

Guitar lessons are an investment in your playing – these 6 Black Friday deals from Guitar Tricks, Fender Play and more will help you save cash and break through into 2025
By Chris Barnes published
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Best online guitar lessons 2025: remote learning for guitar players – every platform tested by experts
By Chris Schwarten last updated
Online lessons are great for developing your guitar skills from the comfort of your home or on the go – our experts have thoroughly tested options for all playing levels and for every budget, including a free option

Palm-muting is the secret to good funk guitar – here’s how you can use it to funkify chords, double-stops and single notes
By Jude Smith published
Learn the secret ingredient to funk guitar parts that groove and swagger

Tapping on a country album? Don't knock it ’til you’ve tried it, says Andy Wood
By Andy Wood published
How Eddie Van Halen-style tapping can add spice to a country guitar solo

Jared James Nichols explains why Mountain man Leslie West was the “king of heavy”
By Jared James Nichols published
In this video lesson, Nichols unpacks some of West's signature techniques and demonstrates how you, too, can scale the summit of tone and feel...

Michael Landau has made harmonic changes his calling card – and this lesson in his soloing style demonstrates how you can, too
By John Wheatcroft published
Landau’s articulate playing and reference-quality tone makes him one of guitar’s unsung GOATs

Our highest-rated online guitar lessons service just launched its best subscription bundle of the year – and it includes a massive $800 in savings
By Ross Holder published
You’ll be hard-pressed to find a better Black Friday guitar lessons deal than Guitar Tricks’ full-access annual membership for only $99

Take your melodic phrasing to new heights with this lesson in Mark Knopfler’s iconic soloing style
By Andy Jones published
Few players can pick out the notes like Knopfler, and this lesson goes deep into his fingerstyle approach, and how he foregrounds melody to tell a story with his leads

Learn to shred like Yngwie Malmsteen, as we celebrate 40 years of his game-changing debut Rising Force
By Chris Brooks published
It’s time to turn that Fender Strat into kindling as we go far beyond the sun and unleash the fury in a video and tab shred lesson that is not for the faint-hearted
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