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Best online guitar lessons 2024: remote learning for guitar players, tested by experts
By Chris Corfield last updated
Online lessons are great for developing your guitar skills from the comfort of your home or on the road – our experts have thoroughly tested options for all levels and budgets
Pat Metheny called him “one of the brightest new talents on the instrument” – learn Dan Wilson’s remarkable phrasing
By John Wheatcroft published
Wilson is a mind-blowing talent, and here he opens his box of tricks to share some licks that will improve your understanding of melodic minor modes
10 songs you should never cover (or at least think twice before trying)
By Jonathan Horsley published
“Good evening, Long Island! Are we havin’ a good time? All right. Now we’re gonna do a song by the Killers. This is Mr. Brightside!” Not tonight, Satan…
5 blues guitar rhythms every guitarist needs to know
By John Wheatcroft published
Every guitarist can improve their rhythm game. As Steve Lukather says, “I’ve been paid to play rhythm guitar 90% of the time. It’s harder than it looks”
How to connect melodic phrases using chromaticism and string bending
By Andy Timmons published
Timmons is here with a video lesson to make your licks sing with an approach that will give help your solos stretch out, joining the dots between different musical ideas
Surf guitar can teach you a lot about attitude and note choice – Arianna Powell shows you how your playing can benefit from catching the wave
By Arianna Powell published
Using the A minor pentatonic scale as a launch pad, Pickup Music's video lesson teaches you how to catch big waves of melody that bring that '60s surf style right up to date
Only bending strings with your second and third fingers? Strengthening your first and fourth fingers will help you express yourself like the greats
By Simon Barnard published
Blues heroes like Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan used their first and fourth fingers to bend – without support – to powerful effect. And with a bit of practice, you can learn their expressive solo techniques, too
How Steve Vai helped Jacob Collier become a better player without even touching a guitar
By Phil Weller published
The newly crowned Strandberg signature artist discusses how Vai’s progressive mentality informed his approach to the guitar
The 20 greatest guitar cover versions (as voted for by you), ft. Hendrix, Johnny Cash, LedZep and more
By Jenna Scaramanga published
We asked, you voted, and the results are in, with a top 20 covers list featuring Guns N' Roses, Aretha Franklin, SRV and Joe Bonamassa. But who was voted number one?
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