Techniques

These five examples will help you set the fretboard alight with the pyrotechnic style of the legendary Jason Becker – bonus points for anyone who masters them while playing a yo-yo

Transposing piano for guitar, combining jazz, classical and rock, Lane was way more than just a speedster – this lesson will take you inside his imaginative phrasing and esoteric note choices

This primer in the signature approaches of the Pink Floyd prog legend shows you the rudiments of his playing, from how he grips his pick and bends the strings, to chord fretting and more

These four mini pieces focus on different stylistic, harmonic, and technical approaches heard in many of Satch’s classic tracks new and old

It was the decade of big shoulder pads and formidable guitar playing, and here we have four lessons – all stylistically different – to roll back the clock...

In this exclusive video performance and lesson, rock legend Paul Gilbert treats us to a spellbinding guitar solo involving power tools and string skipping. What could possibly go wrong?

Here's a lesson to broaden your musical vocab with some country, neo-soul, thrash metal and more

Learn how to get the gnarly sounds popularized by the likes of Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails and math-rock

Mastering precise bends on the B string can offer new ideas for pentatonic solos