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Why learning songs is just as important as practicing technical exercises
Guitar exercises are important and will always have their place, but when you learn songs, you can extract the licks and techniques, use them in other contexts, and have a lot of fun, too
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ESP School of Metal Guitar: how to play guitar like Parkway Drive
Pat Heath and Jamie Hunt show you the playing secrets of some of the finest players in metal
Zakk Wylde to teach “a complete breakdown” of his signature style in new in-depth online guitar course
Wylde's Berzerker Guitar Camp will guide participants through over 90 video lessons, which feature fundamentals, techniques and tutorials on his most famous solos and songs
Dave Mustaine on the secret to playing Megadeth: “A lot of the technique is in the right hand. It's not what the left hand is doing at all”
The thrash legend discusses the nuances of his genre-defining playing style in the new issue of Guitar World
Fender-hosted panel share advice on how TikTok can help you make it as a guitar player
Blu DeTiger, April Kae, TikTok's William Gruger, Fender CMO Evan Jones and more explain how the video-sharing platform has changed the game for guitarists
How Eric Gales’ signature licks can hot-wire your blues playing
Gales’ genre-mashing guitar style is rooted in the blues but takes exhilarating detours through his expansive musical vocabulary. This primer establishes the mood with some jazz chord melodies before tackling his lightning quick picking
5 shred techniques you can learn from Bumblefoot
This lesson will guide your lead through the weird, wonderful and endlessly creative style of Ron Thal, and you don't even need a double-neck electric to take part
