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Best beginner guitars for metal 2025: 10 top axes to cover all your metal needs
By James Farmer last updated
Explore the very best in beginner metal guitars from the likes of Squier, Epiphone and PRS, including a selection of great options under $500/£500

How to play guitar: a beginner’s guide
By James Uings published
This beginner guitar lesson takes you from tuning the guitar and strumming your first chords through to playing your very first guitar solos

How to play funk guitar – a beginner’s guide
By Jenna Scaramanga published
Here we unpack the rudiments of funk scratching in a lesson that will help you perfect your strumming technique and improve your rhythmic sensibility

How to get 5 inspirational sounds from your delay pedal
By Total Guitar editors published
Our pedalboard primer demystifies delay and will help you take your first steps toward transforming your guitar tone and songwriting with atmosphere, rhythm and space

How to alternate pick on guitar: exercises to make you play faster
By Chris Bird published
Improve your lead guitar skills with a technique used by indie kids, shredders and blues hounds alike

How to play the major scale on guitar
By Total Guitar editors published
Beginner guitar: This scale is the foundation for basically everything, so it's essential learning for all aspiring players

How to play the F chord on guitar
By Jenna Scaramanga published
Beginner guitar: Learning the F chord is often one of the biggest obstacles new guitarists face, but there are a variety of simple alternatives to make it easier to play

How to play the B chord on guitar
By Jenna Scaramanga published
Beginner guitar: the B chord is one of the trickier chords you'll learn as a beginner, but mastering it will close that gap and make you a more well-rounded player
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