Wizards Of Ozz!

Richard Barrett looks into the techniques of the remarkable guitarists that have played alongside one of rock’s best-loved frontmen over the years, with example riffs, solos and backing backing tracks.

Brett Garsed Masterclass Pt 3(Of 8)

This month Brett demonstrates his ability to navigate the chords with a cracking fusion solo over Jason’s track, Big Up! With Jon Bishop.

Sergei Rachmaninoff Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini

Are your fingers ready for a serious workout? Well, this month Bridget Mermikides has arranged a corker of a piece to test your technique, stamina and determination. Good luck!

Mick Goodrick

This month John Wheatcroft looks at one of the most influential jazz players and teachers on the planet, the wonderful Mick Goodrick.

Mixolydian Solo With Diatonic Arpeggios

It’s blues-rock-fusion’s favourite mode so today Shaun Baxter creates a melodic solo using arpeggios from each new Mixolydian scale/key.

Ultimate Chord Workout

Phil Capone invites you for a stroll on the sophisticated side of the street to explore extended chords; before showing you how to use them to create some cool accompaniments.

Procol Harum

This month Simon Barnard revisits 1967 to look at the original baroque and roll masters and meets the early playing of Robin Trower.

Minor II-V-I

Next in his guide to the building blocks of jazz John Wheatcroft turns his attention to a matter of major significance, the minor II-V-I.

Session Shenanigans

The studio guitarist’s guide to happiness and personal fulfilment, as related to us by session legend Mitch Dalton. This month our hero gets to be James Bond – sort of.

Instrumental Inquisition!

Instrumentals have supplied some of music’s most evocative moments. We asked some top guitarists for their take on this iconic movement. This month, Swedish jazz royalty (Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown): the fabulous Ulf Walkenius.

Talkback Your Letters...

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The Harmonic Secrets Of...The Beatles!

Join Jon Bishop as he delves into the wonderful world of Beatles harmony with a feature that covers key Beatles-style chord shapes and progressions with great backing tracks too!

Antonio Forcione Masterclass Pt 2

As our masterclass concludes, Will McNicol continues his impromptu discussion with this amazing player about his influences and ideas.

Tom Petty

A month passes and another music legend is gone. Here Stuart Ryan examines Tom Petty’s Americana-tinged acoustic style.

Antonio Forcione Masterclass Pt 1

Will McNicol sits down with this multi award-winning acoustic guitarist for a discussion about his musical influences, ideas and techniques.

Eric Johnson

Join Ronan McCullagh this month as explores the meticulous precision of Texan rock and blues guitarist, Eric Johnson.

Philip Catherine

This month John Wheatcroft marvels at the beautiful, elegant playing of a Belgian jazz master, the wonderful Philip Catherine.

Dominant Pentatonic Pt4 - Fast Sequences

In this challenging lesson Shaun Baxter introduces speedy sequenced lines built around CAGED shapes in A Dominant Pentatonic.

In The Woodshed

Join Charlie Griffiths as he looks at alternate picking while moving the pick between strings to play tight arpeggios.

Morning Has Broken Traditional

You’ll probably know it best from Cat Stevens’ classic 1971 hit but here Bridget Mermikides arranges and transcribes a traditional tune often attributed to a Scottish hymn composer.

Fretboard Fluency

Martin Goulding continues his series on developing fretboard fluency, with the eighth part in his series on the Melodic Minor scale.

Muse

This month Martin Cooper checks out the melodic prog-pop style of Devon band Muse, and inventive guitarist and frontman Matt Bellamy.

Jacques Offenbach - Barcarolle From The Tales Of Hoffmann

Continuing her series featuring new arrangements of classical favourites Bridget Mermikides turns her hand to a brilliant cellist and composer.

The Genius Of... Brian May

With Bohemian Rhapsody pulling in crowds at the movies Jon Bishop examines the multi-faceted and instantly recognisable guitar style of Queen’s melodic master.

Stochelo Rosenberg

This issue John Wheatcroft examines the extraordinary style of the Flying Dutchman of gypsy jazz, the incredible Stochelo Rosenberg.

Eric Gales

He describes his style as “upside down and backwards”, but when Eric Gales picks up his guitar, says David Mead the blues world can’t help but listen to his heavyweight playing style.

Dan Patlansky

The South African guitarist slides into his second decade as one of the world’s finest blues-based storytellers. With Ronan McCullagh.

Be-Bop Deluxe

Martin Cooper checks out Be-Bop Deluxe’s criminally undersung but incredibly musical and creative guitarist, Wakefield’s own Bill Nelson.

Food For Thought

Justin Sandercoe of justinguitar.com lends GT his insight as one of the world’s most successful guitar teachers. This month: Just one more...

Instrumental Inquisition!

Guitar instrumentals have supplied some of music’s most evocative moments. We asked some top guitarists for their take on this iconic movement. Today we meet an Australian virtuoso beloved of Steve Vai, the guitarist known as Plini.