Mixolydian Solo With Pentatonic Scales

More useful five-note scales that exist within Mixolydian with Shaun Baxter. This time creating Pentatonic scales from the 2nd note.

Red Hot Blues! - Speed Up Your Blues With Flashy Fretting!

Always wanted to fly around the neck like your blues-rock heroes? Well, now you can get the ‘wow factor’ into your solos with Andy Saphir‘s 10 essential legato exercises and all-star legato speed jam.

Rocco Zifarelli Video Masterclass

In the first instalment of this six-part video feature, Rocco Zifarelli demonstrates some smooth soloing over a fast-paced, blues fusion backing track. Jon Bishop is your guide.

Fretboard Fluency

Martin Goulding brings you the second part in his series examining the Harmonic Minor scale, where he looks at its chords and all seven modes.

Soloing With 4th Intervals

John Wheatcroft continues his exploration of 4th intervals, putting them to work to create modern sounding lines that will turn heads at the jam session.

Bending Rules Combining Bending & Tapping

For the final instalment of this series, Guthrie is looking at various ways to combine string bending with picking-hand tapping techniques, with some typically surprising results.

Alice In Chains

Martin Cooper checks out the drop-tuned sound of Jerry Cantrell and Alice In Chains, one of the most respected bands of the grunge era.

Walking Basslines

In this last series article from his Beyond Chord Melody book Martin Taylor looks at combining 10ths, 7ths and bass movement.

The Beach Boys

Simon Barnard explores the harmonious sounds of The Beach Boys and the genius of Brian Wilson’s exploration into psychedelia.

Sixty Seconds With...

A minute’s all it takes to find out what makes a great guitarist tick. Before he jumped into his limo for the airport we grabbed a quick chat with Creed and Alter Bridge guitarist, and now solo artist, Mark Tremonti.

Play Like Stevie Ray Vaughan

Jon Bishop dusts off the Stratocaster and breaks out the heavy gauge strings for a look at the classic blues stylings of the one and only SRV.

Marty Friedman Video Masterclass

Exotic scale virtuoso Marty showcases the secrets of his impressive style by taking a solo over Jason’s composition, Komorebi. Jon Bishop is your guide.

Giacomo Puccini Sogno Di Doretta From La Rondine

This month Bridget Mermikides transcribes a glorious aria from Puccini’s 1917 opera La Rondine (The Swallow), arranged for guitar in Drop D tuning.

Fretboard Fluency

Martin Goulding continues developing fretboard fluency, with the first part in a series of columns looking at the Harmonic Minor scale.

Cycle Of 4ths

Continuing his in-depth study of jazz harmony and styles, this month John Wheatcroft explores the power in the cycle of 4ths.

Buddy Guy

Damn right we got the blues! It’s time to don your dungarees and polka dot Strat as we check out the legendary Buddy Guy. Jim Clark is your guide.

The Doors

Simon Barnard gives you the key to unlock some of the sounds and techniques used by Robby Krieger, guitarist from the legendary band.

Scott Joplin The Entertainer

Bridget Mermikides takes us back to the soundtrack of the 1973 Oscar-winning movie The Sting and arranges this iconic 1902 piano rag by the king of ragtime, Scott Joplin.

Rhythm Changes

John Wheatcroft looks at one of the most common compositional templates found in jazz, Gershwin’s now ubiquitous ‘rhythm changes’.

Remembering John Renbourn

John Renbourn’s death sent shockwaves throughout the acoustic guitar world. We asked Clive Carroll, who toured with John extensively, for his reminiscences about the man and his music.With David Mead.

Mixolydian Solo Indian Pentatonic

In this article Shaun Baxter continues his exploration of a useful five-note scale that exists within Mixolydian: the Indian Pentatonic.

Mattias IA Eklundh

In the final instalment of this video feature, guitar virtuoso Mattias demonstrates more of his eccentric, signature lead work over another great sounding backing track. Jon Bishop is your guide.

In the Woodshed

In the shed his month Charlie Griffiths is in riffing mode and shows us how to bend it like Wylde, Iommi, Dimebag, Vai, and Grohl.

Hindsight is 20-20 Vision!

We asked 20 Top guitarists three things they regret not learning earlier; one technique-based, One theory-based and one about music in general.

Fretboard Fluency

This month Martin Goulding continues his look at the Superlocrian mode. He’s looking at the seven shape system, with each scale shape configured as three-notes-per-string.

Clapton Bluesbreakers Era

This month Jim Clark looks at the ‘Beano’ album, one of the most classic and influential blues records and the one that saw the emergence of Clapton as ‘God’.

Carlos Santana

This month Martin Cooper takes a look at the Latin pop-rock style of Carlos Santana and the sound of the band that bears his name.

50 Licks of the Legend

Jon Bishop pays homage to 50 of the most innovative and legendary guitarists of all time, unlocking some of the secrets that make these players such firm favourites.

Kenny Wayne Shepherd

Keeping the blues alive and well is American blues-rock guitarist Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Les Davidson explores his incendiary style. 

40 Blues Intros & Outros

Never be short of ideas again with this essential guide to opening and closing a blues solo with both panache and authority. Richard Barrett is your guide...