Latest articles by Charlie Griffiths
"As a result of his rapid evolution as a guitarist, Johnny Marr's chord choices from his five years with The Smiths reveal some inspirational examples": here are 4 of them to start with
The Cmaj9 ritual
Try these guitar chords that Prince used to elevate his classic songs
Warning: contains a very funky F
"Some of the very best songwriting is about doing special things with simple parts – Noel Gallagher's work is frequently a prime example": Here are 4 chords from his classic Oasis songs
I'm feeling supersonic, give me F#m11/C#
"Like Jimi Hendrix before him, John Mayer is not averse to bringing his thumb in for chord fretting duties": Here's some of that and more with 4 Mayer chords to try
Waiting on the D/F# to change
Alter Bridge guitar lesson: 6 ways to play like Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy
Altered tunings, passing notes and jazzy scales - let's take it to the Bridge in style
Tool guitar lesson: 5 ways to play like Adam Jones
Get Tooled up with swells, open string drones, powerchords, triplets and more with this tab and audio lesson
Guitar skills: Create slick guitar solos using tapping and bending
Lesson: Supercharge your solos with these advanced ideas
Modern metal guitar with Pin from SikTh
Check out this lesson with video and tab
10 ways to improve your guitar practice now
Improve your routine with our quick lessons and tips
Guitar skills: Improve your metal downpicking speed with this lesson
Give your picking chops more power, stamina and speed with metal riff downstrokes
Guitar lesson: Are you up to the challenge of these Steve Vai-style riffs and licks?
Guitar skills: Learn the leads and rhythms behind Passion & Warfare
Guitar lesson: Spice up your chord playing with these inventive harmonic ideas
Guitar skills: Integrate natural, artificial and tapped harmonics with this Yes, Rush-style lesson
Guitar skills: Step up your playing with these sweep picking lessons
Master one of the most difficult solo techniques
Guitar skills: Strengthen your fretting fingers with these slick legato workouts
Give your first finger a rest and treat the remaining three digits to a spot of fretboard fitness training
Classic guest lesson: John Petrucci's ultimate guitar warm-ups
Flex those fretting fingers and prime your picking power with the ultimate warm-up routine with Dream Theater's iconic guitarist
How to play slide guitar
Slide into position and try some intonation and vibrato exercises in standard tuning
Unlock the guitar neck with these three-note-per-string shapes
Increase your finger stretching and unlock some new scale shapes
30-day guitar challenge, day 30: Test your skills with these Paul Gilbert-style licks
Learn the riff and solo techniques of the Mr Big fretboard master
How to play guitar using hybrid picking
Hybrid picking is an electric and acoustic guitar technique that involves a mixture of plectrum ‘flatpicking’ and fingerstyle technique.
Metal bass head to head: Trivium and Killswitch Engage
Here they discuss the challenges of playing in a band with two guitarists, as well as tone, technique, and finding the perfect drummer.
