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Total Guitar

Total Guitar is Europe's best-selling guitar magazine.

Every month we feature interviews with the biggest names and hottest new acts in guitar land, plus Guest Lessons from the stars.

Finally, our Rocked & Rated section is the place to go for reviews, round-ups and help setting up your guitars and gear.

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Articles by: Total Guitar

Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee from Rush in 2013

Try these 16 inspiring guitar chords that use open strings

By Total Guitar published

Add some shimmer to your rhythm playing with open-string variations on simple chords

Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin II: Jimmy Page guitar lesson

By Total Guitar published

A whole lotta lesson – including how to play across the whole fretboard with five different shapes but just one scale

Brian May after being knighted

How to play guitar like Queen's Sir Brian May

By Total Guitar published

To celebrate the Queen great being knighted this week, try some of his soloing tricks (roof platform optional)

Brian May classsic interview

Classic interview: Brian May on the guitar greats and the magic of The Riff – "It's a basic, primal need"

By Total Guitar, Scott Rowley published

The Queen great salutes Jeff Beck, Satriani, Blur, Bowie and... Queen

Speed up your lead guitar playing with these quickfire exercises

By Total Guitar published

Master the go-faster

James Dean Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers

5 ways to play guitar like Manic Street Preachers' James Dean Bradfield

By Total Guitar published

Taking apart the Manics man's style, so you can put it together

5 guitar tricks to learn from Mark Knopfler

By Total Guitar published

Master the soloing style of one of rock's most revered guitarists

Less is more: learn how to improvise a fresh guitar solo

By Total Guitar published

Guitar lesson: Lead ideas getting a bit stale? We can help!

Understand time signatures with this easy guitar lesson

By Total Guitar published

Get to grips with 4/4, 6/8 and beyond

John Frusciante

10 easy partial guitar chords you can learn to speed up your changes

By Total Guitar published

Less is more with these creative chords

Misha Mansoor

4 guitar exercises to max out your finger dexterity

By Total Guitar published

Take your playing to a new level

Acoustic hand

30 acoustic guitar chords that every player should know

By Total Guitar published

Best of 2022: From blues and open chords to alternate tunings – we've got you covered here

Chris Cornell

Get creative with your rhythm guitar playing with inspiration from Van Halen, Rush, Soundgarden and Nile Rodgers

By Total Guitar published

Guitar lessons with tab and audio

Guitar skills: Expand your mind and playing with these ingenious prog chords

By Total Guitar published

Rush and Opeth-style chords for your vocabulary

Jimi Hendrix at 80

The ultimate Jimi Hendrix lead guitar lesson

By Total Guitar published

JIMI AT 80: We break down the lead techniques of the greatest guitarist of all time with a huge tutorial – including wah and whammy lessons

Jimmy Page

Learn to play the Led Zeppelin IV classic Rock And Roll on guitar

By Total Guitar published

Been a long time since you rock and rolled? Then check out this complete video lesson

Recording guitar amps

How to record an electric guitar amp

By Total Guitar published

Top tips on mic placement and technique

How to record acoustic guitar

4 easy ways to record acoustic guitar

By Total Guitar published

How to use mic, stereo and electro-acoustic methods

How to record your band

10 things you need to know before you record your band

By Total Guitar published

10 essential tips for tracking guitar, bass, drums and vocals live

Boost your guitar-playing confidence with our 5 top tips

By Total Guitar published

Jamming, improvisation and live playing with your guitar don't have to be a worry - get to grips with these basics and make it fun

Jam session

5 blues guitar grooves to learn for your next jam session

By Total Guitar published

Nail the essential blues rhythms in the style of Hendrix, ZZ Top, SRV and more

Eddie Van Halen

25 of the greatest guitar tones of all time

By Total Guitar published

Iconic moments from Hendrix to Homme, and Marr to Marvin – plus how they got the sounds

Singing and playing guitar

Learn to sing and play guitar at the same time in 9 simple steps

By Total Guitar published

Plus some key tips and the best songs to learn with

H.E.R

Master your modes with these 7 guitar tab exercises

By Total Guitar published

Intimidasted by modes? Don't be. Dorian, ionion, phygian, lydian, mixolydian, aeolian and locrian scales explained in an accessible way

Guitar lesson: get started with the Lydian mode

By Total Guitar published

Here's how to get to grips with Joe Satriani's favourite mode

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