Total Guitar

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

Mark Knopfler

Play guitar like Mark Knopfler - 5 tips to try

By Total Guitar published

Pentatonic lead, chord tones, legato licks and fast picking with tab and audio

Funk up your rhythm guitar grooves with these essential chord vamps

By Total Guitar published

James Brown, Michael Jackson, Nile Rodgers and John Frusciante's grooves to get down on

5 ways to get the most from your band practice

By Total Guitar published

Improve your productivity with communication, commitment and, er, compliments

Yvette Young

6 ways to avoid cliches with your chord and lead guitar playing

By Total Guitar published

Freshen up your rock, soul and blues playing with this lesson

Slash

Try these Slash, Brad Paisley and Brent Mason-style oblique string bends and bring a new sound to your guitar solos

By Total Guitar published

A two-note guitar technique that's hugely effective

The Beatles

Learn 6 of the most famous guitar chords of all time

By Total Guitar published

Quickly grasp some of the most iconic chords ever played, from the Beatles to Bond and beyond

5 electric blues guitar solo tricks to learn from Eric Clapton

By Total Guitar published

Try your hand at Clapton’s '80s and '90s Strat tones and blues phrasing with our lesson

Slash

5 guitar tricks you can learn from Slash

By Total Guitar published

Learn the techniques of the top-hatted talent

Easy guitar theory: dominant 7th chords explained

By Total Guitar published

Master the chord type often heard in blues, jazz, funk and rock

How to play guitar like John Frusciante

By Total Guitar, Richard Barrett published

A video and tab lesson on the Red Hot Chilis' guitar man

Guitarist

Play guitar chords across the entire fretboard - here's how

By Total Guitar published

Use the CAGED system to discover major and minor chords in this guitar lesson

Butch Walker

Learn signature chords from Queen, Steve Cropper, Dave Grohl, James Brown and Butch Walker songs

By Total Guitar published

A Csus2/#4 can go a long way

David Gilmour

How to play guitar like David Gilmour

By Total Guitar published

Learn some 'Floyd-ian slips

5 essential blues guitar rhythm grooves to learn in this easy lesson

By Total Guitar published

Shuffle patterns, fingerstyle, riffs and slide playing to get to grips with

band practice

10 ways to find band members and musicians to collaborate with

By Total Guitar, Matt Mullen published

Discover likeminded collaborators and get your dream group together with these handy online resources

Dave Grohl

Learn 5 signature chords by Foo Fighters, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Periphery, Sheryl Crow and Crowded House

By Total Guitar published

Find inspiration from a versatile selection of artists

Blues

How to improvise a blues guitar solo

By Total Guitar published

12 bars in three easy steps

Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin I: Jimmy Page guitar lesson

By Total Guitar published

Happy 53rd birthday to where it all started

David Gilmour

Want to play guitar like David Gilmour? These two exercises will get you started

By Total Guitar published

Melodic lines and clean pentatonics in the master player's style

Guitar lesson: how to play 3 of the best David Bowie riffs

By Total Guitar last updated

Learn the guitar licks from a trio of hits

Mark Knopfler

Mark Knopfler pro tip and guitar warm-up exercise: "You've got to stop associating emotion with tension"

By Total Guitar published

"The more you can learn to relax that left arm, the more fluid you'll be"

Learn John Mayer three-note chords in this quick guitar lesson

By Total Guitar published

"I think that’s sort of my signature," says Mayer

The Smiths

Learn 6 great guitar chords for indie rock

By Total Guitar published

Best of 2021: Dial in a rich, chorus-drenched clean tone for a mix of arpeggios and strumming for indie rock jangle

Learn 10 great blues guitar chords

By Total Guitar published

Best of 2021: Enhance your blues and beyond with these essential chord shapes

Guitar

10 guitar setup hacks: tips on changing strings and staying in tune

By Total Guitar published

Best of 2021: Simple ways to get your guitar sounding and playing better

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