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Articles by: Total Guitar

Keith Richards guitar lesson: The Rolling Stones Let It Bleed

By Total Guitar published 19 December 21

Keef's slide and boogie school

The Beatles Abbey Road: George Harrison guitar lesson

By Total Guitar published 16 December 21

Learn the guitar style of the most expressive and accomplished playing The Beatle would ever commit to tape

3 steps to start playing gypsy jazz rhythm guitar: chords, strumming and picking

By Total Guitar last updated 13 December 21

It doesn't have to be ReinHARDt

How to play like John Lennon: 4 key guitar lessons from the early Beatles era

By Total Guitar published 8 December 21

Remembering an often underrated guitarist 41 years after his tragic passing

Try these two ways of playing funk guitar chords in a Cory Wong style

By Total Guitar published 6 December 21

Two shapes and two ways of playing them

Learn the ultimate Jimi Hendrix rhythm guitar chord lesson

By Total Guitar published 1 December 21

Master Jimi's 'thumb over the neck' and and finger barre chord techniques – plus his approach to funk rock and more

Beatles guitar lesson: 4 ways to play like George Harrison

By Total Guitar published 29 November 21

20 years gone, the musical legacy of the Beatles' lead guitarist lives on – here's four key lessons of early George

Learn 7 jazzy extended guitar chords and use them in our lesson

By Total Guitar published 25 November 21

Diminished 7th heaven

Learn 8 essential blues guitar lead tricks

By Total Guitar published 15 November 21

Liven up your solos with these top guitar technique tips

Guitar lesson: Make jamming easier with this 12-bar blues chord generator

By Total Guitar published 15 November 21

Learn the most common chord progression in the most important keys and you’ll always know where you are in a 12-bar blues jam

Learn the classic guitar riff from Sunshine Of Your Love by Cream

By Total Guitar published 10 November 21

An all-time classic that's great for beginner players

10 ways to find band members and musicians

By Total Guitar, Matt Mullen published 9 November 21

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

10 Beatles guitar lessons you can learn from John Lennon and George Harrison in the Beatlemania era

By Total Guitar published 8 November 21

Songwriting tricks, chord progressions and the guitar genius of the Beatles' early years

The pentatonic scale made easy with three guitar chord shapes

By Total Guitar published 5 November 21

Learning guitar scales doesn't have to be hard and this lesson proves it!

Epiphone Joe Bonamassa Lazarus 1959 Les Paul Standard

5 guitar techniques to play like Joe Bonamassa

By Total Guitar published 28 October 21

Free blues guitar lesson: Master a few lines from the blues master, plus tips on technique and phrasing

Easy guitar theory: major chords explained

By Total Guitar last updated 26 January 23

Essential tips for the major player

Guitar music theory made easy: minor chords

By Total Guitar published 27 October 21

Get to grips with this essential scale in our beginner-friendly lesson

Learn 6 great guitar chords for classic rock

By Total Guitar published 21 October 21

Try these '70s rock-inspired chord shapes and play along to our backing track

Try these 5 inspiring slash guitar chords to learn

By Total Guitar published 18 October 21

Partial shape chords that are great for rock

Guitar lesson: how to start playing pedal tone riffs

By Total Guitar published 11 October 21

What do a church organ and your guitar have in common? Find out here!

Alter Bridge guitar lesson: 6 ways to play like Mark Tremonti and Myles Kennedy

By Total Guitar, Charlie Griffiths published 4 October 21

Altered tunings, passing notes and jazzy scales - let's take it to the Bridge in style

Play better barre chords in 20 minutes with this guitar lesson

By Total Guitar published 30 September 21

Pass the barre and improve your rhythm guitar playing

Tool guitar lesson: 5 ways to play like Adam Jones

By Total Guitar, Charlie Griffiths last updated 29 September 21

Get Tooled up with swells, open string drones, powerchords, triplets and more with this tab and audio lesson

Your first blues guitar lesson: essential chords, techniques, scales and players

By Total Guitar published 15 September 21

A great introduction to the essentials

3 Richie Kotzen-style guitar licks to learn

By Total Guitar published 8 September 21

Legato, string bends and the power of fingerstyle

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