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Riff Rundown: Between the Buried and Me's "Telos"
Dustie Waring challenges your picking-hand efficiency with this ripping speed-metal number off The Parallax II: Future Sequence.
The Subversive Guitarist: Trapped in a Box!
Do you feel like you play the same things every time you pick up the guitar? This new column can help.
Stoppin’ on a Dime: Using Double- and Triple-Stops to Enhance Your Grooves
Get on the good foot with a handful of soulful, gospel-inspired riffs from Snarky Puppy’s guitarist.
Lonesome Chords: A Simple Song Opens Harmonic Doors
Hank Williams' classic country tune offers inspiring ways to tweak and expand a chord progression.
Mark Knopfler’s Fingerstyle Finesse
Who needs a pick? Explore the right-hand magic of one of the most influential guitarists from across the pond.
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Riff Rundown: Between the Buried and Me's "Telos"
July 22, 2018
Dustie Waring challenges your picking-hand efficiency with this ripping speed-metal number off The Parallax II: Future Sequence.
The Subversive Guitarist: Trapped in a Box!
July 21, 2018
Do you feel like you play the same things every time you pick up the guitar? This new column can help.
Stoppin’ on a Dime: Using Double- and Triple-Stops to Enhance Your Grooves
July 14, 2018
Get on the good foot with a handful of soulful, gospel-inspired riffs from Snarky Puppy’s guitarist.
Lonesome Chords: A Simple Song Opens Harmonic Doors
July 7, 2018
Hank Williams' classic country tune offers inspiring ways to tweak and expand a chord progression.
Mark Knopfler’s Fingerstyle Finesse
June 23, 2018
Who needs a pick? Explore the right-hand magic of one of the most influential guitarists from across the pond.
What Bohlinger Plays: Tommy Emmanuel-Inspired Pull-Off Riff
June 19, 2018
Wrap your mitts around a shockingly easy pentatonic pattern that the Aussie flattop master uses on numbers such as "Classical Gas."
Digging Deeper: Steve Lukather’s Fantastic Chromatics
June 16, 2018
Toto’s legendary guitarist can move from ear-twisting triplet licks to soaring bends at the flick of a pick.
Riff Rundown: Tommy Emmanuel's "One Mint Julep"
June 10, 2018
The Certified Guitar Player confesses to some "petty theft" and demostrates tricks he's taken from Chet Atkins and Robert Johnson and applies it to the classic Clovers song.
Drone Logic: Learn to Play Slide Guitar in Tune
June 9, 2018
Five ways Indian-inspired drones can help you improve your intonation.
Obsessive Progressive: John Petrucci
June 2, 2018
Progressive metal’s most influential guitarist combines immaculate picking technique with aggressive tones to create the most technically demanding licks around.
Riff Rundown: Mastodon's "Sultan's Curse"
May 27, 2018
Guitarist Bill Kelliher slows down and articulates the nuances to the band's Grammy-winning single from 2017's Emperor of Sand.
What The Ell?: Lessons I Learned from Recreating John Mayer’s 'Continuum'
May 26, 2018
Discover how a daunting homework assignment unlocked creativity and musicianship while helping country superstar Lindsay Ell find her own voice.
Beyond Blues: Nail Those Changes!
May 19, 2018
Fishing around for some new ideas to enhance your blues licks? Check out this step-by-step approach that covers everything from guide tones to scales.
Riff Rundown: Between the Buried and Me's "The Coma Machine"
May 13, 2018
You may need a neck adjustment after BTBAM axeman Paul Waggoner shows off the main riffer from 2015's Coma Ecliptic.
Dr. Molly’s Guitar Lab: The Badass Riffs of Sister Rosetta Tharpe
May 12, 2018
One of rock guitar’s pioneers could tear through double-stops, chromatic riffs, and fiery triplets with grace and attitude.
On Bass: Entering the Reggae Trance
May 7, 2018
Stirring up your skill set with some reggae technique will do plenty more than simply allow you to play the genre.
Riff Rundown - Killswitch Engage's "My Last Serenade"
May 6, 2018
Soft-spoken metal hero Joel Stroetzel slows down a sick pattern that only sounds difficult.
Obsessive Progressive: Opeth
May 5, 2018
Rhythmic intensity and beautiful, crunchy dissonance fuel the prog-metal stylings of one of Sweden’s heaviest exports.
Riff Rundown: Peter Frampton's "Breaking All the Rules"
April 29, 2018
Watch the British guitar hero play the main lick off the self-titled track from his 1981 album, Breaking All the Rules.
Digging Deeper: Jazz Piano Chords for Guitar
April 28, 2018
Take inspiration from Herbie, Chick, McCoy, and more by copping a few finger-stretching voicings.
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