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Guest Columnists
Mike Campese

Major Triad Arpeggios

Mike Campese

Mike Campese will help master your triads in all 12 keys, focusing on the sharp keys for the major triads.

August-September 2015
Guest Columnists
Tom Hess

Pentatonic Aggression: The Secret To Playing Badass Blues Guitar Licks

Tom Hess

Tom Hess takes you through the exact steps needed for cleaning up unwanted string noise in your blues guitar licks.

June-July 2015
Guest Columnists
Tom Hess

Enhance Your Playing Using John Petrucci's Style

Tom Hess

Look deeper, and find the overlooked value that makes John Petrucci a much greater guitarist than other players.

June-July 2015
Guest Columnists
Tom Hess

Making Fast Progress May Keep You From Becoming A Great Guitarist

Tom Hess

The majority of guitar players unconsciously ruin their potential for improvement by learning 'too fast' in some areas of their playing and 'too slow' in other areas.

June-July 2015
Guest Columnists
Tommaso Zillio

Metal Guitar 'Wrong Note' Playing Made Easy

Tommaso Zillio

If you are wondering how modern metal players use all these "wrong" notes and still sound great - here's how.

June-July 2015
Guest Columnists
Simon Candy

Killer Ways To Totally Change The Way You Play Acoustic Guitar, Part 2

Simon Candy

Do you feel like you are at a dead end with your guitar playing? Here are three additional killer ways that will totally change the way you play your acoustic guitar from now on,

June-July 2015
Guest Columnists
Chris Glyde

Fretboard Mastery

Chris Glyde

In order to be a great guitar player you must develop mastery over the fretboard.

June-July 2015
Guest Columnists
Mike Campese

Flat Keys

Mike Campese

Mike Campese covers the flat keys moving around the circle of fourths.

June-July 2015
Guest Columnists
Tom Hess

How To Create Awesome Shred Guitar Ideas Without Playing Faster

Tom Hess

You must master the ability to play with both speed and creativity in order to make your licks stand out.

April-May 2015
Guest Columnists
Tom Hess

How To Play Creative Sweep Picking Arpeggios

Tom Hess

Build incredible amounts of musical tension by combining sweep picking technique with creative guitar phrasing ideas.

April-May 2015
Guest Columnists
Antony Reynaert

How To Be More Creative With Your Blues Rhythm Guitar Playing

Antony Reynaert

Reynaert takes you on a journey through the possibilities of blues rhythm guitar playing.

April-May 2015
Guest Columnists
Tommaso Zillio

How To Make The Wrong Notes Sound Right In Blues Guitar

Tommaso Zillio

If your guitar heroes use a lot of "wrong" notes and make them sound "right" (and you can't), here's how to do it.

April-May 2015
Guest Columnists
Mike Campese

Tapping Arpeggios

Mike Campese

Mike Campese puts both hands on the fretboard to deliver more triad arpeggios.

April-May 2015
Guest Columnists
Dallas Dwight

The Benefits Of Playing Guitar

Dallas Dwight

Read on for seven advantages and benefits of being a six-stringer.

February-March 2015
Guest Columnists
Simon Candy

Avoid Sucking At Guitar!

Simon Candy

Learn how to develop great rhythm and time with your playing.

February-March 2015
Guest Columnists
Sam Russell

Spice Up Your Open Chords With Modal Notes

Sam Russell

UK guitarist Sam Russell has some cool ways to spice up both open chords and standard chords with modal notes.

February-March 2015
Guest Columnists
Mike Campese

Single String Arpeggios

Mike Campese

Mike Campese delivers a fistful of single string triad arpeggios - major, minor and diminished.

February-March 2015
Guest Columnists
Tom Hess

How To Turn Average Lead Guitar Licks Into Awesome Guitar Licks

Tom Hess

To make your lead guitar playing sound great, you must understand how to play every single note in your licks with as much expression as possible.

December-January 2014
Guest Columnists
Tom Hess

How To Play Kick Ass Guitar Licks Quickly And Easily, Part 1

Tom Hess

The key to playing killer guitar phrases is focusing on how you play - not necessarily which notes you use.

December-January 2014
Guest Columnists
Tommaso Zillio

Blues Progressions And Tritone Substitutions

Tommaso Zillio

Dealing with blues songs featuring incredibly complicated chord changes can be easier than you think.

December-January 2014
Guest Columnists
Simon Candy

Killer Ways To Totally Change The Way You Play Acoustic Guitar, Part 1

Simon Candy

Do you feel like you are at a dead end with your guitar playing? Here are five killer ways that will totally change the way you play your acoustic guitar from now on,

December-January 2014
Guest Columnists
Mike Campese

Sweeping Arpeggios

Mike Campese

Mike Campese gives you a nice sweep picking arpeggio workout using the chord progression from Pachelbel's Canon in D.

December-January 2014
Guest Columnists
Tommaso Zillio

Rhythmical Variations Of Guitar Phrases: The Missing Element

Tommaso Zillio

How to breathe new life in your licks and prepare for real-life playing at the same time.

October-November 2014
Guest Columnists
Tom Hess

7 String Guitar Playing: 5 Transforming Creative Tactics

Tom Hess

Tom Hess' explores creative possibilities with the low B string.

October-November 2014
Guest Columnists
Mike Campese

Wider Type Shred Lines

Mike Campese

Mike Campese touches on a more modern approach, incorporating different types of patterns into odd-numbered lines.

October-November 2014
Guest Columnists
Tom Hess

Creating Rock Guitar Solo Improvisations

Tom Hess

Tom Hess' ideas for creating massive positive change in your ability to improvise rock guitar solos.

August-September 2014
Guest Columnists
Jean-Pierre Zammit

Unusual Pentatonic Runs

Jean-Pierre Zammit

Try these cool runs which be very beneficial, get take you out of trouble.

August-September 2014
Guest Columnists
Tommaso Zillio

Create Awesome Guitar Phrases With Sliding Intervals

Tommaso Zillio

See how one of the least exciting concepts in music theory can actually help you create awesome licks.

August-September 2014
Guest Columnists
Mike Campese

Repeating Speed Picking Patterns

Mike Campese

Mike Campese delivers patterns that foster some of the fastest, most accurate picking you can imagine.

August-September 2014
Guest Columnists
Jean-Pierre Zammit

Arpeggio Shapes: Major 7

Jean-Pierre Zammit

Go ahead and 'burn' your fretboard with these Major 7th arpeggios.

June-July 2014
Guest Columnists
Mike Campese

Technical Exercises, Part 2

Mike Campese

Mike Campese returns with a second set of exercises to help you improve your picking, dexterity, and overall technique.

June-July 2014
Guest Columnists
Tommaso Zillio

The Only Exercise You Will Need To Learn The Fretboard

Tommaso Zillio

Knowing all the notes on your fretboard is more useful and simpler than you think. Read here how.

June-July 2014
Guest Columnists
Mike Campese

Technical Exercises

Mike Campese

Mike Campese is back with exercises to help you improve your picking, dexterity, and overall technique.

April-May 2014
Guest Columnists
Tom Hess

How To Turn Your Thoughts Into Musical Emotions

Tom Hess

In order to enhance your musical expression and clearly communicate your ideas, you must understand how to think creatively when you play guitar.

April-May 2014
Guest Columnists
Jean-Pierre Zammit

Arpeggio Shapes: Dominants

Jean-Pierre Zammit

Dominants should be the arpeggios you study first since they are used regularly in Blues/Rock progressions and songs.

April-May 2014
Guest Columnists
Tommaso Zillio

Expressive Chord Creation

Tommaso Zillio

Wrapping your mind around the old "cowboy chords" but have no idea where to go from there? Here is a simple concept helping you break free and stimulating creativity.

April-May 2014
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