Traditionally, melodic phrases have favoured small interval ... of Yngwie Malmsteen’s sweeped arpeggios. As with any new guitar technique, string skipping can be challenging at first.

The most memorable guitar solos serve as compositions unto ... Figure 4 highlights the brief melodic line I play over the second chord in the progression, Ebmaj7, with the Eb included underneath ...

And the guitar was near the center of them all. Hear the fast, swinging fretwork of Lonnie Johnson or Teddy Bunn, playing in single-note lines, and you’ll hear jazz history being made — though ...

Listen to SRV, Mayer and Jimi Hendrix and you'll hear players who are masters of mixing rhythm and lead – an invaluable skill for anyone in a jam. We look at four ideas for upping the ante in your blu ...