It's always fascinating to hear players imply the harmony of the underlying chord progression when soloing. In fact, the backing track for this month is purely drums and bass guitar (in the old-school ...

There’s a few schools of thought regarding writing and crafting a lead guitar solo. The first is taking a more free-form approach by noodling around and improvising until something that sounds good is ...

The ‘happiest’ sounding of the modes, the Ionian is identical to the major scale, so it’s highly likely you’re already playing it on guitar. However, things really come alive when you approach Ionian ...

Wolfgang Van Halen may be related to one of the greatest guitar players of all time, but when it comes to playing the electric guitar, he’s lightning-quick to distinguish his individuality. “I think I ...