Whether you want to play lead or rhythm, you need to get your picking technique together. We show you how... “Picking the strings, then. Up or down - that’s got to be it, surely?” Essentially, yes.

The A major pentatonic, A minor pentatonic and Mixolydian are great places to start and we'll show you how ...

TG's going to take an educated guess here and say that if no-one's told you how to pick it's likely that you use downstrokes exclusively. This tends to be the default technique for new guitarists. Try ...

Tommy Emmanuel offers instructions on a guitar style that he ASCIICHAR_e1 s taken into the six-string stratosphere Tommy Emmanuel’s massive guitar chops inspire fear, delight and slack-jawed wonder.

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. There is little doubt that “I taught myself how to play ...