It’s fair to say that we guitarists like to take solos, but while this is undoubtedly a hugely enjoyable and fulfilling pursuit, in actuality this aspect of our playing is really the icing on a much ...

A classic Chicago blues-style shuffle. Use your first finger on the 2nd fret and add your third or fourth finger on the higher notes. Muddy Waters’ riffs were often played around the open E shape but ...

In addition to at least three full tabs of classic and contemporary songs from your favourite artists, every issue of TG features three full-song Video Lessons and a Riff Of The Month for the more ...

Guitar riffs are the life-blood of a great rock 'n' roll record, making the hair on the back of your next stand on end, or better wrecking your head like a bullet to the brain. So here are 10 of the ...

There's a reason certain guitar riffs stop you cold the moment they hit. They don't just open songs - they carry whole worlds inside them.A real riff is a story compressed into a few seconds of sound.

Virtuoso guitar playing has come to define rock ‘n’ roll. Greg Kot looks back at its colourful history. Rock guitar solos? Often they’re overblown, overrated and a waste of precious notes. To those ...

Steve Miller of the Steve Miller Band, right, performs with blues-rock guitarist Jimmie Vaughan (left) of the Tilt-a-Whirl Band at Verizon Theatre in Grand Prairie on Monday. Steve invited Jimmie out ...