"TNT" is one of the most potent and highly energetic songs of the Bon Scott AC/DC era, perfectly encapsulating the vigour and sonic impactfulness that the band is still renowned for. The verses and ...

As with any other hobby or skill, every guitarist has to start somewhere. For most of us, it all started by playing air guitar along with some of our favorite songs and wishing we could play like our ...

Metal is a genre that prides itself on its technicality – but sometimes a meaty guitar riff is all you need to serve a great song. Getting faces scrunched and heads banging is one of the best things a ...

Learning guitar riffs is a great way to kickstart your guitar-playing journey. Riffs can teach us a lot about technique, chord changes, speed building, songwriting and more. Especially the classic ...

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Bowcott is utilizing a classic Eddie Van Halen guitar for this demonstration, telling the viewing audience, "The thing I love about Drop D is that one finger equals one chord." The guitarist serves up ...

While people are stuck at home over the next while, picking up new skills and hobbies has been at the top of their minds. If you’ve ever had a guitar just collecting dust in the corner of your closet ...

Most of the time, a dream only needs a spark. In the case of musicians, it just takes one song to set you on a path to superstardom. The three songs from the 1970s below have inspired countless guitar ...

As a genre, heavy metal is often renowned for incredibly difficult riffs and solos, as well as intricate passages and song structures. "Breaking The Law" from Judas Priest's sixth studio album ...