Latest articles by Dale Turner
How to Build Stronger Fret-Hand Fingers
These four great exercises will help put some extra snap in your hammer-ons and pull-offs
How to Tap Like Eddie Van Halen
Learn EVH's astonishing tapping techniques including slides, bends, harmonics and more
Learn 'The Eddie Van Halen Scale' in This Short, Simple Lesson and Add Some Attention-Grabbing Passages to Your Solos
Discover the memorable, three-notes-per-string symmetrical pattern that Ed frequently used for both major and minor keys
Develop Amazing Fretboard Skills Using These Simple Tips From Some of the Best Players in the Business
Steve Vai, Mark Tremonti, Joe Bonamassa, Mike Stern, Yngwie Malmsteen, Paul Gilbert, Alex Skolnick, Joe Satriani and Eric Johnson offer these easy-to-follow exercises that will help you become a better guitarist
Eddie Van Halen: 12 Techniques Behind His Riffing Rhythm Work
Examine Eddie Van Halen's often-overlooked, riff-based approach to rhythm.
Translate Pentatonic Blues and Rock Licks into Swinging Jazz Licks
Despite their vastly different musical approaches, rock licks are more similar to jazz licks than you might think.
String-Skipping Licks: Four Phrases to Get Your Fingers Flying
Add an element of the unpredictable to your playing
Paul Gilbert Gives a Classic Lesson in Shred
A feast of pick-melting, tendon-tearing moves, as well as some more nuanced approaches and even a few riff-writing concepts.
The Ultimate Chops Builder: 51 Exercises to Give You Killer Technique
51 building blocks and assorted exercises—designed to improve both both fret and pick-hand technique—that many virtuosos used to develop their ability to blaze.
Pinkie Power: How to Develop Huge Strength in Your Smallest Digit
Combat the pinkie problem through a combination of exercises and just plain ol’ fun things to play.
Five Amazing Tapping Licks You Can Learn Right Now
Two-hand tapping made easy with these easy-to-learn examples.
Jimi Hendrix: The Five Rules of His Powerful Rhythm Style
While studies in Jimi Hendrix’s guitar work typically focus on his lead work, this lesson explores his inventive rhythm work.
