Three-notes-per-string scale shapes are a great way of accessing the maximum available notes anywhere on the guitar neck. These positions make full use of all four fingers and cover more frets than ...

In this video lesson, Paul Gilbert demonstrates a typically high-octane picking lick - in this case, a 3-note per string idea high up the neck. The first sextuplet in bar 1 below is the simplest as it ...

When fingerpicking, single notes should be as strong and confident as chord playing. While there are several ways this can be achieved, the best route means developing a solid picking hand technique ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images In the late 1930s, Charlie Christian elevated the electric guitar to an ...