Total Guitar

Total Guitar is Europe’s best-selling guitar magazine, crammed full of songs to learn plus backing tracks. From the latest metal and indie hits to classic rock from the likes of Led Zeppelin and AC/DC, TG has more songs than ANY other guitar magazine!. Please note: This digital version of the magazine does not currently include the covermount items or content you would find on printed newsstand copies

Total Guitar

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GUITAR“I’M PLAYING REALLY LONG SOLOS!” • ERJA LYYTINEN’S NEW SOUND IS ALL ABOUT “PUSHING MYSELF”

RETURN OF THE CHAP • CHAPMAN GUITARS OVERHAULS ONE OF ITS EARLIEST MODELS FOR A SHARP-LOOKING MODERN SINGLECUT

HARLEY BENTON DOUBLE PEDALS

GREAT EASTERN EFFECTS DESIGN-A-DRIVE

CHARVEL JIM ROOT SIGNATURE

STOMP! HAMMERTIME! • Fender’s low-cost stompers are here, and there’s enough for every kind of player

LAMB OF GOD Nevermore

DOOM METAL RIFFS • The plodding crunch of early Sabbath is the ideal place to hone your powerchord chops

“THE BEST STUFF IS WHEN IT’S ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE!” • Creating magic out of chaos,Black Midi are at the cutting edge of modern rock music. So why is guitarist Geordie Greep hailing AC/DC as an influence?

“THAT SWINGIN’ LITTLE GUITAR MAN!” • As a new biopic celebrates the life of the King of Rock ’N’ Roll, TG presents 10 key tracks in which Elvis Presley and his killer guitarists rocked the world...

RIFF LESSONS • Seven down, three to go! Let’s get rocking ’n’ rolling with a trio of classic riffs from the King’s greatest songs. Our in-depth video lessons tell you all you need to know...

“I LOVE THE IDEA OF PLAYING JUST ONE NOTE AND BREAKING SOMEONE’S HEART” • Porcupine Tree’s comeback album is a progressive rock masterclass, but leader Steven Wilson is no virtuoso on guitar. “Less,” he says, “is more...”

New Adventures In Prog! • Haken guitarist and TG writer Charlie Griffiths talks about his extraordinary new solo album and profiles four of modern prog’s rising stars…

BEYOND THE PERIPHERY • Haken’s Charlie Griffiths dons his TG tutor’s hat to bring you his very own lesson on cutting edge prog guitar

Acoustic 2022

“WHEN YOU WRITE A GREAT SONG, YOU GET CHILLS!” • Vance Joy is a modern singer-songwriter fingerstylist who keeps cranking out hits – but doesn’t care what gear he uses to make them

“IT’S FULLY PLUGGED IN!” • Tash Sultana is an artist playing by their own rules. A new Unplugged album features plenty of acoustic guitars – but also a Strat, a Tele and a Whammy pedal

“I LOVE A RESONANT GUITAR!” • Polyphia virtuoso Tim Henson goes unplugged – with a new nylon string signature

“I’M FLYING BY THE SEAT OF MY PANTS!” • Billy Strings is the new star of American roots music – with a radical, groundbreaking approach to playing bluegrass

16 ACOUSTIC GIG TIPS • Going live with your acoustic? Follow our fully-costed tips to get the most out of your steel-string and make your live performances the best they can be!

ACOUSTIC GUITAR LESSON • Take your acoustic guitar playing to the next level with our multi-styled technique lesson. We begin with a crash course in the essentials of fingerstyle...

PLECTRUM PICKING • That little piece of plastic is the key that’ll unlock your playing potential. Improve your picking skills now!

NYLON STRING GUITAR • Dust off that old nylon-string and take a look at some creative ways to use it in your music

ED SHEERAN-STYLE RHYTHM GROOVES • He’s probably the most famous acoustic guitarist in the world. Take a look at some of Sheeran’s signature techniques

ACOUSTIC BLUES • Get your mojo working with the sweet sounds of slide and some soulful fingerstyle blues

MODERN FOLK • Try out a handful of...