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

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Total Guitar

RADIOHEAD’S ‘LOST’ SONGS REVEALED

THE GUITAR THAT SHOOK THE WORLD! • BLACK SABBATH LEGEND TONY IOMMI’S SIGNATURE SG REBORN

BRILLIANT ORANGE

SET PHASER TO STRUM!

WHAT A RUSH!

“THE GUITAR IS BULGARIAN – AND REALLY CHEAP!” • BLUES MASTER ERIC BIBB DISCUSSES HIS NEW ALBUM DEAR AMERICA – AND THE “GROOVY” EUROPEAN GUITAR PICTURED ON ITS COVER

HEADLESS PICKIN’ • Harley Benton offers 80s style on a budget

UP CLOSE

TRIVIUM Feast Of Fire

GETTING STARTED WITH... FINGER PICKING • No pick? No problem! Improve your versatility and create intricate rhythm parts with finger style

“SOMETIMES YOU MIGHT SEE GUITARISTS HIDING AWAY BEHIND THEIR AMPS, WAITING FOR THE OTHERS TO TAKE UP THE GAUNTLET AND LEARN THESE SUPER-COMPLICATED PARTS!” • The new album from heavy metal legends Iron Maiden is a mighty epic, but as guitarists Adrian Smith and Janick Gers admit: “It wasn’t easy to make.” In a track-by-track guide, they explain how to master complex songs and tricky time changes - and why you don’t need a £3000 guitar to sound like a pro...

MARSHALL LAW! • Adrian and Janick on the gear used for the Senjutsu sessions

“HOW MANY PEDALS CAN I POSSIBLY USE?” • The Killers’ guitarist Dave Keuning is a master of effects, but on the band’s new album he’s indulging his newfound love for mandolin and pedal steel, while on his solo album he’s shredding....

KILLING IT • Steal the style of Killers guitarist Dave Keuning with TG’s tab lessons

The Ultimate Guide To Pedals • TONEHOUNDS AND GEARHEADS, ASSEMBLE! LEARN HOW GUITAR EFFECTS WORK, BUILD YOUR OWN PEDALBOARD AND DISCOVER THE TONE SECRETS OF THE PROS WITH TG’S GUIDE...

PEDAL ORDER • Signal flow best practice

PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER • Cable management, velcro, pedal position

ESSENTIAL ANCILLARIES • Pedalboards, power supplies, patch cables and more

The 50 Greatest Effects Songs Of All Time… • AS VOTED FOR BY YOU

The shapes you need to know

PENTATONIC POWER • 10 ways to take to take the everyday pentatonic scale to new heights

IRON MAIDEN THE TROOPER • Go forth with the guitar harmonies and galloping rhythms of this classic from Iron Maiden’s 1983 Piece Of Mind album

GET THE SOUND • Everything you need to know before playing ‘The Trooper’

CHORDS

SCALES

JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ HEARTBEATS • Swedish synth-pop gets an introspective makeover. TG and Rockschool take it under ‘the knife’ with this Grade Six arrangement

FOO FIGHTERS EVERLONG • Grohl and co take a much-loved Foos rocker and give it the acoustic treatment

CHORDS

Everlong

THE GAS STATION • REAL WORLD REVIEWS OF THE BEST NEW GEAR

START ME UP! • Five awesome new products to get your gear engine revving this month…

EPIPHONE SLASH COLLECTION • Gibson unveils the first affordable fruits of its partnership with our favourite top-hatted guitar legend, in the shape of five Les Pauls and a pair of electro-acoustics. We get our hands on the Epiphone Slash Collection...

USE YOUR CONCLUSION

SLASH J-45

SLASH LES PAUL STANDARD

SUPRO DELTA KING 12 • Long live the King?

AT A GLANCE

CHARVEL DK24 HH HT E • An uncompromising, no-nonsense shred machine

AT A...