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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SLIPKNOT • The Chapeltown Rag

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“I WAS HAVING TO TUNE 24/7!” • SPIRITBOX GUITARIST MIKE STRINGER ON HOW HE FOUND THE PERFECT GEAR

“FULL AND BEEFY!” • LINDSEY TROY OF DEAP VALLY ON HER DISTINCTIVE SOUND AND BEATLES FIXATION

“I DON’T BELIEVE IN PERFECTION” • The power of Volbeat comes from Michael Poulsen’s mighty riffs. But as a self-taught player, he admits: “I’m pretty terrible at solos!”

I FEEL MORE LIKE A GUITARIST THAN A SINGER” • Courtney Barnett is the singer-songwriter who doesn’t identify as one. Her secret weapon: “My ‘guitarmonies’...”

“WE’RE REAL MUSICIANS NOW!” • With two guitarists experimenting with new techniques and the mother of all pedalboards, this is how Idles reinvented their sound

The Total Guitar Christmas Gift Guide • All stocking filler, no budget killer! Gifts under £100 for the guitar maniac in your life

QUICK-START GUITAR • Begin your guitar-playing journey here with our beginner’s lesson on essential chords and techniques

FIVE SONGS YOU CAN PLAY NOW!

FRET BOXES

OPEN POWERCHORDS • Make easy changes to five chords you already know to master riff rock and classic metal

TECHNIQUE CHECK... • Get your fingers in the right place and your powerchords will rock!

TOTAL Guitar AWARDS 2021

The Year In Guitar • Amazing new music. A mountain of great new gear. And the long-awaited return of gigging. These were the highlights of the year that was...

Albums of 2021 • With too many albums to choose from, 2021 has been a vintage year for guitar music. These are the best...

Songs of 2021 • Albums are an artist’s grand statement, but a truly great song will always stand out...

Riffs of 2021 • A truly outstanding year for heavy music saw these mammoth riffs make TG's top five...

Solos of 2021 • From blues battles and shredding prog metal heroics to Nigerian psych-rock, these are 2021’s finest solos...

Billy Gibbons • In a year when many legendary guitarists made fine music – from Steve Cropper to Carlos Santana – TG salutes Billy Gibbons, who dug deep in ZZ Top’s darkest hour

Jake Kiszka • Voted the number one guitarist of 2021 by TG readers, the Greta Van Fleet star discusses the art of the five-minute solo and explains why playing live is all the practice he needs...

The 50 Best Guitarists of 2021 AS VOTED BY YOU

Tash Sultana • This year saw the Australian singer-songwriter make an international breakthrough with the album Terra Firma. And yet, Tash says, “I’ve only really been recognised as a guitarist recently.”

Samantha Fish • Samantha Fish ventured out of the blues-rock box in search of new sonic territory with her genre-bending album Faster. She also found that lockdown helped her fall back in love with playing...

Josh Middleton • It was a great year for the Architects guitarist, as the band scored their first number one album and his latest signature model was launched

Joe Bonamassa • The blues-rock master introduced a new, more restrained approach to soloing – and a tongue-in-cheek Instagram series featuring “mindless” riffs...

Gear of 2021 • In our first annual Gear Awards feature, we take a look at the guitars, amps and pedals that had us GAS-ing to part with...