Yngwie Malmsteen Discover the Dark Secrets of the Harmonic Minor Scale How Yngwie Malmsteen’s “secret scale” can spawn a set of seven relative modes The 40 Most Important Guitar Solos of the 20th Century From bluesy beginnings to metallic peaks, we trace the evolution of the electric rock solo Watch Blackberry Smoke Guitarist Charlie Starr's "Mesmerizing" Performance with Guitar Legend Leslie West The friends jam out in this epic rendition of the Mountain classic “Mississippi Queen.” Grid List Latest Yngwie Malmsteen “Virtuosity on the Guitar Comes in Many Forms”: We Go Behind the Scenes of the Inaugural G3 Tour with Dream Team Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson By Joe Bosso published 22 April 22 With new albums and tours of their own, the trio sat down to recall how it all went down. Broaden Your Sweep-Picking Palette and Expand Your Melodic Vocabulary By Patrick Brennan published 7 October 21 Master one of the most ambitious technical endeavors a guitarist can pursue. How Yngwie Malmsteen Wrote “Far Beyond the Sun“ By Mark McStea published 4 June 21 Shredding Beethoven through 50-watt Marshall heads, the Swedish guitar god invented neoclassical metal. Hear Yngwie Malmsteen Unleash "Relentless Fury" on New Single By Jackson Maxwell published 3 June 21 The aptly titled track closes with a bonanza of alternate picking, monster bends, and other fiery six-string acrobatics. Yngwie Malmsteen Announces New Album, 'Parabellum' By Jackson Maxwell published 7 May 21 Give a spin to the album's first single, “Wolves At The Door,” here. Watch Yngwie Malmsteen Unleash Shred Fury on a 1959 Les Paul By Jackson Maxwell published 21 April 21 A resplendent '59 LP is made to sound like a souped-up superstrat. Watch Yngwie Malmsteen Demo the Fender Jimmy Page Telecaster By Jackson Maxwell published 24 March 21 That's one point for the 'your sound is in your hands, not your gear' team... Around the World in Seven Scales By Guitar Player Staff published 8 September 20 There’s a great big world out there, full of music from other countries and cultures that can easily spice up your repertoire. Watch Generation Axe Jam "Bohemian Rhapsody" with Brian May By Jackson Maxwell published 5 August 20 Bettencourt, Vai, Abasi, Malmsteen, Wylde and May came together remotely for a shred-tastic jam for the ages. How to Use Position Shifts for Maximum Speed Like Yngwie Malmsteen By David Brewster published 23 June 20 These shifts will help you create plenty of new licks and phrases and will sharpen several areas of your playing. 12 Get The Pick Newsletter Name: Your Email Address : Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors Thank you for signing up to GuitarPlayer. You will receive a verification email shortly. There was a problem. Please refresh the page and try again. MOST READ1“I’ve Been Privileged to Play on so Many Great and Important Records”: Session Veteran Waddy Wachtel Reveals His Top Six Career-Defining Tracks2“The Essence of the Song Is Not Just the Notes but the Space Between Those Notes”: Devendra Banhart Talks Songwriting and the Importance of Silence3Every Guitar Player Can Learn Something From Listening to Les Paul and Mary Ford’s ‘Bye Bye Blues!’4Have You Exhausted the Possibilities of Open Chords and Barre Chords? Here’s How to Make Your Progressions Sound More Interesting5Joe Bonamassa Regularly Apologizes to Eric Johnson for "Stealing" His Style
“Virtuosity on the Guitar Comes in Many Forms”: We Go Behind the Scenes of the Inaugural G3 Tour with Dream Team Joe Satriani, Steve Vai and Eric Johnson By Joe Bosso published 22 April 22 With new albums and tours of their own, the trio sat down to recall how it all went down.
Broaden Your Sweep-Picking Palette and Expand Your Melodic Vocabulary By Patrick Brennan published 7 October 21 Master one of the most ambitious technical endeavors a guitarist can pursue.
How Yngwie Malmsteen Wrote “Far Beyond the Sun“ By Mark McStea published 4 June 21 Shredding Beethoven through 50-watt Marshall heads, the Swedish guitar god invented neoclassical metal.
Hear Yngwie Malmsteen Unleash "Relentless Fury" on New Single By Jackson Maxwell published 3 June 21 The aptly titled track closes with a bonanza of alternate picking, monster bends, and other fiery six-string acrobatics.
Yngwie Malmsteen Announces New Album, 'Parabellum' By Jackson Maxwell published 7 May 21 Give a spin to the album's first single, “Wolves At The Door,” here.
Watch Yngwie Malmsteen Unleash Shred Fury on a 1959 Les Paul By Jackson Maxwell published 21 April 21 A resplendent '59 LP is made to sound like a souped-up superstrat.
Watch Yngwie Malmsteen Demo the Fender Jimmy Page Telecaster By Jackson Maxwell published 24 March 21 That's one point for the 'your sound is in your hands, not your gear' team...
Around the World in Seven Scales By Guitar Player Staff published 8 September 20 There’s a great big world out there, full of music from other countries and cultures that can easily spice up your repertoire.
Watch Generation Axe Jam "Bohemian Rhapsody" with Brian May By Jackson Maxwell published 5 August 20 Bettencourt, Vai, Abasi, Malmsteen, Wylde and May came together remotely for a shred-tastic jam for the ages.
How to Use Position Shifts for Maximum Speed Like Yngwie Malmsteen By David Brewster published 23 June 20 These shifts will help you create plenty of new licks and phrases and will sharpen several areas of your playing.
