If you associate tapping on guitar with shred, players like Polyphia's Tim Henson and Covet's Yvette Young will make you think again. Their creative approach to the technique with altered tunings ...

Virtuosos like Joe Satriani and Steve Vai are fearsome players, but beginners can try out techniques like hammer-ons and pull-offs. Instead of picking every note, use fretting fingers to hammer down ...