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Bored with the same old power chords? This week Neal shows you some easy two finger chords that can enhance your songwriting options and make changing chords quickly a snap! The Tip of the Week just may keep your guitar looking good.

http://www.guitartricks.com: Neal shows you his tricks to adding a groove to your lead lines by accenting beats. Using some simple techniques you can take a regular pentatonic scale, or any scale, and make it come to life with this concept.

This week, Neal shows you how to incorporate string grouping to your playing. Strike more than one string at a time while picking to create a percussive contrast between chords and notes. Tip of the week will keep your guitar sounding on pitch.

This week Guitar Tricks instructor Lisa McCormick takes over the channel with a holiday classic for you: "Deck the Halls", in open D tuning. Also, "Joy to the World" is taught as this week's tip. Happy Festivus! :)

We got one of you something for Christmas! The ZT Amplifiers Lunchbox. The size of a 1970s metal school lunchbox but packs 200w of sound. "The Loudest Little Amp in the World" For complete rules and to enter visit: http://www.guitartricks.com/forum

How to play the opening riff to one of our channel episodes, Guitar Tricks #32. Adding groove to an otherwise simple riff to give it some depth. Tip of the week: safe, powerful, and it will keep your gear looking good! -for tolex only, not guitars.

This week Neal shows you one of his favorite Hendrix-style guitar licks. The this one is that it's a moveable shape, take this shape and use it anywhere on the neck. The tip of the week will keep your strap on lock down!

http://www.guitartricks.com: Fingerpicking with sus chords: These are great chords for any acoustic player that will fill up your sound and grab your listener's attention. Tip of the week: Lisa's choice favorite electronic tuner for acoustic guitar.

http://www.guitartricks.com: All about the Partial Capo, with guest host GT instructor Lisa McCormick! In this special episode Lisa explores the use of a partial capo which is a great way to get open tuning chord sounds without having to re-tune.

This week Neal interviews Tony Levin, best-known for his work with progressive rock giants King Crimson and Peter Gabriel. In 2010 Tony toured with BoLeMa, with Allan Holdsworth on guitar and Terry Bozzio on drums.

http://www.guitartricks.com: Have you learned your scales and are now asking yourself, "what do I do with them?" Neal breaks it down in an easy to understand way so you can get started creating your own leads and style.

http://www.guitartricks.com: Here's a great lick to add some soulful, tasty flavor to your leads. This one hails from Doug Fearman's lesson on Guitar Tricks and has a nice B.B. King or Clapton flavor. For Nob'l The Artist's facebook request for Soul/R&B.

http://www.guitartricks.com: Request from subscriber metalpunk654: "how do I get fuller sounding power chords?". One additional tip is to add a little delay to your guitar setting to help fill out the sound. Also, a handy tip for repair work.

This week on the channel Neal shows you a catchy like in G. Useful for country, blues or rock, this lick is a good exercise in bends, double-stops and finger independence. TIP: how to get a punchier sound out of your pickups.

http://www.guitartricks.com: This week on the channel Neal shows you how to add that drum feel to your rhythm guitar playing. This is a great technique to add another dimension to your playing, whether solo or with accompaniment.

http://www.guitartricks.com: This week Neal shows you the fundamentals of good tap harmonics. This technique can be found in rock, jazz and bass guitar techniques. Tap Harmonics create a very cool, almost synthesizer sound out of your guitar.

http://www.guitartricks.com: Neal will show you the steps necessary to identify your riff and how it will fit into a song structure. Add a guitar only sound effect to your collection with the Tip of the Week.

http://www.guitartricks.com : This week on the channel Neal shows you how to play a classic major blues riff in E. This is a tasty and melodic way to jam the blues with another guitarist or solo.

http://www.guitartricks.com : Play like Eddie! This week on the channel Neal gives you an easy starter kit for two-hand tapping. These skills are the foundation of Eddie Van Halen's famous technique and super fast playing style.

http://www.guitartricks.com : This week on the channel Neal gets together with instructor Anders Mouridsen for a smokin' blues jam. Anders usually can be found on www.guitartricks.com teaching the blues . Watch him here in a less formal environment as he and Neal tear up a cool blues progression in the Guitar Tricks studio.

http://www.guitartricks.com : This week Neal gives you a few key tips on how to create emotion with your lead playing. The tip of the week is on how to make your guitar sound like a bumble bee.

Neal Walter from http://www.GuitarTricks.com interviews Mikael Akerfeldt from Opeth. Mikael talks about his new Paul Reed Smith Signature Model, the upcoming Opeth dates, and some info on Bloodbath, as well. On location at NAMM 2010! Directed by Carl King.

http://www.guitartricks.com: Neal is back on the channel this week with a lesson on harmonics. He'll also show you how to tune your guitar with a telephone! Learn how to get good harmonics and how to use them in your lead and rhythm playing. This lesson is for electric or acoustic guitar.

This week on the channel, guest host Lisa McCormick shows you a timeless holiday classic, "Carol of the Bells" . This one is relatively easy to learn and is a great exercise in the fingerpicking style for acoustic guitar. Give it a go!

http://www.guitartricks.com: This week on the Guitar Tricks Channel, instructor Anders Mouridsen locks Neal up and takes over the studio to show you how to jazz up your lead playing. If you listen real close, you can hear Neal's cries for help.

http://www.guitartricks.com: This week on the Guitar Tricks Channel, instructor Lisa McCormick brings in the Christmas cheer with an acoustic guitar lesson on Jingle Bells, a holiday classic. Also, she gives you a great tip on changing strings.

http://www.guitartricks.com: This week Neal shows you how to make your guitar cry (in a good way) with a wah wah pedal. The tip of the week also shows you the infamous neck bend.

http://www.guitartricks.com: This week Neal shows you how to get some wicked sounds out of your guitar. He's got a nice lesson on soloing using the pentatonic scale which sounds truly evil. The tip of the week also shows you an unconventional way of making your guitar scream.

http://www.guitartricks.com: This week we're giving away a Boss AD-8 and Neal's got a little demo. The Boss AD-8 Acoustic Guitar Processor simulates the sound of 6 classic acoustics. Check it out and sign up now!

http://www.guitartricks.com: This week guest host Lisa McCormick busts out the acoustic and demonstrates a simple fingerpicking pattern. This is a fun pattern to play and Lisa gives you some ideas about how you can use it in different ways.

http://www.guitartricks.com: This week Neal's got a lesson on creating riffs based on notes of a chord. Neal takes a chord progression and shows you how to take notes from that progression to make a nice riff. His tip of the week shows you how to make some spacey sounds with your delay pedal.

http://www.guitartricks.com: Last week we were lucky enough to have Guitar Tricks instructor Lisa McCormick stop by and do a guest spot on the Channel. She and Neal played one of her songs and talked about the song and some of the inspiration behind it.

http://www.guitartricks.com: This week we have a special YouTube only giveaway and Neal has a demo on the Epiphone Les Paul that we are giving away. This is a great guitar with classic styling and great tone. The giveaway is limited to US subscribers.

http://www.guitartricks.com: This week we have a special YouTube only giveaway and Neal has a little demo on the Epiphone Les Paul that we are giving away. It's a great guitar with classic styling and great tone. The giveaway is limited to US subscribers.

http://www.guitartricks.com: This week we are giving away a red Corvette. No not a car, a Gretsch Electromatic Corvette guitar. Neal takes this beast for a test drive and shows you how it handles.

http://www.guitartricks.com: This week Neal has stepped up and created a lesson based on a user suggestion. Someone asked for a lesson on soloing on the lower part of the guitar neck. Neal also has a great tip on creating cool effects with your pick.

http://www.guitartricks.com: This time Neal's got a lesson on Drop D tuning. This is a great way to liven up your playing. Neal's tip of the week shows you how to make your guitar shriek like a banshee.

http://www.guitartricks.com: This month we are giving away the DigiTech RP500 Modeling Pedal. The RP500 has a full compliment of effects and amp models that will give you the flexibility to dial in the exact sound you are looking for.

http://www.guitartricks.com: This week we've got a great lesson on songwriting for guitarists. Neal shows you a chord progression that you can use in many different genres.

http://www.guitartricks.com: This week we've got a beginning Country lesson on Boom Chick strumming.

http://www.guitartricks.com: This month we are giving away a Wechter Grand Auditorium Elite acoustic guitar. Every month we give away a piece of gear to a lucky guitar player. Maybe this time it's you?

http://www.guitartricks.com: This week Neal introduces you to Travis Fingerpicking. This is a great technique for county or acoustic players.

http://www.guitartricks.com We've got a free songwriting lesson that teaches you some basic rock chord progressions. You can build on these progressions to write your own songs and see how these basic forms show up in so many popular songs.

This week on the Guitar Tricks Channel we've got a free Funk guitar lesson. Neal shows you how to get down and get funky and also shares a tip of the week that can help keep your practicing fun.

http://www.guitartricks.com: This week on the Guitar Tricks Channel we've got a lesson on Reggae and Ska/Punk style rhythm guitar. Neal's also got an exercise that can help you build finger dexterity.

http://www.guitartricks.com: Tune in as we demo and give away a Vox Valvetronics ToneLab to one lucky guitarist. Every month we have a new prize, this one might just be yours!

http://www.guitartricks.com: This week we've got a tip of the week that looks at Pinch Rhythm techniques as well as a guitar lesson on Palm Muting that will appeal to guitarists of many genres.

http://www.guitartricks.com: This week we've got a guitar lesson on soloing techniques plus a tip to help you avoid an embarrassing stage mishap.

http://www.guitartricks.com: Tune in as we demo and give away a DigiTech HarmonyMan to one lucky guitarist. Every month we have a prize to offer, this one might just be yours!

http://www.guitartricks.com: For beginner to intermediate players, this guitar lesson demonstrates basic touch technique concepts and shows you how to play a simple melody by tapping the notes out on the fretboard.