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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YOU’RE HIRED! • PJD’s pursuit of offering affordable, UK-made guitars continues with the £899 Apprentice
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MARK’S SPEAR • If you’ve ever wanted to play modern psychedelic surf rock like Khruangbin, stick around – we’ve got it covered
BRING ME THE HORIZON
SCHOOL OF ROCK! • As AC/DC return to action with their first tour in eight years, the electrifying music created by guitarists Angus and Malcolm Young still has the power to inspire. Paying tribute to these legendary guitar heroes: Geordie Greep from Black Midi and Dan Hawkins of The Darkness.
POWER UP! • Master the rhythm and lead sounds of Aussie classic rock legends, AC/DC’s Malcolm and Angus Young
100 GREATEST COVER VERSIONS
100 SUPERSTAR SONIC YOUTH • The alternative rockers’ artsy take on a ’60s love ballad
99 THE BATTLE OF EVERMORE THE LOVEMONGERS • Heart’s Ann and Nancy Wilson show why Led Zeppelin love them
98 JUMP MIKE DAWES • Impossibly brilliant acoustic rearrangement of Van Halen’s biggest hit
97 SAD BUT TRUE ST. VINCENT • Annie Clark’s electro-rock take on the Metallica masterpiece
96 PRECIOUS AND GRACE QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE • Homme and Gibbons unite for a ZZ Top classic
23 JOLENE THE WHITE STRIPES • A country classic becomes a pained blues ballad
22 FEELING GOOD MUSE • Nina Simone made this show tune famous. Muse made it rock.
21 RENEGADES OF FUNK RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE • Ignoring the rules, RATM made this an entirely new song
20 SLOE GIN JOE BONAMASSA • Bonamassa’s guitar fireworks elevate a forgotten ballad to a classic
19 TRAVELLING RIVERSIDE BLUES LED ZEPPELIN • Zeppelin’s homage to the blues’ master
18 AM I EVIL? METALLICA • James and Kirk salute their heroes
17 COME TOGETHER AEROSMITH • The ill-fated Sgt. Pepper movie’s chief redeeming feature
16 OVER THE RAINBOW JEFF BECK • The Wizard of Wallington took this song to a place beyond yellow brick roads
15 AMERICAN WOMAN LENNY KRAVITZ
14 I SHOT THE SHERIFF ERIC CLAPTON • The reggae classic receives slick production from a rock legend
13 I FOUGHT THE LAW THE CLASH • A ’60s hit transformed into a punk anthem
12 I LOVE ROCK ’N’ ROLL JOAN JETT & THE BLACKHEARTS • How a flop from the ’70s became a mega-hit in the ’80s
11 THE MAN WHO SOLD THE WORLD NIRVANA • David Bowie’s 1970 deep cut became Kurt Cobain’s emotional swansong
10 KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR GUNS N’ ROSES • The second greatest Dylan cover of all time?
09 TWIST AND SHOUT THE BEATLES • A cover version from the most covered band of them all
08 CROSSROADS CREAM • Mississippi blues gets a British rock power boost
07 RESPECT ARETHA FRANKLIN • Aretha transformed Otis’ soul hit into a civil rights anthem
06 VOODOO CHILD (SLIGHT RETURN) STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN • Jimi’s epic gets turbocharged, Texas-style
05 BLACK MAGIC WOMAN SANTANA • Fleetwood Mac’s early hit gets the Latin treatment
04 YOU REALLY GOT ME VAN HALEN • The game-changing riff and the game-changing guitarist collide
03 HALLELUJAH JEFF BUCKLEY • The old master’s...