I started out primarily as a bluegrass mandolin player, an endeavor for which Olympian levels of flatpicking are often ...

When you walk into the band room in Southwest High School, guitar chords mix with laughter and conversation. Some groups of ...

We're always talking about harmonious chord pairings, but these discordant shapes will bring tension and surprise to your ...

The most resonant dominant chord you can play on the guitar and very easy to play ... Don’t be afraid to experiment with 9th chords; they can be readily substituted for 7th chords (E7 etc) and will ...

It’s a relic of a pre-punk time when you could present an audience with 13 minutes of guitar improvisation and they would ...

There’s a certain combination of spangly guitar chords and shuffling breakbeats that will always take me directly out of time’s unrelenting forward flow. When I hear something that tunes into that ...

Tracks such as Pinball Wizard and Substitute were driven by Townshend's untapped, brawny-yet-brainy acoustic guitar playing.

The guitar has always seemed like the “lead instrument” on stage. Its power chords pushed it to the front and center of radio airwaves. And yet, it seems to come and go from popular music. The one ...

Are you stuck in a rut with your guitar playing Want to take your skills to the next level but not sure how Improving your guitar technique is the key to playing cleaner faster and with more confidenc ...

“I've found I've had to throw away any idea of a songwriting formula,” he says. “It typically starts with me and a guitar — ...

The English singer played with the band in its early years. He later worked with other bands and pursued a solo career.

The Myrzilian 2, born from Breedlove’s latest collaboration with Sweetwater, doesn’t just succeed in its class—it creates a ...