Somewhere along the way, barre chords became the gold standard. For many songwriting guitarists, they’re seen as a kind of graduation from open chords, a sort of signal to the guitar world that you’ve ...

Move away from the comfort of open chords and find creative freedom by learning how to play all over the fretboard with our guide to nailing essential barre chord techniques. Moving chord shapes ...

Welcome to our two-part Jimi Hendrix guitar lesson special. We've looked at Jimi's lead approaches in detail and now we're focussing on Jimi Hendrix's sometimes overlooked rhythm playing. There's lots ...

Let’s be clear: there’s no such thing as an ‘acoustic guitar chord’. If a guitar has a standard fretboard, then, acoustic or electric, all chord shapes are fair game. However, some chords do sound ...