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How to play guitar with a Bigsby vibrato
5 techniques to get you started - with tab and audio
Acoustic guitar body shapes explained
There are key variables that affect how an acoustic guitar will sound - its projection and tonal characteristics in particular
Learn 6 of the most famous guitar chords of all time
Quickly grasp some of the most iconic chords ever played, from the Beatles to Bond and beyond
5 electric blues guitar solo tricks to learn from Eric Clapton
Try your hand at Clapton’s '80s and '90s Strat tones and blues phrasing with our lesson
Easy guitar theory: dominant 7th chords explained
Over the last two months we’ve been looking at major and minor 7th chords, so now we move on to the tense, bluesy-sounding ‘dominant’ style 7th.
How to play guitar like John Frusciante
A video and tab lesson on the Red Hot Chilis' guitar man
Play guitar chords across the entire fretboard - here's how
Use the CAGED system to discover major and minor chords in this guitar lesson
Learn signature chords from Queen, Steve Cropper, Dave Grohl, James Brown and Butch Walker songs
A Csus2/#4 can go a long way
How to play guitar like David Gilmour
Tackle the expressive phrasing and minor pentatonic tricks of one of rock's finest guitarists, David Gilmour
5 essential blues guitar rhythm grooves to learn in this easy lesson
Arm yourself with the rhythm chops to see you through any blues jam...
10 ways to find band members and musicians to collaborate with
Discover likeminded collaborators and get your dream group together with these handy online resources
Learn 5 signature chords by Foo Fighters, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Periphery, Sheryl Crow and Crowded House
Find inspiration from a versatile selection of artists
Want to play guitar like David Gilmour? These two exercises will get you started
Melodic lines and clean pentatonics in the master player's style
Mark Knopfler pro tip and guitar warm-up exercise: "You've got to stop associating emotion with tension"
"The more you can learn to relax that left arm, the more fluid you'll be"
Learn 6 great guitar chords for indie rock
Best of 2021: Dial in a rich, chorus-drenched clean tone for a mix of arpeggios and strumming for indie rock jangle
Learn 10 great blues guitar chords
Best of 2021: Enhance your blues and beyond with these essential chord shapes
10 guitar setup hacks: tips on changing strings and staying in tune
Best of 2021: Simple ways to get your guitar sounding and playing better
3 steps to start playing gypsy jazz rhythm guitar: chords, strumming and picking
It doesn't have to be ReinHARDt
Try these two ways of playing funk guitar chords in a Cory Wong style
Two shapes and two ways of playing them
Learn 8 essential blues guitar lead tricks
Arm yourself with eight essential blues tricks to take you on a path to better phrasing and soulful improvised lead lines
Guitar lesson: Make jamming easier with this 12-bar blues chord generator
Learn the most common chord progression in the most important keys and you’ll always know where you are in a 12-bar blues jam
