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 ...

Open chords are a great way to get started on the guitar and cover some basics of playing. However, these simple shapes can be limiting if you want higher pitched sounds or if you need to play in 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 ...

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With a handful of Grammy wins under his belt – and the instantly recognisable Red Eye Les Paul under his fingers – southern rock great Jason Isbell knows what it takes to master the electric guitar.