From Eddie Van Halen’s tapped harmonics to AI-driven chord detection and looping tools, guitarists now have more ways than ever to learn, refine, and master their craft. Modern apps can slow down ...

Guitar lessons: The CAGED system is a well known approach that makes it very easy to access any chord across the whole neck. Today, we’re applying it to major and minor chords. If you already know the ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. If you’re at a stage in your playing journey where you find yourself fed up of how your chords ...

Guitar World has released in-depth lessons on voicing extended chords, showing how to translate full theoretical stacks into playable guitar shapes. The tutorials explore 11th, maj11, min11, min/maj11 ...

I’ve played guitar as a hobby since I was in junior high. While the instrument hasn’t changed, the tools I use to make it possible have — sort of. In addition to the built-in GarageBand app, these are ...

90% of people who try to learn guitar quit in the first year. So when Brian Fan wanted to start strumming out lullabies for his baby daughter, he reinvented the instrument itself. Suddenly, a single ...

James Honeyman-Scott of The Pretenders was a master at creating interesting parts from simple alternate chords. We look at ...