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 ...

If you ever find yourself getting bored of the same old chord voicings that you’ve been using since day one, you’re not alone. As guitar players we often learn, and stick to, chord rules that involve ...

Open tunings are very popular with slide players as they offer the facility of playing triads with one finger (or slide), giving convenient groups of notes with which to build licks and patterns. In ...