Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mark Knopfler is a dab hand at incorporating chord shapes in his lead playing. While scales are without doubt an essential part of ...

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In this frankly epic tutorial we're concentrating solely on chords and chordal ideas, and the following will act as a compendium of great chord fingerings. The audio examples start with simple chords ...

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 ...

Take it from someone who has played at the guitar for over 20 years: reading sheet music can be a big stumbling block to musical enjoyment. Playing by ear is somewhat unreliable, tablature only works ...

If barre chords and weird shapes are holding you back, this video is for you. Learn how to reframe difficult chords into easier, more playable versions using simple theory-based techniques. You’ll be ...