Terms such as ‘altered’ and ‘extended’ chords are relatively simple to explain. Extended chords add other notes from the scale to the existing root-3rd-5th triad (for example, C-E-G), so if we add a ...

We've all been there; the dog days when you feel like you're not progressing with your guitar playing and you don't know how to start moving forward. Simply finding the time to practice can be a ...

Playing guitar is a fantastic way to relax and de-stress. One of the best things about the guitar is the sheer number of ...

When you start playing guitar, it can seem quite daunting knowing what to practice, and how much to practice. We hear so stories from players like Steve Vai and Tom Morello about practicing up 10 ...

Guitarists don't like to be parted from their guitars. Even as a rank amateur, I get a nagging itch in my fingers after a couple of axeless weeks on the road. But guitars take up a lot of space and ...

A lot of the elements that make pop music successful relate to it being catchy and familiar. As a songwriter, there are many ways to engender this feeling in listeners, to do with song structure, ...