This is a simple two-chord progression based on C and Am chords. The C chord is in bars 1 and 2, but notice that it runs through all five CAGED shapes. We’ve done the same with Am in bars 3 and 4. Try ...

The audio examples start with simple chords like triads and power chords and then build in complexity as we move on to extended, altered and slash chords. We sometimes refer to various chords as ...

If you want to get a chunky, full-sounding guitar mix, there are a few tricks to get you there fast - and Skunk Anansie ...

On an instrument such as the guitar where chords don’t always oblige by appearing in scale order, there can sometimes be confusion about what is a 2nd and what is a 9th (both D in this key!).

I realised the chords I knew at the time just didn’t capture that feeling. So after I got the guitar riff, I experimented until I came up with this dissonant chord that really echoed that sense ...

Well, Ultimate Guitar is one of the best guitar apps for doing this. Downloadable for free, it grants you access to more than 1.6 million tabs for a wide variety of songs.