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 ...

The 9th (D) is nine notes above the original root when we play a two-octave C major scale. This, plus the inclusion of the b7 ...

Learning to play on an electric guitar may help minimize hand and finger pain for beginners, particularly those with small hands. Read more 9to5Mac tutorials: How to sit properly at your computer ...

Blues chords. In blues ‘dominant’ 7 chords (A7 or D7 for example) are more common than basic major, minor and sus chords. The A7, D7 and E9 shapes shown here are all you need for a 12-bar ...

When you first take up the guitar (or other string instrument) and spend up to a few hours or more practicing new notes or chords, your fingers can hurt! Learn what causes the pain and how to ...

Once that happens, guitar-feats that once seemed impossible, like switching from an F chord to a C chord in less than a minute, will become automatic responses that require no thought at all. It ...

Luckily for you, there’s a new guitar learning software in town, and it’ll let you play songs right from the get-go — no, seriously. We got our hands on Ubisoft’s Rocksmith+ and spent two ...