Beginner

In our new-look Chord Clinic column, we’re going to explore the interesting variations on classic chords that can add some variety and interest to your playing and songwriting.

In Part 4 of this lesson series about the CAGED System you’ll learn about chord construction, some more triads, 7th chords and how to add some upper extensions.

The Who’s guitar icon is one of the most influential and important players ever, with rhythm chops that have stood the test of time.

We explore the world of major and minor sevenths, diminished sevenths and flat five chords as the quiet Beatle steps up to a solo career.

The midpoint of our series exploring the hidden depths of the CAGED system gets its teeth into the most common scale of all – the major scale.

Annie Clark is a defiantly individual and unconventional guitar player, but her style has certain hallmarks that anyone can use to freshen up their playing.

The ‘quiet one’ did his talking with his guitar, and while the shadows of Lennon and McCartney loomed large, he more than demonstrated that he had a songwriting genius all of his own.

For our second part of his exploration of the CAGED system and how it can help you, David Henriksson asks you to dig a little deeper into those tried and tested pentatonic boxes.

Capture the dramatic, eye-catching style of the man with the polka-dot Strat in our latest blues lesson.

In the first of a new series, in just five short minutes we’ll show you the technique secrets that helped make the world’s greatest and most influential guitarists stand out from the crowd. First up, Nirvana’s Kurt Cobain.