Give your chord progressions colour and flair by introducing a handful of ‘out of key’ notes. We’ve previously looked at diatonic chords, ie, chords belonging to a scale or key. As their name suggests ...

Like the major chords, minor chords are used throughout every style of music. They’re also some of the easiest shapes to play. The chances are you learned a few minor chords in your first lessons. And ...

Guitar skills: If there’s one thing you'll need to do to take your songwriting to the next level, it’s getting to grips with new chords. Use our acoustic guitar chord charts - from basic open chords ...

From swapping chord notes for fresh sounds to using digital songbooks and chord finder apps, today’s guitarists have more tools than ever to refine their playing. Modern software lets you identify, ...

James Honeyman-Scott of The Pretenders was a master at creating interesting parts from simple alternate chords. We look at ...