Change the major 3rd of an open A chord to either a 4th or a 2nd to add movement, but without changing the sound of the chord too much. Great for folk and pop. This funky idea is a sure-fire way of ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Conventional wisdom dictates that a well-written song will stand up even ...

Ever felt you didn’t know enough guitar chords? We look at the technique that will take your chord vocabulary into double and even treble figures... You probably already know a bunch of open chords - ...

Once you've filled your boots with DADGAD or double drop D, why not turn your attention to an open tuning that is very popular for clawhammer acoustic guitar, open Gsus4? It is essentially the same as ...

If there’s one thing you can do to take your songwriting to the next level, it’s getting to grips with new chords. Use our ...

Conventional wisdom dictates that a well-written song will stand up even when reduced to simple chords on acoustic guitar. But at some point, we’ve all heard songs in which complex or unusual chord ...