For a different take on the basic power chord shape, try ditching the root note and playing ... which makes for easy improvising. Power chords sound solid, steady and, err, powerful thanks to ...

You probably already know a bunch of open chords - most guitarists learn them early on. With these basics under your belt, your next step is to try barre chords - the idea is to move an open shape one ...

Here, we’re taking a typical pop/rock chord progression in E major and looking at various ways to play the chords while keeping either the first or second strings open. Try playing through the chord ...

In practice, the name 6/9 is actually an abbreviation of 6add9 because 9th chords would technically contain the 7th. They have a very particular sound due to the stacking of 4ths. Check out the C6 ...