You’ve tried to play November Rain, failed miserably, and now you are looking for easy guitar songs for beginners without a capo? Well, we have just the thing you need. For those of you not yet ...

In this lesson, we're creating rhythm parts using chords that exploit the open strings. We'll make things simple by limiting our study here to major and minor triads. As you may have guessed from the ...

Every guitarist needs to know their chords – whether you're learning favourite songs or writing your own this is a great place to start with it all We're breaking 22 essential chords into three areas ...

Guitar skills: There are two main types of sus (or ‘suspended’) chord: the sus2 and the sus4. Each of these is a variation on a basic major chord – so, where a major chord uses the first, third and ...

Country music is misunderstood by anyone who doesn’t truly worship it. Truly American, country music was once the binder among friends and foes in the back woods. Reaching across race and age, country ...

While people are stuck at home over the next while, picking up new skills and hobbies has been at the top of their minds. If you’ve ever had a guitar just collecting dust in the corner of your closet ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. There is little doubt that “I taught myself how to play ...

With a handful of Grammy wins under his belt – and the instantly recognisable Red Eye Les Paul under his fingers – southern rock great Jason Isbell knows what it takes to master the electric guitar.

Whether you’re hooked on all the Instagram Live concerts musicians are doing, or inspired by the careers of recently lost legends like John Prine, Bill Withers, and Adam Schlesinger, you might be ...