Bass Week: As bass players we naturally have to know our chords, and ideally a fair bit about harmony and chord progressions ...

So none of our featured chords ... E at the bass end. As it is, there is a certain push-pull between the two, which adds a sparkle that simply isn’t there if we omit the open first string.

Use our acoustic guitar chord charts - from basic open chords to the ... resonant bass notes, we struggle to see why this tuning doesn’t share the popularity of DADGAD (although you may need a set of ...

From the godfather of thumpin’ and pluckin’ to Victor Wooten’s game-changing slap technique, we bring you the players that you must know if you want to call yourself a true bass aficionado ...

Inversions are essential for jazz players, virtuoso cats such as Martin Tyler, but they are super-useful for any player ...

God Bless the Child.” “I’ll Be Seeing You.” And of course, “Strange Fruit.” Ten writers and musicians share what they love ...

The solo work of David Sylvian has been marked by collaboration with inspired artists. We celebrate just a few of them.

In The Bath is the latest vinyl compilation from high street store Lush, featuring 30 brand new versions of songs originally recorded between 1991 to 2001.

The Jr. Chemists brought 'a childlike wonder of making noise' to the Phoenix punk scene of the early '80s. Michael Cornelius went on to co-found JFA.

The band has reclaimed its old glam-rock swagger, backed by strings, and Cocker is just self ... Its intro and outro use stately, billowing, organ-like chords. But its middle section is a fortress ...

The first time you hear Mei Semones, you’re likely to contort yourself into some weird shapes in an attempt to describe her music. My first pass, “Pat Metheny and Gilberto Gil start a Midwest emo band ...

He could play guitar and bass ... chords on the guitar, but I did not let that stop me. I famously play a guitar that was run over by a car and only has two tuning pegs, so it just has two strings.” ...