From The Doobie Brothers to The Smiths, James Brown to Metallica, 7th barre chords are fundamental for playing with more color and sophistication ...

Some of the greatest country songs ever written use only three simple chords. In this video, I share a personal selection of 20 3-chord country classics that not only sound great but will also help ...

If you've recently starting playing guitar you’ve probably already tried some of the most common open chords (so called because they include un-fretted or ‘open’ strings), such as C, A and Em. If ...

Why working with the star on 2008’s Chasing Pavements led White to question some of his own creative instincts ...

Sammy Hagar announced a new single featuring a riff he says Eddie Van Halen showed him in a dream in April 2025.

We’ll give this track from London synth-pop artist Puzzle some credit for testing our endurance in a song that’s only two minutes long, with its focus on a monotonous guitar riff. Ultimately ...

The Pretenders will release a new live album entitled Kick 'Em Where It Hurts on June 13. The 17-track collection was recorded on the band's 2024 theater tour, and if it all sounds as great as the ...

Naturally, there are songs backing the poignant moments too, and a lot you may recognize. So, we rounded them all up. You can find an episodic breakdown of the playlist below.

which spans 10,000 songs across genres from blues to pop, hip-hop to metal. The app provides tutorials and real-time feedback for guitar, bass, piano, ukulele and vocals—but there’s one thing it can’t ...

Now comes “60 Years Ago,” a song Bachman wrote in tribute to the band’s hometown of Winnipeg. It features Bachman’s son, Tal Bachman, on guitar, and Tal’s wife, KoKo Bachman on drums.

The not-so-humble 12-string guitar. Like its six-string brother but beefed up on steroids, its impact on a song is unmistakable. While it packs double the ergonomic punch, the result isn’t necessarily ...