Guitar skills: Welcome to the world of bright-sounding major chords; simply add a handful of new notes to create lush, spacious sounds When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...

Every style of music uses major chords - for many players, the first thing they learn is a handful of these essential shapes. Still, once you get ‘under the hood’ there’s a lot to learn, and it’s not ...

In my previous column, we looked at the difference between extended and altered chords, and I wanted to give some further examples and explanations of how altered chords work in practical terms. After ...

With the intermediate status, one has learned some basic chords and strum patterns so those initial thrills are gone, and now the interest lies with further technical proficiency, melodic fluency, and ...