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Guitar skills: Getting to grips with new chords is a sure-fire way to take your songwriting in new directions and, hopefully, to the next level. So our charts are here to help you find your own voice ...

Love them, or hate them, heavy metal megastars Metallica sure know a thing or two about composition and songcraft. Sure, they may have dropped all the guitar solos at one point, and Kirk may overuse ...

UK developer Joe Birch has detailed Chord Assist, his project that aims to help people who are blind, mute, or deaf learn to play the guitar. With Chord Assist, which is powered by Actions on Google, ...

If you ever find yourself getting bored of the same old chord voicings that you’ve been using since day one, you’re not alone. As guitar players we often learn, and stick to, chord rules that involve ...

Learning to play guitar like an axe god isn't easy. It takes time and dedication and many, many hours of study. Hardly surprising, then, that many would-be noodlers give up even before the first ...

Whether you're just learning, trying to get better, or looking to upgrade your equipment, the App Store offers a wide variety of apps geared towards guitarists, and after playing with a bunch of them, ...

The landscape of learning guitar has shifted dramatically in 2026, with new apps offering not just static chords but dynamic, AI-driven play-along experiences. From the folk storytelling of John Prine ...