Artists “I remember saying to Clapton, ‘You try playing that one riff for eight minutes!’”: The secret to Status Quo's riff power Artists “It was a challenge to myself: ‘I’m not gonna have a chorus in ...

This lesson gives you the option to pick and choose from guitar chords that are associated with four different genres – but traditions are for breaking! Any of these could inspire you to go in a ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Pickup Music Have you ever wondered why funk guitar parts seem to have that infectious ...

From a music theory perspective, jazz, gospel and funk are probably the most technically advanced genres, with exotic chord names like ‘minor seven flat five’ and ‘augmented seven sharp nine’ thrown ...

When it comes to guitar chords, it all begins with basic ones that are called either major (use just the letter of the chord, eg E for E major) or minor (reduced to the letter plus m, eg Em for E ...