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John Connearn Acoustic Guitar Lesson: Chords In Open D Tuning

Sponsored by Elixir® Strings: Altered tunings can provide a wealth of inspiration when it comes to composing and exploring new avenues on the guitar, forcing you to think differently about chord voicings and making possible parts that are unplayable in standard tuning.…

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August 16, 2023

Alternate Tunings

Ease into Alternate Tuning with This Open D Minor Blues Guitar Lesson

In this guitar lesson, get a taste of open tunings by lowering your strings to open D minor, then playing a handful of chord shapes and applying them to a bluesy etude.

Mary Flower
April 6, 2022
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Alternate Tunings, Blues

‘Copeland’s Fancy’: Learn a Spirited Country-Blues Number in Open D

The sound of Leonard Copeland’s guitar has remained iconic, and this piece by Steve James reflects that.

Steve James
March 15, 2019

Guitar Technique - Fundamental

Learn to Improvise All Around the Neck Using Moveable Chord Shapes

connecting chords up the neck on acoustic guitar

Being able to visualize chords all over the neck as they happen is a great foundation for building melodic lines.

Jane Miller
September 8, 2023
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Songs

Updated Acoustic Guitar Song List, 1990 to 2023

Sample song pages and covers from past issues of Acoustic Guitar magazine

We've published the music to more than 1,500 songs in Acoustic Guitar magazine since 1990. Now you can easily locate the issue in which a song appeared.

Country, Bluegrass, Americana, Guitar Technique - Fundamental

Learn These Essential Americana Accompaniment Patterns in D Major

Cathy Fink, seated with guitar, teaches a guitar lesson on boom-chuck accompaniment patterns

Make your I-IV-V boom-chuck accompaniments in D sound more interesting by adding some variety to your bass lines.

Cathy Fink
July 12, 2023

Blues, Sing and Play

Learn “Talco Girl,” Steve James’ Rootsy Character Study in Dropped-D Tuning

One of James' most popular tunes, “Talco Girl” is supported by a guitar accompaniment that would make a smart instrumental composition on its own.

Songwriters

How Megan and Rebecca Lovell of Larkin Poe Traveled from Bluegrass to Blues Rock and Beyond

Larkin Poe standing in empty room with guitars

To learn more about Larkin Poe's journey from acoustic roots music to amped-up rock, we caught up with the sisters by phone from their home bases in Nashville.

Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers
June 7, 2023

Blues, Play Like Your Favorite Guitarists

Play Like Mississippi John Hurt: Steve James, Happy Traum, and John Sebastian Show You How

Although John Hurt’s style and repertoire are often imitated, his guitar sound is hard to duplicate. In this lesson, Steve James teaches you how to play like Mississippi John Hurt.

Steve James
June 5, 2023
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Play Like Your Favorite Guitarists

The Guitar-Tuning Odyssey of Joni Mitchell

The melodies and harmonies of Joni Mitchell's music rarely unfold in ways that our ears have come to expect. Here's a look at her guitar tuning Odyssey.

Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers
April 14, 2023