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.
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‘Copeland’s Fancy’: Learn a Spirited Country-Blues Number in Open D
From the May/June 2019 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY STEVE JAMES In 1975, when you dialed directory assistance for Beckley, West Virginia, an operator ther... Read More...
Learn to Play the Fun and Breezy 19th Century Dance Tune “Jenny Jenkins”
“Jenny Jenkins,” which has been covered by the likes of Jerry Garcia (with David Grisman) and Lisa Loeb, is as simple as it is sweet.
Weekly Workout: Using Triads to Negotiate Seventh Chords
Learn to use three-note, three-string triads — you probably already know a lot of these chords, and in this lesson, you’ll find ways to repurpose them.
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Video Lesson: How to Play Guitar Like Reverend Gary Davis with Ernie Hawkins
Reverend Gary Davis is widely celebrated as a genius of blues fingerpicking. In this guitar lesson, Ernie Hawkins, who studied with him, teaches his style.
Video Lesson: How to Visualize and Play Chords Up the Neck
In this guitar lesson we will focus on how to play chords “up the neck” in order to learn to play a chord-melody.
How to Play the Boom–Chuck Strumming Pattern on Guitar
In this guitar lesson we will break down the classic boom-chuck pattern heard throughout American roots music and begin to use it on songs.
Woodshed: How To Play John Fahey’s ‘Uncloudy Day’
Fahey’s version of “Uncloudy Day” was originally released on his 1959 debut, Blind Joe Death.
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How Madison Cunningham Uses Unusual Tunings and Beater Guitars to Discover Fresh Sounds
Madison Cunningham is a true triple-threat musician: a singer and inventive songwriter, a wickedly good guitarist, and a seeker of unconventional riffs and tones.
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.