Using Slash Chords to Strengthen Your Bass Lines and Chord Progressions
Slash chords are a small change to a chord voicing that can have a big impact on the sound of a progression, as we’ll explore in this guitar lesson.
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Three New Solo Guitar Arrangements of Christmas Carols for 2022
Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers shares three new solo guitar arrangements of Christmas Carols: "What Child Is This?," "O Little Town of Bethlehem," and "Jingle Bells."
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.
4 Contemporary Fingerstyle Masters Reflect on the Impact and Legacy of Guitar Revolutionary Michael Hedges
Contemporary fingerstyle guitar masters Andy McKee, Kaki King, Christie Lenée, and Mike Dawes reflect on the legacy of the revolutionary guitarist Michael Hedges.
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How to Play Neil Young’s Luminous Love Song “Harvest Moon“
Learn to play Neil Young's “Harvest Moon.” The simple yet memorable guitar part in dropped-D tuning, and it works just as well solo as with other instrumentation.
A Visit To the Studio of Guitarist, Producer, and Windham Hill Founder Will Ackerman
It’s hard to picture a more idyllic environment for making music than guitarist Will Ackerman’s Imaginary Road Studios in Windham County, Vermont.
Watch Joan Armatrading Play Her Classic Ballad “Love and Affection”
Watch Joan Armatrading play "Love and Affection" on her Ovation 12-string guitar, and learn some tips for playing the song with her rich chord voicings.
Remembering Guitar Innovator Rick Turner (1943–2022)
Remembering guitarist, luthier, electronics designer, and Acoustic Guitar contributor Rick Turner, who passed away April 17, 2022 at age 78.
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Acoustic Guitar Presents Ron Jackson FB Live Takeover with Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers and Frank Vignola
Acoustic Guitar is hosting another Facebook Live event with Ron Jackson and special guests Thursday, Oct. 29. Join us at 7PM (PT)/10PM (ET) for a live perfo... Read More...
Video Lesson: Inside Joni Mitchell’s Inventive Guitar Style
Mitchell reinvented the guitar as a vehicle for accompaniment and songwriting. The evolution of her guitar style is inseparable from her journey as one of the defining singer-songwriters of her generation.