Chords

Because guitarists are limited by fretboard geometry, it pays to get creative with chord voicings – as Jimi Hendrix and Nile Rodgers show, clever inversions can make rhythm parts pop

The Smiths’ chord secrets revealed

Some of guitar’s biggest names swear by suspended chords. Learn why they’re not so sus after all…

Sometimes finding the right chord is a process of subtraction. Here are five examples of how you can jazz up your chord vocab

You’ve heard it in Smells Like Teen Spirit and countless other grunge and punk classics. You may even already be doing it…

John Frusciante and Lindsey Buckingham are both advocates for alternative F chord shapes that give you extra options for color

By recycling open chord shapes in different positions, you will uncover a wealth of fascinating voicings – just ask Jimmy Page. Here are 5 chords to get you started

Despite the ‘four lads from Liverpool’ tag, The Beatles used some very sophisticated chords in many of their songs, and the audience lapped them up

Because sometimes retuning your guitar is, well, a pain in the backside – and there are workarounds

James Honeyman-Scott of The Pretenders was a master at creating interesting parts from simple alternate chords. We look at five you can use in your playing